Inter-Agency Q&A on Humanitarian Assistance and Services in Lebanon (Inqal)
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INQAL- EDUCATION - INTER AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON INTER-AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON (INQAL) Disclaimers: The INQAL is to be utilized mainly as a mass information guide to address questions from persons of concern to humanitarian agencies in Lebanon The INQAL is to be used by all humanitarian workers in Lebanon The INQAL is also to be used for all available humanitarian hotlines in Lebanon The INQAL is a public document currently available in the Inter-Agency Information Sharing web portal page for Lebanon: http://data.unhcr.org/syrianrefugees/country.php?id=122 The INQAL should not be handed out to refugees If you and your organization wish to publish the INQAL in any website, please notify the UNHCR Information Management and Mass Information Units in Lebanon: [email protected] and [email protected] Updated in September 2014 INQAL- EDUCATION - INTER AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON INTER-AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON (INQAL) EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................... 3 FOOD ........................................................................................................................................................... 27 FOOD AND ELIGIBILITY ................................................................................................................................. 61 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ...................................................................................................................................... 71 PROTECTION ................................................................................................................................................ 79 PUBLIC HEALTH .......................................................................................................................................... 114 SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SGBV) .......................................................................................... 138 SHELTER .................................................................................................................................................... 147 SOCIAL COHESION AND LIVELIHOOD .......................................................................................................... 160 WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH) ............................................................................................... 166 ANNEX 1 – HUMANITARIAN HOTLINES IN LEBANON ................................................................................... 181 INQAL- EDUCATION - INTER AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON E D EDUCATION U C Table of Contents A T Q1: Why is education important for my children? ..................................................................................................... 6 I O Q2: How do I enroll my child in a public school? When does school start in Lebanon? When does it end? ............ 6 N Q3: How do I cover the school fees? .......................................................................................................................... 6 Q4: My child is 3-18 years old and is not in school. What are the available options for education in Lebanon?... 7 Q5: What will be required to register my children in a public school? ...................................................................... 7 Q6: What documents do I need to give to an education organization for assistance in enrolling my child in education programs outside school? ......................................................................................................................... 7 Q7: I just came from Syria and I need to get information on schools around my house to register my children, where should I go? ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Q8: I arrived after the enrolment period for public school. Is it too late to enroll my children in school? ............... 8 Q9: When and where will the registration for 2014-2015 school year start?...................................................... 8 Q10: My children were in public school last year. Will they be enrolled this year?................................................9 Q11: My children are currently in 2nd shift, will they have a place in the 1st shift with the Lebanese students next year?.........................................................................................................................................................................9 Q12: Do you think next year there will be more places in school for our children? ................................................ 10 Q13: Will our children automatically have a place in public school after completion of accelerated learning programme? ............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Q14: Will our children be prepared to attend formal education next year after completion of an accelerated learning programme? ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Q15: Is there any program for our children aged 3 to 5, because they can’t enroll in 2nd shift school? ................. 11 Q16: My children passed the entrance test, but the director did not enroll my child in the school. What should I do? Whom shall I talk with? ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Q17: When is the entrance test done for the new scholastic year? ........................................................................ 11 Q18: Do you serve children who are currently participating with other humanitarian organizations? .................. 12 Q19: Do you provide financial aid for families for education programs? ................................................................ 12 Q20: Will transport be provided for education services?........................................................................................12 Q21: Do schools or other education programs teach the Syrian curriculum? ......................................................... 13 Q22: Are schools taught in foreign language? ......................................................................................................... 13 3 INQAL- EDUCATION - INTER AGENCY Q&A ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES IN LEBANON E D Q23: Are Lebanese schools different from schools in Syria? ................................................................................... 13 U Q24: My child has been out of school for more than one year. Can he/she go back to school? ............................ 14 C Q25: My child is working to help support the family. Can he/she go back to school? Or can they attend part time, A so they can also continue to work? .......................................................................................................................... 14 T Q26: I know of a child that is not going to school and I want to help. How can I do that? ..................................... 14 I O Q27: What kind of support and services are there for children with special education needs (physically or N intellectually disabled)? ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Q28: My child was enrolled in school and after some months, he/she dropped out (or the school no longer let them attend), what shall I do? ................................................................................................................................. 15 Q29: My child faces problems at school. Who can I talk to? .................................................................................. 15 Q30: My child is struggling to keep up with the learning levels in formal school. How can I help him/her? .......... 16 Q31: Can you offer help to illiterate parents?.......................................................................................................... 16 Q32: Do you provide children with food during education programs? ................................................................... 16 Q33: What will my children do once they complete their (non-formal) education program? ................................ 17 Q34: Are you going to cover my children tuition fees as well next year? ................................................................ 17 Q35: Will our children get a formal/recognized diploma from accelerated learning programme? ........................ 17 Q36: Will children in 2nd shift get an official/recognized diploma from the Ministry of Education in Lebanon (MEHE) at the end of the year, like other students in the 1st shift? ……………………………………………………………………26 Q37: I/my child passed the brevet exams. What do I/my child do now? ............................................................... 18 Q38: Will our children be provided with certificates after they complete a non-formal education program (Not public school)? .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 Q39: