Karima Al Mazrouei, President of Educators Without Borders Organization, has revealed that the organization is preparing a regional office in Abu Dhabi and opening it in the coming months. Support sources, resources and curricula, and prepare tests and other services that will be provided by FAO projects in areas of disadvantage, and refugee camps that are lacking and disadvantaged in educational services.
Al-Mazrouei explained that the idea of establishing the organization started after the continuous follow-up of international reports and statistics indicating the high rate of illiteracy and the gap in the educational process, as well as the deterioration of basic educational services in areas that do not receive sufficient attention from government services in many countries of the world. Many children have access to basic education because of economic conditions, conflicts, conflicts and disasters in many countries, pointing out that according to a report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 50% of refugee children have access to education only Tdaia, next to the failure of basic education output indicators, according to World Bank reports in its assessment of the reality of education (2018), and here began the idea of establishing the organization. The aim of the organization is purely educational by volunteer teachers, educators and specialists with the required educational qualifications.
Al Mazrouei said: “The headquarters of the organization in Geneva, according to the strategic plan of the organization is currently being prepared office in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, where preparations and equipment are in full swing, to begin work in the coming months, and in all areas and programs and activities related to the organization.” The selection of the United Arab Emirates represented in the capital Abu Dhabi to establish the regional office of the organization came from the belief of the members of the organization of Abu Dhabi's great capabilities in the field of support for humanitarian services, in addition to the office will give the organization the opportunity to coordinate the optimal International Goodyear Organization, given the geographical characteristic of the location of the UAE, and international relations.
She added: «Since the launch of the organization last July, a number of basic steps have been implemented, including the launch of the website, social networking sites, volunteers site of the organization, and meetings have been held with relevant organizations, embassies in the scope of work, in addition to the work of memoranda and agreements to be announced Gradually, she pointed out to start conducting exploratory visits, while volunteer educational visits to the first project will begin before the end of this year.
She stressed that the organization has many quality educational programs and activities, which will be implemented by educators and volunteer teachers, to help children access to education, including teacher training and rehabilitation, and support for children with special needs (people of concern), and support schools with resources and enrichment references, E-learning and distance education, depending on the readiness of the work area and others, where each region will have different requirements from other regions, but the goal is educational sustainability in that region, so that it can rely on qualified teachers to make a better future for children.
Al Mazrouei stressed that cooperation and partnership with the UAE Ministry of Education and local educational authorities is at the heart of the concerns of Education Without Borders, as part of its main agenda, as these institutions have a successful experience in providing basic education for children and as a non-governmental organization. The president is education. The ministry's expertise can be used to support some of the curricula in the countries in which we operate, and to introduce systematic and fundamental reforms, as well as to benefit from the ministry's expertise in training, developing and qualifying teachers.
She pointed out that the Minister of Education, Hussein Al-Hammadi, was one of the first congratulations on the launch of the organization, and sent congratulations to the members of the organization during the launch ceremony in Geneva, and expressed full support for the work of the organization, pointing out that it encourages anyone who wants to change the lives of a child and make a difference, to join To the organization.
On the mechanism of attracting volunteers to work, and whether volunteering will be local only, Mazrouei explained that the idea of the organization is based primarily on volunteering, so it can not be limited to teachers in Geneva or any regional office we open only, especially since all employees of the organization are volunteers, where we follow We have an open door policy and our philosophy is to involve all volunteers from around the world, provided that they are educators, qualified teachers or volunteers who can support the work of the organization. Volunteering is also one of the strategic objectives of the organization. To this difference and diversity The volunteers to serve the targeted areas better, the greater the diversity of the Organization succeeded further.