by admin | Oct 15, 2018 | Lebanon, Press Releases
Starting in mid-September, I, along with another volunteer named Taz, have been running a men’s fitness class at the Saida Center. Inspired by the women’s fitness class, that was already taking place, Taz and I felt that it would also benefit the men of the community...
by admin | Oct 11, 2018 | Empowerment, Events, Lebanon, Press Releases
To mark International Day of the Girl, 11th October 2018, we wanted to draw attention to one of our teachers who was married young and following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, found herself in Lebanon. In a new country, she learned sewing with SB OverSeas as a...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | CAMPAIGNS II, Empowerment, Lebanon, 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. Ibtesam is the fifth part in...
by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Lebanon, 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...
by admin | Sep 27, 2018 | Awareness, Belgium, Press Releases
When I joined SB Overseas as the new SB Espoir Project Coordinator last month, I was excited about this new adventure in my life. Before moving to Brussels, I was living in Johannesburg, South Africa doing my fieldwork research project on the development of informal...
by admin | Sep 24, 2018 | Lebanon, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
“We all have the power to make a difference, by just keeping things simple”. That is what one of our volunteers said motivated her to embark on a new journey to Lebanon. Since 2014, SB OverSeas has worked in Lebanon to provide education to the many...