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Al-Monitor announces support for Syria's out-of-school children

Al-Monitor is partnering with international agencies and donors to help provide educations to displaced Syrian children.
A Syrian refugee teacher distributes books to her refugee students in their classroom at Fatih Sultan Mehmet School in Karapurcek district of Ankara, Turkey, September 28, 2015. Out of 640,000 Syrian children in Turkey, 400,000 are not at school, a Turkish official told Reuters on Friday, warning that those who miss out are likely to be exploited by "gangs and criminals". Educating the children among more than 2.2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey - most of whom live outside purpose-built camps - is seen as

WASHINGTON — Al-Monitor, an independent US media company and news organization dedicated to in-depth coverage and analysis of the Middle East, has announced that it will provide major support to a UNICEF-Education Above All Foundation partnership project, No Lost Generation, aimed at getting children affected by the war in Syria back into classrooms.

Al-Monitor's significant financial contribution to No Lost Generation — an initiative backed by UN and other international agencies, donors, governments and nongovernmental organizations — will also help raise awareness of UNICEF’s efforts to provide access to education and support for children affected by ongoing conflict. 

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