About the Cause
Dubai Cares’ programs are designed to reduce, if not remove, the greatest obstacles that prevent children and young people in developing countries from attaining quality education. With each intervention, Dubai Cares evaluates the need for assistance across two key areas:
Access to Education which allows Dubai Cares to improve children’s health and learning environment, increase education enrollment and attainment, increase access to education, reduce absenteeism, increase gender parity and increase promotion rates.
Quality of Education which enables early learning, enhances educational attainment and school progression, improves literacy and numeracy skills among children, enables teachers to access teacher training resulting in better learning outcomes, reduce dropout rates and increase primary school attainment.
Dubai Cares is a long-term advocate of safeguarding children and young people’s right to education and is currently playing a global advocacy role in spreading the knowledge about the importance of providing education to the unprivileged children.
We also champion education through research - There is an overwhelming lack of evidence as to what works to promote children’s learning in crisis-affected contexts. Research plays a pivotal role in tackling this issue.
My Story
The Back to School Niger-Delta Initiative aims to address the education challenges faced by children in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. This region is characterized by high levels of poverty, environmental degradation, and limited access to education. Many children in the Niger-Delta are unable to attend school due to financial constraints and lack of educational infrastructure. The objective of the Back to School Niger-Delta Initiative is to provide educational opportunities for children in the region and improve their access to quality education. The project focuses on four key areas: increasing access to education, improving educational infrastructure, enhancing teacher training, and promoting community engagement. To increase access to education, the project will provide scholarships, school supplies, and transportation assistance to students who cannot afford to attend school. This will help reduce the dropout rate and ensure that more children have the opportunity to receive an education. Improving educational infrastructure is a crucial aspect of the project. This includes constructing new classrooms, refurbishing existing schools, and providing necessary facilities such as libraries and laboratories. By creating conducive learning environments, students will have better opportunities to thrive academically.