These schoolgirls in Afghanistan are determined to get an education – no matter the obstacles.

Reinforce Educators Empower Children (REEC) leaflet - English

Reinforce Educators Empower Children (REEC) - Greek

The REEC project will forge a protection response for children affected or at risk of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Thirty-seven year-old Varvara, inspired by the women working at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), firmly believes in the equality between boys and girls. As a father of two girls, his support for them is unwavering.

Dalal, 18, wears her best dress, green dotted with tarnished gold beads. She and her friends sit close together on the concrete floor of a tent in a temporary settlement in Akkar, Lebanon, not far from the Syrian border.

Through funding by the European Union (EU), the multi-country Programmatic Partnership helps school-aged children in Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon receive quality education and protection services.