This country is literally on the verge of collapse: the influx of Syrian refugees (on top of the Iraqi and Palestinian refugees who were already there) is disrupting the fragile balance in society. The number of refugees is estimated at more than one in four inhabitants. The consequences are catastrophic for the economy, healthcare, education, the job market and rent prices. Caritas Lebanon is one of the largest local NGOs. The organisation is active in all parts of the area. They provide humanitarian aid and education programmes for refugees and for the most vulnerable Lebanese families. Caritas Lebanon is trying to meet the most urgent basic needs. Further, education for children is becoming more and more important thanks to the aid by our supporters. We would like to create a future for the children with this support, in order to avoid the emergence of a lost generation …