Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES)
Lebanese Center for Special Education
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CLES – Lebanese Center for Special Education – provides individualized professional assistance to children between the ages of 3 and 12, facing specific learning disabilities. Diagnosis To ensure that the child’s learning difficulties are not related to: Below average intelligence level. Acute behavioral issues and personality disorders. Neurological problems. Auditory and vision problems. Yet the child suffers from: A specific learning disability such as: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysorthographia, dysphasia, etc. Other related learning difficulties such as: speech disorders, visual perception, auditory perception, kinesthetic, psychomotor and/or emotional ill-adaptation. . Treatment All CLES centers are staffed with a team of specialists in psychology, speech therapy, and psychomotor therapy. The specialists work individually with each child to ensure integration into the normal academic programs. …
The Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) was founded by Carmen Chahine Debbane and provides free individualized assistance to children with specific learning difficulties across Lebanon. It operates therapeutic centers in several Lebanese cities and runs a diagnostic center. Its …
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- It is one of the better-documented health charities in Lebanon GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its governance and its contact details. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- It has more complete governance disclosure than nearly all comparable charities, because GiveRadar has verified leadership and a founding date. See national comparisons
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Lebanese Center for Special Education is listed in Lebanon. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Joint first of 118 health charities in Lebanon on integrity score
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Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) is a health nonprofit based in Beirut, Lebanon. GiveRadar lists it from public charity directories and does not hold an official government registration record for it. It was founded in 2012 and has been operating for 14 years. GiveRadar's Integrity Assessment for the organization is 42/100, which reflects how much public information is available, not whether the charity is legitimate. 8 officers and directors are publicly disclosed.
CLES – Lebanese Center for Special Education – provides individualized professional assistance to children between the ages of 3 and 12, facing specific learning disabilities. Diagnosis To ensure that the child’s learning difficulties are not related to: Below average intelligence level. Acute behavioral issues and personality disorders. Neurological problems. Auditory and vision problems. Yet the child suffers from: A specific learning disability such as: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysorthographia, dysphasia, etc. Other related learning difficulties such as: speech disorders, visual perception, auditory perception, kinesthetic, psychomotor and/or emotional ill-adaptation. . Treatment All CLES centers are staffed with a team of specialists in psychology, speech therapy, and psychomotor therapy. The specialists work individually with... Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) is a health organization based in Lebanon. The organization was founded in 2012.
Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) is classified as a Health organization, based in Lebanon. It operates as a Non-Governmental. The organization has 8 disclosed officers and directors.
Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) is located in Beirut, Lebanon. The organization was established in 2012 and has been active for 14 years.
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Quick facts about Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES)
- What is Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES)?
- Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) is a health non-governmental based in Beirut, Lebanon. CLES – Lebanese Center for Special Education – provides individualized professional assistance to children between the ages of 3 and 12, facing specific learning disabilities. Diagnosis To ensure that the child’s learning difficulties are not related to: Below average intelligence level. Acute behavioral issues and personality disorders. Neurological problems. Auditory and vision problems. Yet the child suffers from: A specific learning disability such as: dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysorthographia, dysphasia, etc. Other related learning difficulties such as: speech disorders, visual perception, auditory perception, kinesthetic, psychomotor and/or emotional ill-adaptation. . Treatment All CLES centers are staffed with a team of specialists in psychology, speech therapy, and psychomotor therapy. The specialists work individually with each child to ensure integration into the normal academic programs. The CLES team works on the diagnosis and treatment of each individual child and coordinates through weekly meetings to discuss and plan the course of action for each case.
- When was Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) founded?
- Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) was founded in 2012.
- Who leads Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES)?
- Carmen Chahine Debbane serves as Founder.
- Where is Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) located?
- Headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Is Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) trustworthy?
- Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 42 out of 100 (Partial transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES)'s website?
- http://cles.org/
- Are donations to Lebanese Center for Special Education (CLES) tax-deductible?
- Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of Lebanon under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.