Improving Quality, Access  and Strengthening Education for Conflict Affected Children in Northern Syria This project aims to improve educational service provision in the sub-district of Atareb, Aleppo, a geographic location which has recently absorbed approximately 30,000 people as a result of conflict escalation in the past three months. More specifically, the project intervention is planned for Kafr Karmin, Tuwama and Ibien Samman villages.

The overall objectives of the project is to increase access and quality of education to conflict affected children. All activities proposed in this project are in line with the Education Sector Humanitarian Response Plan for the Whole of Syria. The first specific objective is to scale up safe and equitable access to formal education for school aged girls and boys between ages 5-17. The first main activity is the rehabilitation of 3 schools. This includes painting, rebuilding, installation of windows and doors, WASH and electrical repairs, winterization and basic furniture. The second main activity is the establishment and support a vocational training space in the Kafr Karmin School which will providing technical and vocational training to youth boys and girls, between the ages of 15-20 years old. These trainings will be conducted in the schools that were rehabilitated as not all classrooms are being used, and delivered by Ihsan sister organization Bousla for Training and Innovation. The second objective of this project is to improve the quality of formal education for school aged girls and boys within a protective environment. The first main activity will be the provision of school kits for students and teachers kits for teachers and management. The second main activity will be the delivery of teacher professional development trainings. The trainings that will be delivered include: Education in Emergency and PSS in Education. The third main activity will be the provision of teacher incentives for 68 teaching and management staff (47 males and 21 females) in 3 schools. The third objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the communities to deliver a timely, coordinated evidence based education response at the sub-national level. The main activity that will be the be establishment of parent teacher committees in collaboration with education committee of the local council. The specific project outputs include:

-3 schools rehabilitated 
-150youth benefitted from TVET (75 girls/ 75 boys)
-1,789 children benefitted from formal education services (853 boys, 936 girls, ages 5-12)
-1,789 children (girls/boys) received textbooks and school supplies (853 boys, 936 girls, ages 5-12)
-68 teachers received teaching materials (65 teachers, 3 school directors) (47 males, 21 females)
-68 teachers trained on creative teaching mechanisms, INEE, PSS in education (47 males, 21 females)
-3 parent-teacher committees established

The outcomes for the project include:

-Increased access to more protective and safe learning environment for conflict affected children and youth
-Improved capacity of teachers and management on education in emergency
-Improved local awareness on key education issues
-Improved local community education structures and coordination