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Improving School Access in Yemen
By: Doa’a Al-Tahami Ahmad Al-Tashi Community Livelihoods Project Education Sector
Outlines
• Yemen education and its System in conflict. • CLP Interventions (Southern recovery, Aden &
Lahj occupying by IDPs, general school rehab, and back to school campaign)
• Challenges and Outcome • Future plans
Area: 555000 Km2 Population: 24,799,880 (2011) Capital: Sana’a Language: Arabic 21 Governorates Around 70% rural population About 50% of the population under poverty line Illiteracy rate
M F School Enrollment rate
M F Central Statistic Organization – Yemen 2004
Huthis
SM
AQAP
Arab Spring
Abyan Abyan
Abyan Sada’a
Damaged the livelihoods of another 200,000 (IDPs in schools)
Aden Schools While occupied by IDPs, No furniture and some schools were working three shifts a day.
Owis school, 45 minutes climbing
Abyan Schools
CLP Interventions Abyan Recovery (Rehabilitation)
Providing 10,000 double student desks to Aden & Lahj IDPs. vacated schools
General Rehabilitation
Back to School campaign included distribution of backpack to 127,000 students
Provision of 36 water filters
The first response to MoE, community requests, while (no other Development Partners started yet up to date) DP .That helps in creating and promoting building system.
With coordination with UNICEF schools are being almost ready to receive students desks, which will help in dwindling the availability of having tribal conflicts due to the IDPs occupation of Aden And Lahj schools.
A very critical and vital but not easy accessible school Owis school in a mountain that serves a huge number of M/F students. Equipping schools with needed furniture.
Were successfully distributed to the most poor, needy governorate, in addition to one of the most rigid governorate as well.
36 schools in Aden & Lahj have benefited fro the water filters.
Building a System • Needs Assessment • Local Contractors • Quality and Safety
Control • Maintenance Period • Sharing Information
Best Practices
• Safety & Security. • Speed • Tribal conflict • Satisfaction • Ownership
A kid holding part of a Bomb
Community Participation What did the Community do?
• Prioritized Needs • Facilitated Work Progress • Monitored Regular Visits • Provided weekly reports • Provided store room for
construction materials • Guarded the materials. • Participated in all related
delivery process.
Outcomes of Southern Recovery . 10,073 Students & 1,160 teachers benefited from the school rehab (Abyan) . 18,503 Students and 851 teachers benefited (Sana’a, Aden, Taiz) . 30,000 students are benifiting from students desks in vacated schools in Aden & Lahj.
Reopened
• Restaurants • Transportation • Motels • Water Supply • Communication • Shops
Indirect Outcomes
Abdo Aubali, “I was forced to leave my home during the conflict and live in another governorate, now I am back when I have heard about school rehabilitation to come back selling to feed my family”. Feb.13.13
(Success stories)
Grade 9 student in Abyan, finally back to school,” Just now I could attend the school with my friends , No destroyed classrooms, or ceilings, no
ugly scary slogans in the walls” Feb.13.13
Before After
Before After
Backpack Students desks
Backpacks in Al Hudiydah gov.Sep.12
Water Filters & Water tanks
Lesson Learnt
• Understanding the Context • Rehabilitating School Revived Community • Involve the Community
Plans for coming stages
.. To do research study by the end of the school academic year,
research will involve kid, parents, teacher, officials and community
References: Amnesty International. (2012). Conflict in Yemen, Abyan’s Darkest Hour. (2012). London Human Rights Watch. (2012) Classrooms in the Crosshairs, Military Use of Schools in Yemen’s Capital. USA
Thank you!