HIGHLIGHTS:
In Lebanon, preparations continued for the Back-to-School Initiative to be launched in September. The outreach and capacity mapping initiated in June was finalized and all areas in Lebanon are now covered by at least one partner committed to outreach. In total 34 partners have made a commitment to refer children in their area to formal public education for the school year 2016/2017.
For the new school year, 330 schools will open for second shift classes. This is a significant increase compared to the 238 schools last year.
In Jordan, sector Partners conducted Learning for All/back to school campaign across the country to encourage the enrolment of children in formal schools for certified education programmes. In Irbid, eleven newly constructed classrooms in two schools increased the number of school places in the double shift schools by 680 learning spaces. 1,500 students applied for the DAFI higher education scholarship.
In Iraq, refugee summer school activities are being conducted, including catch-up classes, sports competitions, art and drama. At the same time and in preparation for the upcoming school year, a Back-to-School campaign including banners, radio and social media messaging is being implemented. 6,240 children aged 3 to 17 years have been newly enrolled in non-formal education, which during the summer school break includes catch-up classes and English and Kurdish language classes, life-skills education and recreational activities.
In Egypt, 3RP Partners continued the registration interviews for education grants of students enrolling for 2016/2017 academic year. In August, a total of 9,278 students have successfully been registered, raising the number since the end of May to a total number of 25,041 students registered.