Participating Agencies: Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council, STEP, Triangle., ... In the month of August 2014,
IRAQ: RRP6 MONTHLY UPDATE - AUGUST 2014
EDUCATION
2,700 children took part in
NEEDS ANALYSIS: The influx of IDPs will have a major effect on the start of the new scholastic year 2014/15 on 10th of September.
summer school activities
The issue of curriculum (KRG-Arabic) text books and Teaching and Learning Materials is still unresolved.
AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS:
Ned Colt|UNHCR
Summer School activities were completed in four camps in Erbil reaching over 2200 children in the camps and over 500 in the non-camp areas including host communities. Catch up classes were also conducted for grades 1-6 for over 1000 children in preparation for the transition from the Syrian to the Kurdish curriculum. In the month of August 2014, Back to School campaign is temporarily interrupted due to the current influx of massive internal displacement in Iraq. In all the camps the PTAs (Parents Teachers Association) and community groups have been mobilized to raise awareness for the forthcoming school year and school enrolment process in September 2014.
215,303 In KRG Governorate UNICEF in collaboration with MoE has developed a proposal for Training of over 700 Teachers. This is meant for new academic year and part of Pre Service Training for Syrian Refugee Teachers.
0
50,000
100,000
Current Refugee Population
Children Enrolled in Primary Schools Camps* Arbat Basirma Qushtapa
Kawergosk Darashakran
Current Target 514
514
876
39
1,120
12 1,132
1,765
272
1,642
Akre
408
369
Gawilan
430
282
Domiz
6,258
5,226
Enrollment in School
Gap
34,697
150,000
200,000
250,000
Expected Refugee Population by end 2014
PROGRESS AGAINST TARGETS*: 20,916 Syrian refugee children enrolled in formal education (primary & secondary)
End 2014 Target
20,916
57,500
101,840
915 16,739(0 in August) children received school supplies
26,739
51,677 101,840
2,037
2,050 5
Whilst the sector is supporting the construction of temporary school buildings it is recognized that this is not a realistic solution. Adding a second shift to existing schools will help provide increased access but the education sector recognizes that this would again require extra resources in terms of teachers and textbooks.
SYRIAN REFUGEE POPULATION IN IRAQ:
UNICEF and partners continued construction of eight schools in Erbil and Duhok Camps during the reporting period. Each school has 12 classrooms and has school furniture. Six of the schools are in non-camp areas reaching over 4000 children who were out of school.
The contracting of teachers and hence payment of salaries by the MOE remains an issue and has an ongoing impact on the sector's ability to address the out of school children in the urban area. Current resources are not sufficient to meet the needs and in order to provide access for the number of school aged children in the urban area, new teachers will be needed.
22,229 (0 in August) children received psychosocial support
22,229
79,596
374
107,500
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
712 11,484
Total Assisted
Gap to current target
*Due to summer holidays, there is no progress against targets in August. Targets based on expected population of 250,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq by end-2014.There are currently 215,303 Syrian refugees in Iraq.
* Enrollment remains as May report, since schools are closed for the summer. Leading Agencies: UNECIF Ikem Chiejine,
[email protected]; , Yeshi Haile ,
[email protected]; UNHCR : Mohammed Al-Jabbari,
[email protected] ; UNESCO Ali Zulfiqar,
[email protected], Ministry of Education (MoE). Participating Agencies: Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council, STEP, Triangle., Peace Wind Japan, IRC, REACH,
