Unless you’ve been living under a rock this past week, you would know that Beirut, Lebanon has suffered a MAJOR catastrophe. A fireworks factory with over 2,700 tons of Ammonium Nitrate blew up on the port of Beirut, Lebanon leaving hundreds of people dead and 300,000 homeless. The city is in ruins and the government is corrupt and neglecting the people (no surprise, they’ve been doing that for years), so what can you do?
Below I have a list of ways you can help Beirut, Lebanon try to recover from this deadly situation. Whether you have a dollar or not there are still ways to help.
IMPORTANT: ONLY DONATE TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGO). THE LEBANESE GOVERNMENT TAKES ANY MONEY SENT TO THEM FOR AID.
Click HERE and HERE
“Clicks Help Lebanon” is an initiative by the Antoine Nehme Foundation on arab.org which supports the Lebanese Food Bank. The second link is to support the children. Literally just click, and they will donate.
Watch This Video
You can either watch the full 4 hour video or do what most people would do and just have the video play in silent. All the money made from the video will be sent to a LaunchGood fundraiser to help Beirut. The owner of the channel even shows video proof of every donation. Plus, you can watch other videos on the channel to send money to other places in need such as Yemen and Palestine.
Donate To These Non Governmental Organization
Keep in Mind that the currency in Lebanon is not equal to the US dollar. One U.S dollar holds more value in Lebanon and still makes a difference, especially now after the economic collapse. (Don’t check Google, it’s not accurate. I’m getting this information from Lebanese news channels and from citizens in Lebanon)
- Lebanese Red Cross: Either go on their website or download the app!
- United Nation World Food Programme: Provides food to homeless victims of the Beirut Blast.
- Humanity and Inclusion: Providing physical therapists, psychologists and social workers for post surgical therapy.
- Impact Lebanon: Distributes money that is raised among LOCAL NGO’s that have been vetted and examined for how suitable they are to receive funds by the Impact Lebanon team.
- Rebuild Beirut: Helps to rebuild the homes that were destroyed in the blast.
Buy Some Stickers
A Lebanese youth group from Cleveland, OH started a campaign to sell stickers and donate the money to Lebanon. The stickers cost $2 a piece or you can get three for $5.
Shop These Tote Bags
Talar Nina, a clothing brand based in Beirut is selling these tote bags for $25. They are made of 100% recycled cotton and the proceeds go to Impact Lebanon and the Lebanese Food Bank.
Shop & Rock This Gold Necklace
Share This Link
This is a link to a Help Lebanon Card. There is tons of information here on what happened, a full list of places to donate (all NGO), a map of shelters for victims and more!
Edit Monday, August 17, 2020
Rep Lebanon With Ayan Resources
All the proceeds made from any Lebanon merch at Ayan Resources will be donated to charity!
Watch This Video Too!
Edit August 22, 2020
Shops Zuhair Murad’s T-Shirts
Zuhair Murad has designed these T-shirts with the phrase “Rise from the Ashes” with a phoenix, a symbol of Beirut’s constant rise from destruction. The design also comes in a tank top style, long sleeve, and hoodie. All the styles are $25.99 except for the hoodie ($39.99) and long sleeve ($34.99). It comes in black and white, and 100% of the net profits go to Lebanon via Offrejoi, a Lebanese NGO. Also note that these are only available until AUGUST 25, 2020 and the shirts ship on September 10.
