Envelope 1: Knowledge is Power, Especially in Emergencies – A holistic approach to education provision for girls and boys affected by intersecting crises in Northwest Syria ltpgtltbrgtWV proposes an Education-cluster, Envelope 1, multi-priority project aligned with education priorities under Envelope 1. In education, WV will target mainly priority 2.1 (uninterrupted access to formal education), while NFE components address priority 2.2, and winterization addresses priority 2.3.  lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtThe project has mainstreamed protection for children. The project addresses Education in Emergencies (EiE): formal education with a component of NFE. WV will provide services to 14 schools in NWS, serving 6950 children (3491 girls and 3459 boys, including 236 children living with disabilities). The project will involve 404 education and non-education staff (241 women and 163 men, comprising 258 teachers, 42 admin, 31 PSS facilitators, 15 PSS supervisors, 30 school cleaners, and 28 guards).  lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtTargeted schools are 13 schools (list annexed) supported by SCHF-funded WV project (under RA3 2023) until end of Jan 2024 – maximizing complementarities by targeting a 14th school (Buzghar School, Qourqeena, Harim District) constructed by WV in September 2023. By leveraging WV’s other work, the project will enable more girls and boys to enrol in non-formal education in safe classrooms. WV will ensure schools have a disability- and gender-sensitive WaSH and promote inclusion of girls, boys and students with disabilities.  lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtWV’s project builds on its previous SCHF-funded education project and will gain efficiencies through its integration with the previous project. For example, because winterization provisions for an entire winter were included in the previous project, only minimal winterization funds will be required in the proposal. Similarly, furniture and equipment needs will be significantly reduced at the 13 previously targeted schools thanks to providing such items under the previous project.  lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtEC priorities for 2023 have informed holistic design, with schools sufficiently staffed and equipped with relevant teaching and learning materials. WV will ensure access to inclusive and safe learning spaces, that school-aged girls and boys – including children living with disabilities (CWDs) – have access to formal catch-up education classes and non-formal classes where needed, that boys and girls benefit from life-saving messages and PSS, that education staff have improved knowledge and skills, and that parents are engaged in children’s learning and school management. NFE will support students to resume their learning after interruptions and enrol in formal schools where appropriate. Teachers and facilitators will be trained in child-centred methodologies, child safeguarding, and protection. Engagement and feedback will be ensured through school management committees and WV feedback mechanisms. lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtContinuation of learning activities is supported by providing conditional cash-for-education over five months for 450 students at Buzghar School, conducting awareness sessions, and providing referrals for 50 children of the most vulnerable. The beneficiaries will be boys, girls, CWDs, adolescents and caregivers. Social emotional learning (SEL) activities will be key to the well-being of students with more focus on girls and CWDs as well as those newly displaced due to the October 2023 escalation in hostilities in NWS.  lt/pgtltpgt   ltbrgtThe project will begin with a set-up phase, involving procurements, maintenance, and start-up processes connected with Buzghar School. Support to the existing 13 schools will begin in Feb 2024. ltspangtOCHA-HFU is supporting WVI with another education project and that project will be finalized at the end of January 2024. lt/spangtltspangtSupport will continue through second semester of the school year and through summer for a remedial summer-school semester following the end of the second semester of the school year. lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspangtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtThe project will provide formal education throughout the school term (until May/June 2024), and non-formal education will be provided through a summer school from June to August 2024. Project dates will be 1 December 2023 to 31 August 2024. lt/pgt