SUDAN EDUCATION SECTOR FACT SHEET MARCH 2014

2.7 million children aged between 3-18 years are in need of

lifesaving education in .

WHAT? HUMANITARIAN FOCUS

 In 2013, more than 55,000 children were  Ensure access to 175,000 emergency-affected affected by new displacement, while a further children in basic schools, through the provision of 140,000 children of primary school age were safe temporary learning spaces with gender affected by flooding. sensitive latrines and water sanitation facilities.  There are some 45,000 refugees from South  Provide learning and recreational opportunities to Sudan who have fled to Sudan. Some 10,000 400,000 children including 200,000 girls through of these people are children of school age who the procurement and distribution of emergency have no access or limited access to education.1 teaching, recreational and learning materials (school in a box, recreation kits, plastic tarpaulin,  Over 461,000 children across are out of and plastic sitting mats etc.). school - 61% of whom are girls who have never attended school.2  Organize teacher training to 5,000 teachers on education in emergencies, psychosocial support  Education facilities are often overcrowded and pedagogy and how to improve access and lack proper water and sanitation. In Darfur alone protection for boys and girls. 73-77% of schools do not have proper sanitation facilities.  Mobilize the community’s support for education initiatives by providing school meals to 826,100 of  A lack of investment and humanitarian funding the most vulnerable children. hampers education response in emergency contexts.  Sustain access to education by providing school meals to 826,000 of the most vulnerable children.

% of Primary Out of School Children % Out of  Support 200 schools as they look to incorporate School Girls risk reduction strategies into their 80 % Out of education/school plans. School Boys 60 40

20 . 0

* Source: Education Statistics Book 2010-2011

1 5th March 2014, Interagency Appeal for the South Sudanese Refugee Emergency 2 2013 – 2019: Developing Darfur: A recovery and reconstruction strategy

FROM THE FIELD Within a short time, they were SECTOR INFORMATION both admitted to Salam 48, one Government lead: Ministry of Displaced by conflict, of the camp’s 26 primary schools. Education (MoE) children from Darfur continue their education. “We feel safe here”, says Lead Agency: United Nations November 2013, Zam Zam, Zahara, seated with her brother Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children in the yard of their school. “It is a good school”, her brother It has been six months now adds, his voice clear, his face Partners: 34 since Zahara (16) and Baha solemn. “Life here is good. But Beneficiaries: (12) came to Zam Zam, a camp we had to leave our home.” for internally displaced people in  826,100 children and youth North Darfur.  5,000 teachers  3,500 parent teacher That was when their parents association members decided to send them away, fearing that their children would Funds requested: $65,555,293 not survive the next attack on their village. Relatives brought Contacts: the siblings to Zamzam and Jumma Khan (UNICEF) made sure they got to continue [email protected] the education they had begun back home in ’s Wigdam Adam (Save the children) Marrah Mountains. [email protected]

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