STORIES
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THE DIFFERENCE WE’VE MADE
Thanks to your support, we’re helping people facing poverty, injustice and marginalisation transform their lives. Some of those people have been kind enough to share their stories.
Stories from the war in Lebanon: The tiny baby born into a warzone
Baby A was born in a marginalised neighbourhood in Beirut, in a warzone. Our partner, Tahaddi, are doing everything they can to support her and her family.
Overcoming cancer in an informal settlement in Beirut
“Without Tahaddi’s help and God’s grace, my children wouldn’t have an education, and I might have succumbed to cancer.”
Promoting sustainable agriculture in Lebanon
Since the economic crisis in Lebanon began in 2019, families face a daily struggle to get food on the table and are reduced to eating very limited, unhealthy diets. With the help of Embrace funding, churches in Lebanon have turned to cultivating their own land to produce fresh vegetables that can be distributed.
Refugee week: Thriving against the odds in Lebanon’s education emergency
Meet 13-year-old Noura, a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon. She was unable to attend school because she didn’t have official registration papers - until our partner, the Joint Christian Committee, stepped in.
Refugee week: The Syrian refugees rebuilding family life in Lebanon
Walid and his father ended up in Lebanon after being forced to flee from their home in Syria. Life was bleak - until Walid’s father made a surprising discovery.
Supporting specialist education in Lebanon
VIDEO: Meet the children of the 'Best Steps Class', run by Embrace partner Tahaddi, and find out how lessons are adapted to support their special educational needs.
Learning to speak at the Lebanon’s Learning Centre for the Deaf
Three-year-old Wasim received a cochlear implant after being diagnosed with profound hearing loss. Since starting speech therapy sessions at the Learning Centre for the Deaf, Wasim’s spoken language skills have been rapidly improving.
Healthcare for those now unable to afford treatment in Lebanon
When Hagop developed breathing problems, he urgently needed to be admitted to hospital. But Lebanon’s economic crisis and the spiralling cost of medical treatment, meant he couldn’t afford it.
Surviving the cold this Christmas
Khadija fears the coming winter: ‘We desperately need blankets and mattresses.’ Life in the Syrian refugee camps in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, is becoming increasingly unbearable.
*The names of some of the individuals features have been changed to protect identities.