Education for All
El-Sharifa Fatima Fund continues its humanitarian efforts to
help underprivileged Children in Iraq. In a gesture of support
for the Iraqi children, RASIT's Executive Director HRH
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite visited underprivileged
families in various parts of Baghdad, and distributed to
children aged between 6 - 10 years. The total number was
2500 school bags in year 2009; 10,000 school bags in 2010;
and 20,000 scholl bags in 2011. Every school bag contains
all the required materials and books for the school year.
help underprivileged Children in Iraq. In a gesture of support
for the Iraqi children, RASIT's Executive Director HRH
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite visited underprivileged
families in various parts of Baghdad, and distributed to
children aged between 6 - 10 years. The total number was
2500 school bags in year 2009; 10,000 school bags in 2010;
and 20,000 scholl bags in 2011. Every school bag contains
all the required materials and books for the school year.
In Our Eyes
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite - The Executive Director of
RASIT, and during her field trips to various provinces in Iraq
said: “economic and social factors of the Iraqi family have a
significant impact on children and schooling. Many families can
not provide the most basic needs for their children such as
school bags, books, notebooks and pens… A large number of
children working to help their families. " Dr El-Hashemite
continues: "Also the security situation and the transportation to
and from school is one of the important problems facing
children in Iraq.. many of the children walk long distances on
foot to get to school.. this is in addition that most of the schools
need rehabilitation of both buildings and services such as
water, electricity and sanitation facilities, furniture and
classrooms. There is also a shortage of teaching materials
such as school books and tools necessary including the special
classes for practical and scientific education and libraries. The
situation in the villages and provinces is worse than Baghdad”.
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite stressed on the need to take
an urgent action to promote and encourage the enrollment of
children in schools. This has to include providing transportation
to schools and improve the level and quality of education
through improving educational curricula and the provision of
textbooks and accessories, and rehabilitation of school
buildings and public facilities with an emphasis on children’s
health, including psychological and physical health. A moral
support in Iraq is very essential to encourage families enroll
their children in schools.
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite - The Executive Director of
RASIT, and during her field trips to various provinces in Iraq
said: “economic and social factors of the Iraqi family have a
significant impact on children and schooling. Many families can
not provide the most basic needs for their children such as
school bags, books, notebooks and pens… A large number of
children working to help their families. " Dr El-Hashemite
continues: "Also the security situation and the transportation to
and from school is one of the important problems facing
children in Iraq.. many of the children walk long distances on
foot to get to school.. this is in addition that most of the schools
need rehabilitation of both buildings and services such as
water, electricity and sanitation facilities, furniture and
classrooms. There is also a shortage of teaching materials
such as school books and tools necessary including the special
classes for practical and scientific education and libraries. The
situation in the villages and provinces is worse than Baghdad”.
Princess Dr Nisreen El-Hashemite stressed on the need to take
an urgent action to promote and encourage the enrollment of
children in schools. This has to include providing transportation
to schools and improve the level and quality of education
through improving educational curricula and the provision of
textbooks and accessories, and rehabilitation of school
buildings and public facilities with an emphasis on children’s
health, including psychological and physical health. A moral
support in Iraq is very essential to encourage families enroll
their children in schools.
Education Situation in Iraq
Before 1991, the education system in Iraq before 1991, was one of the best systems in the region where the enrollment rate among
children in primary education was 100%, and the proportion of illiteracy among men and women was the least in the region.
However, since the Gulf War in 1991 and the subsequent economic sanctions that put Iraq in isolation from the outside world, which
was followed by the 2003 war, and the subsequent instability in Iraq due to terrorism and killing of civilians, the number of widows
and orphans and the underprivileged people has increased dramatically, leading to a significant decrease in the percentage of Iraqi
children enrolled in school. According to UNESCO reports less than 40% of Iraqi children join schools.
The main reason why Iraqi children and youth do not enjoy their right to education is poverty, which leads parents to drive children,
especially boys, into the workforce. Most families cannot afford the basic requirements for elementary school and transportation. For
example, the UNICEF indicated in its report that “among extremely poor districts, a quarter of students under 15 dropped out of school
compared to just over a tenth in better off districts. The reasons given were that families could no longer afford costs; schools were too
far away; and some children were sent to work to supplement household incomes…. Overall, the above data help to explain a
deteriorating national literacy rate that may be as low as 74%, with a female literacy rate of around 64% in a country that was on the
way to eradicating illiteracy in the 1980s, especially for women.”
Before 1991, the education system in Iraq before 1991, was one of the best systems in the region where the enrollment rate among
children in primary education was 100%, and the proportion of illiteracy among men and women was the least in the region.
However, since the Gulf War in 1991 and the subsequent economic sanctions that put Iraq in isolation from the outside world, which
was followed by the 2003 war, and the subsequent instability in Iraq due to terrorism and killing of civilians, the number of widows
and orphans and the underprivileged people has increased dramatically, leading to a significant decrease in the percentage of Iraqi
children enrolled in school. According to UNESCO reports less than 40% of Iraqi children join schools.
The main reason why Iraqi children and youth do not enjoy their right to education is poverty, which leads parents to drive children,
especially boys, into the workforce. Most families cannot afford the basic requirements for elementary school and transportation. For
example, the UNICEF indicated in its report that “among extremely poor districts, a quarter of students under 15 dropped out of school
compared to just over a tenth in better off districts. The reasons given were that families could no longer afford costs; schools were too
far away; and some children were sent to work to supplement household incomes…. Overall, the above data help to explain a
deteriorating national literacy rate that may be as low as 74%, with a female literacy rate of around 64% in a country that was on the
way to eradicating illiteracy in the 1980s, especially for women.”
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