According to an assessment of the Karachi-based children rights NGO – The Roshni Helpline- the children have been rendered school and education-less due to the recent floods, and a majority of them are vulnerable to risks of their safety and security due to the absence of activities to keep them engaged.
The Roshni assessment finds that almost all of children who were affected by the last year’s floods and are still confined to the camps lives are without proper education. Except for that few NGOs have been running non-formal education services for them, these children are still without schools, and added by the current floods affectees, a large number of children have lost two years of their education.
According to the Roshni Helpline’s assessment about 1200 children of different age group, from five years to 18 years, at the Kemari IDPs Village have missed on proper schooling since the last year’s flooding. The Organization in collaboration with an Islamabad NGO had been running a Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) at the Kemari camp for about an year, but since its closure there is no one to offer either formal or non-formal educational services to the IDP children.
“The current situation should be taken as a serious concerns because the major focus being given on the relief and immediate rehabilitation activities of the flood victims, has compromised the security and safety of children,” said Muhammad Ali, President Roshni Helpline. “Since these children do not have any activity to keep them engaged, their vulnerability to security risks is multiplied by manifolds.
He said the Roshni assessment showed that those schools which were not damaged by the floods water and are now being used as shelter have been completely devastated by the flood-affectees. “The furniture is being used as fuel for the fire and other infrastructure of these schools have been completely destructed by these ruthless residents, and there is no chance that these schools could be used for education purpose without complete reconstruction,” Ali said.
He said it was high time for NGOs, and especially government and Sindh education department to save the children facilities from destruction. He said the Roshni Helpline was continuously monitoring the situation and making interventions where it was needed and possible. “We are there all the time to work for the safety and welfare of the children, but given the circumstances it will be appropriate that the education department comes forward to lead from the front,” Roshni President said. “Otherwise there is no chance to put back these children back into schools in the near future.”
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