During the month of March 2019, Tabitha Relief & Development has provided 913 Lebanese and Syrian student attending the first and second shifts at Antelias Public School while providing 280 children in Aley and 379 children in Burj El Barajneh with healthy snacks.

Additionally, Dorcas Relief and Development – Syria is now providing healthy school meals to 4,029 students attending classes in 12 schools in Aleppo.

The healthy feeding programs in both Lebanon & Syria have shown to be highly effective when it comes to increasing the students’ attendance in class. As such, Dorcas Syria in coordination with Mary’s Meals are exploring deprived areas in Homs and Aleppo to expand the feeding program and reach out to the most deprived populations in Syria.