Syrian refugee children have lost at least three years of schooling because of the war that is tearing their country apart. Now, as Patrick Nicholson reports, a Caritas programme is helping to bring them back to the classroom
In the dark, small room that is now her family home, Nur beams as she shows off her report card. Term finished in June at the Lebanese school the 12-year-old Syrian refugee has attended since the start of the year. Her smile reflects the top marks she got in all her classes. Her mother, Nisrayeh, is proud too. That her children go to school is her priority, she says, adding: “I’d rather go hungry than have them lose out on an education.”The family left the Syrian capital of Damascus 18 months ago when the fighting reached their suburb. The small bo
18 September 2014, The Tablet
Hope to a lost generation
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