1. Tell us about yourself My name is Pierre Schelameur, I am 23 years old. I am French-American. I grew up in Paris and moved to the US for my Bachelor’s degree. I studied International Development at American University in Washington DC. I have been working with SB for more than
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Thread of Hope: Ibtesam
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. Ibtesam is the fifth part
Récapitulatif de la campagne #GiveHope de SB OverSeas au Liban
En avril, SB OverSeas a lancé sa seconde campagne annuelle #GiveHope. Le but de cette campagne est de récolter des fonds pour donner de l’éducation à plus de 1400 enfants qui sont dans nos écoles. Dans le cadre de notre campagne #GiveHope, l’équipe du Liban a réalisé un certain nombre
SB OverSeas wraps up its #GiveHope campaign in Lebanon
In April, SB OverSeas launched its second annual #GiveHope campaign. The aim of this campaign is to raise funds to provide education for over 1400 children attending our schools. As part of the #GiveHope campaign, the team in Lebanon did a number of activities including visiting the Children’s Cancer
SB OverSeas pays a visit to the Children’s Cancer Centre in Lebanon
Written by Nura Jaafar, Communications Officer and Project Development at SB OverSeas Lebanon On the first day of Ramadan, a team from SB OverSeas visited the Childrens Cancer Centre Lebanon (CCCL) in Beirut. In light of the #GiveHope campaign, SB OverSeas was able to donate twenty of our handmade dolls
« Les couleurs de l’espoir » : étalage d’activités artistiques et artisanales
Ecrit par Nura Jaafar, Chargée de communication chez SB OverSeas Liban Vendredi 27 avril, SB OverSeas Liban a troqué ses salles de classe contre l’étalage d’activités artistiques et artisanales « les couleurs de l’espoir » au restaurant T-Marbouta à Hamra, à Beyrouth. Dans le cadre de notre campagne annuelle #GiveHope, nous avons
Colours of Hope Arts and Crafts Showcase
Written by Nura Jaafar, Communications Officer for SB OverSeas Lebanon On Friday the 27th of April, SB OverSeas Lebanon swapped its classrooms for the ‘Colours of Hope’ Arts and Crafts Showcase at T-Marbouta restaurant in Hamra Beirut. In light of the annual #GiveHope Campaign, we decided to present some of the arts
SB OverSeas est à l’Université américaine de Beyrouth
Cette semaine, notre équipe au Liban a eu le plaisir de rencontrer des étudiants très enthousiastes au salon des ONG, organisé par l’Université américaine de Beyrouth (AUB) en collaboration avec l’Université Saint Joseph (USJ). Ce salon visait à rassembler les ONG locales et internationales engagées au Liban. Le salon a
SB OverSeas represents at the American University of Beirut
This week, our team in Lebanon got to meet many eager and enthusiastic university students at the NGO fair organised by the American University of Beirut (AUB) in collaboration with Saint Joseph University (USJ). This fair aimed to bring together local and international NGO’s active in Lebanon. The two-full day exhibition was an opportunity not
Education and Empowerment to #GiveHope to young girls
As written by Zuzana, a volunteer at SB OverSeas in Lebanon. SB OverSeas is currently working to provide education in Lebanon for 1,400 refugee children. This story shows how education and empowerment is an important tool in preventing child marriage from the perspective of those in the ground in Lebanon.