OUR PROGRAMMES

Save the Children works across Lebanon to support children affected by conflict, displacement and economic hardship. Our programmes help children stay safe, continue learning and access essential services. We support education through formal and non-formal learning, strengthen child protection and mental health services, and promote children’s rights and participation. 

We also assist vulnerable families through social protection, food security and livelihoods support, including cash assistance and skills development, while improving living conditions through shelter and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services. Working with local partners and national institutions, we aim to protect children and strengthen the systems that support them. 

Hadi* and Hani* create art during a Healing & Education Through the Arts session, Lebanon

In partnership with local organisation ISWA, Save the Children in Lebanon organised a Healing and Education Through the Arts (HEART) session designed to help children express their feelings and strengthen emotional resilience through art-based activities. The session was held in a welcoming classroom space where girls and boys engaged in drawing, painting, and sharing stories as a way to explore themes such as trust, safety, and connection. This initiative is part of Save the Children’s broader psychosocial support work, fostering creativity, confidence, and emotional expression in a supportive group setting. Jean Hatem / Save the Children

Education
A group of children works closely together on a shared surface, each one focused on their individual drawings while still part of a collective experience during a HEART session

In partnership with ISWA, Save the Children organized a HEART (Healing and Education Through the Arts) session designed to help children express their feelings and strengthen emotional resilience through art-based activities. The session was held in a welcoming classroom space where girls and boys engaged in drawing, painting, and sharing stories as a way to explore themes like trust, safety, and connection. This initiative is part of Save the Children’s broader psychosocial support work, fostering creativity, confidence, and emotional expression in a supportive group setting. Jean Hatem / Save the Children

Child Protection
Tarek* and Samir* create artworks using modeling clays during a HEART session

In partnership with local organisation ISWA, Save the Children in Lebanon organised a Healing and Education Through the Arts (HEART) session designed to help children express their feelings and strengthen emotional resilience through art-based activities. The session was held in a welcoming classroom space where girls and boys engaged in drawing, painting, and sharing stories as a way to explore themes such as trust, safety, and connection. This initiative is part of Save the Children’s broader psychosocial support work, fostering creativity, confidence, and emotional expression in a supportive group setting. Jean Hatem / Save the Children

Social Protection, Food Security & Livelihoods
Save the Children & partner provide displaced families in Lebanon with winter & hygiene kits

With the support of Humanitarian Coalition Canada, Save the Children in Lebanon is providing winterization and hygiene kits to families in Baalbak, Eastern Lebanon, who have been displaced due to the Lebanon-Israel Conflict. This assistance is crucial in helping families stay warm, protected, and maintain basic hygiene during the harsh winter months. I AM / Save the Children

Shelter, Water and Sanitation
Children hold their artworks after a Healing & Education Through the Arts session, Lebanon

In partnership with local organisation ISWA, Save the Children in Lebanon organised a Healing and Education Through the Arts (HEART) session designed to help children express their feelings and strengthen emotional resilience through art-based activities. The session was held in a welcoming classroom space where girls and boys engaged in drawing, painting, and sharing stories as a way to explore themes such as trust, safety, and connection. This initiative is part of Save the Children’s broader psychosocial support work, fostering creativity, confidence, and emotional expression in a supportive group setting. Jean Hatem / Save the Children

Child Rights Governance 

OUR PARTNERS

We work with a wide network of national and local organisations, youth groups, government institutions, international agencies and academic partners to strengthen advocacy and accountability for children’s rights across Lebanon.

Our partners include Arcenciel, Al Fayhaa, ISWA< Mouvemnet Social Libanais, Nabad, Akkarouna, Fairtrade Lebanon, Maps, ISD, HAND, Nabaa, PWHO, and Tadamon.  Youth groups, such as the Lebanese Spotlight Youth Group, are actively involved. Collaboration with government entities extends to the Higher Council for Childhood, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), General Security, and State Security. 

International agencies and networks include UNICEF, ESCWA, and the Manara Network. Academic partnerships are maintained with the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) through the Arab Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights and with the Notre Dame University (NDU) Faculty of Law. 

At regional and national levels, our programmes engage with the Alliance of Civil Society Organisations for Child Rights to strengthen advocacy and accountability.  

OUR RESPONSES

Save the Children has been at the forefront of major emergency responses in Lebanon, ensuring children and their families— particularly those forced to flee their homes and displaced by crises — receive immediate and life-saving support when they need it most. Through each crisis, we have remained committed to protecting children, protecting their well-being, maintaining learning opportunities, and advocating for their rights during and beyond emergencies. 

Most recently, we have responded to: 

  • Lebanon–Israel conflict, supporting displaced families with emergency relief items, child protection services, learning support and essential assistance.
  • The Beirut Port explosions, providing emergency relief, mental health and psychosocial support, and education support to children and families affected by the devastation.
  • Lebanon’s ongoing economic crisis, assisting vulnerable families through cash assistance, food support and access to essential services.
  • The Syria displacement crisis, supporting refugee and host communities across Lebanon with education, child protection, cash assistance and essential services. 
Save the Children Team Supports Back-to-School Activities in South Lebanon

Save the Children staff members gather during the back-to-school event in South Lebanon, where they help coordinate activities, welcome students, and ensure the day runs smoothly. Jean Safi / Save the Children