2019 oPt Emergency Appeal - Gaza - Education in Emergencies

It is estimated that 80 per cent of the 278,938 students (143,973 males and 134,965 females) at UNRWA schools in Gaza require assistance in overcoming a variety of challenges, including poverty, additional learning needs, access restrictions and electricity shortages at home. Recurrent hostilities and the blockade continue to have a negative impact on the learning environment for Palestine refugee children in Gaza. In addition to continued EiE interventions across all schools in Gaza, UNRWA will: (i) through the recruitment and training of 1,000 additional teachers and the provision of remedial materials, assist 68,007 students in grades 3 and 4 (32,648 females and 35,359 males) who are struggling to meet minimum academic standards in Arabic and mathematics; and (ii) ensure that all children have access to basic school and learning materials through the distribution of back-to-school materials and stationery.