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STORY: JORDAN /REFUGEES REMOTE LEARNING
TRT: 05:16
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 12 – 13 APRIL 2020, 24 MARCH 2020, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN / FILE
FILE, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP
1. Aerial shot, camp
12 – 13 APRIL 2020, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN
2. Wide shot, Rania and Raghad and their siblings watching television inside their tent after they finished their homework
3. Close up, Rania and Raghad’s sister, Sundos, as she watches TV
4. Close up, refugee sisters Raghad and Rania putting food on floor
5. Wide shot, family sitting together and eating dinner
6. Various shots, Syrian refugee, ‘Abo Ayman’, father of Raghad and Rania teaching his son about the sounds of animals
7. Close up, book as Abo Ayman teaches his daughter a lesson
8. Med shot, sisters Raghad, Rania and their sibling studying
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Raghad, Syrian Refugee:
‘’Through televised lessons and the school online groups, we’re able to continue our study.’’
10. Med shot, Raghad listening to lesson on TV and writing on book
11. Close up of Raghad studying
12. Med shot, Abo Ayman teaching one of his daughters mathematics
13. Close up, Abo Ayman’s mobile phone, the only phone in the house, showing homework on it, one of the daughters reading from it
14. Close up, Abo Ayman’s mobile phone showing list of school WhatsApp chats
15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rania, Syrian Refugee: Rania, Syrian Refugee:
‘’It was hard at the beginning but with time it has become easier. It is also very effective.’’
16. Close up, Rania writing
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Rania, Syrian Refugee: Rania, Syrian Refugee:
‘’The good thing is that if I don’t understand something I can ask my parents to explain it to me in a clearer way.’’
18. Close up, one of the sister writing while looking at homework on her phone.
19. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Raghad, Syrian Refugee:
‘’It’s very important to continue our education because it’s priority in life. Education should be a person’s first priority. Few things can stop our education. Whatever the circumstances, we must not stop our education, we have to keep working hard to go far.’’
20. Wide shot, Abo Ayman teaching his daughter Sundous
21. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abo Ayman, Syrian Refugee:
‘’I have six children using the same mobile phone to access their groups. I try to dedicate time for each one of them to connect with their group, which means sometimes there is delay in responding to questions the teacher is sending on the group.’’
22. Close up, Sundous face as she draws
23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sundous, Syrian Refugee:
‘’I am coloring the number 8.’’
Raghad: “Do you miss school?”
‘’Yes. I miss school and I miss my teachers and friends.’’
24. Close up, notebook as Sundous draws number 18 in Arabic
25. Various shots, Sundous drawing
24 MARCH 2020, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN
26. Various shots, refugee student Ahmad and his friend Ayman studying inside tent and watching lesson on TV
27. Close up, TV screen showing teacher and lesson
28. Various shots, hand of refugee student as he writes
29. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ayman, Refugee Student:
‘’It is just like normal school. Nothing has changed. The only difference is that we used to see the teacher in class and now we see him online and on TV.’’
30. Close up, TV screen showing teacher and lesson
31. Various shots, Ahmad and Ayman studying
32. Close up, book as page is being turned
33. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmad, Refugee Student:
‘’It is an excellent idea because it insures we don’t miss our studies and instead study remotely from home.’’
34. Tracking shot, Za’atari camp through car showing quiet streets under lockdown
Despite the closure of the 32 schools in the camp to comply with national measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, students at Za’atari refugee camp are determined to continue their education, using the limited resources at their disposal.
Refugee children at the Middle East’s largest refugee camp study at home by following the national curriculum on TV and on the internet, an initiative born out of collaboration between UNHCR and Government of Jordan.
Going to school is already a daily challenge or an impossibility for many displaced children around the world. Less than half of all school-aged refugee children were enrolled, with that dropping to 1 in 4 for secondary school. More displaced children are now likely to be out of school for a prolonged period and some might never return.
A joint statement by the heads of UNHCR and UNICEF to be released this week will call for support and attention towards the protection, healthcare and education of refugee children globally, so as not to risk the pandemic turning back hard-won gains made in the past.
Raghad and Rania resorted to studying at home after the closure of the 32 schools inside the camp. Their father spends most of his day helping his six children access their online lessons and complete their e-learning assignments through television and on the one mobile phone the family owns.
In another caravan, at the same camp, secondary school students, Ayman and Ahmed are determined not to miss out on important lessons. They also study at home using programmes broadcast on the television.
Around 18,000 students at the camp have now enrolled in homeschooling and they follow lessons being broadcast on television channels nationally. To cater for the extra demand caused by home-schooling and families confined to their shelters all day, UNHCR and the camp authorities have increased the supply of electricity to households from eight to more than 12 hours each day.
