Hussien, 2, drinking a juice and receiving a toy from youth-run personal initiatives at the Higher Shiite Islamic Council in Hazmieh, sheltering forcibly displaced families, on March 20, 2026. (Credit: Melissa Manouchakian/L'Orient Today)
In a crowded shelter in Baabda, on the outskirts of Beirut, a small boy carefully unboxes a toy while eating a chocolate cupcake, his eyes bright with excitement despite the chaos around him.Families forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks shuffle through narrow hallways lined with mattresses, arguileh pipes, and rearranged desks — every corner repurposed and claimed to preserve a semblance of a home. Municipality workers, Education and Social Affairs ministry representatives move through the crowd, organizing the day's distribution.A group of young volunteers moves quietly among the bustle of kids, gifting toys and sweets. It is Eid al-Fitr. And everyone here, it seems, has shown up for it. A look at... School, activities, routine: How to support Lebanese children during war With over a million people displaced across the...
In a crowded shelter in Baabda, on the outskirts of Beirut, a small boy carefully unboxes a toy while eating a chocolate cupcake, his eyes bright with excitement despite the chaos around him.Families forcibly displaced by Israeli attacks shuffle through narrow hallways lined with mattresses, arguileh pipes, and rearranged desks — every corner repurposed and claimed to preserve a semblance of a home. Municipality workers, Education and Social Affairs ministry representatives move through the crowd, organizing the day's distribution.A group of young volunteers moves quietly among the bustle of kids, gifting toys and sweets. It is Eid al-Fitr. And everyone here, it seems, has shown up for it. A look at... School, activities, routine: How to support Lebanese children during war With over a million people displaced across the...
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