DOHA, May 3, 2015 (WAFA) – During
a series of meetings which took place in Doha this week, Education Above All’s
Al Fakhoora program, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have agreed on the implementation of
joint education, reconstruction and psychosocial support projects in Gaza.
The projects will focus on damages occurred in
Gaza during last summer’s Israeli aggression.
UNDP and UNICEF have come to
Doha to present their work packages to Al Fakhoora, after which the
implementation of the projects will take place, said the two organizations in a
statement.
The purpose of the meetings and workshops was
determine in detail the milestones of the projects’ implementation and agree on
the monitoring and evaluation processes.
UNDP said it will respond to
the current deficit of classrooms in Gaza, focusing on the reconstruction of
educational facilities working closely with UNICEF, which will provide guidance
on ensuring that the facilities are inclusive, child-friendly learning
environments.
The projects will also
strengthen child protection systems to provide psychosocial support to
children, and will enhance adolescents’ social entrepreneurship skills, so that
they can become active agents of change in their communities.
In November 2014, the Qatar
Development Fund donated $40 million from to support Education Above All’s Al
Fakhoora program. Al Fakhoora also signed agreements with UNDP, UNICEF and UNWRA
in February 2015 in Doha.
M.N./T.R.
