What happens then? We know in places like the Middle East, in north Africa, violent
extremists are happy to fill in the void, to recruit and indoctrinate
the next generation with their hateful and violent ideology. This
problem is especially acute among refugees of displaced populations. Mr. Speaker, 3.7 million schoolchildren under the U.N. refugee
agency's mandate have no school to go to. Some countries are trying to
tackle this challenge, like Lebanon, where the government has taken
steps to enroll Syrian refugees in schools, but the need is just too
great. Out of 500,000 school-age refugees, nearly half are out of
school. This bill aims to help address those really desperate situations. It
calls for the USAID to ramp up access to these children, and
particularly young girls.
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