Snapp to Support Education of 54 Nomadic Girls in Khuzestan

Snapp, in partnership with the Mehr Giti Institute and the Rustatish platform, is implementing the “Mashq Mehr: Smooth Path to School” project to support the continued education of nomadic girls in northern Khuzestan. Under this Snapp social support initiative, school transportation and tablets will be provided for 54 female upper-secondary students. The project is valued at nearly 4 billion tomans.

By providing school and tablet services in the "Mashak Mehr" scheme.

Snap, in partnership with the Mehrgiti Institute and the Rostatish platform, launched the project "Mashak Mehr; "Smooth Path to School" is implemented to support the continuation of the education of nomadic girls in North Khuzestan. In this SNAP social support, school service and tablets are provided for 54 female students of the second secondary level. This plan is implemented with a value of nearly 4 billion tomans.

For some students, sometimes the path to school is part of the challenge of accessing education. This problem is more pronounced in rural and nomadic areas, due to the dispersion of villages and the distance between the place of residence and the school.

According to Snap Public Relations, in the current academic year, Snap, in partnership with Mehrgiti Institute and Rostatish platform, will finance school services for 54 female students in the nomadic region of North Khuzestan. These secondary school students from 7 different villages go to the only school in this area and the challenge of commuting from home to school is one of the obstacles they face to continue their education. SNAP plans to cover the cost of the school service for these students for one academic year. This measure is implemented with the aim of reducing part of the restrictions and providing the possibility of regular movement of students during the academic year so that the geographical distance and the cost of commuting are not an obstacle for these girls to continue their studies.

Tools to continue learning in all situations

In order to facilitate the access of Khuzestan nomadic students to offline and online educational content, SNAP provides 54 tablets for these students. The offline and self-learning content is stored by the expert team of the Rusticash platform on donated tablets and made available to students to use if they need additional educational content. In this plan, Rostatish is responsible for identifying and introducing the areas that need support, and also supervises the implementation process of the plan and, if needed, facilitates in this direction. Mehrgiti, as a charitable institution, is responsible for delivering tablets, coordinating for the provision of fixed shuttle service and depositing the amount provided by SNAP to school service drivers.

Getting to know Mehrgiti Institute and its Rostat platform

Mehrgiti is a non-governmental and philanthropic institution that works in the field of building and equipping educational and cultural spaces, especially in the construction of schools in underprivileged areas. So far, it has built more than 620 schools and some of them are under construction. From the beginning of his work in 2004, in addition to building schools, in order to promote book culture and reading, Mehrgiti started sending books to schools in underprivileged areas and has sent more than 3.5 million books to these areas. SNAP had previously also participated in the project of equipping school libraries in underprivileged areas with this institution. Educational support, equipping schools and conservatories, teacher training and entrance exam counseling in underprivileged areas are other Mehrgiti programs.

Rustatish is another partner of SNAP in the Mahsakh Mehr project, which works in the field of education and empowerment of girls and women in rural areas. This social entrepreneurship platform, with the aim of sustainable development of villages and supporting local arts, introduces and offers local products and handmade by rural women.