Education opportunities for 200 Palestinian Refuge

Background during and after the implementation of the project; During this period the security situation in Ein el-Helwi camp has been a negative reflection for the students in the camp where they have been out of school for relatively long periods of time while the security tensions and intermittent armed clashes have continued for some three months; UNRWA schools have been closed for several days. Schools in the camp are also closed due to violent clashes in April. What is caused by the armed clashes in the camp and its negative repercussions on the psychology of children and the closure of schools and the interruption of lessons, all negative factors in the direction of low educational achievement of students, especially the ninth grade students “Brevet” where the recent clashes in the camp constituted an educational disaster because of that the teachers are forced to give intensive lessons to them and they do not take into consideration the lesson plan and individual differences for the most vulnerable children in terms of educational achievement. As soon as the clashes stopped , on the 14th of April , Nabaa has conducted a rapid assessment  survey interviewing  619  households  of whom  only 15 (2.4 percent) are female headed households and  94 shopkeepers  of whom 13 are women and 81 men.

Naba’a Achievements; The most highlighted achievements during this period are (Working with Children after the clashes);

-          Providing intensive supporting lessons; Providing intensive learning support and remedial education sessions for the 500 children inside Ein El Helweh (Daily attending the sessions).

-          Providing Psychological First Aid: Is a supportive humanitarian response for People who are suffering from several issues and might need support, this aid targeted people who are suffering from mental distress and exposed recently to severe issues, which reached to 350 children inside and outside schools

• Providing care and support without intrusion.
• Reassess needs and concerns.
• Provide Help to children in order to fit their basic needs.
• Listening to children without putting them under pressure.
• Provide a safe environment for children to feel relax.
• Helping them in the way of how to access information, services and social support.
• Protect the children from having any suffer.

Based on the previous aspects, the psychosocial support methodology was developed for emergency cases in order to help the children to get over their problems. Also, Provide help for children to be able to help themselves and regain their abilities, being able to control their issues and adapting with them, and to choose the sources of support of their lives like friends or family members.

-          Providing recreational activities, such as: drawing - handicraft - competitions, also became our orchestra composed of a group of children (Coral) where they are trained by Naba’a artist team.  In addition to working with children in recreational activities every Friday. Where more than 750 children participated in the recreational activities.

-          Providing School bags and stationary for 825 children whom their houses are totally and slightly damaged during the latest clashes.

Impact of Ein Helweh Clashes on the Educational and Psychosocial Situation of the Children in Ein El Helweh Camp / Palestinian Refugee

-          The security situation in Ein el-Hilweh camp has been a negative reflection for the students in the camp where they have been out of school for relatively long periods of time while the security tensions and intermittent armed clashes have continued for some three months, UNRWA schools have been closed for several days. Schools in the camp are also closed due to violent clashes in April.

-          What is caused by the armed clashes in the camp and its negative repercussions on the psychosocial situation of the children and the closure of schools and the freezing of the lessons, all these negative factors lead to decrease the educational achievements of the students, especially the ninth grade students “Brevet” where the recent clashes in the camp constituted an educational disaster because of that the teachers are forced to give intensive lessons to them and they do not take into consideration the lesson plan and individual differences for the most vulnerable children in terms of educational achievement.

-          The drop out of the lessons and the closure of schools have a psychological reflection on the students in terms of fear and anxiety, and the exposure of some UNRWA school buildings such as the school of Marj Bin Amer damage, as well as the recent clashes caused great destruction in the homes and the large implications in the Psychological side, all these factors lead to the weak achievement of students, especially students who have lost their homes , and may be the students have lost their books where a number of houses were burned everything on it. The solutions which are available to teachers and the school headmasters and students are not feasible solutions to limit the postponement of examinations and the intensification of lessons.

-          The clashes have had great economic, social, psychological and educational effects on the students, which leads to a high dropout rate and high numbers of students who failed in the exams and thus obstruct the progress of the educational process, which is expected to result from this situation in the camp.

Links:

• Naba'a New Website