Supporting basic and technical education for youth in areas affected by the 2006 conflict - Hermel and Akkar.
(A post-war rehabilitation project)
Duration of the project
April 2007 - March 2008
Funding partner
Italian Cooperation ROSS Program (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Implementing partners
ARCI (associazione ricreativa e Culturale italiana) Cultura e Sviluppo
MADA
Budget
384,648 Euros
In collaboration with
ASSABIL (Association Amis des Biblioteques du Liban)
AFDC (Association for Forest Development and Conservation)
CCF (Centre culturel francais)
ACH (Association Culturelle de Hermel)
The Lebanese Ministry of Culture
Handicap International
Save the Children, Sweden.
Areas of intervention
The project involves the Akkar and Hermel regions. It involves serving 10 schools in the 2 regions and building a Community Cultural Center in Hermel.
The 5 schools served in Akkar are: Mar Doumit School (Kobayat), Saint Coeurs (Andket), Saint Simon School (Beit Mellat), Notre Dame de la Delivrande School (Sheikh Mohammad) and Saint Joseph School (Miniara).
Description
The project intends to respond to the following 4 identified needs:
The school drop out phenomenon due to economical conditions of the families
Psychological post- conflict traumas in the students
Lack of exchange and dialog between the two communities
Lack of a cultural space of dialogue and exchange in the remote area of Hermel
Beneficiaries
(As per the end of 2007)
About 2,100 person (Children, youths and their families) from the Hermel region participated in the activities of the library at the Community Cultural Centre.
221 teachers from the two regions received training on psychological skills, interactive methods to relate to the children, new didactic methodologies.
200 youth took part in summer camps and environmental activities
220 youth and children received school kits (including inscription fees, uniforms, books, stationary…)
700 youth took part in theremedial classes
800 youth and children took part in cultural activities (theatre workshop or assisting to a theatre play)
100 children participated in the exchange between the two regions.
10 schools received didactic materials and small equipments.
Objectives
General Objective
Improve youth’s and children’s life conditions in the communities of activities and of their families through the promotion of cultural and educational activities.
Provide solutions to the lack of cultural spaces and create dialogue scopes --places of interaction for children and youth, and reduce the risks of failing or dropping from school for those growing in underprivileged conditions.
On-going Activities In the 5 schools in Akkar 
5 workshops for teachers
Supplementary classes in 3 schools for a period of 3 months
120 school kits at the start of the school year for students coming from the most underprivileged sectors.
Environmental activities that will involve 100 children
Cultural and artistic activities that involved 730 children.
Exchange of letters between 100 children (50 from Hermel and 50 from Qobayat). These children will meet in February and spend a day in their correspondent’s house.
Other post-war rehabilitation project:
The Lebanon Education Assistance Development (LEAD) Program
The Strengthening of Educational Programs in South Lebanon
Economic recovery program for women in war affected regions
Support to rural families affected by the war through the development of cattle raising