Conrad N. Hilton Foundation [to 21 May 2016]
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An anniversary unmarked, but not forgotten
By Robert Miyashiro, May 10, 2016
…For our part, following Steven Hilton’s call to action, we made another firm commitment to the children of Syrian refugees living in Turkey. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has partnered with Theirworld offsite link, to support the rapid scale-up of access to formal primary education for refugee children. The catalytic funding provided in this grant is aimed at replicating a similar program Theirworld implemented in Lebanon, which expanded access to education through research, advocacy, and campaigning. The program in Lebanon is on track to provide classes to 200,000 refugee schoolchildren during this school year alone. Ultimately, this project aims to generate additional transnational support from donor countries, foundations, and other stakeholders capable of financing the delivery of education for 450,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey for the 2016-17 school year.

While we are fortunate to be part of some of this forward momentum to bring both attention and resources to the countries adjacent to the conflict in Syria, we also understand that the situation in the region itself remains dire. As the number of refugees hosted by Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey tops five million, the challenges will loom larger and the need for support from the international community will become greater. Moreover, the increased instability caused by the stresses of the refugee influx could further destabilize what is already a tense region. The international community must redouble its efforts to support the refugees in a manner that addresses their livelihoods more directly within the countries that are bearing the brunt of the massive humanitarian needs resulting from this civil war, as it enters its sixth year.