Project proposal: Study Spaces For Higher Education Students
Study spaces for Higher Education Students
Educational
Palestinian student support fund
Gaza Strip
Higher education students1000
One Academic Year (8 months)
The genocide faced by Palestinians in Gaza has caused widespread destruction of infrastructure and educational institutions, depriving thousands of students from continuing their studies normally. The project aims to provide five safe study spaces in five different areas of Gaza for higher education students, equipped with electricity, internet, and all necessary tools. These spaces will benefit 1,000 students enrolled in university initiatives under the Ministry of Higher Education's emergency plan, allowing them to continue their studies online and contributing to their graduation. This effort will help replenish Gaza with skilled individuals capable of contributing to its development amidst the loss of many talents due to the ongoing genocide. This project follows the announcement by the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education of the first phase of an emergency plan for higher education students whose studies have been interrupted due to the current situation in Gaza. This plan includes offering several courses online over three semesters, allowing students to register for up to nine credit hours. Universities in Gaza, the West Bank, and some other countries have launched initiatives to enable students to continue their studies online as visiting students, creating an urgent need for suitable environments where students with tablets can continue their education.
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$112,300
Secondly: General Background of the Project
The ongoing genocide in Gaza has decimated educational institutions and
infrastructure, preventing thousands of students from continuing their studies.
Recently, the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education announced an emergency
plan that allows higher education students to continue their studies online over three
semesters, registering for up to nine credit hours per semester.
However, students face significant challenges such as lack of internet, electricity,
and suitable study spaces.
The government media in Gaza has reported that Israeli forces have destroyed more
than 400 educational institutions, including universities, colleges, and schools,
affecting over 88,000 higher education students and jeopardizing their future.
As an organization dedicated to supporting Palestinian students worldwide, it is our
ethical duty to ensure that students in Gaza can access quality education, a
fundamental human right and a global sustainable development goal.
Therefore, the project will provide five safe study spaces equipped with electricity,
internet, and appropriate tools to help students continue their education electronically
or online, contributing to their graduation and aiding in Gaza’s recovery
Thirdly: Project Goals
Main Goul:
Provide 5 safe study spaces in 5 different areas of Gaza for one academic year(8months).
Sub-Goals:
- 1- Enable 1,000 higher education students in Gaza to continue their studies online by providing a suitable environment.
- 2- Reduce university dropout rates due to the genocide faced by Palestinians in Gaza.
- 3- Enhance the success of local and international university initiatives for online education.
- 4- Strengthen the financial and academic foundations of the Palestinian community in Gaza.
Fourthly: the general framework of the project
Fifthly: the project methodology
Expected outcomes and impact:
- 1- Provide suitable study spaces for students to continue their studies online.
- 2- Encourage university initiatives for online education in Gaza.
- 3- Contribute to student graduation and supply the community with qualified individuals to aid in Gaza's recovery.
- 4-Increase the education rate despite the forced dropout of thousands of students due to the crisis.
- 5- Ensure the sustainability of the study spaces by providing income sources for their owners through the transfer of asset ownership after the project's first phase.
Sixthly, Project attachments:
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Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
- 1- Monitor the purchase of systems and supplies according to specifications.
- 2- Ensure study spaces are equipped as expected.
- 3- Verify student attendance and their benefit from the space.
- 4- Oversee monthly rent payments.
- 5- Prepare monthly progress reports showing the project's advancement and student benefit.
- 6- Collect feedback and measure impact from all beneficiaries and project workers, analyze it.
- 7- Prepare the final report with recommendations and lessons learned, and communicate it to stakeholders based on their role in the project.
- 8- Ensure proper project closure.