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 | Jul 4, 2018 | Empowerment, Uncategorized, Volunteer Blogs
Tell us about yourself Heya everyone! I am Alex from Romania, I have worked for five years in the cruise industry, mostly organising tours. For the past year, I have been a freelancer. Therefore, I have traveled to Egypt, Iran and Lebanon where I taught English,...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Give Hope, Our campaigns, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
Welcome to our newest ambassador for our annual #GiveHope ambassador, Sally Elbassir from Passport and Plates. Sally, an Arab-American travel blogger. SB OverSeas is currently running its #GiveHope campaign which aims to provide education to 1,400 children in Lebanon....
by admin | Mar 28, 2018 | Give Hope, Our campaigns, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
We would like to extend a grand welcoming to our first in the series of many #GiveHope ambassador, Ainsley about the World. Ainsley, a travel blogger from New Zealand was in Lebanon back last May and fell in love with the country. SB OverSeas is currently running its...
by admin | Dec 6, 2017 | Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
The bus from Beirut follows the coastal road south all the way to the town of Saida. If you are looking for the Ouzai refugee settlement you need only get off the bus when the seaside shops and restaurants appear, and turn around. To the left of a...
by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Volunteer Blogs
Last summer, I quit my job and left for the Middle East to learn Arabic and volunteer. It wasn’t an easy choice, and it was one that I mulled over for a long amount of time. I had a stable office job, great friends, and a good apartment. But at the same time, I felt...