Help Young Syrians Affected By War

Dear friends,

Over the past months Lebanon has faced many challenges: an economic crisis, widespread protests and political upheaval, and most recently the country has had to grapple with the coronavirus disease. These layers of crises are stirring up tensions between communities which are influencing the prospects for peace in Lebanon. Indeed, we are seeing discrimination against Syrian and Palestinians refugees, misinformation on social media that fuels tensions, and strained public services which have had a severe impact on refugee populations.

With such unrest, we have had to pause our programming for a few months, however our commitment to the cause is stronger than ever. Together with our local partner, we are looking for solutions to get our programming back on track. We are analysing the current situation on the ground and adapting our work in order to make sure that we continue to provide the support Syrian children refugees need so desperately to cope with the trauma they are going through.  

Ahead of the World Refugee Day on Saturday 20 June, we have decided to participate in GlobalGiving’s World Refugee Day campaign to support these children refugees. We also hope to raise awareness on the need to support a population that is too often forgotten and stigmatised, as well as on the importance of building trust between host and refugee communities for long term peace and reconciliation.

It is thanks to your continuous support that we can continue to do our work and stand by refugees in these difficult times.

With gratitude,