Support Education at All Times - Access to Formal education in Idleb Governorate The project contributes to address the needs and fill in the gaps in education sector resulted from the prolonged crisis that Syria has been facing for nine years.  The project targets 13,400 conflict-affected children (6,625 girls, 6,775 boys, ~ 536 CwD ~4%, 5-17 years old) and 600 teachers and educational personnel (300 Women , 300 Men) in areas with the highest severity (5, 6) of needs in Idleb Governorate, with an aim to increase the capacity of Education sector in coping with the potential outbreak of COVID-19 and prevent the children from dropping-out. The project has two components:

First, Improve Schools Capacity to rapidly cope with the threat of potential pandemic outbreak
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Adopting COVID-19 prevention measures to provide healthy, and hygienic learning environment  in 14 formal schools benefiting 13,400 children (6,625 girls, 6,775 boys, ~ 536 CwD ~4%, 5 -17 years old) through a comprehensive hygiene measures that include A) conduct minor rehabilitation of Schools’ WC units, B) conduct weekly sterilization, C)  provide the schools with the essential supplies and equipment (based on WHO guidelines) , D) provide trainings the janitors on how to do the sterilization, and E) conduct hygiene awareness sessions ttargeting both children and adults, to introduce and promote the hygiene best practices in schools.

Second, Increase Access to Quality and Protective Formal Education
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Targeting 5,800 children (2,868 girls, 2,932 boys, ~4% CwD, 5-17 years old) in 7 Formal Schools in Maaret-Tamsrin, Qourqeena, Dana, and Idleb districts. (Attached Schools Details.xlsx) 
The activities are:
1) Conducti BTL campaigns to increase the awareness among parents and local communities on the importance of education and how to be protected from epidemics. The campaigns include gender-sensitive and child-friendly awareness-raising activities, community mobilization, and community outreach. Taking in consideration the recommended prevention measures on COVID-19 during these activities.
2) Deliver classes and exams as per the academic calendar, using SiG curriculum. To decrease the numbers of children in one classroom a new shiftwill be introduced. Each school will be provided with required Operational Supplies: Recreational kits, Supplies for PSS Activities, Stationary, Supplementary Materials, and Winterization for classrooms heating. Children will undergo pre and post learning assessment to measure their improvement. 
3) Conduct structured PSS and Social and Emotional Learning programs via daily sessions using War Child’s “I DEAL”.
4) Promote community engagement by activating the role of PTAs in improving and monitoring the project activities.  
5) Conduct 6-days Capacity Building programs, to enhance quality of education, benefiting 298 teachers and staff (132 Men, 166 Women) in the targeted schools.
6) Conduct an in-school integration activities targeting CwD via CwD-inclusion-officers in partnership with SANAD NGO which is specialized in CwD Cases. 
All 7 schools will have an established AAP/PSEA reporting channel as per UNICEF Guidelines. The channels will be introduced to children and adults (parents and teachers) to be more familiar with it and confident to use it.


PLAN B
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The schools are expected to reopen and operate normally by the start of the academic year 20/21, but as a plan B, and to decrease the educational loss of schools’ suspension, the project will adapt the remote learning modality, and provide children with internet vouchers (cost will be taken from classroom heating). Teachers will receive capacity building on remote education techniques. 

(Attached Bonyan approach in Distance Learning, Sample of Distance learning lesson planning prepared and conducted by one of the schools targeted by this project)