A displaced Lebanese woman sits beside a child, overseeing his online studies on a mobile phone at a public school converted into a shelter in the town of Dekwaneh, north of Beirut on March 25, 2026. (Credit: Anwar Amro / AFP)
"The entire country is in ruins, schools and school supplies are no exception — quite the opposite." This is how Sarah Hammoud sums up her situation as the school year approaches. For her, it's no longer an annual event devoted to buying books, backpacks and school supplies. It has become the time, once again, to sit down and do the math: what the family can still afford, what will have to be put off and, perhaps, what will have to be borrowed."We work day and night, sometimes at two or three jobs, to be able to cover both daily expenses and those for school," says this mother of three, all still in elementary school, to L'Orient-Le Jour. On top of tuition come books, supplies, uniforms, transportation, lunches and extracurricular activities. All these expenses pile up within just a few weeks, while the...
"The entire country is in ruins, schools and school supplies are no exception — quite the opposite." This is how Sarah Hammoud sums up her situation as the school year approaches. For her, it's no longer an annual event devoted to buying books, backpacks and school supplies. It has become the time, once again, to sit down and do the math: what the family can still afford, what will have to be put off and, perhaps, what will have to be borrowed."We work day and night, sometimes at two or three jobs, to be able to cover both daily expenses and those for school," says this mother of three, all still in elementary school, to L'Orient-Le Jour. On top of tuition come books, supplies, uniforms, transportation, lunches and extracurricular activities. All these expenses pile up within just a few weeks, while the...
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