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 […]
July 12, 2023
This month, around 1,600 children successfully finished the school year in the 8 learning centers we support in Lebanon. We believe the impact of the education centers in the children’ lives and communities will help them be less vulnerable through […]
July 7, 2023
MEET VIVIENNE The pediatrician at our partner health center who takes care of Vivienne’s sons. My name is Viviane and I have two sons, Hamid who is three years and two months old, and Nadim who is one year and […]
July 5, 2023
MEET MAHA Maha practicing her newly acquired sewing skills. I am Maha and I am from Raqaa in Syria. Because of the war, my husband fled first to Lebanon, to prepare for our arrival. I later joined him with our […]
July 3, 2023
MEET JANA Jana (right) and her siblings and mother at the education center’s 2022-2023 graduation My name is Jana and I am 14 years old. I have 2 older brothers and 4 younger siblings (10, 8, 2, and 1 year […]
April 6, 2023
MEET RANA My name is Rana, I am from Syria. We came to Lebanon as soon as the war in Syria started. I was only 6 years old, so I was raised here and I barely remember anything about Syria. […]
November 1, 2022
After more than 11 years of conflict in Syria and three years of compounding crises in Lebanon, there still doesn’t seem to be any hope in sight. As food insecurity soars, desperation increases proportionally to humanitarian needs. Now, just as […]
October 20, 2022
MEET KHADIJA Khadija standing outside the tent where she lives in the Bekaa valley Before the war, life was normal and easy. There was safety and we didn’t need anything. We lived in our own houses and didn’t have to […]
August 4, 2022
Two years ago, the Beirut port explosion damaged or destroyed the homes of 300,000 people, left more than 200 people dead, injured 7,000, and left most of the capital’s inhabitants traumatized. When this catastrophe happened, Lebanon had already been going […]