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Basmeh & Zeitooneh

B&Z in the Press

Beirut explosion: Lebanon's situation is beyond catastrophic Beirut explosion: Lebanon's situation is beyond catastrophic
Syria’s Refugees Feel the Push-Pull Battle of Whether to Stay or Go Home Syria’s Refugees Feel the Push-Pull Battle of Whether to Stay or Go Home
Cricket provides unlikely refuge for displaced Syrian kids in Lebanon's Shatila camp: special report Cricket provides unlikely refuge for displaced Syrian kids in Lebanon's Shatila camp: special report
Fostering Shatila kids’ creativity with a movie camera Fostering Shatila kids’ creativity with a movie camera On the film workshop held at the Arts and Cultural Center in Shatila, Beirut by The Daily Star Lebanon
A London partner on a mission to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon A London partner on a mission to help Syrian refugees in Lebanon An article about the cricket camp organised by McKinsey&Company and implemented by Basmeh & Zeitooneh in Shatila refugee camp

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Basmeh and Zeitooneh BY THE NUMBERS

6Centers established
across Lebanon
5 Programs running in three countries
250 employees & volunteers
working with us
7,000 Children received
education in our centers

With your support, we have been able to set up and deliver over 15 different programs

Our journey began in 2012, when five volunteers started working to serve Syrian refugees residing in Shatila camp in Beirut. The main goal of these visits was to assess the needs and to fill the gaps left by other aid agencies. This effort has since developed into the establishment of an NGO that runs six community centers in Lebanon and two in Turkey.

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