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April 5, 2017 News Release

Remove Barriers to Syrian Refugee Education

536,000 Children Out of School in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey

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January 23, 2017 Dispatches

Syrian Refugee Kids Still Out of School in Turkey

Biggest Barrier to Children’s Education is Parents Out of Work

Maya, 9, reads a school textbook in her family home. She enjoys attending her local public school in izmir, on turkey’s west coast, where she is one of four Syrian students in her class.
December 16, 2016 Commentary

Lost Years: Secondary Education for Children in Emergencies

Fahd, 15, originally from Syria, is not in school. Instead, he works in construction in the Bekaa Valley.
December 8, 2016 Commentary

How the EU Can Make Its Syria Aid Go Further

Wa’el, 13, and Fouad, 7, originally from Idlib, study outside their home in Jounieh. Their mother, Kawthar, 33, struggled to enroll them in school, and eventually withdrew them due to concerns about the quality of education and transportation costs of US$
November 30, 2016 Letter

Submission on the Lebanon-EU Partnership Priorities and the EU-Lebanon Compact

September 20, 2016 Commentary

Educate Refugee Children Or Lose Them Forever

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September 16, 2016 Report

Education for Syrian Refugee Children: What Donors and Host Countries Should Do

Maya, 9, reads a school textbook in her family home. She enjoys attending her local public school in izmir, on turkey’s west coast, where she is one of four Syrian students in her class.
September 15, 2016 Commentary

Refugee Education Crisis Requires a Global Employment Strategy

Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, Syria, leaves for school from her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.
August 22, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Positive Steps on Education for Syrian Children

Thousands More Eligible to Enroll, but Challenges Remain

Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.
August 18, 2016 Commentary

Time Running Out For Syrian Refugee Kids Out Of School

Syrian refugee children sit in a classroom in a non-formal school in the Bekaa Valley.
August 16, 2016 Commentary

The Forgotten Refugees: A Quarter Million Syrian Children Are Left Without an Education

Syrian refugee children on their way to school in Mount Lebanon.
August 16, 2016 News Release

Jordan: Further Expand Education Access for Syrian Refugees

At Least 80,000 Syrian Children Out of School

Syrian children attend class in a school in the Zaatari refugee camp in northern Jordan, October 20, 2015. The school taught Syrian girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, but lacked electricity, heating, and running water.
July 19, 2016 Commentary

How Lebanon’s Residency Policy Keeps Syrian Children Out of School

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July 19, 2016 News Release

Lebanon: 250,000 Syrian Children Out of School

Residency Rules, Child Labor Among Barriers for Refugees

Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, Syria, leaves for school from her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.
July 14, 2016 Commentary

European Donors Must Target Syrian Schoolchildren

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