The United Kingdom adds £2.85 million to its partnership with UNICEF to improve education for the most vulnerable children in Jordan
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The United Kingdom today signed a new contribution of £2.85 million to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), extending the partnership between the United Kingdom and UNICEF to improve education for refugees and the most marginalized children in Jordan for an additional three years, from October 2026 to August 2029.
The new funding will support the provision of safe and inclusive education services for approximately 20,000 refugee children in the camps of Azraq, Zaatari, and Al-Hadeed, and will assist the Ministry of Education in enhancing basic literacy and numeracy skills through a national remedial education system led and owned by the national government, and the establishment of an early warning system to identify children at risk of dropping out of school and provide them with necessary support.
Safe and inclusive education services mean providing healthy learning environments with access to water and sanitation facilities, along with child protection services and psychosocial support.
Regarding basic literacy and numeracy skills, the funding will help the Ministry of Education develop a national remedial education model and validate it, based on evidence from UNICEF's 'Reading Recovery' and 'Mathematics Acceleration' programs, and using unified pathways for risk identification and referral. Learning materials, teacher training programs, and assessment tools will also be adapted to support children with disabilities and learning difficulties.
Mark Rubin, UNICEF Representative in Jordan, said:
"Education is a right for every child, but access to education alone is not enough; children must also learn and continue to attend school. This partnership links essential support for refugee children with long-term reforms, based on evidence to enhance basic learning, identify children at risk early, and make education more inclusive. We thank the United Kingdom for investing in solutions that can achieve sustainable results for the most vulnerable children."
Philip Hall, British Ambassador to Jordan, said:
"The United Kingdom supports education in Jordan, from early reading and numeracy to higher education. Today, the United Kingdom and UNICEF announce that they will work together with the Ministry of Education over the next three years to improve education for refugees and the most vulnerable children."
The extended program aligns with the Jordan Education Sector Plan 2026-2030, the Education Reform Action Plan, the Inclusive Education Strategy, and the Out-of-School Children Initiative.
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