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المملكة: Two brothers shared one pen.. Saudi Arabia brings joy to the children of Yemen


The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by and Humanitarian Actions to enhance the efforts of to improve the level of services in multiple sectors, including supporting With programs that include developing school infrastructure, qualifying educational personnel, and motivating students to continue their education to reduce the phenomenon of school dropout by improving the educational environment for displaced children and the host community.

Since the beginning of the current academic year (2025-2026 AD), the King Salman Relief Center has intensified its activities in a number of Yemeni governorates, including Lahj, Abyan, Taiz, and Al-Dhalea; With the aim of helping displaced and needy families to enable their children to obtain education and reduce the phenomenon of school dropout, as (20) thousand male and female students benefited from this support.

Supporting the education sector

(1,141) male and female teachers were also trained and qualified in active and accelerated education methods, in addition to providing training bags, educational aids, sports games, first aid boxes, and hygiene tools; To provide a healthy and safe school environment.

In a meeting with the director of the Al-Mishqafa camp school for displaced persons in the Tuban District of Lahj Governorate, Amin Saleh Subit explained that the humanitarian support provided by the King Salman Relief Center had a significant impact in returning more than (100) male and female students to school, after they dropped out of education last year as a result of the conditions of displacement and the difficulty of providing school supplies.

Bags and uniforms. School

He stated that the distribution of school bags, uniforms, and personal hygiene tools contributed to bringing joy to the hearts of the children and restored to them the motivation and desire to continue the school year after some of them dropped out last year.

He tells the story of two sibling children in the first grade of primary school in the camp school who were sharing one pen for writing, but when the center distributed school uniforms and school bags containing sufficient stationery materials, it created a motivation for them to continue studying like other camp students.

Uniform

When moving to Saeed Haidara School in the Al-Waht area of Taban District in Lahj Governorate, the school principal, Mervat Zein, praised the change brought about by the support provided by the center, saying:" The situation was difficult, and most of the students came in their normal clothes and without bags, but after

Qualification of educational personnel

The King Salman Relief Center’s support was not limited to students only, but also included, according to field observation, the training and qualification of educational personnel in (8) schools in Lahj Governorate, from which teachers benefited. And teachers and social workers.

Dr. Hisham Al-Saqqaf, one of the educational leaders in the governorate, confirms that training represents the cornerstone in developing the educational process, noting that these programs provided teachers with new skills that helped them improve their performance in the classroom and create a more interactive and encouraging educational environment for students.

Improving the educational environment

Fayud Al-Mashhouri from the educational media in the Tuban District stated that training educational staff contributed to enhancing teachers’ abilities to implement the education strategy. Activities that make the student the focus of the educational process through participation, discovery, and teamwork, which reflects positively on students’ academic achievement.

A number of Yemeni governorates witnessed a tangible improvement after implementing the projects of the King Salman Center for Educational Relief and Training, as these initiatives contributed to returning students to school, enhancing the role of the teaching staff, improving the educational environment, and forming a basic foundation for building a promising future for the emerging generations in Yemen.

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