door admin | nov 30, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, Awareness, België, Emergency Aid, eMPOWERMENT, Press Releases
This week, SB OverSeas’ Maria Rosales stepped out of her role as volunteer coordinator for Brussels and Lebanon and into the role of interviewer. She spoke to S&D MEP Linda McAvan from the UK about advocating for women’s rights and the relationship of EU...
door admin | nov 30, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, Awareness, Press Releases
Report by Marco Cagnolati, project coordinator at SB OverSeas from the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) Annual General Conference (AGC) in Belgrade November 6-9, 2018. Among over 200 participants at the conference in Belgrade, our SB Espoir coordinator,...
door admin | okt 31, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Libanon, Press Releases
The second comic in the series by Félix Brassier tells the story from the perspective of the unborn baby of a child bride. The unborn baby asks questions about the future. Born into a refugee camp to a broken family, the child faces an unfortunate and grave...
door admin | sep 28, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Libanon, Press Releases
Since the beginning of this year, we have been bringing you our stories we hear from the ground about the practice of child marriage. This started when our chairperson visited Lebanon last September and was served a cup of tea by a child bride. Since then, SB OverSeas...
door admin | aug 28, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, 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. ...
door admin | jun 27, 2018 | belangenbehartiging, 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...