KRCS backs Syrian refugees’ education in Lebanon
BEQAA VALLEY, East Lebanon: Kuwait Red Crescent Society’s (KRCS) General Secretary Maha Al-Barjas affirmed yesterday the organization’s support for educating Syrian refugees and its keenness on protecting their future. Barjas was speaking to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) during a visit by a KRCS’ delegation to a couple of schools in Hosh Al-Harima and Al-Qadriah, villages located in the West Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, to give support to 580 Syrian students. “Education is important and it’s a basic need that a person should have to assure his (her) future specifically and protect his (her) country generally,” Barjas said.
Lack of education leads to corruption, endangers the next generation and allows illiteracy to spread in society, meanwhile the world is making an effort to erase illiteracy, as Barjas says. “Unfortunately, wars and armed conflicts prevent people from education and increases number of illiterate people around the world denying them one of the most important chances for (normal) living,” she adds. The KRCS general secretary has called on humanitarian institutions to support this cause, affirming KRCS’ continuous support for providing multiple types of aid to ease life for the refugees.
Meanwhile, ‘Bait Al-Yasmine’ team’s representative, Khadeeja Al-Madani, said in a statement to the press that “Kuwait has contributed to organizing and facilitating all sorts of humanitarian and charitable works for voluntary teams inside Kuwait and abroad.” ‘Bait AlYasmine’ was licensed by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in 2016. The relief team operates under the KRCS umbrella. KRCS is a leading humanitarian organization that provides aid and support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon; with consistent activities and projects all year long. — KUNA