June 22, 2026
MEET FIRAS My name is Firas and I am from Aleppo, Syria. I have three children who attend the church’s education center: my daughters who are 14 and 10 years old, and my son who is 9. I also […]
March 31, 2026
The escalation of conflict in Lebanon has severely disrupted education nationwide. MERATH-supported learning centers, serving around 1,200 children across multiple locations, have had to adapt quickly to maintain continuity of learning. Some centers have reopened with strict safety measures, allowing students to attend in-person classes. […]
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
Recognizing the risks Within the last few years of crises in Lebanon, all types of gender-based violence (GBV) have been on the rise, and refugee women and girls are at disproportionate risk of suffering from it. Refugee girls and women […]
June 2, 2025
MEET KAMALA My name is Kamala and I am from Homs. Unfortunately, I barely knew my mother, as she left me when I was only two years old. My marriage was arranged by my uncles and stepmother at the time, […]
June 2, 2025
MEET HALA My name is Hala. I have been teaching adult literacy to Syrian refugee women for years. Some were really starting from scratch and didn’t even know the letters. Some others went to school in Syria for a few […]
February 14, 2025
MEET LEILA Leila and two of her sons in their tent We are from Homs in Syria. I have six children, five boys and a girl. I was pregnant with my younger son Abdallah when my husband disappeared. He was a […]
January 15, 2025
MEET FATOUMA Lana at our partner education center after the ceasefire in Lebanon My name is Fatouma and my husband and I have a son (15) and four daughters (13, 10, 7, and 3). We have been in Lebanon for […]
July 16, 2024
July 15, 2024
As humanitarian needs in Lebanon keep on increasing for all, we are now witnessing worrying tensions between Syrian refugees and Lebanese, and unprecedented pressure for them to return to Syria. Many refugees face daily discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and sometimes even […]