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 | Mar 28, 2019 | Lebanon
I arrived in Beirut late at night, so the darkness didn’t allow me to get a real first impression of the city. However I was immediately impressed by the houses that seemed to be built in a tentacular way by growing on the top of the mountains. Thousands of lights...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Featured for Homepage, Lebanon
My name is Faïza. I’m 13 years old and I’m at the end of my life. Something is eating me from inside and the outside want to kill me.I can’t see nor the sun nor the people I love anymore. Read Faïza’s story through the incredible artwork and storytelling...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Advocacy, Awareness, Belgium, Empowerment, Featured for Homepage, Lebanon, Press Releases
Women are not victims, and when empowered and included in peacekeeping operations, solutions are much more tangible and sustainable. This was the central message that resonated from a discussion on International Women’s Day at the UN University, of what could happen...
by admin | Mar 28, 2019 | Featured for Homepage, Lebanon, Volunteer Blogs
When I first arrived at SB Overseas centre in Saida I remember feeling incredibly nervous. I had never really taught before and had no idea what to do with a room of twenty kids, let alone twenty kids who didn’t speak the same language as me. However, one of the...
by admin | Feb 27, 2019 | Advocacy, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Empowerment, Lebanon, Press Releases
Before she even turned 18 years old, May had fled from violence twice in her life. The first time from war in Syria, and the second from her abusive mother-in-law after she got married. Since the beginning of 2018, we have been bringing you our stories we hear from...
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