Founded in 2017, the Lebanese National Energy is a non-profit civil society organization aimed at national social and economic development.

As local drivers of change, we seek to achieve the necessary positive transformation as envisaged in the UN 2030 Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG s) and beyond.

We believe that only through empowered, informed and engaged local communities a national partnership for recovery, economic growth and social development can be achieved.

Trusting the Lebanese human capital and its capacities, we acknowledge that only through its development, as a principal national resource, brain drain can be reversed.

Grassroot driven and realistic, we admit that all the issues Lebanon is currently confronted with cannot be addressed simultaneously. Therefore, we concentrate on core sectors where our expertise and contribution can make a real difference.

We have purposefully selected to exert efforts on technical and vocational education and training; food security and agriculture; sustainable livelihoods; and social cohesion and citizenship; as part of an extensive study where we can add real value.

A holistic and collective approach is in the mindset of our development efforts. Through a wide system of local and international strategic partnerships (municipalities, vetted non-profits, agencies, donors, public institutions etc.), we endeavor to alleviate complex needs and challenges which local communities across Lebanon are facing.

We positively contribute in the shaping of our Nation by propelling its diversity as a source of creativity and development. As such, the partnerships we have created to date will amplify towards a stronger social cohesion transcending differences into synergies.

Our team is composed of professionals from different fields rooted in the civil society, public and private sectors, with local, regional, and international expertise.

LNE showcased available resources of economic energy and creatively exhibited our nation’s wealth through various initiatives across several themes and spread from north to south.

Directing an increase in self-reliance where food security and agricultural production was relevant, we shifted our offering to match as needed. Further momentum rendered these offerings obvious due to the global pandemic, recent shortage in world food supply, and increasing costs of living.

Observing global trends, such as the SDG(s) and its opportunities, coupled with monitoring Lebanon’s need in social empowerment, we partnered with key institutions to stand by our communities in dire times.

Overdependence on the financial services sector, neglection of small and medium size manufacturing industries and disproportionate attention given to high-end education resulted in an unbalanced labor market and an unsustainable economic model, the fragility of which was made dramatically clear when the crisis began. This led to a devastating outcome of brain drain depleting Lebanon of its most skilled and educated workforce. To address this most immediate challenge, we have identified four core interrelated sectors, where our comparative advantage and expertise allow us to achieve real, fast, and sustainable positive impacts.