RONÎDA HACÎ

Hasakah- The Education Council of Jazira Canton, northeastern Syria, opened a kindergarten called “Hêvî” in the city of Hasakah in the beginning of 2025 to provide a safe learning environment to children and support working mothers. The kindergarten has 20 teachers and the number of children attending kindergarten is 110.

The kindergarten accommodates children between the ages of three months and five years, providing Kurdish and Arabic education to children. It also organizes different cultural activities such as painting, singing songs and musical activities.

‘Hêvî Kindergarten lessens the burden on families and women’

“The kindergarten lessens the burden on families and working women,” said Henan Elî Nimê, the director of the Hêvî Kindergarten. “Our kindergarten creates a safe environment for children so that their working parents can go to work without worrying about their children. It also creates an opportunity for children to grow up in a healthy, loving and educational environment. We provide mother language-based education to all children.”

‘The door of the kindergarten is open for all children’

Henan Elî Nimê emphasized the importance of socialization of children and said, “The door of the kindergarten is open for all children. The use of mobile phones has increased in our society, especially among children, having a negative impact on children’s health, vision and mental health, and causing them to avoid socializing.”

“Hêvî” is a Kurdish word meaning “Hope or Wish”. “We named the kindergarten ‘Hêvî’ because children are our future and we hope to raise an educated generation.”