UNICEF #BackToSchool Campaign: Free Education For All Lebanese & Non-Lebanese Children

All Lebanese and non-Lebanese children will be able to attend public schools for free this year. We are talking about 367,000 children, out of which 200,000 Syrians. The #BackToSchool campaign was launched by UNICEF Lebanon and the Ministry of Education after they managed to collect $94 million from international donors and organizations. I think this is very good news because any form of education is better than no education especially for refugee children. I know…

How To Help Baby Ali & Other Refugee Children

via Lama As soon as I heard about the 8-month old baby, that was originally tweeted by Jad, living under the Charles Helou bridge yesterday, I shared the story and talked to a couple of friends and NGOs to see how we can help. After making few calls, I was introduced to Lama Beydoun who was apparently among the first to spot the baby and has been helping him since Day1 along with Rachelle Ismail…
Lebanon

How Can We Help The 8-Month Old Baby Living Under The Charles Helou Bridge?

10 years ago
I’m glad that MTV shed the light on this 8-month Syrian baby living with his grandfather under the Charles Helou bridge but something needs to be done quickly to pull them out of this horrible ...
Information

The Lebanese Social Pyramid

10 years ago
Done by Samer B. Saleh The religions are on top, followed by politicians, political security forces and political media, then there’s the wozz, the armed wozz, the businessman, the singer, the mafiozo and the Arab ...
Lebanon

#BuyPens Campaign: $175,000+ Collected For Syrian Refugee Family In Beirut

10 years ago
via Al Jazeera Abdul Halim Attar is a Palestinian-Syrian who fled to Lebanon three years ago with his two children and has been selling pens in the streets of Beirut to make ends meet. Attar ...
Lebanon

Let’s Help Out Achrafieh’s Street Musician

10 years ago
Update: His name is Maroun Nachef and is known as The Seller of Songs. Here’s an old article with more details about Maroun. Thank you Alexis! I was once told about an old man who ...
Lebanon

Video: #YouStink Activists Place Trash In Front of Environment Minister Mashnouk’s House

10 years ago
Members of the #طلعت_ريحتكم movement placed trash today in front of Environment Minister Mashnouk’s residence and asked him once again to resign. I think we should do the same with every official and every head ...
Food

Al Saadah (Happiness) Snack: A Free Restaurant For The Poor And Needy In Beirut

10 years ago
“Bonheur du ciel” is a newly open snack in Bourj Hammoud that opens from Monday till Friday and serves food for free to the poor and needy families. The food is provided by a renowned ...
Lebanon

Celebrating Eid In Tripoli: Crowded Souks, Great Food, Clowns For A Cause, Flying Lanterns & Happy Children

10 years ago
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, is a very special time of the year for Muslims worldwide. Every country has its own traditions and in Lebanon, every city celebrates it in its own ...
Critiques

#LoveWins In Lebanon Too?

10 years ago
via Mahmoud Ghazayel The picture above was taken in Lebanon back in 2006, however it’s not a gay parade but an anti-government demonstration led by the opposition back then. Needless to say, the parties who ...
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