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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29th April 2021 Alsama Cricket has its own logo We are over the moon to announce that our cricketer now have their own logo. We can't wait to see this logo on the international cricket world stage one day. Click on the photo to see the logo in its full glory. -
19th April 2021 45 foreign volunteers give weekly zoom lessons We have 45 foreign volunteers from 19 different countries working with us. The volunteers give weekly English reading classes, English conversation classes and English poetry classes to our students via zoom. -
21st March 2021 Ghadeer makes headline news in France Ghadeer Awad is one of three Alsama students who are now working as fully certified yoga teachers in Shatila. This week she was interviewed by France 24.
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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