15 thousand students are deprived of education due to the blockade

School hours continue to be suspended in al-Shahba canton and villages in Shera and Sherawa districts in the occupied Afrin canton, amid the continuation of the government blockade, at a time when the Education Body of the Afrin region has no alternatives to completing the teaching process.

14 December, 2022 21:09

AL_SHAHBA

The Education Body of the Afrin region had announced the suspension of school hours on the 4th of December for a week, and the authority extended the suspension period for another week, leaving about 15,000 female and male students in 72 schools and institutes deprived of education as a result of the siege of the Fourth Division of the Damascus government on al-Shahba canton.

The Education Body of the Afrin region does not currently have alternatives to complete the teaching process. The deputy co-chairmanship of the Education Body of Afrin region, Fadel Jawish, said, "There is no possibility to continue education via the Internet, due to the lack of the necessary capabilities and the poor internet service in al-Shahba canton, not to mention It is not available due to the power outage due to the unjust blockade.

Jawish made it clear that they are discussing finding alternative means to continue teaching, without going into details.

Jawish warned that an entire generation might be deprived of education if the siege continues, calling on organizations concerned with children's rights to pressure the Damascus government to lift the siege on al-Shahba canton.

The Fourth Division tightened the siege at the beginning of last August and completely prevented the passage of fuel, food and medical supplies, which has so far caused the municipality and schools to stop working completely, while Avrin Hospital operates with little capacity at a time when fears of losing bread are increasing as a result of decreasing stocks of flour and yeast. Almost complete loss of fuel oil needed to operate bakeries.

T/ Satt.

ANHA