Two explosions have created incomprehensible devastation in a country already struggling to contain multiple crises. Here’s how to help
Photo: AFP via Getty Images The devastation from two huge explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 4 is incomprehensibly massive — and growing.
Lebanon, a country that has endured decades of violence, including conflicts with Israel, terrorist attacks perpetrated by ISIS, and its own civil war, was already struggling to contain multiple crises. Protests flared last year after decades of mismanagement and corruption culminated in a government scheme that triggered the collapse of Lebanese banks.
Local Lebanese funds and organiztions This Support People in Lebanon list is an efficient collections of links to local organizations. They include the Migrant Community Center, supporting domestic workers; the Al Naqab Center for Youth Activities, located in a refugee camp; and Egna Legna Besidet, a feminist Canadian-based fund for Ethiopian domestic workers.
Islamic Relief The U.S.-based organization, which has been working on the ground in Lebanon for many years, is helping to shore up emergency supply chains in the wake of the explosions. Donate here.
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