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Our Centers

SOCIAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IN FANAR

Built in 1984, the center is a pillar in the Fanar and Metn region offering different health and social services to each and every person of various surrounding communities irrespective of age, race, nationality, religion, & gender at minimal cost. 

It consists of a Primary Healthcare Center as well as a Social Center.

SOCIAL & FAMILY SERVICES (children & adults)

Offer personalized support to families ensuring personal and professional growth. Help in fighting poverty, domestic violence, and drug and substance abuse.

CARE & SUPPORT FOR THE ELDERLY

Help the elderly cope with isolation and withdrawal through different activities and social outings throughout the year.

MOTHERS’ CLUB

Offer support to mothers to help them regain their self-esteem and self-worth through different activities, conferences, debates and special outings.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (7-14 years old)

Provide students with free daily school support and homework that they are unable to get from their parents.

KIDS’ CLUB (7-14 years old)

Introduce and teach children about civic education.

ADOLESCENTS’ CLUB (14-18 years old)

Develop and work on the adolescents’ different psychosocial competencies such as: resolving conflict, develop critical and creative thinking.

YOUNG ADULTS GROUP (16-18 years old)

Accompany young adults in their life projects giving them the proper support and guidance.

’AL NADI’, THE SOCIO-CULTURAL CLUB

Entertain and support members with different activities (conferences, debates, computer use, pool-table, and table-tennis) that help alleviate tensions, stress and aggressivity. This club offers young people the opportunity to meet, play and chat in a healthy atmosphere away from the streets and problems of delinquency and drugs

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteers are essential for the center’s weekly social activities, impacting the different groups and communities they engage. Volunteers are trained and supported by our full-time team optimizing their competencies through trainings, workshops and evaluations.

The Fanar Primary Healthcare Center is accredited by the Ministry of Health for the Primary Healthcare (PHC) program in collaboration with the young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the International Medical Corps (IMC).

 

Originally built in 1984 to help more than 1200 families from the Chouf region, today it is an indispensable resource to the various communities in the Fanar & Metn regions.

 

Led by qualified specialists and experts, our services include:

Preventive and curative assistance, decreasing the load on neighboring hospitals.

GP Family Medicine, Gynecology, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Psychology, Nursing, Dental Care, Physiotherapy, Vaccination Campaigns and Laboratory Tests.

 

 

  • Fabia Kilani, Executive Director – Social Worker
  • Nada Khairallah, Social Worker
  • Jihad Aoun, Social Worker
  • Penny Fadel, Registered Nurse & Healh Coordinator
  • Elias Rizk, Registered Nurse
  • Norma Abou Absi, Dental Assistan

The center relies heavily on fundraising to maintain its activities as well as support the local communities through artisanal & culinary products, these include:

  • Sewing Atelier
  • Card Game Tablecloths
  • Crochet Coasters
  • Different baking & culinary goods: cakes, cookies, jams…
  • Various fundraising events throughout the year: lunches, theaters etc…

ST HUBERT CENTER IN AIN EL REMMENEH

"The Voice of the Lebanese Women" was established in Ain-El -Remmaneh in 1984 during the war.
This area was particularly touched by the war and by the social and economical crisis.
The St Hubert Center is there to answer to the different social and educational needs.

Daycare Facility:

The objective behind the daycare center was mainly to allow mothers to earn a living and becoming financially independent.

The fees are symbolic and very often free depending on the family case.

The team of childcare workers is composed of professionals with degrees in early childhood education, child development and nursing.

Youth Group (13-20):

50 teenagers gather once a week around one of our social workers to tackle the various issues that they might face: medical, social and phycho-social issues, mental problems, self-esteem, stress management, relationship with their parents, time management, school bullying, social media addiction, drugs, AIDS/HIV, communication, citizenship, patriotism, social behaviour...

Kids Group (4-12):

The daycare can receive up to 50 kids between 8 months and 3 years from 7:30 am to 5 pm.

Fun and recreational activities are organizied every Saturday.

BOOM activities during the holidays: Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, St Barbara's day...

Interaction with kids around various topics such as psychological and social problems, children's rights, all types of violence, self-confidence and esteem.

They are delivered to neighborhood women by specialists in different fields.

 

Topics can vary from health, to environment, to education or self-esteem.

 

Learning modules including Foreign language, cooking, patchwork, computer and art classes are also provided to prepare women for a better integration socially and professionally.

 

Some of the trainings or social integration were provided by our partners such as the below examples:

  • Vanina workshop: a luxury fashion brand whose aim is to empower underprivileged women.The training allowed women to manufacture luxury accessories for the brand, out of their own homes and provided them with a decent pay.
  • British Council - Painting and candle making workshop:this workshop’s objective was to teach a group of 40 women the art of candle making and paintingand provided them the opportunity to produce them at home

Every July, more than 200 neighborhood kids join our summer camp.

 

They are cared for by a team of professionals and trained (TOT) volunteers at our premises.

 

Many of those volunteers have once themselves attended our camps and are now giving back in return.

 

We partner with MEPI (Middle East Partnership Initiative) to train the volunteers and have implemented a ‘train the trainer’ program.

 

The summer camp main objective is to entertain underprivileged kids during the summer vacation to keep them away from the streets where they can encounter drugs, delinquency and racketeering

  • Georgette Azar, Executive Director- Social Worker
  • Rita Nassar, Social Worker
  • Marcelle Kamar, Secretary
  • Stephanie Bandar, Kindergarten Teacher
  • Mary Jabbour, kindergarten Teacher
  • Rita Charbel, Kindergarten Teacher
  • Irma Francis, Registered Nurse

Saint Hubert centercounts on its donors for its financial viability. In addition, a few annual fund-raising events are implemented:

 

  • The traditional annual Easter ‘Maamoul’ sale and other delicacies all prepared in our kitchen by a team of ladies paid by the proceeds of the sale.

 

  • The Flea market (Brocante) which usually takes place in June. You can help us by donating your items to our offices any time during the year.

 

  • Luncheons: Once a month we organize a lunch and card playing day at Saint Hubert. Besides its fund-raising objective, this event provides paid jobs to 6 women who come in to help with the cooking and preparations.

 

  • Theater and movies events: proceeds of the tickets’ sale support the center.

 

So far, we have been financially self-sustainable thanks to our donors’ generous support. As we enter a new challenging period in Lebanon, we count on any donation to help us further continue.