Improve access to quality basic education and life-savings protection assistance for vulnerable children of South Sudanese Refugees (out of camp) and Host community in El Nuhud locality, West Kordofan State (Envelope 3). The project aims to increase access to quality basic education and to promote life-savings protection assistance to 1,112 children from South Sudanese Refugees (579 girls and 533 boys) and 2,395 children from host community (1247 girls and 1,148 boys) in 10 villages in El Nuhud locality in West Kordofan State. The humanitarian and living conditions is seriously significant and deteriorates to the worst over time among the targeted communities including children of the South Sudanese refugees (out of camp) and host communities due to the lack of access to essential and basic services including education and protection assistance in 10 villages in El Nuhud locality in West Kordofan State. The project contributes to addressing education and child protection needs in an integrated way through improve access to education as a basic needs and essential services as well as ensured and maintained through construction and operating the learning spaces with special focus on the enhancement of the teacher’s capacity to the optimal standards for protective lifesaving education to 3,821 children (1,947 girls and 1,874 boys) from SSR and host community, as well as establishment of community-based child protection networks, capacity initiatives on child protection issues, and special attention for Children with Special Needs (CSNs)/ disable amongst the new arrivals. In this proposed project AORD will focus on the following interventions:
EDUCATION Component: Through the education component of the project AORD will implement community focused education promotion as essential services and interventions to save children lives that include: provide and rehabilitate education facilities through constructing 13 semi-permanent classrooms and rehabilitation of 15 existing class rooms, constructing 10 gender- sensitive latrines, 13 drinking water facilities and 10 hand washing facilities in 10 schools target 3,821 students (1,947 girls and 1,874 boys), delivery of teachers and PTA training to (150) participants (count of both PTA and teachers) and awareness raising to (5,000) community members (parents) to increase children enrollment in education. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the state Ministry of Education (MoE), State Council of Child Welfare (SCCW), WES, COR, and community members.
Child Protection Component: Through the Child Protection component of the project AORD will contributes to addressing child protection needs in an integrated way through establishment of community-based child protection networks, capacity initiatives on child protection issues, FTR services and special attention for Children with Special Needs (CSNs)/ disable amongst the South Sudanese refugees (SSR).
To ensure sustainability of established and rehabilitated classrooms and WASH facilities in the targeted areas, the project will establish community managed systems. Education committees and PTAs in schools level will be revitalized on the proper management of resources. AORD will build the capacity of the community education and child protection committees in areas of community mobilization and they will be actively engaged during community awareness campaigns.