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.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Middle East & North Africa
Lebanon
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2016 - 2021
Partner(s)
Lebanese MEHE, Lebanese Center for Educational Research and Development, ED sector partners, public secondary schools
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Attainment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Quality
- School quality
Cross-cutting areas
- Early/child marriage
- Emergencies and protracted crises
Program participants
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