Assyrians Without Borders works to promote education for Assyrian refugee children in Lebanon. The war in Syria has created many barriers, especially for Assyrian refugee children’s access to schooling. The families who flee have lost nearly everything they own, and many children are traumatized by their experiences. Education may be the only stable element offered in the foreign country they arrive in.
School therefore becomes a safe space for development and stimulation. It becomes a place that enables social interaction and integration, and a space where children can simply be children.
Over the years, Assyrians Without Borders has supported the TMS School (Trakki Madrashto Suryoyto) in Beirut with a new water station, school uniforms, lunch meals, school supplies, renovated classrooms with new desks, and a new school bus. Most recently, in 2024, Assyrians Without Borders supported a medical program designed to provide basic medications to students at TMS School, with the support of doctors stationed at the school who oversee student health.
This is a school that primarily provides education to poor and vulnerable Assyrian children. The school has over 300 students, and more than 200 of them need help covering all or part of their tuition fees, supplies, and necessary insurance.
