Our vision

Our Overall Objectives

Our Mission

To provide meaningful educational opportunities and pathways for Syrian refugee children
To nurture and develop the characters of Syrian refugee children
To create links between Syrian children and the children of the world
To highlight the potential of Syrian children
To offer an education to every deprived Syrian child in the area
To create a new outlook for the future for Syrian refugee students

What makes us unique among refugee schools

We have access to psychological support services to assist the children where needed
We promote a strong sense of community, moral values and duty towards others
We recruit teachers from Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian communities
We have a dedicated health support worker who secures additional services where needed
We offer 'all through' provision from KG all the way to Grade 12, and the children have access to the Lebanese national exams, which opens pathways to university and further training
We have a programme of continuing professional development and support of our staff

The Obstacles:

There are around 500,000 Syrian children in Lebanon of whom only around 50% are engaged in education.*
The Lebanese government does not usually permit students of Syrian refugee schools to sit Lebanese government school exams, which makes it difficult for them to then integrate into the Lebanese education system.

Schools need to work under the auspices of foreign NGOs since Lebanese policy obstructs the foundation of Syrian NGOs on its territory.
Due to a lack of funding, our schools must ask refugee parents to contribute to the school.
Our schools only able to run for as long as funding is available. Their continued functioning is therefore dependent on the continued goodwill of donors.
Harassment of female students on their journeys back from school discourages attendance; however, there is inadequate funding for school transport to be provided.
Socioeconomic problems and a lack of future employment opportunities result in a high drop-out rate from the age of ten onwards.
It is difficult for refugees to fulfill the requirements for obtaining residency papers.

* Lebanon: Inter-Agency - 2019 LCRP Facts & Figures - February 2019 available from https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/details/68104

Why we set up in Lebanon

An estimated 2 million Syrians fled their homes and came to Lebanon to escape the conflict in their homeland, Lebanon should a safe place for refugee children to complete their education, far away from ongoing devastating impact of the war.
There is a pressing need for education of Syrian children outside Syria, especially in countries such as Lebanon, which have taken in large numbers of refugees.

Our Vision