“I can’t even describe the happiness in my kids’ eyes when they saw their school supplies arrive”
In September 2023, the incredible generosity of Makani’s supporters meant that 116 Syrian refugee children living in Lebanon’s camps, whose parents couldn’t afford basic school supplies, could go to school.
30% of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon (200,000 children) have never been to school, according to the UN.
For one in three of these out-of-school children, the biggest obstacle is the cost of school supplies - pencils, paper, schoolbags and uniforms. This may seem incredible - such a seemingly small thing making education completely inaccessible - but 90% of Syrian families in Lebanon live in extreme poverty, and struggle to give their children enough to eat each week, let alone find money for books.
After 12 brutal years of conflict, most Syrian children can remember nothing but war. Together, we raised £2434, which allowed 116 of these children to buy the school clothes, shoes and stationary they needed to access education, and work towards a brighter future.
Getting photos of children buying their school supplies, and messages of thanks from families in our community, has been truly life affirming, and we wanted to share some of them with you too:
“I can’t even describe the happiness in my kids’ eyes when they saw their school supplies arrive. My son has been putting his new pens and pencils in his new bag and then taking them out and putting them back again, as he is so excited. It couldn’t have been more helpful given the hard economic circumstances.” - Yasmeen
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping us with the school supplies. I wouldn’t have managed to send my children to school if it wasn’t for this help. Makani is always there for us.” - Nadiya
