i think the teachers would give me biscuits and teach us to sing and dance. their nearest school is an hour s walk away. struggling to pay the rent and facing eviction, there is no money for the bus. translation: i stopped going to school because it was too dark on the way home. there were three dogs that scared me. in the refugee camps in the countries that surround syria, aid is thinly stretched. billions of pounds has been donated, but overall, it is still only between half and tw thirds of what the un needs. between half and two thirds of what the un needs. a year ago, world leaders met in london and pledged that every syrian child who has been forced to flee their home would get access to quality education. 12 months on, and here in lebanon alone, around half of refugee children don t go to school. for theirfamilies, the priority is simply survival. progress has been made, and lebanon s schools run second sessions to accommodate syrian pupils. but teachers say the mo