Lebanon has been experiencing a terrible economic crisis since 2019, compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and, recently, the Israeli offensive. The population's living conditions and food security are at risk, and around 2 million people are suffering from economic instability and food insecurity. Social tensions are exacerbating the country's already precarious economic conditions, which threaten to exacerbate the inter-communal conflicts already present, especially in rural areas where the scarcity of resources is most felt.
With this intervention, Un Ponte Per, which has been working in the country for years, intends to strengthen socio-economic conditions, development and social cohesion particularly in the area of Mount Lebanon and Baalbek, in villages where Christian communities are a minority and suffer from particular economic fragility. The 'Peace Gardens' project will work to strengthen social cohesion between communities to ensure better living conditions. The intervention is particularly aimed at agricultural workers, small farmers and micro-cooperatives, who will be reached by training and education on economic management, innovative agricultural techniques and meetings on religious and community coexistence.
