Alsama Project

Alsama Project

Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

EducationRefugees & MigrationChildren & YouthEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 2020International reach
Profile last updated: July 15, 2026

About

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.

Location

Beirut, Lebanon

Founded

2020

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Charity

Legal name

Alsama Project

Charity number

1191810

Registration

1191810

Languages

ENAR

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationRefugees & MigrationChildren & YouthEmployment & SkillsSport for developmentArts & CultureGender equalityCommunity development

Works for

Refugees & MigrantsYouthChildrenWomen & Girls

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Alsama Education Centres

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Education · 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

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Sport for development · Lebanon

Cricket hubs for refugee and displaced youth teaching leadership, teamwork and resilience, with a junior coaching pathway.

Alsama Studio

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Employment & Skills · Lebanon

Social enterprise employing refugee mothers to produce hand-made embroidery art.

Arabic Language School

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Employment & Skills · Lebanon

Social enterprise offering Levantine Arabic lessons taught by former students, creating income and business skills opportunities.

Countries of operation

LebanonUnited KingdomUnited States

Funding & support

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnershipShopSponsorship

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Library of Congress Literacy Award

Library of Congress2024

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