by admin | May 28, 2019 | Belgium, Emergency Aid, Empowerment, Uncategorized
With the theme “Son Choix, Son Avenir,” the night was doused in shades of pink and purple, and highlighted the work we do with women and girls. On Saturday evening, 280 members of SB OverSeas’ community in Belgium attended a traditional iftar dinner, to break the...
by admin | May 3, 2019 | Belgium, Emergency Aid, Featured for Homepage, Lebanon
Everyone loves a good challenge, especially an international one that transcends boundaries and connects people via the internet. The viral online #trashtag challenge has done just that. In the last few months eager volunteers, conscious of their impact on climate...
by admin | Apr 10, 2019 | Emergency Aid, Lebanon, Volunteer Blogs
Under the shadow of thick, black clouds sweeping in from the mountains one February evening in Beirut I climbed into the back of a taxi in Gemmayze; the historic, bohemian quarter of the city, populated by hipsters and artists, and mentally braced myself for where I...
by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | Emergency Aid, Lebanon, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The children of SB Overseas are among the most vulnerable in the world. Consider Youssef, a 9-year-old boy in grade 0 at SB OverSeas’ Bukra Ahla center in Beirut. He was born in Manbij, Syria – a city well-known before the war for its educational...
by admin | Feb 6, 2019 | CLOTHESUP, Emergency Aid, Lebanon, Press Releases
Give your clothes a second life in the hands of refugees in need Originally published in the Brussels Express. CLOTHESUP gives you the opportunity to declutter your wardrobe to give clothing you want to give away to people who need them. Your second-hand clothes may...
by admin | Jan 28, 2019 | Emergency Aid, Empowerment, Lebanon, Our campaigns, Press Releases
In August, we started a fundraising campaign called ‘Thread of Hope’, placing focus on our Women Empowerment Programme, a significant component of which are the sewing classes. During one of the regular field visits, SB Overseas’ chairwoman noticed some of the sewing...
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