Lebanon
Lebanon is located in the transcontinental region of the Middle East and is bordered by Syria and Israel. Home to a diverse population comprising various ethnic and religious groups, it is known for its ancient cedar forests, a moderate climate, and remarkable cuisine. In recent years, a series of economic crises have caused Lebanon to fall rapidly into poverty. Families struggle with high unemployment, malnutrition, poor sanitation, and inadequate housing. Children often bear the brunt of these challenges. That’s why our global community of Child Champions is here, working in the hard places to bring help and hope to children.
CHILD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT IN Lebanon
CHALLENGES FOR KIDS AND HOW CHILD CHAMPIONS HELP
Access to Quality Education in Lebanon
Although the Lebanese value education, the learning gap between students at public schools and students at more costly private schools is vast. Public schools also suffer from a severe shortage of qualified teachers, and many have infrastructure problems like leaky roofs and broken windows.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Lebanon
Sponsorship funds go toward paying tuition for private schools so a child in poverty is ensured a quality education. Child Champions also provide tutoring services to help children keep up with their studies. And through OneChild’s Partners Fund, Child Champions provide children with supplies to make sure they are well equipped for school.
Read this inspirational story: Education Key to Escaping
Poverty in Lebanon
Child Labor and Child Marriage
Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis has forced more families, especially Syrian refugees, into poverty. When a young girl is married off, she becomes the financial responsibility of her husband, which relieves her family of the expenses of caring for her. Families deep in poverty also often rely on their sons or daughters dropping out of school so they can work and earn an income to help them survive.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Lebanon
Child Champions help rescue kids, including vulnerable teen girls. They hold training sessions with caregivers to give them coping skills and connect children and their families to counselors and other resources. They intervene on behalf of their kids in cases where girls have been promised as brides. They encourage families to allow their kids to stay in school so that they have a chance to find a way out of poverty.
Read this inspirational story: I Am Hope
BE INSPIREDLack of Access to Electricity
Years of under-investment in power plants have resulted in constant electricity blackouts across the country, which means people can’t cook, refrigerate their food, or access clean running water because pumps don’t work. Kids can’t attend school if the power is out.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Lebanon
In some Hope Centers, Child Champions help outfit classrooms with an emergency power supply, such as a fuel-powered generator, so children can continue with their studies as well as drink clean running water. In one, Child Champions provided a cow so children can have fresh milk to drink.
Read this inspirational story: Serving Children With Courage
During Times of Crisis in Lebanon
Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
Skyrocketing inflation in Lebanon has severely impacted food prices, which profoundly affects families living in poverty. Nearly half of all Lebanese households don’t have enough to eat.
How Child Champions Are Helping Children in Poverty in Lebanon
Through OneChild’s Children’s Crisis Fund, families receive disaster relief including emergency food relief supplies, and families who are struggling day-to-day receive vitamins, supplies, and food baskets. At their Hope Centers, children receive nutritious meals and snacks.
Read this inspirational story: A Child Champion Helps Moms Find Hope in Hard Places
BE INSPIREDTRAVEL TO Lebanon TO SEE ONECHILD’S WORK FIRSTHAND.
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