by admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage - Our Stories, Press Releases
When you think ‘just married’, what do you think of? For me, I think of a banner strewn on the back of a car driven by two happy newlyweds. A happy thought, a happy day and a start to a happy life. Everything a wedding and marriage should represent. ...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
Written by Nile Watson-Batista, a volunteer in Lebanon, with the help of SB staff. Amara was the girl in the front row of every class, hand always raised begging to answer the teacher’s question. She had little inside jokes with her teachers in both English and in...
by admin | Jun 27, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases
Written by Kevin Charbel, Project Manager in Saida, Lebanon I still see her sometimes, walking through the maze of corridors in the shelter she lives in. Our eyes will meet for the briefest of moments as she smiles nervously before dropping her gaze, and passing me...
by admin | May 30, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases
Written by Jade-Leigh Tenwick, Communications and Development Officer at SB OverSeas This article tells the story of Ream, an eighteen year old who attends one of our SB OverSeas centre. SB OverSeas has three centres in Lebanon where we run education and empowerment...
by admin | May 18, 2018 | Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases
Article written by Jade-Leigh Tenwick, Communications and Development Officer at SB OverSeas At twelve years old, Yosser was asked for her hand in marriage. Her life had been normal up until the disruption caused by the Syrian conflict. She had spent her childhood...
by admin | May 9, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases
No one escapes war unchanged. Who can lose the past and the future at once without bearing a scar? The young and old are marked, though for most, these marks take invisible forms. Nadine wishes hers were less apparent. The burns on her hands, neck, and face tell of...
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