Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) with its partner International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has been providing assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon and host communities since January 2014.
Widening Access to Quality Education for Syrian Refugees: The role of private and
NGO Sectors in Lebanon
Authors
Maha Shuayb, Nisrine Makkouk and Suha Tuttunji
September 2014
This report is this first of a three-part series focusing on the current status and lessons learned relating to transitional justice and policing initiatives in opposition-controlled Syria. • Part I focuses on the effects of the departure of judicial and security elements of the Syrian state has had on conditions on the ground currently and on the nascent justice institutions that have emerged in this void (including levels of institutionalisation, Islamic law, and the legal systems currently being debated and trialed in some areas). • Part II examines the variety of institutions and...
The crisis in Syria continues to have a devastating impact on professors, university students, and the education sector, not only in Syria but also in the neighboring countries that are hosting so many displaced Syrians. In this report, the Institute of International Education (IIE) and its Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis looks at the conditions and educational needs of Syrians university students and scholars in Lebanon. “The War Follows Them: Syrian University Students and Scholars in Lebanon,” is based on first-hand research and interviews conducted in Lebanon in March 2014...
The Syrian conflict, now in its fourth year, has taken a heavy toll on Lebanon’s society.
Among those most affected are young men and women in refugee camps and marginalized communities. Young people are increasingly confronting violence and discrimination. They are missing out on education and work opportunities. The rising number of unemployed and disenfranchised youth in Lebanon could become a security risk for both Lebanese and refugee communities.
A society’s well-being relies on its youth, who can help revitalize the economy when education, health care and job opportunities are available...
This paper examines the situation of impunity in Lebanon that has persisted since the 1975–1990 war. It highlights the price of the Lebanese authorities’ failure to address the legacy of past conflict.
This study recommends a holistic approach to crafting a comprehensive and victim-centered transitional justice process in Lebanon. An incremental approach to reform would be of value, given the likely challenges to pursuing accountability in the country. Programming must involve state and nonstate actors—political and community leaders, civil society, and the broader public. In addition, human...
This report examines the situation of impunity in Lebanon that has persisted since the 1975-1990 war through the lenses of core elements of transitional justice.
This report examines variations in wartime experiences and the attitudes of residents in Greater Beirut regarding measures to confront Lebanon’s legacy of political violence.
This report presents qualitative data collected by ICTJ on how individuals in Greater Beirut talk about the Lebanon wars and the need for truth, justice, and an end to violence in their country.
The crisis in Syria has entered its fourth year. Children have been on the front-line from the outset. They have experienced or witnessed horrific acts of indiscriminate
This paper discusses the risk of a renewed civil strife in Lebanon as a result of the Syrian Crisis. It argues that the security situation inside Lebanon could deteriorate due to three interrelated spillover effects stemming from Syria’s ongoing civil war.
تم تصميم هذا الدليل إستناداً إلى الممارسات الجيدة التي تم جمعها في إطار مشروع «دعونا نذهب جميعاً إلى المدرسة » الممول من قبل منظّمة اليونيسف وقد أُعد ليكون مرجعاً مساعداً في عملية بناء شخصية الطفل مساهماً في تلطيف العملية التربوية التعليمية وخاصة في البيئة المحرومة التي تفتقر إلى أبسط الوسائل الترفيهية والثفافية. يتضمن هذا الدليل نماذج عن نشاطات لمختلف المراحل العمرية يمكن تطبيقها بأقل كلفة ممكنة، إضافتاً إلى مجموعة من المراجع عملت عليها جمعيات ومنظمات عديدة للهدف عينه.
بعد تحقيق المراحل الأساسية من المشروع تم إصدار هذا الدليل الذي يلخص كل الأعمال والخبرات التعلمية والنشاطات اللاصفية، نظراً...
This guide has been designed by Mada, in close partnership UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, based on the good practices collected within the UNICEF funded project “Let’s All Go to School Initiative”. It has been prepared to serve as a reference tool to help in boosting up the educational and pedagogical process and developing the child’s personality, especially in deprived environments lacking the most basic recreational and cultural means.The guide offers easily implementable low-cost extracurricular activities and presents the reader with an overview of reference material and guides on...
Palestinian refugees from Syria living in Lebanon are one of the most vulnerable sub-populations affected by the crisis. In April 2013, ANERA conducted a survey of these families to gain a clear picture of the situation on the ground and to assess the critical needs that exist. The findings are shocking and the situation is getting worse, day by day.
Palestinian refugees in Syria have attempted to remain neutral in the civil conflict, which began in March 2011, but they have increasingly been pulled into and affected by the conflict. Palestinian refugees entering Lebanon from Syria have particular needs and vulnerabilities vis-à-vis the general Syrian refugee population. Drawing on its mission of 45 years to serve Palestinian refugees in the Middle East, ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) has been monitoring and responding to the needs of Palestinian refugees from Syria. The refugee numbers now surpass 30,000. ANERA conducted the...
