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 22, 2026
MEET FIRAS My name is Firas and I am from Aleppo, Syria. I have three children who attend the church’s education center: my daughters who are 14 and 10 years old, and my son who is 9. I also […]
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 8, 2026
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. […]