Contributing to scale up the humanitarian response in Syria addressing urgent education needs of earthquake affected populations ltpgtlt/pgtltp class="" style=""gtltspan style="font-family:"gtWith this project, TGH will directly contribute
to the Priority 1 of this Reserve Allocation by contributing to scale up the
humanitarian response and provision of lifesaving services to
earthquake-affected people, as well as addressing education needs in critically
underfunded areas.ltbrgt
The proposed response is based on TGH 5-ylt/spangtear experience in implementing ECHO,
SHF and AICS funded multisectoral projects in Syria. Immediately after the
earthquake TGH deployed his operation team in Hama, Idleb and Aleppo and
responded to urgent Education needs though light repair of schools, provision
of education material and PSS with SHF top and other funds both in Hama and
Aleppo.. The targeted locations have been selected following TGH intervention
and based on coordination with the DOE, Sectors, sub-sectors, SARC Hama/Aleppo
and Operation room in Aleppo. Since the earthquake occurred, TGH conducted
field assessments in both collective shelters and schools in Hama and Aleppo. Thus,
TGH will intervene in 12 schools
(9 in Aleppo and 2 in Hama): in the neighborhood of Jebel Salman in
Aleppo city, Bari Sharqi and Hama sub-districts.lt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.95ptmargin-right:0cmmargin-bottom:
9.95ptmargin-left:0cm"gtThe final outcome of the proposed Action is to
support earthquake affected children, education personnel and families to
address immediate education and psychosocial needs in Hama and Aleppo
governorates. 9,828
beneficiaries will directly benefit from this project, among whom 374 men,
443 women, 4509 boys and 4502 girls. This includes 9011 children attending
formal and non-formal education, 147 teachers provided with trainings, 10
schools janitors, and 660 parents contributing to TGH education
activities.lt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtTGH emergency
response is based on a two-fold approach. First of all, safe resumption of
learning will be ensured through establishing safe school environments. 5 schools will benefit
from small-scale repairs to ensure safe and protective learning environments,
focusing on concrete and walls reinforcement, cracks filling and painting
works. In parallel, children who have dropped out of school or face learning
difficulties or gaps due to the earthquake will be supported to resume learning
through the provision of non-formal education (NFE) activities including
remedial and catch-up classes. Learning and teaching materials will be
distributed to the schools, children and teachers in order to compensate their
loss in the earthquake and ensure their ability to resume learning in optimal
conditions.lt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtComplementary, TGH
will contribute to build skills, social and emotional learning, and
psychosocial support for earthquake affected children and teachers. TGH will
organize edutainment and recreational activities, including psychosocial
support sessions (PSS), for children enrolled in NFE sessions. These sessions
aim to mitigate the impact of the earthquake on children and adolescents, in
order to recover and ensure their emotional and social well-being. Teachers
will receive training sessions on conducting awareness sessions on life-saving
messages to children attending formal and non-formal education as well as SEL.
Topics will include education in emergencies, PSS and disaster risk reduction
(DDR). As TGH observed the severe need to target caregivers, they will also be
involved through awareness sessions on similar topics as well as open days in
schools.lt/pgt

ltpgtTGH will implement the planned activities through Mobile Teams (MT)
which will be composed of trained DOE Social Workers (SW) and TGH outreach
volunteers. These teams will be able to support 2 or 3 schools on a weekly
basis, depending on the formal shift and number of students. These teams will
be supervised by a skilled Education and Protection Assistant (EPA).ltbrgt
Finally, the Action will be complemented with other interventions (from TGH and
other partners) in surrounding locations based on coordination with local and
international partners.ltbrgtlt/pgt