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Family accompaniment (November 2021) A student-led initiative in collaboration with USJ en Mission: “I was on the streets of Beirut looking for an available studio apartment. When I found one, the owner could not be present but told me that a man living in the building could welcome me and show me the studio. I […]

Course: volunteering and citizenship action (November 2021 – December 2021) Within the framework of the course: “volunteering and citizenship action”, USJ en Mission organized trainings for USJ students on children with special needs. In October, the class carried out an activity with street children, the aim of which was to allow these children to experience

Al Masrahiyya: Web-series (May 2021) In collaboration with Rise to Bloom, USJ Chaplaincy and IESAV, a 5-episode web series was shot about the life of Youssef, a theater actor rehearsing for his play with the title “Al Masrahiyya” (the play). This series tackles the different Lebanese personalities that we met after the August 4th explosion. In

School Stationary (November 2021) A group of USJ students launched a small initiative to collect school supplies for children whose parents cannot afford them. This group was made up of French and Lebanese students. These donations were made from France and Lebanon to help the Lebanese students with their school supplies such as school bags,

Un enfant, un Cadeau (December 2020 & December 2021) Of the families we help each month, nearly 150 of them have children under the age of 15. We called them one by one to ask them what the children wanted for Christmas. Then, through a Google form respecting the anonymity of the children, we gave

Damage assessment & Reparations (August 2020 – March 2021) In order to help the USJ community (students and faculty), visits to the damaged houses were arranged. Appointments were made with the help of the call center. USJ engineers and employees volunteered to visit the damaged houses and fill an assessment form in order to determine

Psychosocial & PTSD support for our Volunteers (14 August 2020) With the help of the call center, we were able to gather a list of USJ students who were affected by the explosion. An appointment was taken from each of the students in order to visit their house and assess their needs. Volunteers ; comprised

CLEANING DEBRIS (5 August 2020 – 4 September 2020) A large number of USJ volunteers acted immediately and went on the ground in Beirut to help clean streets and tidy houses after the explosion This intervention allowed a significant number of families to return to their homes and paved the way for the mission’s subsequent

Food boxes (June 2020 – june 2022) The campaign was launched in April 2020 by USJ students, its objective consisting of supporting 250 families affected by the economic situation, by sending them a food box once a month. Since the explosion, the demand multiplied by 6: 1350 families were provided with a food box as

HOT MEALS (5 August 2020 – 4 September 2020) In collaboration with the IGE (Institut de Gestion des Entreprises) at USJ, the “Hot Meals” campaign was launched, its objective consisting of distributing daily cooked meals following the Beirut explosion. 400 Hot meals cooked every day 6,645 hot meals delivered in a month: St. George Hospital