One Family Towards Dignity

Children in our community are exposed to child exploitation, poverty, limited mobility, food insecurity, and discrimination. A high proportion suffer from mental health problems. Within this backdrop, 250,000 displaced children are deprived of education. Lebanon’s Ministry of Education does not have the capacity to improve its education infrastructure to accommodate Syrian needs. The Lebanese curriculum is taught in French and English, which makes the majority of Syrian refugees unqualified for acceptance. In addition, space in Lebanese public schools is limited and discrimination against Syrian students remains rampant.

This critical lack of access to formal education means that MAPs schools are the only accessible education provider. Our schools improve psychosocial development, leverage intellectual and creative potential and support dignified futures. Our quality education provision is a critical tool for reducing rates in child labor and early marriage.

MAPs implements informal education activities designed to inspire students as well as their families: our students’ achievements restore hope across the most vulnerable Syrian communities.