Lebanon
Giving youth opportunities for personal and professional growth helps lay the groundwork for a future free of social and political strife.
To help the people of Lebanon achieve positive and lasting change in an atmosphere of violence, Mercy Corps is providing opportunities and assistance for the country's most vulnerable people, as well as helping develop skills to peacefully manage conflict. We are also engaging the youth of the region, connecting them with IT training and activities that allow them to explore their creativity and to build relationships with young people from other backgrounds — including students in the U.S.
Blog Post: A Palestinian camp — not what you might expect ›
Topics: Youth, Displacement, Conflict & War
When I heard I would be going to a Palestinian camp in Lebanon, I had a really hard time wrapping my brain around it.
Blog Post: Promoting peace in northern Lebanon ›
Topics: Peaceful Change, Sports
As part of Mercy Corps' efforts to reach conflict-affected youth in Lebanon, Mercy Corps and Najdeh Association set up a five-day football tournament in September.
Video: Teens Rebuild for the Future ›
Topics: Economic Development, Conflict & War
In 2007 fighting broke out between an Islamist militant organization and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Nahr al-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp run by the United Nations in northern Lebanon.
Video: Teens Honor a Late Friend ›
Topics: Youth, Displacement, Conflict & War
Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp, located in northern Lebanon, is home to over 31,000 Palestinian refugees who are denied access to their homeland and neighboring nations.
Making Movies ›
Topics: Children
Nine teens used a Mercy Corps filmmaking course to express their needs, aspirations and dreams — part of projects aimed at enhancing youth artistic skills and addressing societal challenges with technology.
Tasting Newfound Success ›
Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development
Sheikh Mahmoud Derbieh is one of several olive farmers receiving support from Mercy Corps to improve his oil and to start his own label — changes that have translated into higher sales.
Youth Taking the Reins of Recovery ›
Topics: Children
Mercy Corps' Center for Excellence in Beirut is a place where young people gain access to technology tools they wouldn't otherwise have.
Helping Lebanon's Displaced ›
Topics: Emergencies
Mercy Corps is helping Palestinian families who've fled their homes in a refugee camp as a result of fighting between the Lebanese government and a militant group.
Lebanon Crisis: From Relief to Recovery ›
Mercy Corps continues to help Lebanese families and communities recover from last summer's 34-day war.
In the Nick of Time ›
Topics: Emergencies
Just hours after a blockade on air traffic was lifted, a Mercy Corps-sponsored 747 filled with medical goods and other relief supplies touched down in Beirut.
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