Photo: Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a safe place to call home.
Habitat for Humanity has supported over 30,000 people to try and live a better life".
As an international charity fighting world poverty and homelessness. Thanks to the generous support of ±«Óãtv Radio 4 listeners and our volunteer, Jan Eldred, we were able to raise £15,575 for our work to improve the living conditions of refugees living in Lebanon and alleviate the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis.
For nearly a decade, war has consumed the Syrian nation, claiming thousands of lives and causing over 5 million people to flee to the surrounding countries. Over time, Lebanon has accepted nearly 2 million Syrian and Palestinian refugees. The refugee population now makes up 30%, filling a country that is 20 times smaller than the UK to the brim.
A mother of 5, Sana spent years washing her children in buckets of cold water as there were no sanitation facilities in the temporary refugee settlement where she was living. Now her family, along with a few others, rent land and more permanent structures off a local landowner. “I’m so much happier. It’s a huge improvement, I can bathe the children, I can wash up. Before Habitat installed sanitation facilities, we had to heat the water in a bucket, carry it around, sometimes it would be weeks before the children could bath again because it would be too cold”.
Our work in Lebanon has supported the efforts of the Lebanese government and other agencies working in the country to provide refugees with a safer place to call home. Besides the 12 main camps, there are hundreds of smaller settlements scattered all over the country. Many are severely overpopulated and are in a state of general despair, but by making small renovations and improvements to abandoned, temporary, or war-torn homes.
Sana is one of those people that saw her life transforming. “I can’t compare the situation I’m living in now to before. We used to live in a tent, so having solid walls and running water is completely life-changing.” Your donations will help us support even more refugees like Sana and provide them with safe homes and improved living conditions. For more information visit our .