Projects & Initiatives:11
Beneficiaries: 250,000+
Partners: 11
Volunteers: 450+
Social Cohesion
& Citizenship
IRON
Will Initiative
August 2021
Diversifying our initiatives and considering our community needs, LNE joined hands with “The Wheelers“, an IRON Will initiative providing equal access to opportunities and resources.
Nine young, strong-willed Lebanese athletes on wheelchairs aiming for equal and inclusive opportunities and recently Lebanese Basketball Wheelchair Champions!
Our Champs participated in the Western Asia 6th tournament in Amman, Jordan from 11 to 16 June 2022, organized by Ajyal al-Ghad Club for Disabilities.
Christmas
in the City
December 2022
The Lebanese National Energy (LNE) held its Christmas fair
“Christmas in the City” at the Frères Sacré Coeur School – Gemmayzeh, Beirut, in collaboration with the school’s administration. The fair, which stretched over a period of two weeks – December 16 to December 30, 2022, was under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Social Affairs, and in partnership with the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI).
The launch, a grand ceremony, was attended by more than 3,000 persons, with welcoming speeches by the Director of the Frères Sacré Coeur School – Gemmayzeh, Mr. Rodolph Abboud; the Minister of Social Affairs, Dr. Hector Hajjar; the Minister of Tourism, Eng. Walid Nassar; and the President of the LNE, Mr. Ghassan El Khoury; crowned by the lighting of the Christmas tree and fireworks sparkling the Beirut sky.
Considering the social and economic challenges that Lebanon is currently undergoing, the exhibition aimed to provide equal and comprehensive opportunities for society and spread a spirit of strong will, especially among parents and youth, all while activating and empowering a system to support vulnerable members of society and assist them in securing respectable and acceptable living conditions. The underlying objective was to promote economic development and support marketing Lebanese products thus motivating and supporting various industries.
The exhibition welcomed approximately 20,000 visitors with more than 90 companies and commercial establishments participating including: a special pavilion for Lebanese wine producers and another for non-governmental organizations wishing to market their products. Visitors savored a variety of foods satisfying different taste buds. About 2,000 square meters were allocated for children’s games, and the school theater hosted eight Christmas plays, which in-turn attracted 2,400 children. Daily performances, concerts, parades and other relevant activities maintained the holiday spirit.
The fair was capped with an acclaimed Christmas concert “LNE – Christmas in the City Concert” held in the historic church of the Frères Sacré Coeur School – Gemmayzeh. More than 70 musicians and choruses of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra and four soloists were led by Maestro Abdo Mounzer. The concert hall was at maximum capacity with an audience of 1,200 who enjoyed amazing sound and light effects accompanying the joy-spreading carols. The LBCI transmitted it live, allowing all Lebanese to view the concert in the comfort of their homes. Much praise has been received from the audience and viewers.
Additionally, and as an outcome of “Christmas in the City”, the LNE secured 500 hot meals which were distributed to the elderly and the underprivileged of the area on both, Christmas and new year’s eves. It also committed to provide the proceeds of the exhibition in the form of school scholarships to cover the tuition of school students.
3al جامعة
2021 – 2022
An initiative by LNE and the Son of Man Association funded by Stirling Foundation that contributes to alleviating the transportation burden of students as a result of lifting the fuel subsidy in light of the economic crisis we are experiencing.
This project provides specialized buses that transports university students along the coastline from Byblos and Kesrouan towards the universities located in the Metn region.
Project characteristics:
– Transportation at reduced prices for approximately 8,000 students per bus during the academic year 2021/2022 (projection of increasing the number of students with an expected increase in the number of buses)
– Covering the regions of Byblos, Kesrouan and Metn towards the faculties of the Lebanese University in the areas.
– Job opportunity for a licensed driver and an assistant throughout the academic year.
Partner:
Christmas Market
December 2021
Empowering women and girls has a multiplier effect. It helps drive economic growth and development in all fields as stated in SDG 5. LNE organized its first annual Christmas Market of food provisions and handicrafts with the aim of promoting economic development and creating job opportunities and market presence empowering rural underprivileged small craft-persons to achieve their goals.
91 exhibitors from various Lebanese regions, 90% of whom are women, participated in providing home products, handicrafts, Christmas decorations, drinks and food to about 2,000 visitors at the Mar Elias Church Hall in Antelias over two and a half days all while enjoyed the Christmas atmosphere of carols, children’s games, scouts marching band and other entertainment. This amortized the sale of products and handicrafts in a dignified way by providing additional income to ensure the sustainability of families in dire economic conditions.
With the aim of helping citizens overcome current hardships and support small production projects essential for economic growth, LNE provided logistical and organizational support for the women by offering the hall and all exhibition supplies free of charge, assuring proper media coverage which attracted necessary visitors and did not collect any financial compensation from sales or otherwise.
LNE Bakery
2021-2022
At a time when more than half of Lebanon’s population lives below the poverty line, food security has become a major concern for many. Trusting in the importance of achieving SDG 1, SDG 2 and SDG 17 in Lebanon, which target the eradication of poverty, the eradication of hunger and partnerships to achieve the goals respectively and aiming to provide food security and improved nutrition.
LNE in partnership with the Son of Man Association launched the Baraka bread loaf project, funded by LDS Charity which comprises of producing and distributing more than 40,000 bundles per month of Lebanese bread for free to the most needy families across all Lebanese regions.
Project characteristics:
– Production of more than 2,000 bundles of bread per day.
