Lebanon

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

Context

Mission Enfance has been present in Lebanon for more than 30 years, following the country's current situation and its political and conflictual consequences on a population sinking into a spiral of violence and misery. Since 2019, Lebanon has been going downhill. The country's bankruptcy, the collapse of the Lebanese pound, government corruption and the country's ‘ungovernability’ are having terrible economic repercussions for the Lebanese people, 80% of whom are living below the poverty line. Since the explosion in the port of Beirut in August 2020, Mission Enfance has been carrying out ongoing emergency distributions to pupils, families and teachers. We do this via the educational centres financed by our association.

Goal

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

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. We are supporting the host families by distributing food vouchers, providing heating oil and psychological support for children traumatised by the conflict. As the situation is very unstable at the moment, apart from the emergency food aid that we will be continuing over the coming weeks, we will be planning our educational programmes once peace has returned.

We are going to fund additional schooling for Syrian and Lebanese children in our two centres in Deir Al Ahmar (Bekaa plain) and Roueisset (Beirut suburbs).
 

Below is the testimony of Perla, 20 years old, a biology student at the University of Beirut in Lebanon, who testifies to the emergency aid distributed by Mission Enfance. Fatherless, she lives alone with her mother. Perla suffers from chronic asthma. Her mother's salary amounts to 1.500.000 LL (69€). The monthly treatment to cure Perla's disease is 800.000 LL (37€)...