Education
Gaza dreams: top marks and bananas
Najwah Al Smairi, one of the brightest in her class, goes to school just metres from Gaza’s heavily guarded perimeter but failure, not violence, is the fear she talks about most.
Six months without pay sparks teachers’ strike in Gaza and West Bank
Just days into the start of the new school term most schools in Gaza are closed due to a strike by government workers, including teachers, who haven’t been paid for six months.
Students face challenges as new school year begins in Gaza and the West Bank
NEW YORK, 1 September 2006 – Ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza is threatening to disrupt the new school term as more than 1.6 million children prepare to return to classes.
Teachers rule a line
Unpaid Palestinian teachers, many of whom cannot afford to educate their own children, are prepared to strike indefinitely starting on the first day of the new school term.
Young Palestinians take on violence in schools
Take 30 Palestinian students; put them in a bright, airy classroom for a week during their summer holidays; train them to run an advocacy campaign – and what do they say?
Schools shelter Palestinian families displaced by violence in Gaza
NEW YORK, USA, 22 August 2006 – The Preparatory School for Boys in Rafah, southern Gaza, has become a temporary home for nearly 50 Palestinian families affected by ongoing hostilities
International blockades threaten Palestinian schools
Palestinian parents are huddling on street corners, in cafes and in mosques and talking nervously about the looming crisis in their children’s education.
Summer Music, drama and arts clubs in Nablus
Nablus – 23 July 2006 The Palestinian school year has finished but that’s not why Hamdi, Leeza and Rouschan are rejoicing. They’re happy because they’re working hard in the Middle Eastern heat.
Bussing teachers made a difference in the lives of thousand teachers
Gaza Strip – 24 June 2006. Mona Buhaisi is one of thousand teachers who have been bussed from various areas in the Gaza Strip to Gaza City to participate in correcting the Tawjihi exam.
Life is different
Al-Mawasi, GAZA, May 2006 - Life has changed dramatically for 14-year-old Zainab since the Gaza disengagement in August last year.
Sports for Development Breaks Barriers
Najwah Al Smairi, one of the brightest in her class, goes to school just metres from Gaza’s heavily guarded perimeter but failure, not violence, is the fear she talks about most.
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Najwah Al Smairi, one of the brightest in her class, goes to school just metres from Gaza’s heavily guarded perimeter but failure, not violence, is the fear she talks about most.
Sports Changes Adolescent Girls
Jenin – occupied Palestinian territory, 20 April 2006. Marah, a 15 year old girl from Jenin had nothing to do other than attend school, study and help her mother with the daily chores at home.
Sara’s dream
A 10-year-old attends Al-Faiha’a girls’ school in a heavily-militarized area of Hebron known as H2.
Remedial education helps millions of Palestinian children
AZZUNE ATMA -- The remote northern West Bank community of Azzun Atma is home to 1,000 Palestinians, many of them children. There is only one school to service the close to 400 students from the village and surrounding area.
Little Red Riding Hood
Nablus- In a very poor neighborhood in the old city, in a tall tiny shabby building, sounds of children’s laughter can be heard as we walked up the 50 steep steps leading to the main hall of the Children’s Center.
After School Activities Supported by UNICEF
At the children’s national music club in Sameer sa’ed Al-Deen School in the West Bank town of Nablus, two children were playing the piano together, showing a keen sense in what they are playing.
Happy to be Going Back to School
For 12-year-old Sahl, riding a bicycle to school is a dream come true. Sahl lives in Aba’a which is a small picturesque village near Jenin. The vast majority of the 400 or so residents are kids below the age of 18.
When Being Tiny is Lucky
Since the beginning of the school year in September 2004, Issa is no longer leading a normal life. Issa, an 11-year old boy from Izzariyeh, a village east of Jerusalem has to wake up earlier than usual to reach his school by bypassing the barrier
Green, Amber, Red: Student Road-Safety Teams in oPt
On a Monday morning, 30 professionals from various ministries, district offices and non-governmental organizations were seated in a training hall around a U shaped table discussing road-traffic safety measures in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).
Internet Chatting: An Education Without Borders
Iyad and Nadine, two Palestinian school children, participate in an internet chat on violence in schools with other school children from various Arab countries.
Remedial Worksheets Make up for Lost School Days in Hebron
“This project started in Hebron 3 years ago and we are very proud that it got expanded all over Palestine,” said schoolteacher Ms. Ikram, referring to the Remedial Education project provided by UNICEF
Music is a Dream Come True
For Mohammed, playing the Oud is a dream come true. “I love music and enjoy playing the Oud."
Making a Difference With Remedial Education
Ten-year-old Inas describes how remedial education as helped her make up lost time at school because of closures.
Seeking an education in the occupied Palestinian territory
Many children are denied their right to education in oPt
Summer Camps contribute to children's education in oPt
In 2004, UNICEF supported more than 100 summer camps in oPt, bringing recreational and play activities to some 17,000 boys and girls.
