Since the end of the civil war in 1990, Lebanon is experiencing a protracted statehood and governance crisis: weak and inefficient public institutions and entrenched confessional divisions have created opportunities for both high-level/political and administrative corruption. The default on Eurobonds in March 2020 triggered a recession, with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Beirut port explosion […]
According to the Child-Focused Rapid Assessment (CFRA)5 conducted by UNICEF in April 2021, children are missing out on education. As per the 2020-2021 Lebanon Crisis Response Plan (LCRP), the number of Syrian children out of school increased from 55% to 63% between 2020 and 2021 (a total of 445,000 children). The total number of Lebanese […]
The specific purpose of this assessment is to generate substantial knowledge and learning on Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Lebanon under the RACE Strategy, allowing greater understanding of the existing NFE adaptation and/or expansion to reach all children in Lebanon. The objectives of the assessment are to: Learn from the implementation of the NFE in Lebanon […]
The programme and component managed by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East under the EU support to be evaluated aim to provide scholarships to Palestinian Refugees living in Lebanon. Legal restrictions to the labour market coupled with discrimination, bring the unemployment of Palestinian refugees to extremely high […]
The Project to be evaluated grounded in an agreement between the EC and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon (MEHE), dated 2006, aims at addressing the inability of Lebanon’s formal vocational training system to adequately respond to the demands of the Lebanese labour market. The EC contribution to the project is EUR […]
Entrepreneurs in Lebanon are open and eager to exploring new avenues to diversify their business outside the “traditional pillars” of the economy. With a supportive pro-business focus, the government can lay the foundation for a prosperous, diverse and resilient green economy. In order to encourage private investment in the efficient use of renewable resources, a […]
