Month: August 2021

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email The situation in Lebanon continues to worsen. The general situation still does not bode well in the face of the backlog of crises, all of which have had a direct impact on the Lebanese people and refugees’ daily lives. In this spirit, the … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email In coordination between URDA’s health and education sectors, free medical examinations were performed on Saturday, 28 August 2021, to a group of students from the Al Nour school in Aarsal who suffered from health symptoms causing them to miss several summer school activities. … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Due to the economic crisis which Lebanon has been facing lately, purchasing freshly baked bread has become one of the main struggles for the Lebanese and the refugees alike. According to reports by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email URDA’s shelter and relief sector is currently participating with Care International and several other NGOs to create a preliminary network of organizations with a vision to support and empower Lebanese communities through crises by a collaborative network of organizations that share their resources … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Following the fuel tanker explosion in the town of Tleil in Akkar, North Lebanon, on 16 August 2021, which resulted in the death of 28 individuals and injuring 80 others, the Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) conducted a field survey following … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email URDA’s Gender-Based Violence Program which is managed by the Protection sector conducted remote social psychosocial support sessions for women and girls of all nationalities in Mount Lebanon, in addition to sessions that required physical presence at the protection centers in Bekaa, Arasal and … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Under the title “Sports is Life,” the 7th week of the summer course in Al Nour School in Aarsal kicked off in the school’s various clubs including the sports, science, art and recreational clubs. Soccer and basketball, in addition to running, are the … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email If we type in the word “hero” in search engines, we will find numerous definitions…We’ll find a hero inside each of our children… A hero might be a little boy who may have lost one of his parents and managed to get through, … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email On the morning of August 4th, 2021, a massive fire swept through Camp 004, one of Qub Elias’ Syrian refugee camps, opposite the Caesar field in Bekaa, Lebanon. Civil defense teams extinguished the fire after it had fully burned 25 tents in IS004 … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Al Nour School in Aarsal opened its 2021 summer course on July 12th, targeting 500 Syrian students from refugee camps who have successfully completed the academic year. The first day of the course started with songs and ice-breaking activities aiming at kick-starting the … Read more