QFFD and Sudan ministry sign pact to provide education for 50,000 out-of-school children
The project will focus on improving learning environments, increasing community participation and raising awareness of the importance of primary education
According to the latest statistics by UNICEF, Sudan has one of the highest numbers of out-of-school children in the Middle East and North Africa region. It is estimated that more than three million children, aged between five and 13 years, do not go to school
QATAR Fund For Development on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Education in Sudan to support a project by Education Above All (EAA) Foundation with its partner UNICEF, which will provide 50,000 out-of-school children (OOSC) with access to quality formal and informal education.
The project will focus on improvement of learning environments, capacity-building to ensure the provision of quality education for children deprived of education, in addition to increasing community participation and awareness of the importance of access to primary education.
The MoU was signed remotely by QFFD DirectorGeneral Khalifa bin Jassim AlKuwari, Ambassador of Sudan to Qatar HE Abdul Rahim Al Siddig Mohammed and a representative of the Minister of Education of Sudan Mohammed El-Amin Ahmed El-Tom.
The virtual signing ceremony was also attended by Sudan’s Minister of Education Mohammed El-Amin Ahmed El-Tom, CEO of EAA Fahad bin Hamad Al Sulaiti and members of the Embassy of Qatar in Khartoum.
The project will provide
education for 50,000 out-ofschool children who are not receiving formal education. The project aims to enhance the educational environment, capacity-building to ensure a qualitative education for children deprived of education, in addition to increasing community participation and awareness of the importance of enrolment in primary education.
Speaking on the occasion, Kuwari said, “This support comes as part of Qatar’s commitment towards the brothers and sisters in Sudan, and builds on a number of current development and relief projects between the two countries, which cover several areas in various states.
“The MoU between Qatar Fund For Development and the Sudanese Ministry of Education aims to provide quality education opportunities for OOSC, reaching the largest possible number of children and developing schools and facilities to support these efforts. This project will be implemented in cooperation with our strategic partner, Education Above All Foundation through its Educate a Child programme.”
El-Tom expressed gratitude and appreciation to Qatar for its permanent support to Sudan in all fields, especially education. He also highlighted the efforts Sudan is making to advance education.
Speaking about QFFD support to implement education project in Sudan, Sulaiti said, “EAA has provided quality education in several countries, including Sudan, through its partnerships with international institutions such as UNICEF andUNHCR, to implement five projects, in which it sought to enrol more than 600,000 outof-school children. With the partnership between UNICEF and the Education Above All Foundation, the project will target the enrolment of an additional 50,000 children without primary education, including children in rural areas, Bedouin communities, children affected by conflict and children with disabilities.”
According to the latest statistics by UNICEF, Sudan has one of the highest numbers of OOSC in the Middle East and North Africa region. It is estimated that more than three million children, aged between five and 13 years old, do not go to school.