Escalating since October 2019, the political and economic crisis is driving Lebanon to the brink of bankruptcy. The tragic situation has been exacerbated by a gigantic explosion of chemicals stored in Beirut’s seaport. The middle class has virtually ceased to exist. Educated citizens are fleeing hyperinflation, rising unemployment, power cuts and fuel shortages.
21.01.2023
Aida is a grandmother, living in Lebanon – a country where the value of the local currency drops so much every day that buying a loaf of bread puts a serious strain on the household budget.
A searing cold seeps into the rooms that Aida and Jeanne, her daughter, cannot heat. They can no longer afford to buy fuel oil. The cold doesn’t help with the chronic pain that Aida’s grandmother has been dealing with for years.
Today is Grandmother’s Day, a holiday that expresses our gratitude for the effort put into raising our grandchildren. Aida’s granddaughter is still too young to understand the difficulties the whole family faces. Her gift is the sincerest loving child’s arms with which she hugs Aida on this cold January morning. It is a kiss on her grandmother’s cold cheek. We dream of giving her one more gift – fuel oil and really effective painkillers that she has not been able to afford since the crisis broke out in 2019.
If you have a spare place in your heart for Grandma Aida, we ask you to buy a voucher for fuel oil or a package of medicines to give as a beautiful gift today.
20.01.2023
Grandma Minolia lost everything in one year – her beloved husband died and her entire life’s savings completely lost value when record inflation hit Lebanon. Minolia has someone to live for. She has children and grandchildren, but with the country on the brink of bankruptcy, the whole family found themselves in the same situation. Minolia […]
11.01.2023
It is difficult to write about the economic crisis in Lebanon when we ourselves are struggling with inflation and uncertain daily life. On the other hand, it is also difficult to compare ourselves with a country that is already only pretending not to be bankrupt. Here the economic crisis is just turning into a humanitarian […]
03.10.2022
Lebanon is in a catastrophic economic situation. A packet of paracetamol already costs more than PLN 200. Our foundation has more than 260 chronically ill people under its care. For them, paracetamol is no longer enough. They need specialised medication. For people who not so long ago earned the national average wage, today treatment is […]
