Lebanon
Lebanon Humanitarian Relief
WCF sponsors Food and Hygiene Care Kits for the most vulnerable families (mainly Syrian, Kurdish and Iraqi Refugees and poorer Lebanese) affected by the country’s overall crisis.
Project Goal: Food and Hygiene Care Kits for refugee and poorer Lebanese families in Lebanon
What We Provide:
Food and Hygiene Care Kits
Our Mission
The 2019 political and economic collapse, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Lebanon Port explosion caused enormous hardship for the Syrian and Iraqi refugees and most Lebanese lost their life savings. This Project will provide Food and Hygiene Care Kits that consist of hygiene and disinfectant supplies, diapers, rice, canned foods, milk and other critical food supplies. Each Kit costs between $55 - $75 USD and will be sufficient for at least one month's supply for a family of 4-6 people. The Kits may also consist of partial food vouchers to be redeemed for specific items at local groceries. Every partner and region has different needs and approaches that make sense in their local context.
The Background
Lebanon, with an original population of 4 million, has more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees and tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees throughout the country, the most refugees per capita in the world. The country is undergoing an economic crisis with a collapsing currency, hyperinflation and shortages of food, fuel, medicine, and electricity.
Today, a Lebanese family that used to make on average of about $1,000 USD per month is now earning about $50 USD. The poverty rate among the Lebanese has skyrocketed. Our Project serves Syrian and Iraqi Refugees, and some of the poorest Lebanese who have been devastated by the financial crisis.
WCF has brought medical teams to Lebanon since 2014 and we recently established Medical Life Centers in Beirut, North Lebanon and Bekaa to serve the refugee and poorer Lebanese population.
