Setting an Inclusive Framework for Human Security and Social Justice within the IMF and GoL Restructuring and Reform Plan: Education an equalizer and enabler

Project Description

This project addresses Lebanon’s severe crises, where 82% of the population faces multidimensional poverty, exacerbated by government subsidy rollbacks and economic challenges. With education severely impacted, including two years of pandemic-induced closures and economic hardships, the country faces a crisis in learning outcomes and negative coping strategies. Public spending on education, currently below recommended levels, faces further cuts, risking deeper inequalities. The project aims to integrate a social justice and human security lens into the IMF and Lebanese Government reform plans. By advocating for education as a social equalizer, the project seeks to contribute to sustainable peace, and economic development, and reduce inequalities and injustices in Lebanon.