{"id":7493,"date":"2024-08-12T10:38:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T06:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/?page_id=7493"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T13:57:32","slug":"empowering-youth-comprehensive-secondary-education-for-syrian-refugees-and-host-communities-in-lebanon-hand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/refugee-educationfund.org\/en\/empowering-youth-comprehensive-secondary-education-for-syrian-refugees-and-host-communities-in-lebanon-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Youth: Comprehensive Secondary Education for Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon \u2013 HAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592644464049{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1723443915005{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #001a70; font-size: 18pt;\">About HAND<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Human Aid and Development (HAND), established in 2019, is a non-governmental organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals and children. 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