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Over 2,700 Students Out of School at Jara Displacement Camp

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Over 2,700 Students Out of School at Jara Displacement Camp
AI SUMMARY

Displaced students at the Jara Displacement Camp in Habru District are out of school for the current academic year due to lack of teachers, damaged facilities, and a dispute between local authorities and support organizations.

  • 2,739 students from grades 1 to 6 at the Jara Displacement Camp in Habru District, North Wello Zone, are out of school for the 2019 E.C. academic year.
  • Temporary tent classrooms constructed near the camp have been destroyed by wind and are no longer functional.
  • Nine teachers were previously allocated to serve the 2,700 students, but no teachers have been assigned for the current academic year.
  • The Amhara Development Association previously collaborated with the district to provide education, but efforts have ceased following a dispute over student registration lists.
  • Habru District Education Office Head Mengesha Dereje stated that the district has no legal obligation or formal responsibility to educate students in the displacement camp.