Sudan SUDAN: EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND CHILDREN IN SOUTH KORDOFAN AND WEST DARFUR TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND LEARNING AS “EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT” (ECW) CONSORTIUM PARTNERS LAUNCH MULTIYEAR RESILIENCE PROGRAMME
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السودان: خمسة وثمانون ألف طفل في جنوب كردفان وغرب دارفور سيستفيدون من تحسين فرص الحصول على التعليم والتعلم حيث يطلق شركاء الإتحاد " التعليم لا ينتظر" (ECW) برنامج تعزيز بناء القدرات متعدد السنوات
الخرطوم ،26 سبتمبر 2022 - سيستفيد خمسة وثمانون ألف طفل في 171 مدرسة في جنوب كردفان وغرب دارفور من برنامج تحسين الوصول إلى الخدمات التعليمية، الذي يهدف إلى زيادة إلتحاق الطلاب بالمدارس وضمان استمراريتهم ، إذ أن أربع منظمات غير حكومية وطنية ودولية رائدة ، وهم منظمة رعاية الطفولة، منظمة يد العون العالمي ، خدمات المعونة الدولية والمجلس النرويجي للاجئين ، يطلقون سويا مشروع "التعليم لا ينتظر" (ECW).
يهدف المشروع إلى التخفيف من أزمة التعليم المستمرة في السودان وتقليل عدد الأطفال غير الملتحقين بالمدارس في الولايتين ، وذلك من خلال إعادة تأهيل المباني المدرسية ، إنشاء مرافق المياه والصرف الصحي ، تدريب المعلمين على التعليم الشامل للأطفال ذوي الإحتياجات الخاصة، تقديم برامج تعليمية تستهدف الأمهات غير الملتحقات بالمدرسة ، وكذلك تحسين وعي أولياء الامور والمجتمعات بأهمية التعليم وخاصة تعليم البنات.
يأتي هذا التدخل في وقت حرج بالنسبة للسودان مع اقتراب بداية العام الدراسي الجديد ، حيث ما يقرب من سبعة ملايين من أصل 19 مليون طفل في سن الدراسة – أو واحد من كل ثلاثة أطفال - ليسوا في المدرسة ، بسبب الأزمة الاقتصادية المستمرة والصراعات ، وقلة الإستثمار في التعليم.
يهدف البرنامج الممول من قبل (ECW) التعليم لا ينتظر، وهو صندوق الأمم المتحدة العالمي للتعليم في حالات الطوارئ والأزمات الممتدة ، إلى تحويل تقديم التعليم في حالات الطوارئ من خلال بناء القدرة على الصمود وتحسين قدرات الجهات الفاعلة المحلية لضمان وصول الأطفال إلى احتياجاتهم. حيث أن لهم الحق في التعليم والتنمية والحماية والمشاركة.
سيركزالجزء الخاص ببناء القدرات في البرنامج على تدريب المعلمين على حماية الطفل ، تعزيز محو الأمية ، الإنضباط الإيجابي ، التعليم الشامل ، الصحة العقلية والدعم النفسي والتعلم السريع.
SUDAN: EIGHTY-FIVE THOUSAND CHILDREN IN SOUTH KORDOFAN AND WEST DARFUR TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND LEARNING AS “EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT” (ECW) CONSORTIUM PARTNERS LAUNCH MULTI-YEAR RESILIENCE PROGRAMME
Khartoum, 26 September 2022 – Eighty-five thousand children in 171 schools in South Kordofan and West Darfur will benefit from improved access to education services aimed at increasing enrolment and retention of students, as four leading national and international non-governmental organisations, Save the Children, Global Aid Hand, International Aid Services, and Norwegian Refugee Council, launch the “Education Cannot Wait” (ECW) consortium.
The programme aims to alleviate the ongoing education crisis in Sudan and reduce the number of out-of-school children in the two states, by rehabilitating school buildings, constructing water and sanitation facilities, training teachers in inclusive education for children with disabilities, providing accelerated learning programmes targeting out-of-school mothers, and improving awareness of parents and communities on the importance of education, especially for girls.
This intervention comes at a critical time for Sudan as schools begin to open, where approximately seven million out of the 19 million school-aged children – or one-in-three – are not in school, due to the ongoing economic crisis, conflicts, and the lack of investment in education.
The programme, funded by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nation’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, aims to transform the delivery of education in emergencies by building resilience and improving the capacity of local actors to ensure children can access their rights to education, development, protection, and participation.
The capacity-building component of the programme will focus on training teachers on child protection, boosting literacy, positive discipline, inclusive education, mental health and psychosocial support, and accelerated learning.
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About Save the Children: Save the Children is an international nongovernmental organization working in more than 120 countries and has operated in Sudan since 1983. The organization’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation. Save the Children seeks to save children’s lives, fight for their rights, and help them fulfil their potential. In Sudan, the organization is currently implementing education programmes in Blue Nile, Central Darfur, Khartoum, Red Sea, South Kordofan, West Darfur.
About Global Aid Hands: Global Aid Hand (GAH) is a non-profit organization, a committed and experienced philanthropist with the assistance of highly qualified field cadres who have chosen to pursue a shared interest in humanitarianism.
GAH was established in June 2012 with offices in South Darfur and South Kordofan however in the current years its operations expanded to include South Kordofan, North Kordofan, West Kordofan, Abyei, White Nile, Blue Nile, Khartoum, Eastern States, South Darfur, North Darfur and East Darfur states.
The organization vision is to enrich the life of the most vulnerable women and children by realizing their hopes and give them a better life.
About International Aid Service: International Aid Services (IAS) is a non-governmental humanitarian development organization. The work is based on Christian values by which all people are unique and have the same value regardless of faith, gender, ethnicity, or any other factor which may give cause for discrimination.
IAS was founded in 1989 in response to the needs of the displaced people following the civil war in Sudan. IAS is since 01.01.2019 an integral and operational part of Läkarmissionen (LM). Since the merger with LM the new organisation work in 32 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe for the promotion of child and adolescent care, education, and training, and for the help and care of needy elderly, sick and people with disabilities.
IAS is operating in Red Sea State, South Darfur, West Darfur and South Kordofan, North Kordofan, Blue Nile and West Kordofan.
The organization is currently implementing education programms in South Darfur, West Darfur, North Kordofan and West Kordofan in addition to South Kordofan IAS is implementing education in emergencies and inclusive education.
About Norwegian Refugee Council: The Norwegian Refugee Council is an independent humanitarian organisation working across 35 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
In Sudan, NRC delivers assistance to conflict-affected and forcibly displaced people, from emergency assistance to supporting durable solutions to displacement. NRC provides education, camp management, livelihoods and food security, information and legal counselling, shelter, and water and sanitation services. NRC implements education programs in Gedaref, Khartoum, West Darfur, North Darfur, White Nile and South Kordofan.
CONTACT: Shama A. Madibo, ECW Communications Consortium Manager
ORGANISATION: Save the Children International
PHONE: +249 900132199
