Education opportunities for 200 Palestinian Refuge

Background during and after the implementation of the project; The high number of refugee children out of school is an immediate crisis. Education is a fundamental right. Under international law, all children in Lebanon—including Syrian refugees—have a legal right to free and compulsory primary education, and access to secondary education without discrimination. Education is also crucial to protecting children in situations of displacement, which can last an entire childhood. The longer children remain out of school, the less likely they are to finish their education. Syrian refugees in Lebanon are taking extraordinary measures to ensure that their children get an education. Parents have moved closer to schools that might let their children enroll and slid into debt to pay for documents, school materials, and transportation. One refugee who was unable to enroll her children in Lebanon temporarily took them back to Syria to do so. “It was an easy decision,” she said. A 9-year-old girl who was unable to enroll in school after arriving in Lebanon set up a small blackboard under a tree and started teaching the younger children in her refugee camp what she remembered from her first grade class in Syria.

Naba’a Achievements;

-          800 Children were provided equal opportunity in education through the educational projects in North and South Lebanon. The children benefited from educational activities, learning support in school, accelerated learning program and vocational training. In addition, we focused also on building children’s self esteem, building their capacities on conflict resolution, communication and a package of life skills. Around 60 teachers benefited from trainings on active learning methodologies, where Naba’a mobile training unit implemented the training.

-          During this period we also worked to increase the participation of children and young people in their communities, so that a great number of the children and young adolescents empowered with skills that enable them to work actively with in their communities, promote their rights and inspire other children and adolescents.

-          Finally, the early child development program is carried out in Naba’a centers which provide safe environment for 200 children and their parents to address their psychological problems and to protect them from abuse.

Case Study;

Child Name: G – L

Age: 14 Years

Situation;

-          Her father is married from another women and living far from her

-          Her Mother is also married and living far from her

-          The girl is living with her grand family with her brother

The difficult situation;

G – L is living with her grand family together with her brother, her mother and father are divorced. G – L is 14 years old and she is in the 7^th grade. She is suffering from educational difficulties since no one is looking after her and follow up her educationally. All her friends are male, as she doesn’t like to have a female friends. G – L needs a lot of caring and regular follow up, as she is at risk of abuse and risky behaviors.

Economical Situation; The father and grand father are working in a grocery shop, and they get a fair enough income to support the family.

Social Situation; The family is living in a house consisting of three rooms.

Health Situation; The grand family (Grand father and Grand mother) are suffering from Diabetes, blood pressure, heart problems, etc…) whom they need adult person to take care of them.

Naba’a Intervention;

-          Home visits for the family

-          Follow up questionnaire including the whole information of the girl and the family

-          Supporting lessons through the remedial teachers

-          Recreational and Psychosocial activities

-          Deeply following up of the girl

Initial Changes towards Naba’a intervention;

-          The girl started to be committed in attending the educational and other recreational activities

-          She feels more interested to attend the school

-          She needs more follow up