Reaching the Unreached: Innovative and Diverse Learning Pathways for Syrian Refugee Youth in Lebanon REACH II

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I Inactive

Key Information

The project is designed to make a substantial contribution to bridging the learning gaps for youth and to reach the unreached amongst Syrian refugee and vulnerable Lebanese youth through quality innovative and diverse learning pathways in post basic education, namely secondary education. The overall purpose of the project is to provide quality formal and non-formal secondary education to the unreached youth amongst Syrian refugees. This will be done through: Providing support packages, including registration fees and learning materials, to vulnerable youth affected by the Syria crisis in Lebanon to enroll in formal secondary education; Providing language support to those at risk of dropping out from school to retain them in formal secondary education; Establishing a Girls’ Middle School in the Bekaa, in partnership with Kayany Foundation, and enrolling 160 vulnerable Syrian refugee girls in it; Developing a National Remedial Education Program to support the retention of Syrian refugee children in Cycle Three of Basic Education in school.


Location(s)

Middle East & North Africa

Lebanon

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2016 - 2021

Partner(s)

Lebanese MEHE, Lebanese Center for Educational Research and Development, ED sector partners, public secondary schools

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Early/child marriage
  • Emergencies and protracted crises

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

14 - 21

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Reducing economic barriers

  • Reducing/eliminating school fees
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school completion

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Rana Abdul Latif
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Associate National Coordinator
r.abdul-latif@unesco.org