Increasing enrollment and retention of crisis-affected children and youth by guaranteeing inclusive, safe and equitable access to quality formal and non-formal education services in Aleppo and Deir Ez Zor Governorates. The proposal aims to increase enrollment, retention and attendance for 10000 (50% boys and 50% girls) most vulnerable children in the newly accessible areas with being targeted in Der er Zor and  Aleppo, with a specific focus on children with special needs and girls, in the areas of Muhassan and Ashara in Deir Ez Zor and Atareb, Albab, Daret Azza Khanaser, Hadher, Hajab, and Rasm Haram El-Imam sub-districts in Aleppo, in line with the cluster objectives as follows: (I) to increase physical learning spaces within existing schools through school rehabilitation (incl. WASH facility rehabilitation (III) to promote school enrolment of vulnerable out of school children with academic support through catch-up classes and remedial classes as well as incentives, (IV) to ensure regular attendance of teachers through transportation support. 

The projects key activities to achieve the objectives mentioned above include among others but not limited to the following:
	Carrying out Back To Learning campaigns.
	Provision of catch up and remedial classes.
	Provision of training on necessary safety measures.
	Provision of transportation support for teachers.
	 Rehabilitation of schools/classrooms including WASH facility rehabilitation and provision of classroom furniture.  Provision of teaching and learning supplies.  Providing necessary hygiene and sanitation supplies.  Conducting trainings/orientation on necessary safety measures for school principals, parents, communities, teachers and students.  Providing catch-up/remedial classes for vulnerable out of school children/youths.  Providing incentives for vulnerable out of school children/youths to promote their school enrolment.  Provision of transportation support for teachers.

After a careful data collection, consultations and rapid needs assessments, WeWorld-GVC will target 10000 most vulnerable children both in and out of school children in both Aleppo and Deir Ez Zor with the above mentioned activities. In Aleppo, the project will target 20 schools in sub districts of Atareb, Albab, Daret Azza, which includes the following: Aldaahiat Alriyfia, South Big Orm, North Big Orm, Abdul Razzaq Darwish, Oweijel, Hoteh, Bishqatine, North Bsartun, Hussein Ghazi, North Anjara. + Khanaser, Hadher, Hajab, and Rasm Haram El-Imam . 
While in Deir Ez Zor the project will target the additional 10 schools in the sub districts of Muhassan and Ashara which will include Muhia Al Hidu, Mukhlif Ahmed Al Khalaf, Hamed Nayif Al Abdulla, Turki Al Utaish, Al Shaikh Mula Wardi, Muhassan Al Kharbia, Muheesn Ali Al Beshir, Tabia Shamia, Banat Khetaa Albu Lail, Hawi Al Khetta.

WeWorld-GVC has operational offices in both Aleppo and Deir Ez Zor with qualified education staff in the two locations. In addition, WeWorld-GVC has current existing MoUs with the Directorate of Education and a good relationship with the communities that will enable a smooth implementation of the projects.
WeWorld-GVC has further secured 2 additional funds from ECHO and AICS that will complement and supplement the largely software activities proposed under this project while the hardware components such as constructional work will be covered under the ECHO and the AICS projects.