Storytelling

Schooling in an emergency

I hope the eyes of the world will be opened to what is going on here. And that the world will help,” he adds

NRC’s Better Learning Programme (BLP) is adapted to emergencies. We deliver psychosocial activities through the BLP which promotes children’s recovery from traumatic experiences and stress. The programme also supports children with sports and recreational activities contributing to healthy social connections and for their wellbeing. “Our school programme is designed to help children to get back some kind of normality in their lives,” explains Leju Dickens. “We want to give them something to think about other than war. We give them a type of ‘package’ that they can have with them when they return to normal school,” says Leju Dickens.

NRC’s Better Learning Programme (BLP) is adapted to emergencies. We deliver psychosocial activities through the BLP which promotes children’s recovery from traumatic experiences and stress. The programme also supports children with sports and recreational activities contributing to healthy social connections and for their wellbeing. “Our school programme is designed to help children to get back some kind of normality in their lives,” explains Leju Dickens. “We want to give them something to think about other than war. We give them a type of ‘package’ that they can have with them when they return to normal school,” says Leju Dickens.

NRC’s Better Learning Programme (BLP) is adapted to emergencies. We deliver psychosocial activities through the BLP which promotes children’s recovery from traumatic experiences and stress. The programme also supports children with sports and recreational activities contributing to healthy social connections and for their wellbeing. “Our school programme is designed to help children to get back some kind of normality in their lives,” explains Leju Dickens. “We want to give them something to think about other than war. We give them a type of ‘package’ that they can have with them when they return to normal school,” says Leju Dickens.

Schooling in an emergency

But after two or three weeks, Salwa said that she was getting bored: ‘It’s just the same songs every day. And there are no schoolbooks.’ She doesn’t go any longer. She says: ‘Mum, there is no proper school here. Why did you bring me here? Let’s go back to Rabak

What about school?

We really want to work as teachers, in this area, so we can earn money and send our children to school. But because we don’t have any documentation with us to prove our qualifications, we can’t get a job. And there’s no other work here either. I considered selling my mobile phone so we could afford to send our children to a school in a different town. But what about transport and school uniforms? We don’t have any money for that. Now I’ve sold my phone to get money for food