Alsama Project
Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Founded in 2020, Alsama Project is a non-governmental organisation based in Beirut, Lebanon working on education, refugees & migration, children & youth +5 more.
Alsama Project is a non-profit education organisation providing world-class, accelerated education to refugee and displaced teenagers in Beirut, Lebanon. It runs four education centres in the Shatila and Bourj al Barajneh refugee camps, taking students from illiteracy to university or skilled employment readiness through its G12 certificate. Alsama also runs a cricket programme with hubs across Lebanon, including the Bekaa Valley, and two social enterprises, Alsama Studio and the Arabic Language School, which are financially separate from the charity. It is founded in 2020, registered as a charity in the UK, a non-governmental organisation in Lebanon, and a 501(c)(3)-type organisation in the US, and governed by boards of trustees in those three countries.
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Alsama Education Centres
ViewEducation · Lebanon
Intensive education programme for refugee and displaced teenagers in Shatila and Bourj al Barajneh camps, delivering literacy, numeracy and a holistic curriculum leading to the G12 certificate.
Alsama Cricket
ViewSport for development · Lebanon
Cricket hubs for refugee and displaced youth teaching leadership, teamwork and resilience, with a junior coaching pathway.
Alsama Studio
ViewEmployment & Skills · Lebanon
Social enterprise employing refugee mothers to produce hand-made embroidery art.
Arabic Language School
ViewEmployment & Skills · Lebanon
Social enterprise offering Levantine Arabic lessons taught by former students, creating income and business skills opportunities.
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Library of Congress Literacy Award
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