Education

In response to the lack of services in Sinjar, Yazda supported the formal education system and provided informal education support to students and children out of school.

In the Sinjar post-genocide environment, schools are slowly reopening. Still, government funding is insufficient to compensate teachers for their time, and the schools are only partially rebuilt and need more teaching equipment and materials. Many children who remain in IDP Camps for some years cannot access formal education. As they are now back in Sinjar, they face a gap in the trajectory of their education.

Between 2018-2021, and with generous funding from USAID and support from IOM, Yazda continued to support 35 teachers by paying their stipends, supported 8 schools by providing teaching materials, and conducted minor repairs to the infrastructure, inclined to the wash facilities.

Since 2015, Yazda has reached over 35,000 students in Sinjar, emphasizing the significance of education as a means to create a positive impact on the future and empower both the local community and the new generation.