Lebanon
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Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps
Our strategy
Catalyze reform by enabling issue-based partnerships. Lead responses to humanitarian emergencies, including the current needs of Syrian refugees.
The context
Lebanon is home to profound political, ethnic and religious complexities that result in a complicated internal conflict between sect, confession, tribe and family. Key indicators such as life expectancy, literacy, school enrollment and per-capita income lag behind more developed countries. Most recently, it has become home to the largest number of refugees fleeing the extended conflict in neighboring Syria.
Read more about our ongoing response to the Syrian refugee crisis ▸
Our work
- Emergency response: Distributing warm clothes and blankets to Syrian refugee families staying in temporary shelters and host communities; supporting healing and cooperation among refugee and host children
- Children & Youth: Leading activities that foster leadership, decision-making and other life skills for young adults
- Conflict & Governance: Engaging young people in civic leadership and building partnerships between civil service organisations
- Economic opportunity: Creating employment and income-generation opportunities for Palestinian software developers and entrepreneurs
All stories about Lebanon
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Lebanon, Syria: Regaining the hope of childhood April 15, 2013
Ghadan, 9, shares one of her drawings in the Comfort for Kids workbook. The signature Mercy Corps programme helps children process their trauma through creative expression and activities.
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Lebanon, Syria: Warm coats are a simple source of hope February 7, 2013
Jacket distributions in Lebanon are bringing smiles back to the faces of refugee children.
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Lebanon, Syria: New coats for Syrian refugee kids January 23, 2013
Our team distributed more than 1,600 jackets to help Syrian refugee children stay warm through the increasingly cold and wet winter in Lebanon.
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Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Syria: An ongoing crisis January 14, 2013
Refugee numbers are predicted to double as Syria's violent conflict drags on. We're on the ground in Jordan and Lebanon helping meet their most urgent needs for water, warmth and safety.
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Lebanon, Syria: Syrian refugees in Lebanon facing bitter winter January 9, 2013
A dramatic spike in refugees, who have fled Syria with what little they can carry in plastic bags, has increased the need for warm clothing, blankets and heaters.
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Lebanon, Syria: ‘Here, I feel safe’ November 12, 2012
Laughter could be heard across the yard of the Beitokom Community Centre in Baalbeck, as Alaa raced to greet us. The 13-year-old and his family recently arrived from Damascus, having fled near-nightly bombardment, terror and immeasurable personal loss.
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Lebanon, Syria: Kids moving beyond crisis October 9, 2012
We began our first Moving Forward activities in two areas of Lebanon a few weeks ago. The sessions give kids — both Syrian refugees and those from Lebanese host families — a safe, structured place to learn and play away from the current chaos.
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Lebanon, Syria: Building a community of support for refugees September 12, 2012
Two signature Mercy Corps programmes will bring support and healing to young Syrian refugees, their parents, and Lebanese hosts families, all affected by the escalating violence in Syria.
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Jordan, Lebanon: Youth in Lebanon and Jordan promote cultural heritage September 1, 2012
Jordan and Lebanon have been the setting for a hugely successful project which promoted cultural heritage and its important role in opening minds to dialogue, citizenship, and social responsibility.
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Jordan, Lebanon, Syria: Syria's refugee tide: Children at the heart of our mission August 28, 2012
Mercy Corps was founded over three decades ago to help Cambodia’s huge flow of beleaguered refugees, following the infamous “Killing Fields” slaughter. In fact, we were then called Save the Refugees Fund.