Fadi Hallisso

Weʼre raising £30,000 to Winter relief for refugees in Lebanon

: Emergencies

What is crowdfunding?

Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered nonprofit.

The page owner is responsible for the distribution of funds raised.

Story

Storm Norma has hit Lebanon with heavy rains, snowfall and freezing temperatures. It has damaged several Syrian refugee camps in the country especially in the Bekaa valley and North. Thousands are in need of emergency assistance and many refugees had to spend the night standing up. Some families were stuck in the tents under the snow.

The Smile and Olive Foundation UK has launched a crowdfunding campaigne to raise money and support its sister organization in Lebanon: Basmeh & Zeitooneh for Relief and Development.

B&Z accommodated around 200 individuals on the night of Tuesday, and distributed the following core items: Blankets: 270 , Mattress: 170 ,Hot meals: 200 ,Bread bags: 120 , water: 205

After the storm our field team in the #bekaa valley, accompanied with an engineer, was assessing what can be done to mitigate the damage of flood before the upcoming storm next week. We are in the process of digging trenches around some camps to drain the water, and raising the level of tents a bit.

Later on, when the weather is stable, we will work on rehabilitating the tents and providing what the storm has destroyed.

Every contribution counts.

Share this story

Updates

9

1 month ago
Fadi Hallisso
1 month ago
B&Z is working on providing the children of Shatila with extra-curricular activities that include arts, sports, peace education, and after-school activities. Therefore, we started a new crowdfunding campaign to provide refugee children with the opportunity to play and live a fulfilled life. To know more, please visit the link below: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/let-the-children-play Please donate or help us spread the world!
Share this update to help us raise more
2 months ago
Fadi Hallisso
2 months ago
As part of our winter campaign, Basmeh & Zeitooneh team distributed tent covers on 32 tents in AL Jammal camp in Bar Elias, Bekaa. These covers fix the tents and protect them from the rain and storms providing their inhabitants more warmth and protection. A big thank you for every person who donated. The crisis is on-going and we still need your support. Please help us spread the word!
Share this update to help us raise more
2 months ago
Fadi Hallisso
2 months ago
Basmeh & Zeitooneh provided a water suction device to Al Haririe camp and 400 meals for the families that moved from their tents to the Yasmin camp in Bar_Elias, bekaa. The situation of most camps is very poor especially after the flooding of Al Litani river along the camps surrounding it including Al Salam camp A and B few days ago. So much work is still needed to empty the water from the camps and find a radical solution for their deteriorating situation. Now, we are in need for your support more than ever. Please take action!
Share this update to help us raise more