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 | aug 27, 2018 | Emergency Aid, Libanon, Press Releases
From Beirut, to Arsal to Saida, we took the opportunity to celebrate the holiday of Eid Al-Adha with the students and youth attending our schools and centres. Every celebration is an opportunity to bring some happiness and fun into the lives of our students. For this...
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 | aug 14, 2018 | Emergency Aid, Press Releases
Written by Shahm, the son of the chairperson of SB OverSeas. This summer, the fifteen-year old boy had the opportunity to visit our centres in Lebanon. In light of Youth Day, we want to shine the light on the youth who are a part of our organisation. I arrived in...
door admin | jul 26, 2018 | Awareness, Press Releases
Originally translated from Arabic. “I know that you are tired and that the darkness around your eyes is just a dove floating everyday around a holy shrine.” Oh my beloved mother, they asked me to write and when I started writing you were the first one who came to my...
door admin | jul 26, 2018 | Awareness, onderwijs, Press Releases
Our aim at SB OverSeas is prevent a ‘lost generation’ from occurring. We do this through our three schools in Lebanon which provide education to those children who would otherwise not be in an educational setting. Qamar is one of those students. Qamar is...