Charity gives adolescent girls in Beirut a helping hand to ‘take control’ of their neighbourhoods
‘My family doesn’t let me get out of the house, because I am a girl… not a boy’ Those are the words of Yara, a 14-year-old girl whose life as a teenager in Beirut comes with...Read more
Charities give three more Beirut parks given a child-friendly makeover
Three more of Beirut’s public parks have been revitalised and made child-friendly as part of an ongoing programme led by the non-profit CatalyticAction. After the successful rehabilitation of the Karantina public park, CatalyticAction, which works for...Read more
Residents & charities give Beirut neighbourhood a child-friendly makeover
A Beirut neighbourhood crying out for safer and accessible public spaces has been turned into a child-friendly area through an initiative by local residents and charities. This example of partnership working has ensured that an unused...Read more