LAL Newsletter
Highlights from October
October has been a month of meaningful progress at LAL, as projects we’ve been working on continue to take shape and reach the communities they were designed to serve.
From new milestones in digital learning to expanding educational opportunities and strengthening partnerships, our work continues to be driven by one belief: every child deserves the opportunity to learn, regardless of their circumstances.
In this edition, we invite you to discover what we’ve been working on, the progress we’ve made, and the people and partnerships helping us
move our mission forward.
Yalla Nodrus is live in Palestinian schools
Nayzak introduced it to teachers through a series of hands-on training sessions, and it is now used in Palestinian schools.
Yalla Nodrus currently has 3,545 student accounts, built up over last year and this year. Over the next two years, the aim is to reach about 6,000 student accounts across grades 1–9, and possibly more as the platform’s content expands to cover these grades more fully. After extensive capacity-building with LAL, Palestinian subject-matter experts are now developing new content themselves, so the model is in local hands.
The Knowledge Container wraps up its summer tour in the Chouf
Supported by the CMA CGM Foundation, the Knowledge Container has completed its summer tour of Sofar, Chanay and Charoun. Before each stop, 30 teachers were trained to run sessions in the container and make the most of the resources it holds. 27 of them then delivered the summer program, reaching 481 students. Parents joined in too, enjoying a turtle-themed puppet show by Tamara of Les Mains des Marionnettes. The sea turtle story now lives on as an interactive module on Tabshoura, where children can keep exploring it.
A new space is born in Jeb Jenine
LAL and Jusoor have signed a partnership agreement to work together on expanding access to quality education. Jusoor is a non-profit that runs education centers for children from vulnerable communities in Lebanon. As a first step, and with the support of the Asfari Foundation, we have set up a new Alternative Learning Space at Jusoor’s education center in Jeb Jenine. Its colourful, welcoming design invites children in to learn and explore. All of the center’s teachers have completed their training, and the space is now ready to welcome 300 students.
LAL and Jusoor have signed a partnership agreement to work together on expanding access to quality education. Jusoor is a non-profit that runs education centers for children from vulnerable communities in Lebanon. As a first step, and with the support of the Asfari Foundation, we have set up a new Alternative Learning Space at Jusoor’s education center in Jeb Jenine. Its colourful, welcoming design invites children in to learn and explore. All of the center’s teachers have completed their training, and the space is now ready to welcome 300 students.
Rebuilding Childhood through Play
As part of the “Rebuilding Childhood through Play” project, supported by Grand Challenges Canada, LAL is adapting its Tabshoura units to support the Ministry of Education’s learning recovery strategy. An expert team appointed by the CRDP is working with LAL’s subject-matter experts to review, adapt and validate selected units for Grades 1 to 6, aligned with the national recovery packages. Once validated, the units will be published in a dedicated learning recovery space on Tabshoura and made available on any national platform the Ministry uses.
LAL at Summits and Events
Arab Impact Summit, Amman, 5 October
Nayla Zreik Fahed, LAL’s co-founder and Chair, spoke at the Arab Impact Summit, organized by Alfanar. She joined Al Nayzak and Kamkalima on a panel about education in crisis contexts, a natural continuation of the partnership behind Yalla Nodrus.
