Lebanon

EMERGENCY AID FOR THE PEOPLE OF LEBANON, SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION AND HEALTH FOR LEBANESE CHILDREN

Context

Present in Lebanon for 33 years, Mission Enfance follows the news in this country and its political and conflictual consequences on a population that is sinking into a spiral of violence and misery. Since 2019, Lebanon has been in a deep downward spiral. The country's bankruptcy, the collapse of the Lebanese pound, government corruption and the country's ‘ungovernability’ (with a president who is essentially ceremonial and representative) have had terrible economic repercussions for the Lebanese people, 80% of whom live below the poverty line. Since the explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020, Mission Enfance has been providing emergency aid to students, families, teachers and others on an ongoing basis. We operate through educational centres funded by our association.

The war waged by Israel in Lebanon since 7 October 2023 has resulted in more than 4,000 deaths, 13,000 injuries, the destruction of a large part of the country, more than a million displaced persons and, despite a very fragile ceasefire, great uncertainty for its inhabitants.

Goal

HELP LEBANESE CHILDREN THROUGH EMERGENCY AND EDUCATIONAL AID
SUPPORT PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE SCHOOLS, WHICH GUARANTEE A GOOD EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

We are supporting the host families of these families by distributing food vouchers and heating oil. As the situation remains quite unstable, we will continue our emergency food aid in 2026.

We will fund educational support for Syrian and Lebanese children and teenagers in our two centres in Deir Al Ahmar (Bekaa Valley) and Roueisset (suburb of Beirut).

Below :

- Film by Louis Dufour "Mission Enfance - Grandir malgré tout", conducted in the summer of 2025, on our actions in Lebanon,

- Testimony from Perla, 20, a biology student at the University of Beirut in Lebanon, who speaks about the emergency aid distributed by Mission Enfance. Fatherless, she lives alone with her mother. Perla suffers from chronic asthma. Her mother's salary is 1,500,000 LL (€69). The monthly treatment for Perla's illness costs 800,000 LL (€37)...