BE THE STREAM THAT CARRIES HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED

Stream of Hope Mission aims to contribute to the
2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals
Since 2014 Stream of Hope Mission has been dedicated to creating positive change by providing support and opportunities to those in need. Through education, healing, and empowerment, we strive to build a brighter future for vulnerable communities.

Together, we can be the stream that carries hope
to those who need it most
501(c)(3) Nonprofit Charitable Organization

Saint Rita School

Stream of Hope mission, through the Archdiocese of Furzol, Zahle and the Bekaa for the Greek Melkite Catholics, created a project of “remedial classes” for the Syrian refugees students at Saint Rita school, that belongs to the Archdiocese.
Stream of Hope Mission is providing 100 school tuition for students yearly!
The main objective of our project is to help Syrian students and to get their formal education which leads them to live a normal life far from war and destruction.

This project aim is also making changes to the psychological, cultural and social levels to the Syrian children and their families:
- Tutoring at the educational level in all required classes.
- Psychological support by inserting them into a social group with extra curricular activities and school.
- Religious support through participating in religious and spiritual gathering within the Church.

The concrete result aimed at the end of the project is the students' enthusiasm and participation to ensure the achievement of the proposed objective.

General objectives of the project:
- Grouping of all Syrian refugee children under the patronage of the bishop and not let them stray into roads.
- To assist and support these children to integrate in a social setting, in a school and cultural environment with their parents.
- Prepare the students to be active members of society and protect them from road hazards such as drugs, theft, terrorism…
- Prepare these refugees psychologically, academically and socially to be able to return to their country "Syria" or continue their studies in Lebanon.
 
The project beneficiaries are:
  • Children who are independent from any help from the United Nations.
  • Children who are lacking education
  • Children who are lacking documents ( identity card , personal papers ... ) therefore  cannot be recorded in the public schools
  • Children whom parents have no monthly return so they have no ability to pay for their tuition.
  • Lebanese children from Saint Rita School
NB: There are organizations helping the Syrian refugees, but all their aids are restricted to food parcels and Medicals supplies; so far, very few organizations have supported schools and education aid. And due to the increase in the number of children refugees, there is lack in offering schooling to all of them.

Socio-cultural data:
These refugees cannot follow in Lebanese schools system for several reasons:
- Difference in curriculum (Lebanese school program differs from Syria).
- Difference in levels of languages: The great majority of Syrian have a great difficulty to grasp materials neither in French or in English since the Lebanese curriculum is different than the Syrian.
 - Difference in the sociocultural and sociolinguistic levels. We must prepare Syrian children to be integrated into the Lebanese social environment and become adapted, oriented and active members in the Lebanese society.
-Lack of spaces in the Lebanese schools.
 
Data religious and pastoral nature :
- This project aims to provide a certificate of attendance in the classes.
- Integration of Syrian refugees in the school helps them to be active in the church and also helps them to participate in extracurricular activities, religious and social and to enrich their culture.
- These activities are: scouting, camping meetings and religious retreats , field trips ...