Creating prospects for the young generation through education

Project description

Title: Quality of Education Improvement Programme in Yemen III
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Country: Yemen
Overall term: 2021 to 2023

Context

As a result of the war, Yemen has since 2015 faced serious political, economic and social problems that have led to the worst humanitarian crisis of current times. The country is fragmented politically and administratively, which is hindering the provision of social services, such as education.

War-related damage to the education infrastructure, the requisition of schools for other purposes and attacks on school staff have seriously disrupted primary and secondary school education. More than eight million school-age children require educational support and three-quarters of teachers receive no regular wage.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further exacerbated the situation and prevented some 2 million children from attending school. Children in rural areas, girls, internally displaced people and other vulnerable groups are especially affected. Nevertheless, a transitional, nationwide education plan has been drawn up, and the project is helping to implement it.

Objective

Despite the continuing crisis, the Yemeni educational establishments are able to provide quality education for girls and boys.

Approach

The project is strengthening the institutional and organisational skills of the educational institutions to ensure quality education during the crisis.

To this end, it is acting in the following areas:

1. Training employees of centralised and decentralised education authorities in educational planning, educational management in crisis situations, and coordination.
2. Promoting school development, including the participation of communities, psychosocial educational support and education for girls.
3. Offering part-time academic qualification programmes for teachers (school grades 1 to 3) as well as for school principals and school supervisors.
4. It provides school meals at three schools in Aden and improves sanitary and hygiene conditions in the remaining schools through low-threshold rehabilitation and needs-based procurement.

Last update: June 2023