our projects
Alsama sets up education centres, sports hubs and social enterprises in refugee camps in Lebanon. Our projects are run for – and, in large part, run by – refugee communities.
our stories
Alsama connects worlds. We offer refugee children a diverse education, provide refugee women with an opportunity to earn an income, and we give volunteers and donors a way of engaging with a group of people who can do a great deal but need a little help.
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5th March 2021 UK’S MMC Is Supporting New Alsama Cricket Hub We have opened our 6th cricket hub in Lebanon, in the middle of three tent camps in Al-Marj in the Bekaa. Many of the new cricketers are also attending our Women Win supported Empowerment Centre. -
31st January 2021 Alsama Cricketers Make their International Media Debut Cricketers Louay, Amani and Maram - alongside cricket director Richard Verity and coach Mohammad Hariri - were interviewed on the British sports podcast 'Oborne And Heller on cricket'. -
17th January 2021 Three Alsama Students Graduate as Yoga Instructors Congratulations to three of our students in Shatila - Misra, Nabela and Ghadeer - who have completed their Yoga teacher training with Yoga NGO Koun in Beirut.
alsama raises up lives
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mind
Each teenager learns to read and write Arabic and acquires English language proficiency. They gain an understanding of budgeting and develop life-skills required in the 21st century. For refugee women, Alsama offers opportunities to earn a living.
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body
You can’t move your brain without moving your body. So, all teenagers are encouraged to attend Yoga classes. In addition, we run sport hubs where we teach boys and girls to play a team sport.
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spirit
We give the teenagers and women tools to express themselves creatively by running classes in creative writing, drawing, graffiti, film and literature. In the future we hope to add music and dance to our offering.
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