Yemeni children want war to end and to be safe at school
An end to the war in Yemen is the dream of every Yemeni child. Whenever I ask children about their dreams they don国产视频檛 say they want a PlayStation, a toy or any game but say:
国产视频淢y dream is to stop the war on my country.国产视频
国产视频淪top killing us.国产视频
国产视频淲e want聽to live a safe life.国产视频
国产视频淲e want to study!国产视频
Imagine, these are the dreams of children. Can we help them turn their dreams into a reality?
The conflict that began in late-March is now in its fifth month. The coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been either bombing or blocking the most vitally needed humanitarian aid, killing thousands of civilians, destroying Yemeni infrastructure and other non-military targets, such as schools, houses, hospitals, historical places, and universities.
According to UNICEF more than 3600聽schools have been forced to close. Many students have fled with their families to safer areas of the country without聽completing the end of term exams. At least 248 schools have been directly damaged and 270 others are hosting Internally Displaced People (IDPs).
UNICEF is asking for $11 million to support the rehabilitation of damaged schools, provision of teaching and learning resources, and training of teachers and community workers to provide psychosocial support.
After my home was destroyed by the coalition and its gang聽who call themselves 国产视频渢he resistance,国产视频 we moved to a safer place. There I found a beautiful school but unfortunately it was closed. I asked people there: 国产视频淲hy is it closed?国产视频 They said: 国产视频淚t is closed because Saudi Arabia will bomb it in any time.国产视频
I asked: 国产视频淎re there armed Houthi fighters or weapons?国产视频澛燭hey said: 国产视频淣o, it is empty but they will bomb it because it is a school like many schools that have been bombed by Saudi Arabia. It is an aggressive enemy.国产视频
Yemeni guard walks past bombed school in Sana国产视频檃 Picture: UNICEF/Mahmoud
芒篓Grade 9 and 12 are going to challenge the war and the airstrikes. Both grades have upcoming national exams at the end of August to qualify for the Basic School Certificate for 9th graders and the Secondary School Certificate for 12th graders.
The Ministry of Education promises to facilitate the exams for them despite the security situation. The ministry has been speaking with the students whose families have been displaced so that they can take their exams in any school where the security situation permits.
If Saudi Arabia bombs the areas of the exams, the government will have to delay the exams. The students who live in dangerous provinces like Taiz and Aden will take the exam after the war.
Despite the aggressive airstrikes on Sana国产视频檃, every day many students challenge the coalition and their airstrikes. This can be seen with the 90% of students who return to school to study.
Before the conflict the main challenges for education in Yemen were poverty, family and lack of schools, especially in villages. But now due to the conflict and Saudi Arabia国产视频檚 siege and aggression聽the poverty rate has sky-rocketed.
Yemenis are dying from deprivation, from lack of medical care, from lack of clean water, or not enough food. Furthermore, many children have lost their parents and relatives due to the ongoing war in Yemen. They are in urgent need to psychological, social and medical care.
Many lost their relatives who were supporting them financially, forcing the children to work instead of study. Moreover, many of the children are physically affected, losing limbs in bomb blasts.
Despite the war we find many children want to study. That is why聽I am going to make a campaign to stop war on my country. The world should be screaming about this and pointing to the other nations. If you really care about children write a post to stop the war on Yemen and use the hashtag #stopairstrikes on Yemen.