Qutaiybah ben Muslim school 15 April 2019

Qutaiybah ben Muslim School  was built about 20 years ago in the district of al-Khatwniyah, a small town 10 km west of Raqqa city and its people work mainly in agriculture. The school derives its name from the military commander in the Umayyad period, Qutaiybah ben Muslim al-Baahli, which has 227 students in the elementary level.

“Me and my School” project targeted Qutaiybah ben Muslim School  after surveying the devastation caused by the war, as its classrooms  were partially destroyed and its benches and blackboards were destroyed, as well as partial destruction in the school wall, damage to the toilet and the crash of doors and windows, which were closed during the control of  ISIS, which negatively affected the proper functioning of the educational process and created a non-stimulating environment for education.

The project  of “Me and my School” provided 13 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 2 trash basket and 2 garbage cans.

Me and my school project opened the school  on 15 April 2019 after amendments were made , a ceremony was held and awareness brochures were distributed to encourage students engage in the educational process effectively.

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.