– Distribution, free of charge, to the needy, to charitable and humanitarian associations across all Lebanese regions.
– Creation of 20 job opportunities for experienced specialists and workers.
– Production and sale of basic food products at discounted prices.
Partner:
Distributing
food rations
October - November 2021
Twenty-two per cent of Lebanese families are food insecure, living in a small and densely populated country (6.8 million-World Bank 2021) with 25% of the population are refugees.
Lebanon is at the heart of a region plagued by conflict and political instability, going through a deep economic crisis that the World Bank has described as one of the world’s ten largest since the 19th Century. The protracted Syrian refugee crisis, the deepening recession, in addition to the Corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, the damage caused by the devastating explosion that hit the Beirut Port, are all leading to the local currency devaluation by more than 90% and a 340% increase in the prices of basic foodstuffs. Inflation continues to negatively impact people’s ability to afford food and other basic needs.
Project objective:
At a time when more than half of Lebanon’s population lives below the poverty line, food security has become a major concern for many. Trusting in the importance of achieving SDG 1 and SDG 2 in Lebanon, namely the eradication of poverty and the eradication of hunger through the provision of food security, improved nutrition and the promotion of sustainable agriculture, LNE has made it a top priority to work on providing basic products at reduced prices and distributing food, as per availability, to the most needy families across all Lebanese regions.
Number of servings distributed: 2,500 food portions
Regions: all Lebanese districts
Items distributed: flour, bulgur, tuna, spaghetti, sugar, rice, red beans, chickpeas, salt, chickpeas with tahini, fava beans, sardines, tahini, tomato paste, sunflower oil, powdered milk, lentils.
Partner:
Beirut city roads
cleaning initiative
NOVEMBER 2021
LNE Volunteers participated to the call at the initiative of the Governor of Beirut and the Beirut Municipality, “Let’s all bow to Beirut”.
In partnership with civil society, scout and media associations, the fire brigade and the Beirut city guard, the streets and neighborhoods of Beirut witnessed an intensive cleaning campaign carried out by more than 1,200 volunteers, they answered the call of “Beirut needs us all”, and all of them bowed to clean the streets of the capital on November 7, 2021.
Partner:
Infant Milk Distribution
August - November 2021
July - August 2022
October 2022
Noting our community’s social needs, a momentous campaign to distribute milk packs to less fortunate families with infants newborn to aged 5 was organized.
About 4,000 milk packs were distributed to 2,500 families across Lebanon.
Beirut Explosion
August 2020
Following the August 4th blast that rocked the capital, causing unspeakable destruction in a number of residential and commercial areas and neighborhoods of Beirut, claiming over 200 deaths and leaving thousands injured, LNE felt the moral obligation to provide assistance to the sinister residents by helping them remove from their home rubble and commence repair works.
As such, a group of 150 field volunteers assisted in by removing rubble, cleaning homes and shops, and closing off shattered windows and doors with nylon sheets.
In the first few days after the blast, LNE also started preparing food boxes to be distributed to the people and the emergency workers. It also helped the French medical assistance team provide tents and foods, organized the access of the wounded, and provided bedding for members of the National defense relocated at ground zero.
Covid 19
Awareness Campaign
April - May 2020
As a preamble and expecting that the COVID 19 pandemic would eventually take more amplitude in Lebanon as in the rest of the world, LNE launched an initiative entitled “Heroes confronting COVID-19” in the framework of a wider campaign: “Your health as my health matter”.
This initiative was in partnership with the Lebanese Health Energy, the Lebanese Order of Physicians, the Order of Pharmacists, the Order of Nurses, and the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International – LBCI.
The initiative that spread through social media and the web aimed at building awareness and fostering the sense of responsibility and solidarity, in a bid to alleviate the toll that the pandemic has taken on our community.
The campaign, which included three promotional videos as well as a number of visuals, received positive echoes from the Lebanese community, especially that it was enforced by a number of favorite celebrities and social influencers, mainly the national hero Maxim Chaaya, in addition to other prominent figures from syndicates, media, sports, etc.
Partner:
WTSUP! Beirut
February 2019
Mind the Gap, an LNE initiative partnered with WTSUP! Norway in Beirut. A 3-day event designed to deliver startup education to technological entrepreneurial teams by high-level experts from the Nordic countries.
An expert team of academics and entrepreneurs from the Nordic countries delivered a state-of-the-art education for 12 early-stage Lebanese technology start-up teams at the Beirut Digital District, building bridges and cementing sustainable collaborations between the Scandinavian and Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystems with an impressive lineup of Speakers and mentors.
Partner:
Blood Drive
May 2019
Considering that the donation of blood is one of the greatest ways to help humankind and recognize that our Army deserves the highest respect; a special blood drive was organized in the heart of Beirut, on Martyrs’ Square, where high dignitaries, university students and the community at large contributed.
Mind the Gap Conference
November 2018
This forum tackled the best-known methods for professional development to secure a diversity balance in the work place, ensuring equal opportunities.
A total of 31 speakers that mainly featured female role-models in various professional fields and represented both the private and the public sector contributed their experiences. Organized into 4 different panels: Tech and business, Cultural, Education and Political the importance of diversity for economic development.
Held at the Dbayeh Conference Center, under the High Patronage and valuable presence of His Excellency the President of the Lebanese Republic, in the presence of politicians, diplomats, journalists and various professionals.
The one-day forum gathered a diverse audience of around 856 attendees of different age group, professional background and gender.
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