Egypt launches major campaign to help restore education in Gaza after two-year disruption

The Egyptian Committee, acting on directives from the President of the Republic, has launched a major campaign to support and revive the education process in the Gaza Strip, where schooling has been disrupted for more than two years amid exceptionally difficult conditions.

 

According to the committee, the campaign is designed to help bring learning back to children and teenagers who have been cut off from classrooms for an extended period, by establishing new schools and educational points across multiple areas of the Strip. The initiative aims to create practical, fast-to-deploy solutions that keep education running, even in the absence of fully functional school buildings.

Building schools and educational points across Gaza

At the heart of the campaign is the establishment of schools and educational points in different parts of Gaza, with the goal of widening access to learning and reducing the barriers that prevent students from returning to study.

 

The committee said these sites will be equipped with the essential requirements needed to ensure continuity, including basic classroom set-up and the operational necessities that enable teaching to take place regularly. By spreading educational points across various locations, the campaign seeks to reach students wherever they are currently living, including those in areas where traditional school facilities are no longer available or cannot accommodate the number of learners.

 

The approach is intended to be flexible and responsive, allowing education services to expand or shift depending on the realities on the ground, while focusing on one key priority, keeping children connected to learning.

Temporary classrooms and core equipment

To make the initiative immediately workable, the campaign includes providing school desks and tables, which the committee described as a critical need for restoring a functional learning environment. The effort also includes supplying tents that can be used to set up temporary classrooms and teaching spaces.

 

These temporary structures are meant to provide a more organized and suitable setting for students compared with informal arrangements, helping create a basic classroom atmosphere that supports concentration, routine, and structured teaching. The committee said this is particularly important given the challenging circumstances facing the Strip, where crowded living conditions and limited infrastructure make learning difficult without dedicated spaces.

A focus on continuity and stability for students

The committee stressed that the campaign is focused on ensuring that education does not stop, even under severe constraints. By creating schools and educational points and equipping them with key essentials, the initiative aims to provide students with a stable environment that helps reduce the long-term impact of prolonged educational disruption.

 

Education, the committee noted, is not only a basic right but also a critical pillar for community resilience, especially during times of crisis. Restoring classroom-like settings, even in temporary form, is intended to help students regain a sense of normalcy, reconnect with teachers, and resume learning routines that were interrupted for years.

Supporting learning under difficult conditions

The campaign comes at a time when many families in Gaza continue to face extraordinary daily pressures, and when access to basic services remains a challenge. The committee said the initiative is designed to work within those constraints, providing essential educational infrastructure that can be deployed quickly and sustained as much as possible.

 

By supplying school furniture and tents for temporary classrooms, and by building educational points in various locations, the committee aims to create conditions that enable teachers and students to continue the learning process, despite the harsh realities surrounding them.

 

While the committee did not provide specific timelines or figures for the scale of implementation, it emphasized that the campaign is built around practical measures intended to deliver immediate impact, with the broader goal of supporting Gaza’s students and protecting their right to education during a prolonged period of disruption.