Thanks to your donations, our partner @MERATHLebanon
were able to keep running their important sewing project throughout the last year. After a brief pause, MERATH adapted the project to run safe, socially distanced classes making fabric facemasks.
"Le #Liban semble évoluer par des étapes longues de 15 ans !", explique @W_Nasrallah :
1975 à 1990, guerres libanaises.
1990 à 2005, pax syriana.
2005 à 2020, vie politique dominée par le Hezbollah.
Quelle sera la prochaine étape ?
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Before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Lebanon
was in crisis. The national economic emergency, which
had been smouldering for months, came to a head in October, when people took to the streets to protest.
You can read more in our latest magazine.
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There are over 250,000 migrant domestic workers in Lebanon – mostly women. These workers have been vulnerable and marginalised for a long time, but the financial crisis and COVID-19 outbreak have made their situation even more desperate.
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