Impact Lebanon
Impact Lebanon is a UK-registered nonprofit formed in 2019 by members of the Lebanese diaspora, following prolonged anti-government protests in the country. Its mission was to promote community activism and support creatives and entrepreneurs within Lebanon, at a time of both political and financial instability. In 2020, it raised more than $6m to support grassroots NGOs and social enterprises repairing Beirut after the port blast and in 2022, it launched an endowment fund to pay for university scholarships for low-income Lebanese students.
- Organisation type Non governmental organisation (NGO)
- Year founded 2019
- Headquartered London
- Registration United Kingdom
- Website https://www.impactlebanon.org
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Education
- Higher education
- Education services
- College preparation
- Tutoring
- Student services
Human services
- Youth development
- Youth mentoring
- Youth services
- Civics for youth
- Special population support
- Free goods distribution
- Food aid
- Thrift shops
Community and economic development
- Economic development
- Community improvement
- Housing rehabilitation
Public safety
- Disasters and emergency management
- Civil protection
- Disaster reconstruction
- Disaster relief
Public affairs
- Leadership development
- Democracy
- Arts and culture
Information and communications
- News and public information
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Focus populations
- Young adults
- Victims and oppressed people
- Homeless people
- Students
- Emergency responders
- Adolescents
Focus geographies
Middle East
- Lebanon
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Grantees
- Basmeh and Zaitooneh
- United Lebanon Youth Project
- Alfanar
- Embrace
- Al Majmoua
- Al Ghina
- Arcenciel
- Live Love Lebanon
- Lebanese Red Cross
- Lebanon Needs
- Rotary Club de Beyrouth
- Rise up Lebanon
- Nusaned
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Programmes
Capacity Building
Equipping individuals and initiatives with the necessary tools to become functional and impactful - including initiatives like EduPact, the Mentorship Program and Dikkeni.Partner-support & Crowdfunding
Initiatives that aim to support partner NGOs in Lebanon through volunteers lending their expertise as needed. An example of this is the Environment Academy. Impact Lebanon has also launched a few crowdfunding efforts to assist NGOs in Lebanon with their provision of humanitarian support.Civic Engagement and Awareness
Community initiatives to promote civil engagement including Sawti, Wijhet Nazar and TarbilebThe Impact Lebanon Foundation Scholarship Fund
New for 2022, this is a crowd-funded endowment to pay for scholarships for Lebanese student to pursue courses at the American University of Beirut, Université Saint-Joseph, and the Lebanese American University. Through a mix of regular small donations and larger HNWI gifts, Impact Lebanon is looking to fund at least 150 scholarships per year.
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Financials
Funding model
- Fundraising
- Private
Primary funders
Types of funding and awards
- In-kind gifts
- Programme related investment
- Employee volunteer services
Operations
Key staff
- Mobilisation and partnerships director, Rima Mokaiesh
- Mobilisation director, Georges El Khoury
Board members
- Director and company secretary, Manal Khoury
- Reem Akl
- Tariek Cheaib
- Patricia El Jichi
- Georges El Khoury
- Agatha Ezzedine
- Rola Hage Ali
- Karine Massad
- Rima Mokaiesh
- Sahar Soueid
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Contact details
- team@impactlebanon.org
- https://www.impactlebanon.org
- 86-90 Paul Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 4NE
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Further information
Related sustainable development goals
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