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, economic development, and reduced inequalities and injustices in Lebanon.
Project Activities
Policy Brief: Setting an Inclusive Framework for Human Security & Social Justice within the IMF and GoL Restructuring and Reform Plan: Education an Equalizer and Enabler
Evidence around the world shows that austerity in low and middle-income countries is a policy decision that women and girls pay the price for. As Lebanon goes deeper into the crisis, access to education is…
Keep readingEvent: Setting an Inclusive Framework for Human Security and Social Justice within the IMF and GoL Restructuring and Reform Plan
On March 3, 2023, the Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship, in partnership with Malala Fund and the Issam Fares Institute, organized a High-Level Policy Forum “Setting an Inclusive Framework for Human Security and…
Keep readingReport: Setting an Inclusive Framework for Human Security & Social Justice within the IMF and GoL Restructuring and Reform Plan: Education an Equalizer and Enabler
The report calls for reforming the public financial management and increasing fiscal space for education, mainly for the most vulnerable groups such as women and girls and segregated communities. This ultimately lays the foundation of…
Keep readingAsfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship
American University of Beirut

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