Accomplishments: Iraq Education Program Year 1

Weekly Update #33 (PDF) تقرير رقم 32 (PDF) Samawah Teacher Training Institute Samawah, Iraq Iraq Education Program Year 1 May 2003- March 2004 Recipient of USAID school supplies at Al Eman Secondary School. The education system in Iraq was widely regarded as one the best in the Middle East until the 1980’s. Between the 1960s and 1990s, Iraq made great progress in enrollment at all levels of education and achieved near universal primary enrollment by 1980. During the 1990’s, however; the system seriously deteriorated due to overall neglect, in large part, a consequence of Iraq’s engagement in two wars. Immediately after the conflict in May 2003, only one in six children had textbooks, teachers were unpaid, school facilities were in poor condition, shortages of supplies and equipment were endemic, and the quality of education was in serious decline. Combined with systematic looting and destruction of public property, most schools lacked plumbing, wiring, lighting, desks, windows and doors. Features The following reports are provided in Adobe PDF format. If you have difficulty accessing these files, you may convert them to plain HTML using Adobe's PDF Conversion Tool . USAID-Iraq Education Program Overview Year 1 USAID's Year 1 Education Program—worth $74 million through primary education activities and approximately $70 million through secondary education activities—employs a dual strategy that focuses on emergency actions to support the resumption of schools while laying the foundations for critical reforms to ensure that the education system and schools can play a constructive role in rebuilding social cohesion and progress in Iraq. Re-equipping Iraq’s Schools: Materials Distribution Program USAID procured and distributed essential equipment for Governorate education offices, schools, teachers and children throughout Iraq to provide them with the necessary tools to resume classes. This included distributing teacher and student supplies; equipping classrooms with desks, chairs, cabinets and blackboards; revising, printing and distributing math and science textbooks and equipping MOE education offices. Iraqi Teachers Shaping Education: Teacher Training Program USAID's teacher training program laid the foundation for changes in teaching philosophies by encouraging teachers to freely express themselves and participate in decision making on training content. A five day training program included concepts like leadership, critical thinking, mutual respect, freedom of expression and team work. School Drop-Outs Get a Second Chance: Learning Accelerated Learning Program As part of USAID’s education program which focused on emergency actions to support the resumption of schools while laying the foundation for future reform, the Accelerated Learning Program gives children a second chance at education. Maps Emergency Interventions: Re-equipping Schools Laying Foundations for Future Education Reform: Teacher Training Total USAID Expenditures in Iraq May 2003 - March 2004 By Governorate More Information Ministry of Education Last Updated on: May 24, 2004