2026 Syria Regional Appeal - Syria - Education in Emergencies

About this project

UNRWA will provide elementary and preparatory education to 50,500 Palestine refugee students across 105 schools in Syria. To offset conflict-related damage, 40 double-shift schools will operate in Ministry of Education buildings. All displaced Palestine refugee children seeking enrolment will be integrated with access to material support, MHPSS, and catch-up classes. Schoolbooks and back-to-school kits will be provided to all students, with specific catch-up support for 5,500 Grade 9 students.To address Syria’s worsening nutrition crisis, fortified biscuits will be distributed to all students, alongside hygiene and nutrition awareness sessions for students and parents. UNRWA will monitor nutritional impact and identify at-risk children. The Agency will run summer programmes at six schools and offer psychosocial counselling to 48,000 students. Training for teachers and parents will cover GBV, child protection and positive discipline. UNRWA’s TVET programme will serve 2,150 trainees through long- and short-term courses focused on employability, resilience, entrepreneurship, and green skills. Courses will be delivered at the Damascus Training Centre and VTCs in Latakia, Hama, Homs, Dera’a and Aleppo, as security allows. A dormitory at the DTC will accommodate students from remote areas. Trainees will receive PSS, participate in job fairs and on-the-job training, and benefit from subsidized transport and accommodation. Student feedback will be gathered through quarterly engageme…

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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East · Multilateral

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Syria

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unrwa

Published by United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-41130-2026EASyr-4-EI002.

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