SHiFT launched its emergency response on March 2, 2026, to support families displaced by the escalation of violence in Lebanon. Thousands of people fled their homes with minimal belongings and are now sheltering in public schools and collective shelters across the country. Over 700,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have been registered, including 119,700 staying in collective shelters, highlighting the scale of humanitarian needs.
In the wake of Lebanon’s compounded humanitarian crisis, the Community Kitchen Initiative emerged as a localized, life-saving response to ensure that food-insecure populations had access to hot, nutritious, and culturally appropriate meals. Operational since March 2025 till present, this intervention served as a vital daily service across Nabatiyeh, South Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, and Baalbek-Hermel. Led by SPHERE Building Tomorrow (SBT), the project leveraged community-based kitchens and volunteer networks to deliver food assistance while promoting livelihoods and strengthening local food...
The first toolbox: Conflict Sensitive Cash
Assistance in Lebanon aims to support
partners to ensure that cash-based
assistance does not inadvertently do
harm and is conflict sensitive. The toolbox
is complementary to the Guidance Note:
Getting Started with Conflict Sensitivity in
Lebanon which introduces basic conflict
sensitivity elements and practical tips for
getting started with conflict sensitivity.
within the unique context of Lebanon.
أطلقت لجنة الإنماء الوطني برنامج "نهضة" الزراعي في تموز 2020 استجابة للوضع الإقتصادي المتردي في لبنان. حددت الجمعية أن السبب الرئيسي لذلك التردي، هو الإتكال الكبير في استهلاك المنتجات الزراعية الاستراتيجية على استيراد تلك المُنتجات من الخارج. الحل المباشر يكون في التحول التدريجي للمقومات الإقتصادية الزراعية إلى نموذج إنتاجي تصاعدي وفق خطة طويلة الأمد، يتم ترشيدها بأهداف محددة في الأمن الغذائي، وتنفيذها في خطة علمية منهجية تحرص على استدامة النتائج المتوخاة، لتتكامل مع النسيج الإقتصادي للبنان. يتم مراقبة وضبط نجاح وتقدم هكذا خطة عبر قياس دوري لمكونات محددة وواضحة، استناداً لمعلوماتٍ دقيقة تكون...
Beirut Explosion: Greatest Tragedies Come With Greatest Acts of Kindness.
Youth from a Sports and Youth Association (Chabibeh Sporting Club) become volunteers and share stories of compassion and pain mixed together to shed light on the darkest hour of their country.
The mapping below documents organisational and individual solidarity initiatives and interventions in the aftermath of the Beirut blast on August 4th, 2020.
Each initiative is mapped according to a set of categories, including type of initiative, area of intervention, geographic area covered, needs assessment conducted, and identified priorities. The below data aims to enhance transparency and collaboration among civil society actors, but also strengthen coordination, in order to reduce duplication and identify priorities for action.
Data was collected by Lebanon Support (through Daleel...
The 2019 CPDE Monitoring Report’s Key Messages and Recommendations aim to inform and augment dialogue in the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (henceforth the Global Partnership). CPDE is committed to dialogue on outstanding development effectiveness challenges, including ‘unfinished business’ for many key commitments and indicators agreed in Paris (2005) and Busan (2011).
The Report focuses on the centrality of democratic country ownership by examining in more depth issues of inclusion in development policy and practices, in the context of a human rights-based approach...
This Gender Manual is a practical guide for civil society organisations in Lebanon that wish to enhance gender equity in their practices and policies. Far from being exhaustive, this manual contains practical guidelines that can help to both gain a better understanding of gender-sensitive topics, as well as to integrate and implement them in internal processes, action plans, and organisational structures and policies. It is informed by the findings of a series of meetings and consultations with various stakeholders engaged in gender issues. It is worth noting, however, that the guidelines...
The objective of the Civil Society Review is to bring civil society practitioners, experts, activists, and researchers together to develop knowledge, as well as to innovate new tools and practices so as to strengthen Lebanon’s civil society and its voice. The Civil Society Review produces evidence-based research and analysis and disseminates findings and recommendations to promote civic engagement, shape policies, and stimulate debate within civil society spheres in Lebanon.
