door admin | sep 6, 2018 | eMPOWERMENT, Libanon, Our campaigns, Press Releases
Thread of Hope is a campaign in order to raise funds for new sewing machines. For our women in Lebanon a sewing machine equals an opportunity to not only earn a source of income, but to build a community. Read more about our campaign here. Fatima is the second part in...
door admin | aug 31, 2018 | eMPOWERMENT, Our campaigns, Press Releases
Thread of Hope is a campaign in order to raise funds for new sewing machines. For our women in Lebanon a sewing machine equals an opportunity to not only earn a source of income, but to build a community. Read more about our campaign here. Fatima is the first part in...
door admin | aug 24, 2018 | Emergency Aid, eMPOWERMENT, Our campaigns, Press Releases
Last month, our chairperson was in Lebanon visiting the work we do on the ground. As part of this visit, she took part in some of the sewing courses as part of our empowerment program. She noticed that some of the machines were worn due to their overuse. The women had...
door admin | jul 25, 2018 | Child Marriage - Our Stories, eMPOWERMENT, Press Releases, vrijwilligers blog
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...
door admin | jul 4, 2018 | eMPOWERMENT, niet gecategoriseerd, vrijwilligers blog
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,...
door admin | jun 7, 2018 | Awareness, België, eMPOWERMENT, Press Releases
Yesterday, marked the closing of the 12th European Development Days (EDDs). This conference attracts over 8,000 participants from over 140 different countries. The two-day conference focused on gender equality and the empowerment and engagement of women in sustainable...