Postives for Iraq Schools

The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) has released their current report on progress in Iraq. Inspector General Stuart Bowen Jr. reported that more than 90 percent of education projects have been completed, including the repair of 5,108 schools and the training of more than 47,000 teachers.

This speaks highly of USAIDs effort towards education. Unfortunately, because of the current violence, over 30% of the students are not returning to schools and the numbers are much higher in Baghdad. In the last 4 months over 331 teachers have been killed.

While schools are a focused and important effort, we must look beyond that simple solution towards alternative education and employment opportunities, such as the Youth Center Work/Study Program War Kids Relief has developed.

For more information on War Kids Relief visit, http://www.vvaf.org/programs/war-kids-relief/