Discovery Summer's collaboration with Alsama ('sky/hope' in Arabic) began during Covid lockdown in May 2020 when we launched a pro bono online English programme for 200 Syrian refugee children in three camps in Lebanon (Shatila, Burj & Bekaa).
Over 6 months, 15 Discovery Summer teachers delivered virtual lessons from their homes from as far apart as Australia, Greece, Spain, Portugal and the UK. The children and young adults made incredible progress, gaining invaluable skills to communicate in English with the outside world - hence opening up exciting new educational opportunities for their futures.
In 2024 our students raised £2530 for Alsama during the summer. Each centre donated the profits from their tuck shop as well as funds raised by selling student magazines and artwork. Discovery Summer match funded this amount so a total of £5060 was donated to the refugee education charity.
Sadly, due to the current conflict in Lebanon the Alsama education centres are currently closed as many students and staff have been displaced. Alsama will continue online so funds will go towards technology and data packages to enable education to carry on.
Find out more at alsamaproject.com
"I used to sit at home all day being very sad and depressed. I love studying. I want to become an international lawyer....."
"It is a real pleasure to see the Alsama children and young women so committed to learning English. They turn up on time with their homework done. The teachers from the Discovery Summer school are fantastic. They get the best out of each student."
Kadria Hussien, Director, Alsama Centre Shatila
Discovery Summer students take part in ambitious charity fundraising efforts each summer. At some centres they organise traditional English summer fairs, others donate proceeds from their tuck shop or produce magazines to sell to parents. The funds raised are then matched by Discovery Summer.
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