Palestinian Refugee Project

 It's no surprise that in country in as much financial difficulty as Lebanon, that the people who have the least amount of rights have the least amount of anything, including basics such as safe street lighting and regular power. It's not possible to just simply step out of your front and walk safely to friends, or relatives or the shops at night. Even when there is power (which is sporadic and infrequent) there are very few areas of the alleyways and passages that are well lit.  If you are lucky you will pass a house that has left a light outside, that light will have been provided for by the house owner at their own expense. As you can see from the video filmed by one of our team on the camp of Ein Il Helweh, you are taking a risk just by going out after it gets dark.  Remember to take a torch We have many things we would like to do on the camp, help sort the refuse out, power, health issues but one of the simple things we could do is to help provide decent lighting for...

Dim dark Houses Lebanon is in the Dark, but for the Palestinian Refugee it is darker still, there is a shortage of electricity in Lebanon. It is not a joke I am afraid, it is the painful truth. For those who do not know Lebanon or even know its existence, I would like to introduce you to the former Switzerland of the middle east. It is a country of the sun, the sun that almost never leaves the sky, yet this beautiful country suffers from a lack of electricity in general, particularly the Palestinian refugees. Do you know why this is? Because it is a country that hosts a large group of gangs that make sure it is difficult to use Solar energy, this combined with corruption within government. It is unbelievable how many people in Lebanon have lost their lives because of the electricity shortages, and how tourism is struggling despite the fact Lebanon counts on tourism for money and income.   What shall we do to improve or provide the solar energy systems for poor people and a large...