$100 Million for Lebanon’s Schools

Lebanon, March 25th 2016 – All children deserve a quality education. The government of Lebanon is working to bring all Syrian refugee children and Lebanese children into classrooms by the end of the 2016-2017 school year.

In Beirut today, President Jim Yong Kim announced a new $100 million initiative that will support the government’s ambitious target. Lebanon is President Kim’s first stop on a five-day joint trip through the Middle East and North Africa with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Source:  WorldBank