We just came across this article in Vogue Arabia about DEPOT-VENTE BEIRUT, Beirut’s coolest vintage store! Keeping vintage and conscious fashion alive. Words by the talented New York based Lebanese UX designer, founder of Slow Factory, activist, teacher Celine Semaan. Photography by @prodantzoulis, in collaboration with Pam Nasr for art direction/styling. “Nawal is all about using her store as a platform …
Meet Wassim El Hage and his team. Wassim is the owner of Lebanon’s first coffee shop that employs people with special needs. As a passionate physical therapist, Wassim enjoyed working with people with disabilities. In collaboration with the Lebanese Down Syndrome Association الجمعية اللبنانية لتثلث الصبغية 21 he decided to create an environment where they could work, interact and …
Studies show that there are around 40 000 Alzheimer’s disease cases in Lebanon. Last year, the Alzheimer’s Association opened two day-care centers, first of their kind in the country! Most of the time people with dementia stay at home and are socially isolated. These centers are a safe place where people living with …
Meet Michael Haddad. Michael is a professional athlete, inspirational speaker, adventurer and environmentalist. 75% of his body has been completely paralyzed since the age of 6 due to a spinal cord injury, yet he amazingly endures obstacles and holds world records in walking and climbing. On October 24, 2013 he carried a cedar tree from the …
We strongly believe that the practice of yoga has the potential to improve physical and mental wellbeing, help people cultivate compassion, and experience deep healing. We came across this organization whose mission is to connect yoga teachers to underprivileged communities in Lebanon. “Koun believes that psychological well-being is a condition that every individual should have …
Back in October 2017 we wrote a post about a group of young students who strive to make a difference. Therese Kayrouz, an Industrial Engineering student, developed the YallaBus app to make it easier for people to use #publictransportation in Lebanon. Commuters can chose their destination and get different Bus routes and timing. Where, when and how to catch …
A once abandoned area in the suburbs of Beirut has been transformed into a colorful and clean neighborhood where locals have regained a sense of pride and community. Thanks to the coordinators of this project and artists from all over (kids, students and professionals alike), Ouzai residents are now proud to welcome tourists and the …
We were lucky to attend the private event hosted by Alfanar*, marking the premiere screening of ‘Soufra’ in Lebanon. Susan Sarandon (executive producer of the film), Ben Stiller (goodwill ambassador to the UNHCR), Nadine Labaki and Thomas Morgan (award-winning filmmaker) were present, alongside notable guests from across Lebanon’s civil society, private sector, diplomatic corps and the arts. This documentary tells …
We are proud supporters of the Lebanese NGO arcenciel.aec From youth programs to social protection and help, from responsible tourism to sustainable agriculture.. arcenciel is committed to making our country a better place. Take a look at their 2018 impact report here. Watch the video here
Meet the young food activist Maya Terro who is leading by example, turning her passion for food into a humanitarian mission. She founded FoodBlessed, a fantastic initiative that seeks to “raise awareness about sustainable ways of living which make sense economically, morally and environmentally via promoting the concepts of food rescue/recovery, encouraging the adoption of more …
