September 7, 2026
MEET MIRA My parents, my brother, and I came to Lebanon shortly before the war in Syria started, and we settled here in the Beqaa valley. We went through many difficulties. I used to work, and I would come home […]
July 15, 2026
July 14, 2026
In a war-torn city in western Syria, a MERATH-supported project is helping families return to homes they were forced to abandon years ago. By rehabilitating damaged houses, the project is giving displaced families more than a roof over their heads. […]
June 3, 2026
For more than a decade, all that children in Syria knew were the sounds of bombings, displacement, loss, financial restraints, and ongoing crisis, leading to severe trauma and psychological needs. Amid these harsh realities, MERATH[1] has been supporting three child-friendly spaces (CFS) in Syria, helping […]
April 30, 2026
In Lebanon, a ceasefire took effect on April 16 after more than a month of war that killed nearly 2,500 people in Lebanon and displaced more than 1 million. Last week, we learnt that the ceasefire will be prolonged for […]
April 2, 2026
MEET MAYOR JOHN Head of the municipality of a village in Akkar where our partner church is serving We have been working with the evangelical church for many years. They are always present in every crisis that arises and they […]
April 1, 2026
MEET CAROL When the war started on March 2, I was in shock at first. I did not expect this to happen. I wondered “Why is this happening again?”. I started receiving phone calls as soon as the first airstrike […]
March 31, 2026
The escalation of conflict in Lebanon has severely disrupted education nationwide. MERATH-supported learning centers, serving around 1,200 children across multiple locations, have had to adapt quickly to maintain continuity of learning. Some centers have reopened with strict safety measures, allowing students to attend in-person classes. […]
March 23, 2026
As we celebrate Easter this year, we are living through a painfully familiar scenario. Since March 2, 2026, hostilities have resumed between Hezbollah and Israel, killing over 1,300 people and injuring 3,800. Over a million people have been displaced across Lebanon as Israel […]
February 25, 2026
MEET NADA My name is Nada, and I am Lebanese. My husband is retired military officer, and we have a son who is 21 and a daughter who is 17. We all live in an appartement, which is where […]