{"id":3735,"date":"2024-01-18T14:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.epes-lb.org\/sponsor-a-student\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:24:31","slug":"sponsor-a-student","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.epes-lb.org\/en\/sponsor-a-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor a student!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sponsor a student!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to your sponsorship, students can go to school every day. You contribute to his scholarship fees at EPES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this sponsorship program, you are supporting the student’s whole family.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A privileged relationship with your godchild<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You will receive photos and a news update from the school and your sponsored child each term, and you will be able to follow their educational journey. This way, you can see their progress and development from a distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with this letter, you will also receive updates about the social mission in Lebanon and the activities organized for your sponsored child and their community.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The economic situation of EPES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lebanon has been going through a severe economic crisis for the past 6 years. The Lebanese pound has lost 98% of its value since the beginning of the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EPES was previously funded by subsidies from the Ministry of Social Affairs. But with the crisis, these subsidies have become symbolic (1.3 USD per month per student) and are rarely paid.
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Moreover, students\u2019 families cannot afford to contribute to school fees.
EPES, therefore, depends almost entirely on the generosity of donors to support students’ scholarship costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A student can have multiple sponsors. Scholar fees cost $600 a month per student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

65% of this amount is dedicated to payroll, while the balance is spent on operational costs (heating, electricity, maintenance of the facilities, etc.) and administration costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n