Al- Sbahyiah Al-Gharbyiah Primary School
Elementary School of Al-Sbahyiah Al-Gharbyiah was built some 30 years ago in Al-Sbahyiah neighborhood on the western outskirts of Raqqa city, and the neighborhood derives its name from Sbahi, the owner of the land on which the neighborhood was built. Al-Sbahyiah Al-Gharbyiah is a relatively small school with a student population of 379.
The project of “Me and my School” targeted Al-Sbahyiah Al-Gharbyiah school after the team examined the effects of the great destruction as a result of the war, which destroyed its wall and removed its doors and the windows of its classes , the benches were shattered and traces of rubble still present in the yard of the school, and it was closed during the period of the control of ISIS over the region, negatively affecting the proper functioning of the educational process and creating a non-stimulating environment for education.
The project of “Me and my School” provided 15 benches to replace the shattered ones in the classrooms, the teacher’s chair and desk were replaced and the blackboard was maintained and a stationery and chalk set was provided, and the school was equipped with a children’s entertainment set, a billboard and a cleaning kit, as well as a trash basket and garbage cans.
The project of “Me and My School” held an opening ceremony for Al-Sbahyiah Al-Gharbiyah School on 11 April 2019 in the presence of students, their parents and teachers, in which 379 school bags were distributed to all students, and awareness brochures were distributed to encourage students to better integrate into the educational process.
In order to communicate effectively with the beneficiaries of the project, the team of “Me and My School” project met the parents of the students and teachers of Al-Sbahyiah Al-Gharbiyah school who stressed their urgent need to remove the rubble from the school yard and to build their walls and rehabilitate their toilets, in addition to the need for more educational means.
“Me and My School” is a project launched by the 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 town of al-Qahtaniyah in its 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 among the most affected by the war that destroyed schools and damaged the classes, walls, benches and other things , hindering the progress of the educational process in its desired form, and prevents children from having access to a suitable and appropriate educational environment after the restoration of security proportionally to the liberated areas.