OKI helps Save the Children charity ‘Rewrite the Future’

Last Updated on June 16, 2020 by Christian Ralph

Almost £250,000 donated over 16-year partnership

As part of its corporate responsibility programme, OKI Printing Solutions Europe is supporting the Save the Children charity’s global ‘Rewrite the Future’ campaign, which focuses on securing quality education for millions of children out of school due to conflict and violence.

OKI adopted Save the Children as its corporate charity in 1994 and over the past 16 years has donated nearly £250,000, including support from its customers through initiatives such as the company’s consumables recycling programme.

This long-standing partnership has culminated in support for ‘Rewrite the Future’, launched three years ago to help children whose education has been disrupted or who miss out entirely as a result of humanitarian disasters.

“Save the Children relies on the generosity of our corporate supporters to provide reliable and ongoing funding,” said Douglas Rouse, director of corporate partnerships. “OKI Printing Solutions’ support is helping us get conflict-affected children into school – including those who otherwise would not have the opportunity of education – and it ensures they receive a better quality of education through the provision of trained teachers, reasonable class sizes, appropriate equipment and curricula.

“In just a short period the ‘Rewrite the Future’ campaign has ensured that one million children have gained access to schooling for the first time and a further 10.6m are benefiting from improved education programmes.”

“We are delighted to have been associated over so many years with a charity which shares many of our core values,” said Pamela Ghosal, marketing and communications manager, EMEA, OKI Printing Solutions. “At OKI, we recognise that as a business we can play an important role in making the world a better place for children. As a result, our partnership with Save the Children continues to help create real and lasting change in the lives of vulnerable young people.

“The current ‘Rewrite the Future’ education programme in particular is a powerful initiative which is already breaking the cycle of poverty for many children affected by conflict, giving them new opportunities and hope for the future.”