Secondary Education Stream

UNICEF Jordan

UNICEF Jordan

“Saddam, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee fled to Jordan with his family at the beginning of the conflict, the situation forced Saddam to drop-out of school to work and support his family. He works alongside his father in a metal workshop. Saddam continued to carry the dream of having an education, “I now go to this UNICEF Makani centre, even though my home is far, the bus brings me here, so that I can learn.” Every day, Saddam and some of the children in his neighbourhood board a UNICEF bus and make the journey to the nearest Makani centre to access learning support, child protection, life skills and other services. “My goal is to succeed and evolve,” he says, recognizing the limitation of being out-of-school. “In the centre, I learn Arabic, English and Math, and activities in the life skills sessions.” Saddam explains that his day begins at 6:00 AM and ends at around 1:00 PM, after which he attends lessons at the Makani centre.​”

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Unite Lebanon Youth Project, Lebanon

Unite Lebanon Youth Project, Lebanon

“Maryam Dabdoub discovered her passion for teaching through one of her previous professors during her undergraduate degree, where she was studying on a scholarship at AUB. After graduation, she faced unemployment for a couple of years. She then applied to ULYP and was one of 67 students who was awarded a higher diploma. Through her education, she was able to realize her own dreams and hopes to inspire the next generation.

“What I’ve learned through the scholarship is to never underestimate or label anyone. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund who gave me the opportunity to pursue my passion and earn a higher teaching diploma at AUB. I would like to one day be able to help other students like me, achieve their ambitions through education and to not only have the key to their future, but to own the key. When I reflect on my younger years, I did not know if I had the financial ability to pursue higher education. Today, I graduated with a higher teaching diploma and already received 3 job offers. I am determined to help refugees in my community reach their potentials”

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Emirates Red Crescent United Arab Emirates

Emirates Red Crescent United Arab Emirates

“My children used to see the school bus picking up students in our neighbourhood every morning and they used to feel sad”, said Mrs Heba Al Sthtiwi, a mother of 3. “The support of enrolling our children in school has been vital for us and we are extremely grateful for this opportunity that provides our children with education; the most precious gift of all. My eldest son wants to be a cardiologist, my daughter was upset at previously missing 1 year of schooling, she now is so happy back at school, she loves Arabic and has made new friends, going back to school changed her whole morale and outlook on life.“

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Leen Jaradi – ULYP – AUB Student

Leen Jaradi

ULYP – AUB Student​

“I believe education is one of the main building blocks of any community to move forward. Our community was shaken by war, instability, and tension. We need education to be able to move forward. It is not just about graduating with a degree; it shapes our personality and shapes who we are. Refugees need this door opener, they need to get out of the mentality that they cannot achieve, that they cannot reach their goals, just because they are labelled as refugees”. I look up to HE Abdul Aziz Al Ghuriar, he provided a golden opportunity to so many smart young refugees. He taught me the power of giving back. I would like to one day be able to pass it forward, to provide disadvantaged people with the gift of education.

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Non-Formal Education Expansion and Enrichment - Questscope

Non-Formal Education Expansion and Enrichment – Questscope

About Questscope

Questscope is an international non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 1988 with the goal of putting the last, first. The mission of Questscope is to partner with vulnerable women, youth, and marginalized communities to foster social development and create pathways for change, growth and development.

To do this, QS focuses on three areas: Trauma Recovery, Empowerment, and Economic Inclusion.

Non-Formal Education Expansion and Enrichment - Questscope

Program Description

Non-Formal Education (NFE) Expansion is a one-year project to introduce online learning management system to increase outreach and to allow more learners access to the NFE program in Jordan. This project targets more than 6,000 of the out of school (OOS) learners, grades 1-10, whereby these OOS learners from refugees and vulnerable communities in Jordan will have the knowledge, skills, and certification needed to enroll in higher education or vocational training.

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Secondary Education Access – Madrasati

Secondary Education Access – Madrasati

About Madrasati

Madrasati means ‘my school’ in Arabic. Madrasati initiative was launched by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, to improve the physical and educational environment of Jordan’s most neglected public schools.

