Some of the Yazidi people who took flight to North Kurdistan after the attacks of ISIS gangs on Sinjar on 3 August have been sheltered in the main Kurdish city Amed.

40-decare Fidanlık camp which belongs to Yenişehir Municipality has been turned into living space for the Yazidi Kurds forced to leave their homeland in the face of violent attacks and savage massacres committed by the ISIS gangs.

The Yazidi people here continue their life despite all the hardship and with the support of the DBP municipalities and the aid provided by local people. Thanks to charitable giving and works by volunteers coming from various cities for solidarity with the displaced Yazidi people, a single storey prefabricated school has been constructed to provide education for the Yazidi children sheltered in the camp which houses 3,000 people. 

The school with 4 classes aims to provide education for not only children but also adults who don't know to read and write.

The school which is located at the entrance of the camp gives only English courses for now, as well as psychological support for children to help them overcome the trauma of what they have been through.

The teaching staff formed under the leadership of Eğitim Sen Amed Branch consists of teachers and psychological counselors. Erhan Keskin, Secretary of Education affiliated to the Eğitim Sen Union, told about their curriculum for the Yazidi children and families forced to leave their lands.

Keskin said that they are providing education and psychological support for the Yazidi families sheltered in Amed as part of the various works their union has been performing for the Middle East peoples targeted by the ISIS.

The school with 11 psychological counselors and 3 English teachers is giving basic English training during 2 or 3 days a week.

Counselors are on the other hand visiting the families who are suffering a psychological trauma due to the severe battle experienced in their lands. The women and children in a severe traumatic situation are referred to psychiatry.

The psychological counselors and teachers were primarily instructed about the Yazidi culture before starting their voluntary service, Keskin said, adding that they will also open a music course in the coming weeks.