Saving Access to Education  Services for the most Affected and Vulnerable new IDPs in Otash camp ( Nyala North locality) in South Darfur State. OPS code : SUD-17/E/111341. PBA is planning to fill the gaps of humanitarian needs in Otash camp, will work in saving access to education services for affected children, newly arrived and most vulnerable children in IDPs’ community in Otash camp. Thus PBA plans at this project to implement educational package composed of both soft and hard components aiming at improve accessibility and quality of education services at basic schools. This will be achieved through mobilizing the communities, MoE, EiE management unit , local education authorities and schools management to identify additional volunteer teachers, particularly females, as well as providing necessary support including the establishment of classrooms and provision of supplies such as: a) Hard component (construction of 8 semi-permanent classrooms , rehabilitation and repair of 7 semi-permanent classrooms using environmentally friendly (Stabilized Soil Block (SSB)) and durable materials , provision of gender sensitive WASH facilities in (2) schools including hygiene promotion, Provision of (2) safe drinking water points, distribution of EiE materials including school textbooks, exercise books, equipment, teaching aids and recreational materials for (3,300) children (1650 boy and 1650 girls), provision of seating plastic mats for 900 children (12 classrooms/ each plastic mats for 75 children per classroom (450 boys and 450 girls), and PBA will provide 100 trees (20 for each school to mitigate the negative impact on the schools’ environment, decrease the climate change impact, raise awareness on the importance of green cover and how to care about the nature and how to use the surplus water from the drinking water points for irrigation). As well as education soft components such as: conduct 3 training sessions (each training 5 days) on: 1st workshop on Enhancing PTAs capacity building on EiE, school management and how to mobilizing the community to be more concerned about the importance of education. 2nd workshop on core subject and teaching methods and 3rd workshop on PPS in emergency situations for (90) teachers (45 male and 45 female), establishing (2) child clubs focusing on lifesaving, PPS, fine arts, drama amp games, peace amp protection, hygiene promotion and leadership activities. (Child Club activities will be held over a course of 2 months)  and targeting at least 200 children, Conducting (3) sessions on the role of children participating in school hygiene campaigns, each campaign targeting at least 400 children, the total targeting is 1200 child (600 girls and 600 boys).
PBA with its project stakeholders will maintain and implement education packages by supporting and strengthening the existing education services, focusing particularly in capacity building for the affected community, PTAs and MoE staff and EiE management unit actors to take over the management and coordination of community based support structures, including community based networks, education vocal point in Otash camp, then integrate child right and education services through consolidating the lifesaving education services with mutually reinforcing approach. PBA will ensure good quality, comprehensive and coherent project implementation that will consider the priorities indicated by the community itself. Project integrated approach effectively addresses interrelated needs of the most vulnerable children and new arrival in Otash camp, whilst promoting local ownership for a greater impact. Further to ensure the value of money, the project will mobilize community to support the project which capitalizes on the existing resources, and build on successful initial response has proven stakeholders’ capacity and local understanding. Sustainability is anchored into the transferable skills set and increased awareness on accessibility and quality of education issues and response, enabling the community to organize educational activities and maintain coordination after the project end