While education is the key for the future, the more pressing matter is the welfare of Gaza families this winter.
In a land decimated by air strikes, conflict and isolation, even the most basic supplies are running out.
The Hereford Times is asking readers to donate and box-up any items they believe will help youngsters.
The charity is especially looking for: - Children's sleeping bags and blankets - Children's clothing - Tinned foods (but not baked beans or pork products) and pulses - lentils will be well received - Stationery, especially notebooks, pens, crayons and pencils - Warm hats, gloves and scarves - Hearing aids - Spectacle frames A three-tonne lorry - supplied by Chadds of Hereford - will be parked outside the West Door of Hereford Cathedral between December 11-15.
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