Dubai Cares Announces Education In Emergencies Programmes In Iraq, Indonesia
Umer Jamshaid Published March 12, 2019 | 06:45 PM
Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, revealed today plans to scale-up its programme in Iraq in an effort to support the rehabilitation of education services in Mosul and Baghdad following the large-scale displacement crisis that hit the country
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 12th Mar, 2019) Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, revealed today plans to scale-up its programme in Iraq in an effort to support the rehabilitation of education services in Mosul and Baghdad following the large-scale displacement crisis that hit the country.
The new AED10,900,960 (US$2,967,459) programme will be implemented in partnership with War Child UK and builds on the work carried out with a previous grant of AED1,836,750 ($500,000) in 2017.
Dubai Cares also announced the kick-off of the implementation phase of its Education in Emergencies, EiE, programme in Indonesia which aims to restore schooling in areas affected by the destructive Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami that hit the country in September 2018.
The AED3,673,500 ($1 million) programme in Indonesia will be implemented in partnership with Save the Children.
Both announcements were made during the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition, DIHAD, 2019, taking place between 12th and 14th March 2019 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Commenting on the announcement, Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares, said, "The crises in Iraq and Indonesia have placed severe burdens on both governments and stretched already thin resources. These two new programmes express our commitment to addressing education in emergencies by re-establishing access to education and providing quality education to conflict-affected children and young people within safe and inclusive spaces. We are confident that the direct and indirect impact of these interventions on students, their families, teachers and the community at large will provide a sense of normalcy, stability and hope for the future."
The two-year new programme in Iraq titled, 'Recovery and Resilience in Education in Iraq', aims to impact the lives of 27,035 individuals, including 14,400 students who will benefit from a refurbished learning environment and 1,400 children who will benefit from improved early childhood care and development services. The programme will also provide 9,620 children and young people with informal education, psychosocial support and build safe and inclusive environments for them.
Dan Collison, Programs Director for War Child UK, said, "Over the next two years, we will be working with our partners to deliver a comprehensive programme of social support to long-term displaced and newly returned children and communities, including a focus on psychosocial care, community based protection, school rehabilitation and teacher training. The scale and duration of the grant will help us to make a transformative impact on the lives of children affected by conflict in Iraq, and we are proud to be working with Dubai Cares to achieve this."
In Indonesia, Dubai Cares’ programme titled, 'Education Response for Children Affected by Indonesia’s Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami', is part of the collaborative response to bring the affected children back into schools to continue their education following the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tremendous tsunami that hit the country in September 2018.
The programme is set to benefit approximately 13,000 members of Indonesian communities including children, young people and teachers, through the repair and refurbishment of six schools and learning centres, establishing 70 Temporary Learning Structures, TLS, and training 285 teachers to address children’s psychological and emotional needs.
The governments of Iraq and Indonesia have made significant investments to shore up their education infrastructures and sustain school enrolment, especially in times of extreme hardship. However, in the face of large-scale population displacement and armed conflict, 3.2 million school-aged children in Iraq are attending school irregularly or not at all and only 50 percent of displaced children receive a formal education. Likewise, roughly 150,000 children in Indonesia are believed to be in urgent need of humanitarian assistance due to the lack of access to quality education in the wake of last year’s debilitating disasters. Nearly 600,000 children were affected by the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami and more than 2,700 schools are believed to have been damaged.
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