Multi-dimensional Peacebuilding Community-led Initiatives

Our Initiatives

Economic Relief, Access &/or Sustainability at the Community Level

Peace begins with dignity and stability. This area focuses on easing economic hardship and building local resilience—whether through food distribution, symbolic-price services, solar energy, or community-led systems. From urgent relief to long-term solutions, these initiatives ensure basic needs are met sustainably and locally.

Ongoing

Earth Pulse – (نبض الأرض)

This initiative brought together people from different nationalities in Wadi El Jamous, Majdala, and beyond, to address chronic power outages and farming challenges. By installing solar panels, they secured clean energy for homes, irrigation, and lighting public paths—transforming local safety and agricultural productivity.

Completed

Kelna Sawa (كلنا سوا) 

Kelna Sawa empowered local farmers by offering eco-friendly pest control and fostering social cohesion among Syrian and Lebanese community members. The initiative promoted youth engagement, women’s leadership, and environmentally conscious farming through inclusive skill-sharing workshops.

Completed

Green Hands (أيادي خضراء) 

This initiative combined education, agriculture, and social support by selling affordable seasonal produce while offering training on agricultural practices. It also distributed free produce to low-income families from multiple nationalities, directly addressing food access and financial hardship.

Completed

GiveBack  (العطاء)

This emergency response initiative focused on distributing food parcels to the most vulnerable households during Ramadan. It not only addressed immediate hunger but also promoted a spirit of solidarity by involving local residents in identifying and supporting those most in need.

Completed

Green Lands (الأراضي الخضراء ) 

This initiative fostered social harmony by engaging people from diverse backgrounds in collaborative land work and maintenance of public facilities. By offering free plowing to local farmers who couldn’t afford it, the project not only supported livelihoods but also helped build stronger community ties and collective resilience

Ongoing

Peace Friends (أصدقاء السلام)

A men’s initiative that provided vulnerable families with essential home repairs and services—plumbing, electrical, carpentry, and even free haircuts for the elderly and persons with disabilities. It also hosted awareness sessions on community topics.

Completed

Peace Families Level II – (عائلات السلام – المستوى الثاني) 

This initiative launched a communal kitchen offering saj bread, dairy products, and sweets, all produced by an 18-member team from diverse backgrounds. Alongside weekly food production, they hosted social gatherings to connect people of all nationalities and foster friendship and peace.

Completed

The Bounties of Baalbak – (خيراتك يا بعلبك)

This dairy production initiative offered affordable, additive-free products while distributing weekly food portions to 40 vulnerable families. It integrated persons with disabilities into production and social activities, while hosting recreational events for children.

Ongoing

Al Salon (الصالون)

A women’s care salon offering free and low-cost services for women unable to afford commercial salons. Weekly gatherings include beauty services and skill-building workshops, enhancing dignity and self-sufficiency.

Ongoing

Al Matbkh (المطبخ)

This inclusive kitchen project prepares meals for vulnerable families and promotes relationship-building between women from Jabal Mohsen and Tabbaneh. It challenges stereotypes and connects divided communities through shared labor and food.

Ongoing

Al Mashgal (المشغل) 

This initiative collects and distributes secondhand clothes through community bazaars and offers sewing and embroidery training to women. It strengthens women’s financial independence and promotes environmental sustainability through upcycling.

Ongoing

Al Moneh ( المونة ) 

A traditional food preservation initiative offering free mortar products to families in Jabal Mohsen and neighboring areas. The project fosters peacebuilding, knowledge exchange, and cross-community friendships through shared culinary heritage.

Completed

Ayadi el Bayda2 – White Hands 

This humanitarian initiative involved preparing and distributing 50 hot meals weekly to vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian families living in the Bar Elias area. By offering consistent food support, the initiative fostered dignity, compassion, and solidarity across community lines.

Completed

Khebz w Mele7 – Bread and Salt 

Inspired by the cultural symbol of bread and salt—a gesture of welcome and peace—this initiative involved the weekly distribution of baked goods to 50 families over several weeks. Each package included a peace message, promoting solidarity and fostering neighborly connection across diverse backgrounds.
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