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| Formation | 2020 |
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| Type | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| Headquarters | Beirut, Lebanon |
Co-founders | Meike Ziervogel, Kadria Hussein, Richard Verity, Mohammad Khier |
| Website | www |
Alsama Project is a non-profit education organisation that empowers out-of-school refugee and displaced youth in the Middle East through accelerated learning and sport. Alsama runs education centres in the Shatila and Bourj el-Barajneh refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon.[1]
Education
[edit]Alsama delivers a six-year accelerated curriculum condensing 12 years of schooling. Subjects include Arabic, English, mathematics, science, and life skills, alongside extracurriculars such as chess, art, yoga, and cricket.[2][3][4]
Cricket & Sport
[edit]Its inclusive cricket programme promotes psychosocial wellbeing and leadership. Both mixed-gendered and single-sex teams play across refugee camps.[5][6][7]
Certification: G12++
[edit]Launching in 2026, Alsama is developing the G12++, a high-school level certification for displaced youth, created with the University of Leicester and Cambridge University Press & Assessment.[8][9]
Awards & Recognition
[edit]Library of Congress Literacy Award (2024): for education innovation in crisis settings.[10] Ockenden International Prize (2025): for impact on refugee education.[11]
Alsama Studio
[edit]A social enterprise where refugee women handcraft embroidered textiles. Revenue supports the livelihoods of its staff.[12]
Legal Status
[edit]Registered as a UK charity (No. 1191810).[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "2025 Prizes – Alsama Project". Ockenden International. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "World Refugee Day 2024". Cambridge University Press & Assessment. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Berry, Scyld (17 December 2021). "Cricket changing lives in Lebanon". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Engel, Matthew (9 March 2019). "Cricket in Shatila refugee camp". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "How cricket is changing children's lives in Lebanon". Prospect Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "The BBC's feature on refugee cricket in Lebanon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "MCC appoints new CEO and highlights work in Lebanon". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Leicester and Alsama Project launch world-first certification for displaced youth". University of Leicester. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Setting the stage for a new certification for displaced youth". Cambridge Assessment. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Laundromats, refugee camps and other literacy winners". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "2025 Prizewinners". Ockenden International. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Sustainable Beirut: Women finding purpose through embroidery". CNN. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Charity overview: Alsama Project". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 8 July 2025.