URDA NEWS

Abu Tariq: I Fear not COVID-19 but Poverty and Indigence
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email “Thank Allah, the Lord of the Worlds”, is a phrase that the 50-year-old Abu Tariq has always repeated to summarize his daily suffering. You see him sitting with his crutch and weary look on his face reflecting the

Tahani: An Example of Endurance and Determination
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Tahani a single mom in her thirties who got divorced 8 years ago. She escaped the conflict in Syria to seek refuge in one of URDA’s managed refugee camps in Aarsal. Tahani lives now with her parents and

Noura: A Yet Another Story of Poverty in Lebanon
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Noura lives in a slum in North Lebanon, with an overburdened parents in a small, dilapidated room, where every day that Noura lives is a battle for survival. One can always see her so confused that it makes

Press Release: URDA Launches its “Together for Lebanon” Campaign to Support Impoverished Lebanese Families
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email Beirut, Lebanon – March 1, 2021 A year after the beginning of the economic crisis in Lebanon and the COVID-19 pandemic, and after the World Bank’s latest forecast that more than half of Lebanon’s population will fall below

Um Hussein: Wrinkles that Tell a Thousand Stories
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email In a flimsy tent in Bellanet Al Hissa refugee camp in Akkar, North Lebanon, lives Um Hussein all alone, counting the days she will have to spend outside her homeland before leaving this world for good. Um Hussein,

URDA’s Relief Teams Distribute Aid in Al Qdam Town in Baalbek
Share on whatsapp Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on email On Sunday, 21 December 2021, the Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA) distributed 60 food parcels to 60 Lebanese families in the town of Al-Qdam, a Lebanese village in Baalbek district. Al-Qdam municipality’s mayor Naji Al-Hadchiti stressed