by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jan 3, 2022 | Our stories
Safa Masri improved her business with training and support from Mercy Corps in Tripoli, Lebanon. On a bustling street in the east of Tripoli, Lebanon, customers who enter Safa Masri’s bake shop are greeted with the sweet smell of desserts. Cake pops, cookies,...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Aug 3, 2021 | Research and Resources
A massive, unprecedented explosion ripped through Beirut at 6:08 p.m. on August 4, 2020. The detonation at the capital city’s port left 300,000 people displaced, 6,000 people wounded, and around 200 people dead. The blast, erupting amidst an economic collapse and...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Aug 14, 2020 | Linked SPS, Our stories
The blast that struck Beirut on August 4, 2020 shook Lebanon’s capital like an earthquake, destroying half the city and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. More than 6,000 injuries and 180 deaths have been confirmed, and more than a dozen people remain...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Mar 12, 2020 | Our stories
Raised tensions and widespread devastation mark the end of the ninth year of crisis in Syria. While a ceasefire has been called, the recent conflict in Idlib caused catastrophic human suffering and created an unprecedented level of need. Nearly one million people have...
