Contribution to UNICEF Transition and Resilience Education Fund (TREF)

Direct target group:

• All 405’000 children in compulsory public education who incurred learning losses (205’000 Lebanese and 200’000 non-Lebanese, 50% girls, 50% boys)
• 26’000 teachers, 25 non-formal education providers

Indirect target group:

• all 115,000 children enrolled in non-formal education (50% girls, 50% boys)
• MEHE teaching workforce, principals and administrative staff

1. Children’s learning loss on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy accrued in the past 4 years of school disruption is reduced by their exposure to the Learning Recovery Pedagogy in public school setting implemented by trained staff 
2. A cost-effective and sustainable Multiple Flexible Pathways/Non-Formal Education framework put in place to provide out-of-school children with a smooth transition to formal education 
3. Schools are equipped with sustainable sources of power which improved the teaching and learning environment for vulnerable children 
4. The education system (MEHE and the wider education community) is able to maintain the delivery of education with a focus on learning, in regular implementation periods of times of crisis (resilience) 

Risultati principali attesi:  

Output 1.1: The learning recovery pedagogy is implemented in public schools by trained education staff

Output 2.1: Develop a cost-effective and sustainable Multiple Flexible Pathways education policy framework

Output 3.1: A solar assessment of schools to provide a basis for decisions over needs and priority investments in solarisation

Output 4.2: Capacity of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) on financial management and its management abilities on data, financing, policy, planning and grievance are enhanced

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

This Credit Proposal is a first contribution to UNICEF for education in Lebanon. Below are key insights from SDC current education programming, and previous programming by other donors for refugees in Lebanon: 

• In order to be effective, international support to public education needs a robust compliance mechanism, and must go along with system governance reforms 
• A viable public education system and effective pathways from non-formal to formal education are crucial to ensure access to formal education for out-of-school children
• A framewok is needed to ensure the quality of non-formal education 

The contribution to the public sector complements:

• Swiss contribution to Plan International and Save the Children (focusing on non-formal education), to UNICEF, IRC and Najdeh (on Child protection incl. child labour, violence against children)
• Switzerland’s global contribution to Education Cannot Wait for its multi-year programme in Lebanon

TREF is currently the only multi-donor vehicle to support public education in Lebanon; UNICEF coordinates closely with other stakeholders (UNESCO, World Bank)