Students in the camps in Shehba, where the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and Kurdish Red Crescent [Heyva Sor a Kurd] serve with limited means, have serious difficulties in education. After immigrating to Shehba, Afrin students who go to schools opened in camps to continue their education find it difficult to participate classes due to the low number of books.

Speaking on the subject, Medya Birim, one of the administrators of the Afrin Amara Academy, said, “Before the beginning of the new academic year, the Democratic Society Education Committee (KPCD) has completed its preparations to train expert staff. Teachers have been prepared for approximately 15 thousand students studying in Arabic and Kurdish. However, the lack of course materials in schools makes it difficult for students to follow the lessons. It is very difficult to bring materials from outside due to the embargo imposed on Shehba by the Damascus government."

Addressing to the international organizations, especially UNICEF, Medya Birim called for the lifting of the embargo on Shehba. Noting that students should be assisted to raise new generations and to educate young people serving the society, she stated that everyone should do their part to eliminate the shortcomings in schools.

İzet Hebeş, who teaches math in the Serdem Camp, said, “As the education staff, we are also affected by the lack of material for the students. We have to write everything we teach down on the board. Because students do not have a book where they can access information. They have to write everything.”