Located in Akkar Lebanon, Bani Sakher, which is on boundary district, has been neglected for years. With a population of approximately 27,000, the community of Wadi Khaled suffers from a lack of development on different levels. The ministry of education runs 17 public schools in Wadi Khaled, including the Bani Sakher public School. This school was encountering severe difficulties in providing its students with the appropriate studying environment as well as the decent national standard of education. The extent of the deprivation reached the extent where three students were forced to share a single chair and desk.
UNDP Live Lebanon’s initiative, thanks to the generous contribution of its Goodwill Ambassador Bouran Hallani, made it possible for every student to have his own chair and desk by providing the school with 60 chairs and 60 desks. The project that was implemented in September 2013, also entailed redesigning and renovating the science laboratory to ensure a modern education in the deprived remote village of Wadi Khaled.
200 students now have access to an appropriate study environment where they can focus on their education and work for a better future.
“Our biggest concern and joy is benefitting the students. This project made us so happy and we hope to work again with Live Lebanon in the near future”