We are actively involved in building self-sustainable short and long term development projects in addition to providing relief and humanitarian assistance that foster self-reliance, self-directness and preserves human dignity for the sake of the disadvantaged groups in the Lebanon. By reading these stories, you will meet the beneficiaries of HCI programs and you will learn about the power ordinary people have to change their own lives. You will also learn about the power caring people have to help them to do so.
Lebanon
HCI’s New Children’s Clinic in The Nahr el Bared Refugee Camp
Children, Featured Stories from the Field, Health and Sanitation, Lebanon, Youth
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Feb 072012
In the first few weeks since it opened its doors, 280 underprivileged children under the age of fourteen received access to health services at HCI’s recently launched Children’s Clinic in the Nahr el Bared camp. The clinic is managed by our local partners the National Institution of Social Care & Vocational Training organization. HCI fully [...]
Honoring and Celebrating Community Traditions: Ramadan and Adahi 2011
Egypt, Featured Stories from the Field, Gaza Strip, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Regional, Seasonal Projects, Sudan, West Bank
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Nov 212011
Each year HCI makes it a point to honor and celebrate the traditions of the communities we serve; understanding the culture and living conditions of the local communities we work with is part of HCI’s philosophy while serving these communities, especially at times such as Ramadan and Eid Al Adha when great importance is placed [...]
Supporting Marginalized Children through Positive Engagement in Lebanon
Education and Empowerment, Featured Stories from the Field, Lebanon
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Nov 172011
For decades HCI has been promoting interaction and the sharing of ideas and resources among children in marginalized communities and their peers from different areas as a “discrete” tool that eventually leads to greater understanding of the other, which addresses the bigger headlines of coexistence, tolerance, pluralism and nonviolence. Using its years of cumulative experience [...]
Undergraduate Support; HCI Supports University Students in Rural Lebanon
Education and Empowerment, Featured Stories from the Field, Lebanon
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Nov 142011
About 5 years ago it came to HCI’s and its partners’ attention that many of the high school graduates of Lebanese villages were dropping out of university despite the fact that many of them had great educational potential and very good grades, because they were unable to afford the tuition fees. Many of these students [...]
HCI Welcomes Lebanon’s New Steps Towards Gender Equality
Lebanon, Protection and Human Rights
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May 232011
HCI welcomes and supports the proposed new amendments to the Lebanese laws and congratulates the individuals as well the organizations that worked so hard to make this possible. HCI is delighted to hear that on Monday 16 May, the Committee on the Administration of Justice has voted to approve the proposed abolishment of the medieval [...]
Health and Sanitation in 2010, the HCI Way
Egypt, Gaza Strip, Health and Sanitation, Lebanon
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Apr 122011
Health is widely recognized as a cornerstone of human development because it underpins the gamut of human functioning. But health is also essential to human security, since survival and protection from illness are at the core of any concept of people’s wellbeing. There are many in the Middle East with little or no access to [...]
Protection and Human Rights in 2010, the HCI Way
Featured Stories from the Field, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Protection and Human Rights, Sudan, Woman
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Mar 312011
Millions of individuals in the region face discrimination, persecution, and even violence solely because of their ethnicity, beliefs, language or social class. Their path out of poverty is especially challenging. HCI helps them to be heard and recognized so they can exchange oppression for opportunity. In 2010, HCI built the capacity of a diverse group [...]
Education and Empowerment in 2010, the HCI Way
Children, Disability, Education and Empowerment, Entrepreneurs, Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Sudan, Woman, Youth
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Mar 092011
Education is the foundation of progress, but it is often interrupted by extreme poverty, war and other crises. As a result, individuals and their communities often can’t reach their full potential. HCI works to bring access to education to women and men of all ages and economic groups to help ensure a better future for [...]
Comprehensive Healthy Eating and Living Guide for Lebanese Children
Children, Farm to School, Health and Sanitation, Lebanon
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Mar 032011
Fact: There are now more than 1 billion obese people on earth. Fact: In the Middle East, obesity rates have tripled over the past three decades. Fact: Obesity is linked to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and certain forms of cancer. It is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide. Fact: Physical activity [...]
Ending the Indifference: HCI Joins in Raising Awareness of the Plight of Migrant Women Workers in Lebanon
Lebanon, Protection and Human Rights, Woman, Workers
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May 042010
According to recent statistics around 200,000 women migrant domestic workers live in Lebanon working as housemaids, and nannies. The domestic nature of their work creates special relationships with their employers. Most migrant workers reside with a family, as the contract they sign requires that their employers to offer a shelter. The Lebanese government recently approved [...]
