Race to help 300,000 Syrian girls and boys
The plan to bring 聽to 300,000 Syrian refugee children is gaining momentum as UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and education activists 聽for the initiative.
After , CNN鈥檚 Nic Robertson talked to the 13-year-old girls in their temporary home of Baalbeck, Lebanon.
The girls, who dream of being doctors, have a simple message: 鈥淲e say thank you 鈥 and one day, when you need help, we will help you too.鈥
The , which could see Syrian refugees in Lebanon receiving schooling within weeks, was developed by expert Kevin Watkins of the and will be the subject of funding discussions in New York during the United Nations General Assembly on September 23.
Watch CNN鈥檚 report from Baalbeck on some of the children who are lucky enough to be receiving education from 鈥 and don鈥檛 forget to to help provide schooling for those who aren鈥檛.