With the support of our strategic partner Save the Children, our project provides education for primary students, enabling children to learn, develop, and improve their well-being through quality, inclusive, and safe educational opportunities. We ensure child protection by equipping caregivers and community members to handle existing protection risks. Additionally, refugees and host communities are empowered to address child protection concerns. In child rights governance, children, youth, and civil society organizations are actively engaged in decision-making, fostering an inclusive and empowered society.
Our enrolled students have shown noticeable academic improvement, reflected in higher grades and more active participation in class. They have become more self-confident, as evidenced by their increased engagement, collaboration, and active participation in group activities in the classroom. Parents have provided positive feedback, expressing gratitude for the attention and support given to their children, the acquisition of new skills, and the children's enthusiasm for attending the center, often eagerly asking when they can go.
Child protection is a core focus of our project, aimed at engaging boys, girls, and their families in social behavior change activities, organized psychological and social interventions, and specialized psychological and social services. Key activities include non-focused psychological support activities (CBPSS), which target all children and are implemented by volunteers to foster positive behavior change and skill development.
Additionally, we conduct focused psychological support activities (FPSS), also known as the child and youth resilience methodology, targeting individuals at risk or in need of protective interventions. These activities aim to empower participants and sensitize them to topics of self-protection and related skills. Our project also addresses early marriage, targeting women and girls at risk, providing support and education to prevent child marriage.
In our CRG initiative, children aged 12 to 18 engage in Participatory Action Research and Child-Led Data Collection. They collect and analyze data on child rights in Lebanon, using their findings to highlight violations and support advocacy actions. These findings are compiled into a final report with recommendations, which are presented to decision-makers for implementation. Research topics have included climate change, school dropout, early marriage, and child participation.
Our advocacy efforts focus on empowering children to understand their rights and make their voices heard. We build the capacity of children and caregivers to become child rights advocates and agents of change by providing training on child rights, advocacy, communication, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution skills. Children elect committees to represent them at education centers, voicing their concerns and recommendations through child-led initiatives involving parents and teachers.