Tag: education

Honouring our educators: UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day

06 October 2012

This year, UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day by highlighting the work of five teachers chosen from our 700 schools throughout the Middle East. These outstanding educators are an inspiration to their colleagues ...

West Bank teacher’s way with IT wows students

05 October 2012

UNRWA provides schooling to over 50,000 students in 99 schools in the West Bank, and has for the last three years been focused on a special plan to raise standards. UNRWA’s plan includes making the curriculum more targeted, teaching methods and remedial classes, and encouraging better community participation.

Jordan teacher puts principles into action

05 October 2012

UNRWA operates 172 schools in Jordan, providing nine years of basic education for more than 122,000 students and training more than 600 teachers each year. While UNRWA students test well above average in Jordan, there are no resources to create programming for special-needs students.

Refugees struggle to find space for sport in Lebanon

05 October 2012

In Lebanon, Palestinian refugee children and young people have restricted access to the public school system. As a result, UNRWA in Lebanon provides not only primary education but also secondary education and, to a lesser extent, supports access to university education through specific donor funding.

Gaza teachers inspire children against the odds

05 October 2012

The Gaza Strip is a difficult place to get an education. Amid a backdrop of violence, unemployment, and extreme poverty resulting from the ongoing Israeli blockade of the coastal enclave, the quality of children’s education in Gaza has declined in recent years.

UNRWA celebrates World Teachers’ Day

04 October 2012

On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2012, and under the theme “Taking a Stand for Teachers,” the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is launching two key programmes,

Regional Spanish government gives EUR 40,000 to food for schoolchildren

17 September 2012

For the third year running, the Spanish regional government of Aragón has donated EUR 40,000 to UNRWA’s school feeding programme, which provides a daily menu for up to 221,000 schoolchildren in the Gaza Strip.

Certificates of achievement awarded to Palestinian graduates whose studies were funded by an EU scholarship

09 September 2012

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the European Union today have awarded certificates of achievement to 51 Palestinian students who successfully completed their university studies thanks to a generous contribution by the European Union Scholarship Fund for Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon.

Gaza students graduate, but still face obstacles

07 September 2012

UNRWA training centres in Gaza prepare students with skills that allow them to succeed in their future careers, along with career guidance and job placements. However, the reality of life in Gaza is that opportunities will continue to be denied unless underlying realities are addressed.

Lack of funds for UNRWA schools forces children into rented schools in Jordan