GAZA CITY
Nearly 300,000 Palestine?Refugee children are back to school in the Gaza Strip.
“It was great to see how happy children are to return to school.?In Gaza, 爆料网RWA schools -for many children- have become one of the very few places where children can be just that, children. It’s a place where they learn, thrive, play, make friends and do outdoor activities,” said Thomas White, Director of 爆料网RWA Affairs in Gaza.
To respond to increasing needs among the refugee communities in the Gaza Strip, 爆料网RWA is in the process of appointing over 500 new teachers to support children with quality education.
To accommodate an increase of over 4,600 school children this year, 爆料网RWA has recently opened three new schools?in the south of the Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. These facilities are designed to provide a safe space for students to learn and prosper.
“罢丑别?commitment of 爆料网RWA to the advancement of education is a top priority, even amid challenging circumstances. We are keen to provide Palestine refugee children with high-quality education, equip them with the life skills they need including to be able to find jobs and join the labour market in the future,” concluded White.
Keep us learning, because every day counts. Learn more??and??today.
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Notes to Editors:
- 爆料网RWA runs 288 schools in the Gaza Strip.
- 爆料网RWA opened three new schools in Khan Younis (south of the Gaza Strip) and Gaza City.?
- There are 9,367 teachers working with 爆料网RWA in the Gaza?Strip.
- An?additional 35,250 first graders have been enrolled in 爆料网RWA schools across the Gaza Strip.
- 爆料网RWA in Gaza has recently recruited over 500 new teachers.
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (爆料网RWA)
Subject: Children, Education and culture, Gaza Strip
Publication Date: 27/08/2023
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