Lebanon is facing multiple crises and its economy is in deep trouble.
In a matter of months, the value of the Lebanese Lira was divided by 22. The government is failing to secure basic needs and hospitals and schools are shutting down. The Lebanese people are left with medicine and energy shortages and are struggling to survive. Hopelessness is driving massive emigration.
ALAM is a Swiss non-profit association
aiming to alleviate the pain of Lebanon and its suffering citizens.
Famine is becoming a major problem, especially for the most vulnerable: children, the elderly and the homeless. Food and clothes are being provided by the international aid and, as winter approaches, are still much needed. Poverty is becoming more problematic due to hyperinflation. The huge number of refugees is also problematic.
The need for medicines and supplies is becoming more critical as the medical sector was already suffering due to the economic crisis and the surge in Covid-19. There is still a major need for financial support, qualified health personnel and medical equipment not only for hospitals, but also for specialized health facilities. Rebuilding hospitals is an ongoing process.
The multitude of crises have triggered an unprecedented social and economic pressure on Lebanon’s educational system which, not long ago, ranked among the best in the region. Schools are struggling, as parents can no longer afford to pay tuition fees in a country where more than half of the educational system is privately funded.
The educational system is in dire need of psychosocial support, training for teachers and remote learning support.
SMEs are the backbone of any economy and play a major role in prosperity and job creation. Lebanon is famous for many niche areas (agriculture, handicrafts, embroidery, IT ….) and counts numerous skilled and talented workers. By promoting and assisting projects, Lebanese would consider staying in the country.
Many facilities were damaged or destroyed in the following sectors: solid waste recycling, sorting and composting, healthcare waste storage, solid waste collection and transportation equipment and environmental monitoring. Other projects involving clean air, clean water, recycling and renewable energy were either stillborn or shelved due to political bickering or corruption.
Thanks to our donors, we were able to provide school fees for over 44 000 children, food assistance for over 1 500 families, more than 80 000 boxes of infant milk, solar panels for schools and environmental projects, university scholarships, funding for a citizenship diploma, support for special needs schools, funding for a suicide hotline, promotion of art therapy, funding for a supportive cancer care center, treatment for paediatric cancer patients and medical equipment for many hospitals in Lebanon.
Below are some of our projects.
You can see the full list here.
March 2024
A multi-stakeholder project that harnesses the creativity and passion of students to create and fund a cancer center for supportive care, in collaboration with Outerpond, ALBA, and the Barbara Nassar Association
OCTOBER 2023
Pioneering civic engagement and citizenship education in Lebanon, in partnership with USJ, the TAMARI Foundation and the Diane foundation.
July 2023
Supporting schools for marginalized communities: children with special needs or coming from underprivileged socio-economic backgrounds
DECEMBER 2022
November 2022
Agreement with USJ foundation to double the amount of the donations made to cover college tuitions
AUGUST 2022
School fees for 6500 students in 43 schools,
in collaboration with CAS association
JULY 2022
Launching of a process to ship medical equipments
to 12 hospitals in Lebanon, under the supervision of Change Lebanon
JULY 2022
Treatment for paediatric cancer patients,
in collaboration with CHANCE LEBANON association and SOS Liban médicaments
June 2021
More than 80 000 boxes of infant milk donated to Lebanon in times of severe shortage, in collaboration with Fonds de Dotation France Liban and Fondation Abou Zeid (among others); distributed by Beit El Baraka & supervised by Change Lebanon
January 2021
A refrigerated truck and kitchen equipments offered to Berrad El Hay association, in collaboration with The Lebanese Food Bank, allowing to increase by 200 the number of meals they cook and offer every day
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