Embrace is a non-profit organization (NGO) focused at raising awareness around mental health in Lebanon and the Middle East. In 2017, Embrace launched the first national suicide prevention helpline in Lebanon. In response to Lebanon’s disaster Embrace is launching a free mental health clinic to treat the trauma and grief and expanding the Embrace Lifeline operations for emotional support and suicide prevention helpline.
Beirut DC is a cultural association for the development of independent Arab cinema. Founded in 1999, Beirut DC aims at promoting and enhancing a creative cinematic movement in the Arab World through production, promotion and training.
Baalbeck lnternational Festival aims at promoting Lebanese and global culture through performance art (music, dance, theatre). lt takes place every summer in the Roman temples of Baalbeck, with few additional cultural events in Beirut during the rest of the year. The Festival was founded in 1956 as no-profit organization and has since introduced Lebanese, Middle Easterners and tourists from all over the world to the best art performances.
Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) is a private Lebanese university, founded in 1875 by the Society of Jesus. USJ’s mission encompasses three main dimensions: research through new knowledge creation, teaching through knowledge transfer, and service through using knowledge in the service of society. USJ also manages a university hospital center called Hôtel-Dieu de France (HDF).
Codi’s mission is to use coding and digital skills to enable inclusion and employment, and as a catalyst for social innovation and diversity. They are a combination between a coding bootcamp and a leadership course, based in Beirut and now Tripoli. Their aim is to get marginalised youth to participate in the growing needs of the local ICT and software sector.
Classe Orange is a specialized school aiming at promoting the personal development and education of students who have severe learning or behavioral disabilities and whose needs exceed the services available in regular schools.
The American University of Beirut (AUB) is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and to serve the peoples of the Middle East and beyond. Chartered in New York State in 1863, the university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. AUB also manages a medical center (AUBMC), the first medical institution in the Middle East to have earned five international accreditations attesting to its superior standards in patient-centered care, nursing, pathology/laboratory services, and graduate medical education.
Ahliah School develops young minds to their best abilities, while nurturing self-confidence, respect, compassion, creativity, a joy for learning and working collaboratively within a diverse environment. Ahliah graduates are primed to take responsibility for their future and to be active citizens engaged in local, regional, and global issues. Our vision is to achieve higher standards of quality education and transform the learning experience to offer our students a distinctive education, and also to exchange best practices with global peer institutions to serve, by example, other institutions of education in Lebanon.
The ACT Forward scholarship program is designed to assist students who are completing a professional degree in the United States. College fees and costs can be overwhelming and often include unexpected expenses. The scholarship program targets scholars in their final year prior to graduating and provides them with a limited financial bridge up to their graduation. The program also offers mentorship if needed.
Every sick child has the right to dream, learn, and hope, and pursue his/her education for a better future. Myschoolpulse is a Lebanese non-profit organization whose mission is to provide critically ill children with the opportunity to continue their education as well as to provide them with the necessary support for their wellbeing.
Act for Lebanon-USA (ACT) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization established in the US with a mission to support various causes in Lebanon.
