Lebanon
Emergency
Appeal

Our current humanitarian response is reaching communities across southern Lebanon. This includes providing:

• Basic assistance: rechargeable fans, solar lamps and mats
• Food assistance: food vouchers and cash grants
• Healthcare capacity and support: supporting healthcare clinics and mobile units to continue providing emergency services, maternal health and essential newborn care, and immunization, plus cash grants to facilitate access to healthcare
• Hygiene and water support: clean water via water trucking, and rehabilitating water supply systems

Islamic Relief has been working in Lebanon since 2006, supporting communities through war, displacement and the current crises.

Since tensions escalated in the region in October 2023, Islamic Relief has helped tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis.

Our team in Lebanon have assisted rights-holders through:

• 37,481 food parcels
• 11,921 hygiene kits
• 4,781 blankets and 1,335 mattresses
• 500 meat packs (3 kg each)
• 24,981 medical equipment and supplies
• 5 kitchen sets
• 917 clothing vouchers
• 179 individuals received psychosocial support sessions

However, we need your help to do more.

Islamic Relief is on the ground in Lebanon, having reached thousands of individuals across Nabatieh, Tyre, Bekaa, and Baalbek over the past year. Phase 1 of our immediate emergency response is focusing on these regions, as most of the recently displaced individuals are seeking refuge there.

Islamic Relief has been working in Lebanon since 2006, supporting communities through war, displacement and the current crises. We have a large team, most of whom are Lebanese, who are based all over the country. This allows us to be operational across Al Beqaa, Beirut, Akkar, Tripoli, and Saida.

Yes, Islamic Relief is working closely with government agencies and other humanitarian organizations to ensure we can respond efficiently and appropriately to reach the most vulnerable communities.

In Lebanon, we already have close relations with the World Food Program and UNHCR through previous partnerships via working groups. We are also coordinating closely with the Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Risk Management government bodies in the governorates where we work.

The needs are enormous and are growing every day. Islamic Relief has been providing aid to people in Lebanon who have been displaced throughout the past year. Our aim now is to scale up these projects to reach more people in need.

We are working with trusted suppliers and banks and are currently able to procure and distribute more aid. However, the longer the crisis goes on and the more it escalates, the harder this will get. We are already starting to see prices of essential items rise in local markets as supplies diminish, but we have contingency plans in place to mitigate these concerns.

To date, Islamic Relief Canada has reached over 300,000 individuals in Lebanon through emergency and development projects over the years. This includes:

• Providing food packs and hygiene kits to displaced families, as well as medical supplies to 2 health centers in response to the 2020 Beirut explosion
• Constructing 2 educational centers to facilitate education to Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian refugees in grades 1 through 9
• Rehabilitating water supply systems in El Bireh village and Azhar Al Beqaa institute
• Operating the pediatric clinic in the Nahr el Bared Center, delivering primary healthcare services to children
• Sponsoring over 1,300 orphans, including 807 Syrian refugees

And more!

Islamic Relief prioritizes both Lebanese host communities, as well as Syrian and Palestinian refugees in our humanitarian and development efforts on the ground.

However, certain projects have targeted refugees and displaced persons, aiming to provide these vulnerable families with life-saving essentials and income support. Our work in all sectors puts an emphasis on providing quality services and care regardless of an individual’s background.