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Learning Through Emergencies

Lebanon faces overlapping crises. Economic collapse, political chaos, massive refugee population. Children can’t access school because of poverty, displacement, and trauma. When conflict hit in 2024, schools became shelters. READ Foundation adapted, bringing mobile schools to refugee camps and a Special Needs Hub to children with disabilities. When schools close, we find other ways to keep education doors open. When children need healing alongside learning, we provide both together.

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Mobile schools and trauma
support reach children
where education is disrupted.

Our work in Lebanon focuses on children most at risk. Through non-formal education and emotional support, we help children continue learning while coping with fear, disability, and loss. Trained staff create safe, supportive environments where children can express themselves, rebuild confidence, and regain a sense of normal life, helping them stay connected to education during the toughest times.

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90%

Students transition to formal school

4,000+

Children receive trauma support

30

Children with disabilities are learning

90%
Students transition to formal school
4,000+
Children receive trauma support
30
Children with disabilities are learning
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Case Studies

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Zayneb’s Story

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Omar’s Story

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Zayneb’s Story

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Yusuf’s Story

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Emergency Fund

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School on a Boat

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School in a Bus

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Areas Of Work

Our programmes tackle education and crisis. Mobile buses reach camps. Safe spaces treat trauma. Disability hub serves overlooked children. Making education work in crisis.

How Umer Rehman Found Hope Through READ’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme

Umer lost his father when he was very young. Now 16, see how he is building his future with READ Foundation.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: all must mean all

3rd December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to promote the rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities across all areas of society, and to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion. The 2025 theme, “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress”, underscores the principle that genuine progress is only possible when everyone is included.
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Aizah’s Story: Building A Future Through Education

In the small village of Maghloora, Kashmir, Aizah lives with her mother, younger brother, and younger sister. Aizah, who is in Class 6, attends a READ Foundation school with all three of her siblings.
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Zahra Batool Case Study

After losing both parents, Zahra found hope through READ Foundation’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme — continuing her education and rebuilding her future. Sponsor an orphan today.
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School in a Bus

Our 3 buses in Beqaa, Mount Lebanon, and North Lebanon serve ages 3-26. Early education for the youngest, literacy for school-aged, and life skills for young women aged 16-26.
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Special Needs Education Hub

Fourth year of helping refugee children with disabilities, ages 6-12. Provides literacy, numeracy, life skills, speech therapy, and physiotherapy. Many transition to formal schools after completion.
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Safe Spaces & Psychosocial Support

When conflict escalates, learning spaces become places of safety. Protection-focused programmes help through fun activities, counselling, and creative outlets.
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Frequently Asked Questions

We run four programmes. School in a Bus operates mobile classrooms for ages 3-26 – early learning, literacy, numeracy, and life skills. Special Needs Hub supports 30 children with disabilities through tailored education and therapies. Safe spaces provide trauma care during conflict. Emergency aid delivers food, clothing, and essentials. Psychosocial support integrated throughout helps children process the trauma and conflict they’ve witnessed.
Three buses in Beqaa, Mount Lebanon, and North Lebanon serve ages 3-26. Early education for the youngest, literacy for school-aged, and life skills for young women 16-26. Teachers trained in trauma methods deliver academics and psychosocial support. 90%+ transition to formal education after completion.
Our Special Needs hub is for refugee children with disabilities, ages 6-12. We provide tailored literacy, numeracy, life skills, plus speech therapy and physiotherapy. Many transition to formal schools after building skills. This programme addresses the service gap for disabled refugee children, often overlooked in emergencies where services are already stretched thin.
When conflict intensified, one bus became a safe space, reaching 1,200 displaced children. Structured activities, counselling, and creative work help process trauma in a protective environment. Girls learn pottery and knitting for potential income. Female staff provide security. Our expanded programming reached 4,000+ children total with psychosocial support during the entire conflict period.
Numbers tell it. 98% of Drop-in Centre children transition successfully. Literacy climbs from 45% to 95%. Boat students all passed exams despite the floods. Why? Government-recognised curriculum enables them. Community teachers understand contexts. We provide food and safety alongside academics because hungry children can’t focus. Each programme fits its challenge rather than importing generic models that ignore local problems.

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How Umer Rehman Found Hope Through READ’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme

Umer lost his father when he was very young. Now 16, see how he is building his future with READ Foundation.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: all must mean all

3rd December marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to promote the rights and wellbeing of people with disabilities across all areas of society, and to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion. The 2025 theme, “Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress”, underscores the principle that genuine progress is only possible when everyone is included.
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Aizah’s Story: Building A Future Through Education

In the small village of Maghloora, Kashmir, Aizah lives with her mother, younger brother, and younger sister. Aizah, who is in Class 6, attends a READ Foundation school with all three of her siblings.
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Zahra Batool Case Study

After losing both parents, Zahra found hope through READ Foundation’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme — continuing her education and rebuilding her future. Sponsor an orphan today.
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Read Foundation School Flood Destruction

Climate Catastrophe is Hitting Children in Pakistan The Hardest, Warn Leading Education Charity

Children in Pakistan are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis, with rising floods, heatwaves, and environmental disasters disrupting their health, education, and future, warns a leading education charity.
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Last Day of Ramadan: Significance, Moon Sighting, Duas

The last day of Ramadan brings together the final fast, the joyful sighting of the crescent moon, and the giving of zakat al fitr. This simple guide explains how the Islamic lunar calendar shapes Eid, why charity matters, and how families celebrate with heartfelt Eid Mubarak greetings.
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Omar’s Story

The escalating crisis in Lebanon has pushed more than a million people out of their homes to find shelter in the North and elsewhere. Forced to live in overcrowded and worn-down shelters, they have little to no winter supplies to keep themselves warm as the colder months approach. READ Foundation already has a well-established network in Lebanon and is ready to help vulnerable families in need. We have already been delivering psychosocial support and educational access to innocent children through our School in a Bus network. We’ve also been delivering essential relief, including food, winter supplies, shelter, and hygiene kits through our Buses.

EDUCATING A CHILD IS EMPOWERING A NEW GENERATION WITH THE TOOLS FOR CREATING A BETTER TOMORROW.

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