80. In the al Hol Annex, Save the Children provides preschool activities to children from three to five years old. In the Roj camp, there is a temporary learning space accessible to children. But many women in the camps do not send their children to the learning space because they do not see the use. ‘They go to a sort of school, but it has been two years and they don’t know how to read and write. It’s more after-school activities. It’s not a good system. And home schooling is difficult because we have no books,’ said a mother of four in the Roj camp. The children’s lack of education is a long-term concern. ‘They will become stupid if they stay too long in the camp,’ said a Dutch mother of three who has been detained for more than two years. 81. The children’s lack of education is a long-term concern. ‘They will become stupid if they stay too long in the camp,’ said a Dutch mother of three who has been detained for more than two years. The lack of educational growth will make the transition for European children back home a particular challenge. ‘You can’t put a seven-year-old in preschool with a four-yearold,’ said Professor Loots, referring to the return of children to Europe. ‘But it is their level. Not because they lack capacity but because they lack stimulation. The longer they stay, the bigger the delay will be, and the more difficult integration will be.’ 32 RIGHTS & SECURITY INTERNATIONAL