Lebanon

April 24, 2019 Working with Orphans: A Field Research Trip to Lebanon Islamic Relief Worldwide currently sponsors over 62,000 orphans around the world. Of these there are approximately 1,500 orphans in Lebanon, whether Lebanese, Palestinian or Syrian. Due to Lebanon’s delicately balanced demographic, the influx of refugees (who account for approximately one-third of the country’s total population) from all sides of its borders has heightened societal and political tensions. Coupled with the high cost of living, orphans in Lebanon as well as widows often suffer most, and particularly those who are refugees. While working on a research proposal concerning the Orphan [...]