“A journey through war-torn Lebanon. Where school is a refuge”
Giampaolo Musumeci’s new podcast, produced by Radio 24 in collaboration with the AVSI Foundation, as part of emergency initiatives supported by Italian Cooperation through AICS – the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Over the course of four episodes, the podcast takes listeners to the heart of a Lebanon scarred by wars, economic crises and profound social fragility, highlighting the vital role that schools continue to play as places of welcome, protection and hope for thousands of people.
From the streets of Beirut to the south of the country, between Sidon and Tyre, close to the front line, Musumeci gathers testimonies and stories of resilience, giving a voice to teachers, families, aid workers and volunteers who face the consequences of the conflict and the humanitarian crisis on a daily basis.At the heart of the narrative lies the issue of education, increasingly threatened by the country’s instability, but also that of protecting the most vulnerable, from the elderly and people with disabilities to the thousands of displaced people forced to flee their homes. A journey on the ground that captures the complexity of a country with many faces and shows how, even in the areas most affected by the conflict, spaces of hope and reconstruction can endure.
