Location: Lebanon

August 4, 2020 6:08pm local time. A massive fire at the commercial port of Beirut triggered an earth-rocking explosion and devastation beyond the world’s imagination. Our friend Sami was in Beirut when shock waves created by the port explosion ripped through homes and apartment complexes—glass shards littering the city. He…

This report captures findings from a Conflict Analysis and Power Dynamics in Lebanon of the project “Fostering Social Stability Through Strategic Communications,” implemented by Search in partnership with three organizations. The project was funded by “Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF)” and implemented from June 2019 to March 2021 in…

This report captures findings from a retrospective research study of two peacebuilding projects implemented by Search for Common Ground, FURSA project and the Better Together project funded by European Union. “FURSA” project was implemented by Search from January 2017 to 2018 in two governorates in Lebanon: Akkar and Bekaa. “Better…

The DIWAN project was implemented by Search for Common Ground in Wadi Khaled between 2017 and 2019 with funding from the Global Affairs Canada. Diwan aimed at strengthening equitable and inclusive decision-making processes and ensuring more participatory and representative governance in the community. The project engaged with representatives from local…

This Phase II of the Peace Pioneers program was implemented by Search Lebanon from July 2018 to June 2019, with support from the Embassy of Switzerland in Beirut. The project aimed to stimulate private sector engagement in peacebuilding with CSOs in Lebanon. Building on Phase I, this new phase engaged…

Supported by the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund with funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sports, Tourathi was implemented from July 2017 to February 2019, by Search for Common Ground in partnership with Arcenciel, Biladi, and NAHNOO, in six geographical areas in Lebanon: Zahle, Sarafand, Tripoli, Salima,…

OneAct project seeks to promote social stability in Lebanon, especially between refugees and host communities, through local champions, positive dialogue, and national media campaigns—including the #OneAct campaign, launched in 2020 [...]

After the explosion in Beirut in August 2020, thousands of ordinary people took action to help others. People generously opened their homes to strangers, helped to clean the streets of destruction, and fed the hungry. These tragic events showed that we have great reserves of compassion and strength, and that…

Wadi Khaled is one of the most impoverished and politically marginalized areas of Lebanon. Most of its residents did not receive full citizenship rights for more than four decades.

Wadi Khaled is one of the most impoverished and politically marginalized areas of Lebanon. Most of its residents did not receive full citizenship rights for more than four decades. In recent years, Wadi Khaled also became home to thousands of refugees fleeing the war in Syria...