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 […]
October 22, 2025
October 20, 2025
The continued worsening of the economic situation in Syria and Lebanon keeps on depriving many families from their jobs or livelihoods. For years, MERATH has been supporting sustainable agriculture projects to help families gain skills or get back on their […]
August 1, 2025
MEET FOUAD I was born in a small village in the Homs countryside, and I still live here with my wife and our four children. Agriculture is the main source of jobs and income in our region. We live in […]
July 25, 2024
MEET AHAM I was born in a village where agricultural work constitutes the main source of income. We were displaced twice during the war, but not for long periods, thank God. Today, I live with my family: my wife, our […]
September 11, 2023
July 25, 2023
In response to the brutal worsening of the economic situation in Lebanon, which led to massive unemployment and food insecurity, MERATH initiated in 2021 sustainable agriculture projects through three local partner churches in Lebanon. The goal was to provide much […]
July 24, 2023
MEET BAHAA My name is Bahaa and I am in charge of overseeing the sustainable agriculture project our church is working on with MERATH. Prior to that, we had already been working with MEARTH on winter distributions, which helped us […]
January 14, 2022
MEET LEILA Leila preparing canned food to be distributed to vulnerable families in her neighborhood When armed forces entered our area in Syria and began raiding homes, burning places, arresting and killing people indiscriminately, we fled with one bag for […]
October 1, 2018
Our pilot agriculture project in Syria has helped 200 vulnerable farmers get back to their fields, and cultivate the land with all their energy. The results exceeded our expectations. The harvest season has been very good and the project has […]