Lebanon
Health
NEF Emergency Appeal to Help Lebanese Families
More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesAs the conflict escalates in Lebanon, so does its effect on children and families caught in the crossfire. NEF is responding to the immediate and urgent needs of ten of thousands of children and families who have fled their homes and are now living in schools and parks. Others are trapped in their homes without electricity and running water and are unable to meet basic food, medical and hygiene needs. ActivitiesProvision of supplemental food, medicines, first aid kits, hygiene kits, sleeping materials for displaced Lebanese families. Priority assistance to children, elderly, disabled & women. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $2,900 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $2,900. The original project funding goal was $20,000. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). Resources
Why this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactMeeting urgent needs of 1,000 most affected people in the most hard hit areas. Relief will expand to other communities in the region if funding permits. Project Message
"Supply routes betwen the areas in Lebanon are closed so critical food, water and health supplies are not reaching the area and families cannot move to safety." Who is Running This ProjectContact
Rabih Yazbeck, Project SponsorOrganization
Learn more about Near East Foundation (NEF) and the project team. Near East Foundation (NEF)'s Funded Projects on GlobalGivingWhere this Project is LocatedCountry
This project is located in For more information about Lebanon, read the Human Development Report on Lebanon or the Wikipedia entry for Lebanon. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on August 01, 2006. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 18, 2006. Latest Update from the FieldProgress Report -- NEF Current Activities As Response To The Crisis, August 1 2006By Rabih Yazbeck, Near East Foundation (NEF) - Regional Information Officer, August 01, 2006 09:29 AM
In response to this crisis, NEF is currently engaged in relief activities in eight locations in Lebanon, working with seven local partners. Comment on this update
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