The Opening of Al Farouk School on 8 May 2019

Founded in 1985 at the eastern side of the city of Raqqa, al-Farouk school was named after Omar ibn al-Khattab, the second of the Caliphs, who was nicknamed Al-Farouk. Al Farouk School is one of the relatively old schools and many generations of learners and skilled people, have learned and graduated from it and currently has 2,200 students in its ranks.

Me and my school project targeted the school of Al Farouk for the moral and material destruction it suffered from during the war and it was bombed so that many parts were destroyed and collapsed. The school was closed until early 2018. The number of students dropped from 2400 before the war to 2200 students after it.

Me and my school project provided 25 school benches to the replace the shattered ones in classrooms , 3 of the teachers’ chairs and tables also were replaced , 3 boards were maintained and a set of stationary and chalk was provided. The school was also provided with a children’s entertainment group, a billboard and a cleaning group, as well as 4 trash baskets and 2 garbage cans.

In order to communicate effectively with the beneficiaries of the project, “Me and My School” team met the parents of the students and school teachers when it was reopened on 8 May 2019 who demanded more support to repair the bathrooms and equip them with water tanks, and repair the bombed building and provide teaching aids and provide the school with computers.

“Me and My School” is a project launched by GAV Relief and Development Organization on 20 March 2019 and aims to create a favorable environment for the residents and children of Raqqa city and the area of al-Qahtaniyah in the countryside to engage in the educational process in a coordinated and orderly manner, and encourage the displaced people to return to their towns and villages , As part of the organization’s plan to respond to the needs of the educational sector in the regions of north-eastern Syria.

“Me and my School” project responds to the service requirements of 37 schools in Raqqa and its countryside which are among the most affected by the war that destroyed schools and exposed classes, fences and benches to harm, hindering the progress of the educational process in its desired form, and prevent children from having access to a suitable and appropriate educational environment after the security has returned proportionally to the liberated areas.