The school year started in Syria in mid-September. Several schools in opposition-controlled parts of Aleppo have been partially or completely destroyed. Charity organizations have started to rebuild some of the damaged schools, or tried to provide makeshift schools for Aleppo’s students.
Photography by Zaid Mohammad
In Al-Shaar neighbourhood life has returned to a relatively normal state after fighting subsided recently.
Several schools have been taken over by armed factions. This school, in Saliheen neighbourhood, is now a headquarters for Al-Nusra Front.
A school in Al-Shaar quarter is almost entirely destroyed.
This school in Al-Shaar quarter is being renovated.
Students in Bustan Al-Qasr receive their education in a mosque.
Students take their shoes off before going to class in the mosque, just as they would for prayer.
Classrooms in makeshift schools are overcrowded.
These primary school students in Bustan Al-Qasr are excited about finding the answer to a math problem.
Children have significantly suffered from the conflict in Aleppo and struggle to get back to life at school.
These children take part in entertainment and athletic activities organized by civil society volunteers in Bustan Al-Qasr.
A salute from a young student in Bustan Al-Qasr who couldn't withhold his joy.
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