EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT N UNICEF EDUCATION FIELD OFFICE & DOE DECEMBER 2017 - APRIL 2018 BACKGROUND

Hawija (captured by ISIL 2014 – 2017) Hawija, South-West of , is one of the biggest districts in consisting of 4 sub districts and 260 villages.

In 2013 activists and political parties called for conversion of Hawija from district to a governorate because of the large population and the area possesses the qualifications to become a province. EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT: ROAD MAP November 2017 UNICEF Education team trained DOE Kirkuk needs assessment teams (7 teams) on how to use the Kobo – collect App for the Education Needs Assessment in Hawija retaken area. December 2017 The assessment planned to be carried out in 2 phases: ✓Phase 1: to cover Abbasi, Al-Zab, Hawija sub districts; ✓Phase 2: to cover Riyadh, Rashad, Al-Multaqa, Dibis, sub districts. EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT: ROAD MAP

DoE list of schools in the retaken sub-districts in Kirkuk governorate:

No. Sub district District Number of school buildings

1 Hawija center Hawija 214 2 Riyadh Hawija 107 3 Abbasi Hawija 82 4 Al-Zab Hawija 84 5 Rashad Daquq 42 6 Al-Multaqa Kirkuk 25 (14 buildings demolished) 7 Dibis Dibis 16 (8 buildings demolished) 8 Daquq Daquq 52 9 Basheer Daquq 2 TOTAL 624 SCHOOL BUILDINGS EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT: ROAD MAP November – December 2017: Phase 1 of the assessment in Hawija started to cover 300 schools. 10 Nov. 2017 – 18 April. 2018 = 290 schools assessed

January 2018: The assessment was interrupted due to military operations and access issues – DoE Teams felt unsafe to continue EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT: SOME FIGURES & INFO Needs assessment plan: 300 schools # assessed schools: 290 schools (latest update 18th April)

Main challenges: Access/presence of armed actors in some school areas Main risks faced by children in or near school property:  Explosive hazards (9%);  Armed activities (5%). SNAPSHOT

255 schools fully functioning (88%); the total number of students is over 50,000 children (45% Girls); 48 school buildings operated in two shifts, and 3 school buildings in three shifts. 25 Schools that are not functioning: 4% because of the destruction and damage of property/materials;  3% not accessible and/or the under the control of armed actors ; 3.5% because of destruction of the school building as a result of fighting; 2.5% because of explosive hazards in or around the school. OTHER USES AND RISKS

 54 schools were used by ISIL for different purposes: 42 schools were mainly used as military bases by the so called Islamic state (ISIL) before the area was retaken  5 schools were also used as a storage of weapons/ammunition by ISIL  13 school was used for teaching and training of children by ISIL  1 school used as prison and interrogation center by ISIL  11 schools used as residency for ISIL members.  1 school used to collect money by ISIL

OTHER BARRIERS TO EDUCATION

1. Overcrowded classrooms (120 schools’ key informants) 2. WASH facilities not functioning (122 schools’ key informants) 3. Quality of teaching (57 schools’ key informants) 4. Distance to school (69 schools’ key informants) 5. Fear of violence on the school way (32 schools’ key informants) KEY INFORMANTS PRIORITIZE NEEDS:

1. Schools supplies (88%); 2. School rehabilitation/WASH facilities (89%); 3. Extension of the school with additional classrooms (42%); 4. PSS for teachers and children (28%).

Other needs include: Teacher trainings, community awareness on importance of education and Risk education, transportation for children and teachers.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PHASE 1 (1/2):

Support minor schools renovation, including provision of furniture; Support provision of prefab classrooms for school expansion; Coordinate with UNICEF WASH section/WASH cluster to enhance WASH facilities in 106 schools; Support DOE to find solutions with lack of education personnel/teaching staff; lack of textbooks, professional development and PSS for teachers; Provide Student kits and other education teaching and learning supplies (ongoing distribution for the operational schools; so far 32,378 boys and 22,233 girls have received education supplies from UNICEF); Provide teachers in-service trainings. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PHASE 1 (2/2):

Ensure Mine Risk Education is provided to students, teachers and communities; Continue coordination with MRM/CP on schools used by armed actors and MRE; Coordinate with CP to provide PSS in schools for both teachers and students in a systematic way; Provide PSS trainings and counselling for teachers and students; Ensure extra-curricular activities mainstreaming life skills; Organize awareness campaigns (Back to Learning; hygiene promotion, life skills).

Thank you

For more info, please, contact Maria Paradies ([email protected]) Omar Wahab ([email protected]) for data and Esin Ghafoor ([email protected]) for programme