The educational system in Yemen has suffered a significant deterioration in the past decades, but the ongoing war since March 2015 has constituted an additional chapter in the deterioration of this system.
3 million Yemeni children are not enrolled in school, and more than 8 million children in Yemen are in need of educational assistance, according to non-governmental organizations. Children deprived of education may be exposed to the risk of abuse, neglect, exploitation, and exit into the labor market without caring about the future and the cadres and competencies they need to advance.
My father is struggling to complete my education…and the school does not provide us with a good education.”
Tariq, 13 years old, a student in the sixth grade of primary school, talks about the level of education in his school, describing it as poor education… In Tariq’s school, conditions are very bad regarding the classrooms, as they are overcrowded with students, and according to international statistics, there are 2,916 schools that were destroyed (at least one in every 4 schools) or It was partially damaged, and all students agree on several problems, including the lack of textbooks, and the addition of monthly fees to parents (as a community contribution). This is another blow for parents who suffer greatly to provide a living… especially parents who have more than one child who needs education, and their number may reach For seven or more, all of them need education.
I don’t like being in school… I can’t understand… and I don’t enjoy it.”
Omar, 14 years old, studies in the same class with Tariq. He confirms that many teachers do not teach well, and this is likely due to the lack of permanent salaries, and the teachers do not care in any way about the students and their level of academic performance, and many students do not respect their teachers because they pay monthly fees.
“Happy today with my new bag….thanks.”
Zainab, 10 years old, studying in the third grade, was happy to receive a new school bag from the Haidara Foundation for Peace and Human Development while distributing bags to students from the most needy families.
The Haidara Foundation, along with its subsidiary UHF, worked to support the field of education through several projects such as printing the textbook, distributing and distributing school bags with all their supplies, in addition to school meals for male and female students.
Activating school awareness campaigns, whether health or social.
In order to achieve the maximum benefit from education, we exert our best efforts and hope that organizations and institutions will contribute to the development of the educational field * Science is the basis of renaissance for the future of peoples *
