Azahir is a community-based NGO
It operates in the most marginalized areas and refugee camps of north Lebanon. The goal is to empower & educate vulnerable children and refugees.
AZAHIR NGO
Our mission
Our mission is to create safe spaces for at-risk children and meaningful opportunities for youth, through education, psycho-social support and community development.
Our vision
Our vision a cohesive society where empowered youth lead communities towards resilience and peace.
We work across Akkar, Lebanon’s most impoverished region. We are based in Nahr el Bared Palestinian Refugee Camp. Our center runs programs five days a week, every week of the year.
Our mission is to ensure every child has the right to a safe, nurturing environment. We promote stability and peace in underserved communities and high-risk areas. We emphasize education, psycho-social support, and youth leadership, training young people to be educators and role models.
Our vision is a cohesive society where empowered youth lead communities towards resilience and peace. We operate efficiently. We direct resources to ground-level activities. These activities are run and managed by our local youth teams. They offer dignified and meaningful opportunities.
Guiding Principles: 🔸Child Protection 🔸Human Rights 🔸Women Empowerment 🔸Education for All 🔸Tolerance & Coexistence.
Our Four Pillars:
- Child Education and Psycho-social Support (PSS) with art, music, and sports programs.
- Youth Empowerment through skills-training and community leadership.
- Safe Spaces & Child Protection in our community centers.
- Social Cohesion through Sport, using football for peace-building.
“I believe that children are a source of inspiration. The writer who is a mother sees in her children the history of humanity.”
-Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese Writer and Activist
Empowering Vulnerable Children and Refugees in North Lebanon
Azahir runs two main programs for children: Education and Psycho-Social Support. These programs are conducted during two cycles throughout the year: the school year and a summer program.