Syrian children: Growing up with no education

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Syrian children: Growing up with no education

Lebanon is no stranger to refugees even long before the Syrian conflict. But now despite earnest efforts, the huge influx of refugees from Syria has put enormous pressure on Lebanese infrastructure.

A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

The many obstacles faced

At one refugee camp in the Bekaa valley, many of the children now face a life without education. There are many reasons for this, including the costs, barriers to enrollment, intimidation and harassment. Whilst the Lebanese government has enacted some policies to help, including Reaching All Children with Education (RACE) without more international support and funding it is difficult to see how Lebanon will reach its goal of enrolling 440,000 Syrian children in schools by 2020. International aid has not been forthcoming, the $1.87 billion Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, designed to address the country’s refugee crisis, was only 62.8 percent funded in 2015. According to the report, “lost revenue due to the war in Syria and the burden of hosting refugees have cost Lebanon an estimated US$13.1 billion.”

Saddam Al Jassem, a Syrian child talked to reporters about his experiences:

“I don’t like school, they don’t teach us, and they hit us. I stopped school 7 months ago. I want to work, live, provide money for the house and family. We want to eat. I want to buy and play on my bike, and play football.”

The Human Rights Watch report reveals that even well-intentioned policies are being unevenly applied and that for girls and disabled children the situation is particularly arduous. Lebanese public schools reject disabled pupils citing lack of resources.

Some families don’t dare to even attempt to enroll their children for fear of being arrested since they do not hold the obligatory residency permits.

Bassam Khawaja of Human Rights Watch said:

“We are calling on the Lebanese government to immediately revise its residency regulations, specifically by waving the annual 200 US dollar fee for Syrians to maintain their legal status, the requirement to either sign a pledge not to work or to provide a Lebanese sponsor.”

More than 280,000 people have died as a result of the Syrian conflict since March 2011 and over half the country’s inhabitants have fled.

Without access to education the children affected will have little hope of acquiring the skills to play a positive role in their host countries or in the reconstruction and future of Syria, the report also said.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-07-23

[sawadeeken]

Is that so different from right here in Thailand? Lebanon or Thailand -- (same same)

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A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

Here in Thailand the only difference is that the 15 - 18 year olds have dropped out of school to have babies for the moms or grandmoms to raise while they work in the sex industry that the tourism department so adamently denies exhists..........

While emphasizing --- 'No Sex Please -- we're Thai' When will Thailand educate those 16 year old girls and boys about..........

No Sex Please --- YOU are Thai???????

[MissAndry]

Is that so different from right here in Thailand? Lebanon or Thailand -- (same same)

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A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

Here in Thailand the only difference is that the 15 - 18 year olds have dropped out of school to have babies for the moms or grandmoms to raise while they work in the sex industry that the tourism department so adamently denies exhists..........

While emphasizing --- 'No Sex Please -- we're Thai' When will Thailand educate those 16 year old girls and boys about..........

No Sex Please --- YOU are Thai???????

You're wrong, in Thailand at age 15, 2/3 of Thai children are asked to leave the government school system. Then their only option is Technical college which is not free. For those who are lucky enough to be allowed to stay on past age 15 in the government schools, it isn't really free either. At age 15-17 the schools charge between 5,000 and 10,000 baht per year in extras for which you have to pay. The final year costing in excess of 15,000bht. My next door neighbor has had to pay 5,000bht this month alone for compulsory residential courses leading up to University entrance for her 17 year old daughter.

Edited July 24, 2016 by MissAndry

[Andaman Al]

Is that so different from right here in Thailand? Lebanon or Thailand -- (same same)

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A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

Here in Thailand the only difference is that the 15 - 18 year olds have dropped out of school to have babies for the moms or grandmoms to raise while they work in the sex industry that the tourism department so adamently denies exhists..........

While emphasizing --- 'No Sex Please -- we're Thai' When will Thailand educate those 16 year old girls and boys about..........

No Sex Please --- YOU are Thai???????

Well the difference is that before the west decided to intervene Syria had an excellent education system. The more worrying thing is that the majority of Syrian children will now grow up without parents, let alone education.

[Scott]

Please stay on topic, which is about refugee children from Syria living in Lebanon.

[geriatrickid]

Is that so different from right here in Thailand? Lebanon or Thailand -- (same same)

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A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

Here in Thailand the only difference is that the 15 - 18 year olds have dropped out of school to have babies for the moms or grandmoms to raise while they work in the sex industry that the tourism department so adamently denies exhists..........

While emphasizing --- 'No Sex Please -- we're Thai' When will Thailand educate those 16 year old girls and boys about..........

No Sex Please --- YOU are Thai???????

Well the difference is that before the west decided to intervene Syria had an excellent education system. The more worrying thing is that the majority of Syrian children will now grow up without parents, let alone education.

How would you know what the educational system was and whether it was excellent? You don't, do you? Why not look at the unbiased resources of the UN and accept the fact that primary education was not easy for a large portion of the population, particularly those living in rural areas, and who now support ISIL. Why not comment on the forced streaming of kids into the vocational school system that trains the workers who supported Assad's elitist rule. The poor and the rural dwellers were pushed towards the crap low paying jobs so that Assad and his cronies could maintain a cheap labour force.

I didn't even mention the bogus social and history courses aka propaganda indoctrination forced upon the young.

[GuestHouse]

Is that so different from right here in Thailand? Lebanon or Thailand -- (same same)

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A report , published on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch, confirms that more than 250,000 Syrian Refugee children in Lebanon between the ages of 15 and 18, do not have access to education. Less than 3% were enrolled in a Lebanese public school in the academic year 2015/16.

Here in Thailand the only difference is that the 15 - 18 year olds have dropped out of school to have babies for the moms or grandmoms to raise while they work in the sex industry that the tourism department so adamently denies exhists..........

While emphasizing --- 'No Sex Please -- we're Thai' When will Thailand educate those 16 year old girls and boys about..........

No Sex Please --- YOU are Thai???????

Well the difference is that before the west decided to intervene Syria had an excellent education system. The more worrying thing is that the majority of Syrian children will now grow up without parents, let alone education.

How would you know what the educational system was and whether it was excellent? You don't, do you? Why not look at the unbiased resources of the UN and accept the fact that primary education was not easy for a large portion of the population, particularly those living in rural areas, and who now support ISIL. Why not comment on the forced streaming of kids into the vocational school system that trains the workers who supported Assad's elitist rule. The poor and the rural dwellers were pushed towards the crap low paying jobs so that Assad and his cronies could maintain a cheap labour force.

I didn't even mention the bogus social and history courses aka propaganda indoctrination forced upon the young.

If you go to the UAE you'll find large numbers of highly educated and very well trained, Syrian doctors/medical professionals, teachers, university lecturers, engineers, architects &c.,

Syrian professionals have for a long time been recognised for their education and skills.

You might argue this is the cream of the crop, but you can't deny Syria must have been doing something right on the education front to produce these people.

[GuestHouse]

The only education they will get is from Prophet Mohamed and that is to kill the human next to them. This religion should be banned

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