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Lebanon

Giving youth opportunities for personal and professional growth helps lay the groundwork for a future free of social and political strife.

Photo: Joy Portella/Mercy Corps

To help the people of Lebanon achieve positive and lasting change in an atmosphere of violence, Mercy Corps is providing opportunities and assistance for the country's most vulnerable people, as well as helping develop skills to peacefully manage conflict. We are also engaging the youth of the region, connecting them with IT training and activities that allow them to explore their creativity and to build relationships with young people from other backgrounds — including students in the U.S.

Blog Post:  Transparency and accountability...in businesses? In Lebanon? ›

Topics: Economic Development, Civil Society

I hate microphones. It generally means I am speaking to so many people that it too impersonal or too important.

Foundations for a Strong Future: Youth in Lebanon and Jordan Promote Cultural Heritage ›

Topics: Economic Development, Education, Marginalized Groups, Technology & Internet, Youth

Mercy Corps and the European Commission are working together to promote cultural heritage among youth in Lebanon and Jordan and increase engagement with national museums and heritage sites.

Blog Post:  A Palestinian camp — not what you might expect ›

Topics: Youth, Displacement, Conflict & War

When I heard I would be going to a Palestinian camp in Lebanon, I had a really hard time wrapping my brain around it.

Blog Post:  Promoting peace in northern Lebanon ›

Topics: Peaceful Change, Sports

As part of Mercy Corps' efforts to reach conflict-affected youth in Lebanon, Mercy Corps and Najdeh Association set up a five-day football tournament in September.

Video:  Teens Rebuild for the Future ›

Topics: Economic Development, Conflict & War

In 2007 fighting broke out between an Islamist militant organisation and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) in Nahr al-Bared, a Palestinian refugee camp run by the United Nations in northern Lebanon.

Video:  Teens Honor a Late Friend ›

Topics: Youth, Displacement, Conflict & War

Nahr al-Bared Refugee Camp, located in northern Lebanon, is home to over 31,000 Palestinian refugees who are denied access to their homeland and neighboring nations.

Making Movies ›

Topics: Children

Nine teens used a Mercy Corps filmmaking course to express their needs, aspirations and dreams — part of projects aimed at enhancing youth artistic skills and addressing societal challenges with technology.

Tasting Newfound Success ›

Topics: Agriculture, Economic Development

Sheikh Mahmoud Derbieh is one of several olive farmers receiving support from Mercy Corps to improve his oil and to start his own label — changes that have translated into higher sales.

Youth Taking the Reins of Recovery ›

Topics: Children

Mercy Corps' Centre for Excellence in Beirut is a place where young people gain access to technology tools they wouldn't otherwise have.

Helping Lebanon's Displaced ›

Topics: Emergencies

Mercy Corps is helping Palestinian families who've fled their homes in a refugee camp as a result of fighting between the Lebanese government and a militant group.

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Lebanon Facts

  • Population: 3.9 million
  • Size: 160th largest country
  • Human Development Index rank: 78 (of 179)
  • Mercy Corps involvement dates to 1993
  • Primary work: computer training for youth and entrepreneurs, sports camps, connecting youth in Lebanon with U.S. high schoolers, assisting refugees, the disabled and other vulnerable persons

Program Details

Mercy Corps has worked in Lebanon since 1993, providing development assistance to thousands of disadvantaged citizens around the country.

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