Increase access and maintain the provision of quality education for boys and girls affected by conflicts in NW Syria. The project consists of two main phases and target 7 schools in 7 communities (schools’ details are attached due to the limited available chars) in Idleb and Aleppo (Dana, Atareb) as the following:
1-Academic year phase: this phase includes light rehab of schools and the provision of formal Edu to 7 schools, 5 of them in Atareb and 2 in the Dana (2 schools were supported by GAN before):
1-1-Light rehabilitation for the 9 schools, the scope of rehab will include the classrooms (windows and doors) as WASH facilities and adapt them to receive children with disabilities, and provide school with furniture like (students’ desks, Cupboard, teachers’ tables and whiteboards),as integrating the solar power system to provide the needed lighting for classrooms including CFSs, WASH facilities and other electronic devices charge such as (laptop, printer, speakers, and projectors),GAN will operate CFSs in schools (as some were supported before by GAN but not functioning because of lack of fund and facilitators) and fill the needed materials shortage to provide structured PSS activities, these rehab activities will improve and increase the safe access to schools and ensure children are receiving education in a safe and protected environment, as parents may not send their children to schools due to the inappropriate schools’ condition. Rehabilitating the targeted schools will make sure that the absorption schools’ capacity is increased and more students could benefit its education services, as the result of our NA, the northern schools overcrowded and in many cases 45 children per classroom at the same time which affect the learning outcomes, GAN will ensure that the targeted schools are ready to receive more children as a result of recent displacement waves from Maarat An-Numan.

1-2- Academic year phase 2019/2020: 1 Jan-19 to 31 May 20, provision of formal education for the 7 schools, schools accommodate about 6176 students including (3316 boys, 2860 girls) according to our NA, first, GAN will ensure provision of running costs (stationery, cleaning materials, water filling ..etc.) which considered as the basic component of support because the lack of fund, ASER test will be conducted to help better plan and focus on the needed type of education based on results, also to capture the intervention impact, children will be provided with learning kits according to the gender and age (education level), schools will be equipped with FAKs and fire-extinguishers and children will be trained on the safety, security plans, and risk education of explosive hazards (as coordinated with mine actions sub-cluster) the PSS activities will be provided for all students as one session a week following the CP-sub cluster guidelines and referral pathways (according to service map updated by CP sub-cluster) and identified map by GAN protection team, teachers and education personnel will be provided with incentives for 5 months (Jan to May 2020),the curriculum used is SIG and high level of coordination with EDs and other working organization will be ensured to avoid duplications.

2-Provision of non-formal education for 7 schools in (Atareb and Dana) for children who are at risk of dropping out or have poor education score, 6060 children will be targeted (3280 B,2780 G) by remedial classes, the curriculum is SIG one, GAN will conduct BTL campaigns in the 7 communities to raise awareness about the importance of education for both boys, girls, and flag the risks of not enrolling children in schools, GAN will provide also PSS activities for all children in schools as basic learning supplies (stationery, notebooks,..etc), the recreational activities are the key to motivate them to attend school especially in summertime, teachers and education personnel will be supported by incentives (159 male, 149 female), the period of this phase will last for 4 months from 1 Jun to 30 Sep 2020.