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LEBANON PROJECTS

DRUGS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Our Drugs Awareness programme has been running in Lebanon since 2012 and delivers important information to school students on the health risks associated with drugs and the danger of addiction. AMAR has delivered 54 discussion-based sessions so far which have reached around 1600 beneficiaries.

As well as working in schools, the campaign is also targeted at the local community. In 2013, the campaign was kickstarted with a series of lectures held by Dr Joseph El-Khoury, Adult and Addiction Psychiatrist at IDRAAC and St George's Hospital, at venues across Beirut. A session entitled 'Your Family. Your Kids. No Place for Drugs!' was held at Bank Audi as part of CSR enrichment sessions for employees, followed by a session sponsored by Le Royal Hotel.

ENGLISH IS FUN

AMAR is providing English language tuition to around 300 children every week in Lebanon through its ‘English is Fun’ programme. The four teachers deliver an average of 40 weekly sessions in the school which provide children with the opportunity to gain valuable language skills in a fun and interactive way.

SUMMER CAMP

As well as the weekly ‘English is Fun’ programme, AMAR runs an annual summer camp in Lebanon reaching around 640 children aged between five and fifteen. The summer camp allows Lebanese and Syrian children to engage in a range of fun games and activities to learn English. Alongside gaining useful language skills, the mixed nationality classes encourage greater integration and communication between Lebanese and Syrian children.

SYRIAN REFUGEES

AMAR's team in Lebanon is working with the local community to help provide Syrian refugees with essential items such as blankets and winter clothing. The UNHCR estimates that there are over 1 million Syrians seeking safety in Lebanon, with at least 50% being children. In March 2013, Baroness Nicholson visited Syrian refugees living in southern Lebanon where she met a number of families. Samira [left] is a pregnant mother taking shelter with her children in an abandoned building, her youngest daughter in particular is struggling to cope with the situation she finds herself in. Her story is shared by many other Syrian refugees but, with AMAR's help, basic necessities can be supplied to offer some relief.