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The Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) organized an entertainment festival on the third day of Eid al-Fitr for about 700 children in the Al-Yasmeen camp in Bekaa, in a distinctive humanitarian initiative to relieve the participating children and their families from the economic conditions and other challenges that increased the suffering of families … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email In order to ensure quality education for children despite the harsh economic conditions in Lebanon, the education sector in URDA, with the support of the Japanese Government, provided 300 school bags to Al Nour school students in Aarsal. According to a volunteer, the … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Small area gardening is one of the projects implemented by URDA’s livelihood sector to benefit Syrian refugee women in Bekaa’s refugee camps, and aiming to build capacities for women beneficiaries to learn how to grow plants in small spaces, as well as seasonal … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email The health sector in the Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) continues its activities during the snowstorm that has hit Lebanon during the past few days. Through the project with PARCIC funded by Japan Platform “COVID-19 Prevention Measures for Syrian and Lebanese … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email All people in Lebanon are currently trying to overcome the economic crisis by finding alternatives to survival by radically changing their way of life. One of the changes is the use of alternative transportation. For this particular reason, URDA, funded by generous donors, … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email In the midst of the successive crises faced by the Lebanese across the country, including the deterioration of the economic situation, and the spread of the Coronavirus and its consequences, the Union of Relief and Development Associations in Lebanon (URDA) is intervening through … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Beirut is city rich with heritage buildings representing the architectural glamour of the Ottoman and French-mandate eras, these buildings form the most important aspects of Beirut’s history, memory, and identity. As a result of the construction boom, Lebanese war, and recently the Beirut … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Amid the economic crisis in Lebanon, students are denied access to schools, vocational schools and universities due to the high cost of transportation and many other school-related challenges. In a World Bank report, it is noted that low quality of learning and the … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email As a way to provide self-care for women, the Gender-Based Violence team in URDA, together with the municipality of Ainab in Mount Lebanon, organized a yoga session led by a Japanese instructor, in the Protection Sector Hall in Ainab. Around 17 Lebanese and … Read more

Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email As part of the relief sector’s projects related to URDA’s “Drops of Hope” 2021-2022 winter campaign, winter jackets were distributed to some 352 beneficiaries in Aman, Mahabba, and Ward refugee camps in Aarsal, as well as to 235 children in the Tiliani refugee … Read more