Syrian refugees Back to School appeal
Organised by Children on the EdgeBringing education, play and a safe space to Syrian refugee children in settlements in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. They are children on the edge of society. Forgotten, but not by us.
Story
Almost 200,000 Syrians have lost their lives in the escalating conflict; forcing 4 million Syrians to flee as refugees. The UN has declared this the biggest humanitarian crisis in a generation. News of refugees arriving into Europe is hitting our TVs but the unreported story is that the vast majority of Syrian refugees remain in neighbouring countries - where our cameras are not clicking. Their stories are not making headlines.
1 million Syrian refugees are now in Lebanon, a country now struggling to accommodate this flood of new arrivals. As a result many smaller refugee camps have sprung up throughout the Bekaa Valley, many of which are still without basic services for children, including education. Children on the Edge is supporting the running of three tent schools for children aged 6 -12, raising up refugee teachers from within the Syrian community. With more children arriving in the camp each day we urgently need to secure funding for a fourth school to launch this October.