Madrasati has served 830 Jordanian public schools run by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and identified as the most underperforming and most in need of renovation and assistance in educational development. Madrasati has reached 360,000 students, 17,000 teachers, and 800 volunteers across the 12 governorates of Jordan.

Secondary Education Access – Madrasati

Program Description

Secondary Education Access is a one-year program that provides remedial education and career guidance for high-risk vulnerable students from refugees and Jordanian households in double shifted schools (grades 8-12) to increase their academic motivation and develop career aspirations to complete secondary education and pursue further education and training. This program aims to support more than 1,400 students in 10 public school in Jordan.

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Education Support Program – MMKN

Education Support Program – MMKN

About MMKM

MMKN is a grass-roots non-governmental organization that was established in 2010 and is driven by its model: Volunteering + Education = Empowerment. MMKN has consistently delivered a strong impact in many local and refugee communities, with a focus on vulnerable students through its largest program: the MMKN Education Programs targeting all students in the third cycle across Lebanon.

 

Education Support Program – MMKN

Program Description

The Education Support Program which supported more than 3,000 students is a two-year education program for vulnerable students at public schools in grades 8 and 9 in Lebanon who are at high risk of dropping out due to language barrier to empower them to continue in an educational path through the adopted French/ Arabic manuals and volunteer driven remedial program and the practical and interactive workshops that utilizes (STEM) approach to emphasis relevance of academics learned.

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Young Empowered Syrians in Secondary (YESS) - LASeR

Young Empowered Syrians in Secondary (YESS) – LASeR

About LASeR

LASeR is a Lebanese non-profit Association for Scientific Research focusing on Higher Education and Youth Empowerment in Lebanon. LASeR serves Youth in Lebanon to get access to quality education. LASeR supported more than 2,200 students to pursue their Education in BA, MA and PhD.

 

Young Empowered Syrians in Secondary (YESS) - LASeR

Program Description

YESS is a two-year secondary preparatory program that targets 200 refugees from the ages of 15 – 17 in Tripoli Lebanon to provide students with academic support in Math, Science and English and enhance their leadership skills and prepare them for higher education and career paths.

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Digital Education – Discovery Education and War Child Holland Lebanon

Digital Education – Discovery Education and War Child Holland Lebanon

About ​Discovery Education ​​

Discovery Education is the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. Through its award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia resources, and the largest professional learning network of its kind, Discovery Education is transforming teaching and learning, creating immersive STEM experiences, and improving academic achievement around the globe. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 140 countries and territories. Explore the future of education at  www.DiscoveryEducation.com.

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About Program Description ​​

Over 6 months, Discovery Education and War Child worked in partnership to deliver extracurricular lessons to over 5,000 students in Grades 7 to 12 who were at risk of dropping out of education across five regions in Lebanon, with a focus on Math’s and Science. Over 200 teachers were recruited to deliver these lessons using Discovery Education’s digital learning platform, containing content aligned to the Lebanese curriculum standards, which both teachers and students had unlimited access to for the duration of the project.

The project was carried out over two consecutive cycles, with the objectives to:

  1. Increase the number of students accessing learning through the digital platform
  2. Provide an approach that was flexible
  3. Give access to engaging material that enabled independent learning
  4. Improve teacher confidence in using digital tools to deliver content
  5. Improve the academic and learning outcomes of students
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Supporting Non-Syrian Refugees – UNHCR

Supporting Non-Syrian Refugees – UNHCR

About UNHCR UN Agency for Refugees 

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people

Program Description  

Besides equipping children with the necessary academic skills to build their own lives, education allows refugee children to access a normal childhood and feel included within their community. In many cases, the most vulnerable refugee families are unable to afford the additional costs that come with education, often meaning that children either do not access education at all or must drop out. UNHCR supported around 700 non-Syrian refugee youth from the most vulnerable families to stay in school by helping them to cover the costs of education. Jordan hosts refugees from other Arab conflict affected countries; such as Iraq, Yemen, and Sudan, in addition to those from 52 other nationalities. (UNHCR Dec 2019).

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The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund is administered by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education (AGFE).

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For any General or Program enquiries:  refugeeeducation@alghurairfoundation.org

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