bar elias lebanon new girls school syrian refugees lebanon poor bekaa region aim give girls conservative background chance formal education gain access education general difficult syrian refugees lebanon girls socially conservative families disapprove mix school even hard zahra al-ayed 14 sister batoul 17 village syria northern idlib province women expect marry young experience flee war live harsh poverty wake parent life-changing importance education girls mother mirdiyeh al-ayed say eldest daughter tell marry finish education even want travel abroad learn say human right watch organisation say late report april half million refugee children school jordan lebanon turkey lebanon international donors pay 200,000 public school space syrian children 2015-2016 accord hrw report 149,000 children actually enrol lebanese international non-governmental organizations strive fill gap eliminate legal financial language barriers prevent refugee children get education al-ayed family use syria system gender segregation age 12 one big barrier enrol girls lack single-sex school lebanon accept refugees new school zahra attend bar elias bekaa valley open thursday kayany foundation lebanese charity educate 160 syrian girls age 14-18 miss school several years manage pass lebanese system eighth grade exams usually take age 14 15 join local lebanese public school bar elias batoul al-ayed do kayany foundation school teach official lebanese curriculum include science mathematics arabic english addition vocational skills school build colorful pre-fabricated classrooms seventh bekaa valley majority syrian refugee communities locate lebanon mean address syrian parent concern send teenage daughters school girls boys teachers women provide transportation students home school education salvation refugee girls say nora jumblatt head kayany foundation open ceremony fund school secure year international charity save children unite nations women peace association accord kayany officials dream become pharmacist rama 19 prepare apply eight grade exams kayany school say normal time rama would already apply university age still want go back syria fulfill dream damascus university add new school offer education 'salvation syrian girls lebanon