The Learn2Volunteer mobile application, developed under the Erasmus+ funded Learn2Volunteer Reloaded project, offers young people an innovative digital space for volunteering, learning, and community engagement. Through interactive micro-learning modules, mentoring support, digital badges, and a GIS map of civic initiatives, the platform empowers youth to develop skills, access volunteering opportunities, and become active contributors to positive social change across the region.
As part of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Youth project “DEVMIGRA – Development of Mediation Skillset for Youth Workers for Migrants”, Chabibeh Sporting Club (YCSC) successfully organized a series of local workshops and training activities in Lebanon aimed at empowering youth workers and supporting the inclusion of young migrants and refugees.
The DEVMIGRA project brings together partners from Spain, Jordan, Italy and Lebanon to enhance the skills of youth workers through innovative non-formal education (NFE) methodologies and practical mediation tools. The project specifically...
DEVMIGRA “Development of Mediation Skillset for Youth Workers for Migrants” – is an Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Youth project with the aim of empowering youth workers and young migrants through skills development, integration support, and non-formal education methodologies. The project specifically targets vulnerable young migrants and refugees aged 18–25 and seeks to strengthen the capacities of organizations and youth workers supporting them.
As part of the project’s implementation, partners from 4 countries, Spain, Italy, Jordan and Lebanon, conducted national research...
Medrar Foundation organized an awareness session titled “Parenting in Times of Challenges: Balancing Firmness and Emotional Support” at the Al-Masaken Al-Shaabiyya in Tyre. The session brought together local women for an engaging discussion led by Mrs. Batoul Moussa, with the participation of psychotherapist Mrs. Layla Reda Safieddine, founder of Layla Center. Participants received symbolic gifts as a gesture of appreciation.
Mental Health Matters – Awareness Program by Medrar Foundation and LAU Civic Engagement Students
In partnership with the Lebanese American University (LAU) Civic Engagement Students, Medrar Foundation launched a community initiative titled “Mental Health Matters.” The program aimed to break the stigma surrounding mental health in Lebanon and to equip individuals—especially youth and parents—with practical coping tools to manage stress, anxiety, and emotional distress during economic and social hardships.
In collaboration with the Lebanese American University’s Civic Engagement students, Medrar Foundation launched an awareness program titled “Health on a Budget”, aimed at educating communities on how to maintain and improve their health through affordable and practical approaches.
يعرب مركز وصول لحقوق الإنسان (ACHR) عن قلقه البالغ تجاه الإضراب المستمر عن الطعام والذي ينفذه أكثر من مئة معتقل من اللاجئين السوريين في سجن رومية في لبنان. بدأ هذا الإضراب في الحادي عشر من الشهر الجاري شباط/فبراير كوسيلة احتجاج سلمي للمطالبة بعدة مطالب. من بين هذه المطالب تسليم المعتقلين السوريين في لبنان للسلطات السورية الجديدة لإطلاق سراحهم، أو محاكمتهم في سوريا، أو لاستكمال مدة الحكم هناك. كما يطالب المعتقلون، وعلى رأسهم المضربون عن الطعام، بتسليط الضوء على الظروف اللاإنسانية المخالفة للقانون وأوضاع احتجازهم القاسية التي يعانون منها في السجون اللبنانية، كما يطالبون بمعاملة إنسانية كريمة.
Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) expresses its deep concern about the ongoing hunger strike by over 100 Syrian refugees detained in Roumieh Prison. The hunger strike, which began on February 11, serves as means of peaceful protest to make various demands including that Syrian detainees are handed over to Syrian authorities to either be released, continue to serve their sentences or to face trial in Syria. The detainees have also sought to draw attention to the inhumane and illegal conditions of their detention in Lebanon and demand better treatment.
في 25 تشرين الثاني/نوفمبر، أصدر مركز وصول لحقوق الإنسان سابع تحديث للوضع حول تدهور أوضاع اللاجئين السوريين مع استمرار تصاعد القصف الإسرائيلي على لبنان.
On 25 November, ACHR released its seventh situational update on the deteriorating conditions of Syrian refugees as the Israeli bombardments of Lebanon continue to escalate.
Beirut, Lebanon – The National Council for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NCEI) proudly announces its endorsement of the NamaRelief.com initiative, mandating it as a key platform for all socialpreneur relief actions.
Children in Lebanon are at growing risk of health and protection issues – including waterborne diseases like cholera, hepatitis and diarrhoea – as the continued bombardment of the country increasingly disrupts and damages essential services that families rely on.
I join you here today not just as a representative of UNICEF, but as a witness to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon. Earlier this week, Carl Skau and I met families who have lost everything except hope.
The government of Lebanon continues coordinating efforts to support over one million people affected by the escalation of hostilities on the Lebanon-Israel border. Nearly 75 percent of all casualties in the conflict took place since mid-September 2024, including reports of more than 890 children injured, and 127 children killed.
National authorities have opened more than 1,060 collective shelters for over 188,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) – half of them women and children. Approximately 80 per cent of shelters are full.
The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed a case of...
The conflict has triggered massive displacement, with over 1 million displaced individuals within Lebanon, and more than 276,000 people (30% Lebanese and 70% Syrian) have fled the violence to Syria according to UNHCR.
Israeli airstrikes on the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria on October 4, 2024, are impeding civilians trying to flee and disrupting humanitarian operations, Human Rights Watch said today. The situation places civilians at grave risk.
Since the escalation of the hostilities in Lebanon, approximately 220,000 people are believed to have crossed the border to Syria through both official and unofficial border crossing points.
Beirut, 25 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its latest Mobility Tracking displacement update showing at least 90,350 people have become newly displaced since 19 September, following the latest military escalation in Lebanon.
In response to the ongoing developments and the escalating conflict in Lebanon, UNRWA announces the opening of two of its Designated Emergency Shelters (DESs) for displaced individuals: Toubas School in Nahr El Bared in the north and Siblin Training Centre in the south. UNRWA management teams are on the ground at these DESs to receive and support the displaced. Additional DESs will be opened as needed. The Agency has pre-positioned food, and non-food supplies to support the displaced.
