Lebanon is home to approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees, almost half of whom are children. Many have been out of school for years or have never had a formal education, but with a global pandemic shutting everything down, access to education is now a lot harder. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Suha Tutunji, curriculum director of Jusoor Lebanon, which works with Syrian refugees.
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