The school of Omar Ibn Abdul-Aziz opened on 8 May 2019

Founded in 1996 at the western end of Raqqa city, Omar bin Abdulaziz School was named after the Abbasid Caliph Omar bin Abdulaziz, who was known as the fifth of the Rashideen caliphs. Omar Bin Abdulaziz School is a relatively ancient with many generations of learners and skilled people studied and learned there, with 1,200 students now.

Me and my school project targeted the school of Omar Ibn Abdulaziz because of the moral and material destruction it suffered from during the war which caused the closure of the school until early 2018. The number of students decreased by about 100 students than the past. 

Me and my school project provided 125 school benches to the replace the shattered ones in classrooms , 9 of the teachers’ chairs and tables also were replaced, 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 10 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 on 8 may 2019 who demanded to repair the bathrooms and equip them with water tanks, as well as unify students’ clothing and provide teaching aids, school books, computers and a projector.

“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.