Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNICEF, holds a workshop on National Strategy for Out-of-School Children

SMA NEWS – ADEN THE CAPITAL
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), held a workshop on the National Strategy for Out-of-School Children, in the capital, Aden, with funding from the Government of Japan and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

During the launch, Minister of Education, Mr. Tariq Salem Al-Akbari, stressed the importance of this strategy related to out-of-school children in our country, considering that education is a national and moral responsibility.

He pointed out that the ministry, through this strategy, seeks to develop appropriate recommendations and treatments that will help children re-enroll in school in the short and long term, stressing that everyone will benefit from the National Strategy for Out-of-School Children and adopt it in cooperation with all partners.

Minister Al-Akbari praised the efforts of the ministry’s team of technical and supervisory committees through completing a study on the situation of children out of school and preparing this strategy, with the participation of an elite group of academic leaders and experts, appreciating at the same time the support of UNICEF for the educational sector, and the funding agencies of the Japanese government and the Swedish International Cooperation Agency.

In turn, the Acting Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Office in Aden, Mr. Nasser Qaddoura, indicated that the preparation of this strategy included ten directorates in the governorates, extending his thanks to the Ministry of Education for preparing this strategy, which will contribute to addressing the situation of children out of school in a systematic and scientific manner.