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Foreign Aid Report 2022

Emergency Education

The global crisis of child displacement, as indicated by concept known as “School in the Clouds”. Pedago’s award-
UNICEF’s estimate of 35 million forcibly displaced children winning interactive learning system offers a world-class
worldwide, and the fact that nearly half of school-age refugee high school curriculum based on the national curriculum of
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children are out of school, is a sobering reality. In 2022, the host countries. The program tested their acclaimed Smart
UAE reaffirmed its commitment to uninterrupted education for Educational Technology platform in Jordan, using its ‘Active
children affected by humanitarian crises, and provided AED Learning’ approach to enhance learning outcomes and
4.7 million (USD 1.3 million) to launch emergency education increase ‘Tawjihi’ pass rates among vulnerable Jordanian
projects in Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya, and Yemen. students and Syrian refugees, through both blended in-class
learning and independent study.
In Bangladesh, the UAE partnered with BRAC in the Rohingya
Refugees’ Education and Protection Support Program, serving In Kenya, the UAE supported two programs designed
the community in Cox’s Bazar, where over 720,000 Rohingya to protect, educate, and empower unaccompanied and
refugees reside. This project catered to the educational needs separated refugee girls and young women. In addition to
of 28,000 children residing in refugee camps, complemented improving access, retention, and learning outcomes for
by provisions for WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and bright and vulnerable refugee and host community girls,
critical Non-Food Items (NFIs). This initiative forms part of the programs also involved the procurement of equipment,
a broader sector response plan addressing the educational learning materials, and furniture to operate a boarding school.
needs of refugee children. In Yemen, the UAE expedited the delivery of over 16 tons of
school supplies, bolstering educational resources in a context
In Jordan, the UAE facilitated access to knowledge by providing where basic supplies can make a significant difference.
5,000 books in Arabic and English for children residing in These initiatives demonstrate the UAE’s continued
refugee camps. The UAE further endorsed the “Education in commitment to addressing the global education crisis among
Emergencies”: “School in the Cloud” - High School Refugee displaced children, employing both conventional means
Education Re-imagined’ program. This initiative incorporates and innovative tech-based solutions to ensure continuity of
Pedago, an educational technology company’s innovative education amidst challenging circumstances.

ERC distributes school bags, stationery to students in Omdurman, Sudan.
Source: Emirates Red Crescent