Campaign
UNICEF helps children catch up on their learning through summer classes
poster UNICEF continues to support children’s right to education in Syria. This summer, UNICEF, with NGO partners, is reaching children above the age of 15 with supportive classes during the summer. The classes will enable the children to make up for missed learning and sit for their Grade 9 national exam. Below is a list of UNICEF -supported…
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Dreaming of a better future
May 2022, Quneitra, south Syria –, “While other children went to school, I was herding sheep,” said Ahmad, 13, from Qseibeh village in Quneitra, south Syria, talking about how things used to be. Two years ago, he took on a responsibility beyond his years to support his family. Mohammad, Ahmad’s father, worked as a...
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‘Back to Learning’ campaign targets children in Aleppo
As schools reopened their doors to receive students for the new academic year in Syria, UNICEF launched its ‘Back to Learning’ (BTL) campaign across the country, promoting children’s return to education and encouraging caregivers of out-of-school children to enroll their kids back in schools. Woman talking to girl at home door UNICEF-supported…
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A Quest for Learning; Mohammad’s story
Children are often forced into hazardous labour, including operating heavy machinery in factories and workshops, blacksmithing, carpentry, scavenging through garbage for waste that can be sold and working on the streets. Like thousands of children across Syria, Mohammad’s life changed with his father’s passing ba...