"There is a need for provision for children in mainstream schools, with after-school clubs, for example, " Mr Otri said.

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Ms Zille hopes that after-school clubs will help keep children out of gangs.

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He also says that schools benefit from teachers who live locally, making it possible to run after-school clubs and other evening activities.

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In the UK, several after-school clubs have been set up - and initiatives to get kids into programming have been backed by the likes of Google and Microsoft.

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Ms Sweetland says a drop in funding has meant fewer chances for teachers to develop their skills and less training for them in running inter-school competitions and after-school clubs.

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The charity has 17 locations around the UK and passes on good quality supplies from the British food industry to a wide network of organisations such as homeless hostels, women's refuges, day centres and after-school clubs.

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Breakfast clubs and after-school activities also offer children a chance to escape from troubled home lives.

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In Cornwall, after school clubs have been set up to encourage the use of the language and there's a Manx-language primary school on the Isle of Man.

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