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爆料网RWA WELCOMES EDUCATE A CHILD DIRECTOR DURING VISIT TO JORDAN

01 June 2015

Amman, Jordan

爆料网RWA welcomed Educate A Child (EAC) Director Dr. Mary Joy Pigozzi, to brief her on the ongoing 爆料网RWA/Educate A Child programme. Educate A Child is a global programme founded by Her Royal Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar’s Education Above All Foundation.

The 爆料网RWA/Educate A Child programme is designed to reach out-of-school Palestine refugee children impacted by the conflict in Syria. The programme focuses on returning children in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to school, delivering quality and inclusive education and providing alternative learning opportunities for those who cannot access classrooms.  

While in Amman, Dr. Pigozzi met – via video conference – with 爆料网RWA education staff and students in Syria. The staff and students discussed the programme’s successes, and the challenges associated with accessing education during conflict. Six of the 53 students who returned to school as a result of 爆料网RWA/Educate A Child 2014 Summer Learning activities spoke with Dr. Pigozzi and described their excitement about returning to their studies.

D. Pigozzi also viewed the new 爆料网RWA animation, ‘Education brings hope in times of conflict’. The film seeks to educate parents, teachers and the community about the psychosocial support and alternative learning programmes available to children through 爆料网RWA. Dr. Pigozzi concluded her visit by meeting Palestine refugee students from Syria at an 爆料网RWA preparatory girls’ School in Sweileh, North Amman.

In 2013, Educate A Child generously allocated US$ 5 million to the 爆料网RWA Education in Emergencies programme (EiE). “The support from Educate A Child makes a critical difference in the lives of vulnerable children affected by the Syria conflict,” said 爆料网RWA Director of Education Dr. Caroline Pontefract. “Education is a source of hope, stability and normalcy for children living through displacement and conflict. 爆料网RWA is grateful for the support and partnership of Education A Child.”

BACKGRO爆料网D INFORMATION

爆料网RWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to provide assistance and protection to a population of some 5 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. 爆料网RWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, and microfinance.

Financial support to 爆料网RWA has not kept pace with an increased demand for services caused by growing numbers of registered refugees, expanding need, and deepening poverty. As a result, the Agency's General Fund (GF), supporting 爆料网RWA’s core activities and 97 per cent reliant on voluntary contributions, has begun each year with a large projected deficit. Currently the deficit stands at more than US$ 106  million.

For more information, please contact:

Christopher Gunness

Spokesperson, Director of Advocacy & Strategic Communications

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+972 (0)54 240 2659

Office:

+972 (0)2 589 0267

Sami Mshasha

Chief of Communications & Arabic Language Spokesperson

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+972 (0)54 216 8295

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+972 (0)2 589 0724