“Growing Up Without an Education”

Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, Syria, leaves for school from her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.
Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, Syria, leaves for school from her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
Syrian child agricultural workers at an informal refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley during the potato harvest.
Syrian child agricultural workers at an informal refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley during the potato harvest. © 2015 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Syrian children in an informal refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley.
Syrian children in an informal refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley. © 2016 Human Rights Watch
Fahd, 15, originally from Syria, is not in school. Instead, he works in construction in the Bekaa Valley.
Fahd, 15, originally from Syria, is not in school. Instead, he works in construction in the Bekaa Valley.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, stands in front of the tree where she set up a blackboard and began teaching younger children in her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon what she remembered from her first grade class in Syria.
Bara’a, 10, originally from Ghouta, stands in front of the tree where she set up a blackboard and began teaching younger children in her informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon what she remembered from her first grade class in Syria.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
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$
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$80 per month.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Yousef, 11, originally from the outskirts of Damascus, has never gone to school in Lebanon. Instead, he has worked for the past three years cleaning in a pastry shop and selling gum on the street to support his family. Yousef says he has been beaten up an
Yousef, 11, originally from the outskirts of Damascus, has never gone to school in Lebanon. Instead, he has worked for the past three years cleaning in a pastry shop and selling gum on the street to support his family. Yousef says he has been beaten up and robbed while working.   © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Nizar, 10, has not gone to school in Lebanon since arriving from the outskirts of Damascus in 2011. He sells gum on the street in Mount Lebanon every day to help support his family.
Nizar, 10, has not gone to school in Lebanon since arriving from the outskirts of Damascus in 2011. He sells gum on the street in Mount Lebanon every day to help support his family.  © 2016 Human Rights Watch
Mohammad and his son walk his daughter to school from their informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.
Mohammad and his son walk his daughter to school from their informal refugee camp in Mount Lebanon.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Syrian children board a bus to school from their informal camp in Mount Lebanon.
Syrian children board a bus to school from their informal camp in Mount Lebanon.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Syrian child agricultural workers in the Bekaa Valley.
Syrian child agricultural workers in the Bekaa Valley. © 2015 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch
Syrian refugee children sit in a classroom in a non-formal school in the Bekaa Valley.
Syrian refugee children sit in a classroom in a non-formal school in the Bekaa Valley.  © 2016 Bassam Khawaja/Human Rights Watch