Aleppo Governorate, in cooperation with the Directorate of Education and in partnership with "Creative" company, organized a dialogue session addressing the state of the education sector in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyya neighborhoods, highlighting its key needs and the challenges facing the educational process, as part of the "Enhancing Recovery and Stability in Aleppo Governorate" project.
The session was held at the Cultural Forum in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, with participation from representatives of relevant parties in the educational sector and the local community, aiming to enhance community participation in identifying priorities and proposing suggestions that contribute to improving the school environment and supporting the stability of the educational process in the two areas.
Shortage of ready school buildings
Ahmed Abdul Qader, head of the Educational Rehabilitation and Training Department at the Directorate of Education and Teaching, clarified that the most prominent field challenges consist of the shortage of ready school buildings due to damage and destruction suffered, coinciding with the increasing number of students returning to the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyya neighborhoods. He pointed out that the directorate is making strenuous efforts to repair and fully rehabilitate schools.
Abdul Qader explained that directives from the Ministry of Education and the Aleppo Education Directorate emphasize guaranteeing the right to education for all students without exception, noting that an alternative plan was adopted which included activating the second shift to accommodate all registered students despite classroom overcrowding. He highlighted official attention to meeting the requirements for teaching the Kurdish language, pointing out the adoption and opening of a special Kurdish language section during the current year at the Intermediate Institute for Preparing Teachers and Educators.
Identifying field obstacles and following them up
For his part, Hitham Al-Alou, director of the "Enhancing Recovery and Stability" project, clarified that the dialogue session focused on identifying field obstacles and following them up, conveying an accurate picture of them to the relevant directorates. He explained that the event relied on interactive questionnaires to identify the most prominent problems and collect suggestions and possible solutions to be submitted to the Directorate of Education and Teaching and follow up their implementation on the ground.
Discussions addressed the file of integrating teachers
For his part, Hamoud Kiari, head of the Second Bloc in Aleppo city, indicated that the session brought together school administrations and teachers to discuss the state of education and ways to improve it. He explained that the discussions addressed the file of integrating teachers in coordination with the Ministry of Education and its directorate in Aleppo, along with examining the situation of approximately 4,000 students who received education in Kurdish in reading and writing only over the past ten years.
Accelerating the resolution of the educational staff integration file
For her part, Zahida Rashid, spokesperson for the Integration Committee in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyya neighborhoods, called for accelerating the resolution of the file of integrating educational staff in the two neighborhoods in coordination with the Ministry of Administrative Development, and facilitating the accommodation of incoming students who lack identity documents or official academic sequences. She emphasized that the outcomes of the dialogue represent an important step in highlighting the urgent demands in the two neighborhoods and working to find sustainable solutions for them.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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