Restoration and rehabilitation of the facilities of two schools in Shaddadi

More than 800 students of two schools in Shaddadi city are preparing to return to it again with the completion of the rehabilitation and restoration work within the project of Me and My School 3. 

The GAV4RD organization launched the project in late August 2021, to restore and rehabilitate 14 schools run by the Education Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in the areas of Hasakah, Qamishli, Tel Tamr and Shaddadi. 

The restoration and rehabilitation phase in Shaddadi included the two schools of Ghazi Ghannam al-Azzawi and Jamal Jamil. 

The Jamal Jamil School, which is located in the village of Umm al-Zer, 2 km away from the city of Shaddadi, contains about 550 students, divided into morning and evening shifts.

The Ghazi Ghannam al-Azzawi School, which is located about 17 km from Shaddadi, contains about 350 students, divided into morning and evening shifts. 

The works of the Me and My School 3 project in the two schools included the restoration of sanitary blocks, water faucets and floors, in addition to the restoration of doors, windows and whiteboards, not to mention the lighting and painting.  

Despite the completion of the restoration, the two schools still need more support and necessary capabilities to prepare the playgrounds and restore their external walls, not to mention a comprehensive restoration and rehabilitation process for the school buildings.  

The GAV4RD launched the project Me and My School 3 in view of the importance of the education sector as the most important pillars for the advancement of any society, and in view of the seriousness of the consequences that may result from the suspension of this process or being affected by the conflict.   

The project comes as one of the steps aimed at mitigating the effects of the conflict in Syria, which has caused great destruction in various sectors, the foremost of which is the education sector, where UNICEF has documented the number of children deprived of education in the country since 2011 by about two million.

Like other regions, the education sector in northeastern Syria has been severely damaged since extremist organizations such as ISIS took control of large areas, in addition to the confrontations that the region is witnessing from time to time due to attacks by government forces, not to mention the catastrophic results of

the Turkish aggression on Ras al-Ain and Tel Abyad.   

Despite the decline in the intensity of the conflict in the region, the education sector did not recover in a manner commensurate with the needs, due to the damages that affected the facilities as a result of the conflict and the suspension of periodic restoration and maintenance operations, not to mention the transformation of some of them into temporary shelters for the displaced as a result of the war, which in turn was reflected in the reality of these facilities and their ability to accommodate students and provide the

appropriate atmosphere for the revival of the educational process in healthy and appropriate conditions.