Syrian refugees line up at an employment office at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund aims to provide displaced people with skills. AP
Syrian refugees line up at an employment office at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund aims to provide displaced people with skills. AP
Syrian refugees line up at an employment office at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund aims to provide displaced people with skills. AP
Syrian refugees line up at an employment office at Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund aims to provide displaced people with skills. AP

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Education fund announces third round of grants to support refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

The grants aim to help more than 38,500 people through access to education and skills

The National

June 20, 2021

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The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund has announced the launch of its third cycle of grants for refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

Coinciding with World Refugee Day on June 20, the grants will provide access to educational courses to teach skills to those displaced from their home countries.

The grants will also support refugee pupils in Jordan and Lebanon with their  secondary education.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of World Refugee Day, which aims to create awareness of the more than 80 million forcibly displaced people around the world and to promote the protection of their human rights.

"I wanted to make sure that we would not be just another donor, but that we would create real partnerships to have greater impact for these youth," said Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, the Emirati businessman who set up the fund in 2018.

"For example, we offer insights on how to use successful business practices so that our partners can have better results and scale their approaches."

This third round of grants will support eight programmes by partners in Jordan and Lebanon.

Partners were chosen for their approaches to meeting challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic and, in Lebanon, by the devastating Beirut port explosion last August.

The Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund's third round of grants will aim to make a difference to the lives of more than 38,500 refugees.

"This fund recognises that the most vulnerable Arab youth need education and the surrounding support to assure they find a pathway to work and entrepreneurship," said Mr Al Ghurair.

World Refugee Day – in pictures

An Afghan refugee boy at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. World Refugee Day is marked annually on June 20. EPA
An Afghan refugee boy at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. World Refugee Day is marked annually on June 20. EPA
An Afghan man transports plants on the outskirts of Peshawar. Some refugees depend on international aid, while others start a new life after fleeing conflict, changing everything from their occupation to their social status. EPA
An Afghan man transports plants on the outskirts of Peshawar. Some refugees depend on international aid, while others start a new life after fleeing conflict, changing everything from their occupation to their social status. EPA
Afghan children gather outside tents in the Afghan Basti area outside Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
Afghan children gather outside tents in the Afghan Basti area outside Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
Children play in the refugee camp on the outskirts of Lahore. More than 82.4 million people around the world are without homes, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees says. AFP
Children play in the refugee camp on the outskirts of Lahore. More than 82.4 million people around the world are without homes, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees says. AFP
An Afghan child in Afghan Basti. The number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people has more than tripled in the past decade. AFP
An Afghan child in Afghan Basti. The number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people has more than tripled in the past decade. AFP
Afghan refugees in Peshawar. More than 73 per cent of refugees live in neighbouring countries, the UNHCR says. EPA
Afghan refugees in Peshawar. More than 73 per cent of refugees live in neighbouring countries, the UNHCR says. EPA
An Afghan girl in Peshawar. The UNHCR says an increasing number of refugees live in urban settings outside refugee camps. EPA
An Afghan girl in Peshawar. The UNHCR says an increasing number of refugees live in urban settings outside refugee camps. EPA
Children account for 34.6 million, or 42 per cent, of all displaced people. AFP
Children account for 34.6 million, or 42 per cent, of all displaced people. AFP
About 2.7 million refugees come from Afghanistan, the UNHCR says. EPA
About 2.7 million refugees come from Afghanistan, the UNHCR says. EPA
Pakistan hosts one of the largest groups of displaced people, having become home to about 1.5 million. EPA
Pakistan hosts one of the largest groups of displaced people, having become home to about 1.5 million. EPA

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