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Field note ▪ Shire ▪ July 2026

Back2School in Shire: back-to-school kits for 334 children

In July 2026, Meskot's Back2School program gave back-to-school kits to 334 children in Shire.

Children walking across a grassy schoolyard, one reading a new exercise book
Children in Shire with their new exercise books, July 2026.

In July 2026, Meskot's Back2School program gave back-to-school kits to 334 children in Shire, so that they could return to their lessons with what they need.

Back2School runs in rounds, in several cities in Tigray. Over time, it has reached 6,000 students.

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Hundreds of children gathered in the school grounds in front of temporary classrooms, teachers among them
Children gather for the Back2School day in Shire, July 2026.
A large group of children with school bags gathered outside blue temporary classrooms, a man in a suit addressing them
The Back2School day in Shire, July 2026.
Children in a crowd outside blue temporary classrooms, some holding exercise books
Back2School in Shire, July 2026.
Children walking along the covered corridor of a school building
At school in Shire, July 2026.

Photographs: Mikael Kiros and the Meskot Education team.

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