{"id":2515,"date":"2020-06-16T14:16:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T14:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=2515"},"modified":"2025-01-03T17:43:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T13:43:23","slug":"access-to-higher-education-ulyp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/access-to-higher-education-ulyp\/","title":{"rendered":"ULYP &#8211; Refugee Education Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592648711392{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712278698483{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">About <span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXP118232046\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXP118232046\">Unite Lebanon Youth Project\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXP118232046\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXP118232046\">(ULYP)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:4,&quot;335562765&quot;:26.1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:19.56,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\">The <span class=\"TextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\">Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP) was founded in 2010 with the mission to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\">empower marginalized children, youth and women living in Lebanon today\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\">with the skills and knowledge they need to become active agents of change\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-scheme-color=\"@FFFFFF,,\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP1791529 BCX0\">for a better tomorrow.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXP1791529 BCX0\">\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1712278650508{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 95px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:4,&quot;335562765&quot;:26.1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:19.56,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span style=\"color: #001a70;\">Target<\/span>: 227<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335562764&quot;:4,&quot;335562765&quot;:26.1,&quot;335562766&quot;:4,&quot;335562767&quot;:19.56,&quot;335562768&quot;:4,&quot;335562769&quot;:0}\"><span style=\"color: #001a70;\">Reach<\/span>: 227<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2746&#8243; 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