About us
Every child deserves to finish the school year.
We help families in Lebanon keep their children in school by connecting each child with people who want to help, one school year at a time.Keeping children in school, one year at a time.
Adopt a Student is a program of Educational Assistance Fund Inc, a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 87-2532101). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Chapter 1: Why we exist
School should not stop when money does
In Lebanon, many families can no longer pay their children’s school fees.
We help families keep their children in school by connecting each child with people who want to help, one school year at a time.
Chapter 2: How it works
One child, one school year
Each child on this site has this year’s tuition beside their story. You can cover part of it or all of it, and several donors often share one child.
You can help as many children as you like, or give to the general fund for the families in greatest need.
Chapter 3: Where your gift goes
From your gift to a classroom
- You giveTo one child, or to the general fund.
- Adopt a StudentRecords your gift, and sends you a receipt.
- The schoolReceives it, for that child’s fees.
- The childStays in class this year.
You receive a receipt for every gift, and your history shows which child and which school year each one went to.
Chapter 4: Our promise
How we protect the children
- Consent firstA child appears only after their guardian signs a consent form, in person.
- Blurred in publicA first name, a last initial and a blurred photo. The clear photo is shared only with that child’s sponsors.
- Removed on requestIf a family withdraws consent, the child disappears from the site straight away.
Drag the line to see the difference.
- Consent first
- One child, one year
- A receipt for every gift
- Blurred in public
- Paid to the school
- Removed on request
A child’s year
From a signed form to a finished year
- Step 1 of 6
A guardian signs
A child is listed only after their guardian signs the consent form, in person.
- Step 2 of 6
The child’s page goes up
A first name, a last initial, a blurred photo, a story, and this year’s tuition.
- Step 3 of 6
Donors choose
One donor or several share the child’s year, each choosing an amount.
- Step 4 of 6
A receipt for every gift
Every gift is recorded and receipted, and your history shows where it went.
- Step 5 of 6
Paid to the school
The money goes to the school, for that child’s fees, to a bank account our team has checked.
- Step 6 of 6
A finished year
The child stays in class and finishes the school year.
Partner schools
Our schools, in Lebanon this undefined
Where we are
Two countries, one promise
In the United States
Educational Assistance Fund Inc is a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 87-2532101). Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and every gift gets a receipt.
In Lebanon
Our team works with the partner schools and the families. Guardians sign the consent form in person, and the fees are paid to the school.
Who we are
The people behind it
- Eddie NassarFounderin USA
- Diana NassarCo-Founderin USA
- Jeannette KassoufAmbassadorIn Lebanon
- Roy EidAssistant AmbassadorIn Lebanon
Questions
What people ask us
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Yes, to the extent allowed by law. Adopt a Student is a program of Educational Assistance Fund Inc, a 501(c)(3) public charity (EIN 87-2532101). You receive a receipt for every gift.
Yes. You can help as many children as you like, and several donors often share one child’s year.
You receive a receipt for every gift, and your history shows which child and which school year each one went to.
Yes. Gifts to the general fund can repeat every month. You can stop a monthly gift from your account at any time.
Donations are non-refundable. If you made a mistake (a wrong amount, or the same donation twice), email contact@adoptastudent.net within 2 days and we will refund it.
A child appears only after their guardian signs a consent form in person. In public we show a first name, a last initial and a blurred photo; the clear photo is shared only with that child’s sponsors.
Ready to help a child this year?
Read their stories, and choose who you would like to help.
Meet the children