Completion of the assessment of all public schools in Jordan

As we announced on 25th Dec. 2014 that we have been under the process of assessingall public schools in Jordan since December, we completed this after four months in April.

According to the list from the Ministry of Education, the total number of the school was 3,658.However, our assessment found out that 23 schools dropped from the list, resulting in a total of 3,681 schools. To judge our result of the assessment, UNCEF made a surprise inspection, and concluded that 95% of the result was correct.

JEN has ran the project for Syrian refugee camps in Jordan at the same time as the project that accepted both the Syrian children and Jordanian children in the Jordanian host community.

The Ministry of Education in Jordan offers education opportunity for children who evacuated from Syria. They accepted these children in the public schools in Jordan. Because there is no end to the conflict in Syria which began 5 years ago, the number of the Syrian children in Jordanian public schools has been increasing. Therefore, the space of the schools and the capacity of the water & sanitation facilities in schools appear to be insufficient for accepting the increased number of the students. This is especially the case for the border districts with Syria and Amman district where the capital is located, more and more public schools began to have two shift systems of classes in the morning and in the afternoon to cover the increasing amount of students.
Furthermore, since families of Syrian refugees are suffering from the high prices in Jordan, those who move to country side from big cities are increasing. We can say that the burden of the Jordanian government and people who accept Syrian refugees are becoming heavier, but on the other hand, the Ministry of Education cannot catch up to grasp the needs of the public schools in Jordan entirely.

In order to implement assistance promptly, adequately and efficiently based on grasping the needs correctly, it is necessary to cooperate with related agencies such as the Jordanian government, UN and NGOs. We will share the report on the assessment with them, and through these processes, we will bring the assistance for the schools in all of Jordan.

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