The opening of Al Sawaf School on 27 April 2019
Al Sawaf School was founded in 1998 in the village of Sawaf, 30 km from the city of Raqqa, a small school consisting of two prefabricated rooms with 41 students from the primary level.
“Me and my School” project targeted Al Sawaf school after the team examined the effects of the vandalism, as the school benches were damaged and teachers’ chairs and tables were stolen, and the school remained closed under the control of ISIS until the beginning of the year 2018.
“Me and My School” project provided 10 classroom benches to replace the shattered benches in classrooms, a chair and a table for teachers were replaced, all school boards were serviced and stationery and chalk collections were provided, and the school was provided with a children’s entertainment group, a billboard and a cleaner, as well as 2 trash baskets and 2 garbage cans.
“Me and My School” project held an opening ceremony for Al-Sawaf School on 27 April 2019 in the presence of students, their parents and teachers, in which 41 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, “Me and My School” project team met the parents of the students and teachers of the school who demanded the need to renovate bathrooms and provide them with a water tank, and to isolate the roof in order to protect children from the heat and cold weathers, in addition to building a new block and a new fence for the school, with providing children with school books and educational tools.
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 area of al-Qahtaniyah in the countryside of the governorate 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 afflicted damage to classes, fences and benches, 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 restoration of security proportionally to the liberated areas.