EUROPEAN UNION

The EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis

الصندوق االستئماني األوروبي ‘مدد‘

Project Factsheet EU Support to Construct Ten Schools in

OBJECTIVE BUDGET The overall objective of this project is to assist the Ministry of Education in responding EUR 39.5 million to the needs of children and youth impacted by the Syrian crisis. Specifically: START DATE • Increase access to inclusive and child-friendly quality primary and secondary education for children in Jordan, including both refugee and host community 06/11/2018 children. • Increase the implementation and management capabilities of the Ministry of DURATION Education and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing and to increase the 60 months capacities of the school managements in the effective, efficient and sustainable operation of schools.

EXPECTED RESULTS BENEFICIARIES • Access to inclusive and child-friendly quality primary and secondary 6,800 education for children in Jordan including both refugee and host Syrian refugee and community children has been increased. host community • The implementation and management capacity of MoE and children MoPWH as well as the capacities of the school managements in the effective, efficient and sustainable operation of schools have been increased.

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER PROJECT LOCATIONS

SYRIA JORDAN LEBANON Governorate Governorate Governorate Governorate JORDAN

OUR IMPACT OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES The overall development objective (impact) The Action comprises the construction and of the Action is to assist MoE in responding to equipment of ten primary and secondary schools the needs of children and youth impacted by in Jordan as well as accompanying consultancy the Syrian crisis as identified in the JRP, more services. Besides regular classrooms, the specifically in responding to the sector specific new schools will have laboratories, libraries, objective “Expanding Access to Formal Education computer rooms, administration rooms, a in Host Communities”. The wider impact of the multi- purpose hall, a kindergarten and gender- Action shall be achieved through the adoption sensitive sanitation facilities. In addition, of the “Schools of the 21st Century” concept shaded playground areas will be ensured in the as a guiding principle for school construction in schoolyards. The Action comprises a turnkey Jordan. delivery of the new facilities, i.e. when handed over to MoE, the facilities are fully functional. School designs and equipment shall be Specific objective 1 modern and shall incorporate ICT components Increase access to inclusive and child-friendly to an appropriate extent. The provision of quality primary and secondary education for teaching and learning materials lies within the children in Jordan, including both refugee and responsibility of MoE. There are many factors host community children. that are considered in the design phase, such as location, orientation, environment standard, design principles and guidelines as well as Specific objective 2 students with special needs. Increase the implementation and management capacities of both MoE and MoPWH, and BENEFICIARIES to increase the capacities of the school managements in the effective, efficient and The target group of the Action consists of both sustainable operation of schools. refugee and host community children living in communities with a particularly high share of Syrian refugees.

THE TRUST FUND: https://ec.europa.eu/trustfund-syria-region/