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