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{{Short description|Lebanese social welfare, humanitarian and development agency.}}
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| headquarters = Dr Youssef Hajjar Street, [[Sin el Fil]]
| location_city = [[Beirut]]
| location_country = [[Lebanon]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33.86748216554016|35.53905275771887|display=inline,title}}
| origins = [[Catholic Social Teaching]]<ref name=caritasinternationalis>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/middle-east-and-north-africa/lebanon/|title= Member organisation in Lebanon|website= caritas.org |access-date= 3 April 2024}}</ref>
| region_served = Lebanon
| fields = [[social work]]
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = [[Father (honorific)|Michel Abboud]]
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| affiliations = [[Caritas Europa]], [[Caritas Internationalis]]
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'''Caritas Lebanon''' ([[Arabic]]: '''كاريتاس لبنان''', [[French language|French]]: ''Caritas Liban'') is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[nonprofit organisation]], established in 1972. It is the official aid organisation of the [[Catholic Church in Lebanon]] and implements social welfare services and provides [[humanitarian aid]]. It is one of the best-known and largest [[NGO]]s in the country<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.activityinfo.org/blog/posts/2017-09-19-caritas-lebanon-interview.html |title= Interview with Michael Ghosoub from Caritas Lebanon |last= Blokiau | first= Claudine |date= 19 September 2017 |website= activityinfo.org |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://data.unhcr.org/en/partners/view/98 |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center |date= |website= [[UNHCR|unhcr.org]] |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://reliefweb.int/report/lebanon/lebanon-overwhelmed-warns-catholic-charity-front-line |title= "Lebanon is overwhelmed", warns Catholic charity on the front-line. |date= 17 July 2013 |website= [[ReliefWeb|reliefweb.org]] |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://endchilddetention.org/global_network/lebanon/ |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center |date= |website= endchilddetention.org |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref> and a member of [[Caritas Internationalis]].
== Background ==
Caritas Lebanon was established in 1972 by Elie Mamery, a Lebanese [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] in [[Sidon]] in the South of the country.<ref name=devex>{{cite web |url= https://www.devex.com/organizations/caritas-lebanon-154164 |title= Caritas Lebanon | website= [[Devex|devex.com]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref> The initial activities included distribution of primary care items, such as medicines and clothes to families in need in the bordering villages. In the following years, the organisation opened social centres, medical centres and mobile clinics, which became even more important with the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975-1990) and the displacement of people in provoked.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url= https://caritas.org.lb/our-history/ |title= Our History |website= caritas.org.lb |access-date= 26 April 2024}}</ref>
In 1976, the Catholic Church's bishops and patriarchs in Lebanon formally acknowledged Caritas as the Church's socio-pastoral extension within the country.
In 1976, the bishops and patriarchs of the [[Catholic Church in Lebanon]] formally recognized Caritas as the socio-pastoral organ of the Church in Lebanon.<ref name=history/>
Caritas Lebanon's network of 60 health and social centres spans across a large part of the country, providing services to both the local population and refugees alike.<ref name=annahar>{{cite web |url= https://www.annahar.com/english/art...ng-female-general-director-at-caritas-lebanon |title= Rita Rhayem: Caritas Lebanon’s first woman General Director of Caritas |last= Makkieh | first= Manal |date= 14 August 2020 |website= annahar.com |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref> In addition, its mobile clinics travel up and down the country, especially in rural areas.<ref name=unescwa>{{cite web |url= https://archive.unescwa.org/caritas-lebanon |title= Caritas Lebanon | website= [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|unescwa.org]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref>
Since the 1990s, Caritas Lebanon has also specialised on supporting migrants and advocating for migrant rights within Lebanon. The Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center (CLMC) assists thousands of migrants every year through services such as psychosocial support, counselling, social assistance, medical aid, legal aid, training, and shelter.<ref name=iom>{{cite web |url= https://micicinitiative.iom.int/caritas-lebanon-migrants-centre-clmc/migrants-project |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre (CLMC)/Migrants Project |website= [[International Organization for Migration|micicinitiative.iom.int]] |access-date= 26 April 2024}}</ref>
Following the [[Lebanese liquidity crisis]] and the subsequent economic downturn, there has been a significant rise in the number of individuals seeking assistance from Caritas.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.infochretienne.com/arti...de-caritas-liban-lance-un-appel-a-lrsquoaide/ |title= Le système de santé libanais s’effondre, le président de Caritas Liban lance un appel à l’aide | last= Westphal Perrier | first= Camille |date= 30 December 2021 |website= infochretienne.com |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vaticannews.va/en/churc...-caritas-economic-crisis-covid-19-appeal.html |title= Caritas: Lebanon is collapsing amid international indifference |last= Bordoni | first=Linda |date= 17 July 2020 |website= [[Vatican News|vaticannews.va]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/c...ent-crisis-has-forced-nations-youth-to-leave/ |title= Caritas Lebanon president: crisis has forced nation’s youth to leave |date= 17 February 2023 | last= Marilyn Rodrigues | first= 17 February 2023 |website= [[The Catholic Weekly|catholicweekly.com.au]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref>
==External links==
* {{official|https://www.caritas.org.lb}} {{in lang|en|ar}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Charities based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Social justice organizations]]
[[Category:Human rights organisations based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1976]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Catholic Church in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Caritas Internationalis|Lebanon]]
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{{Short description|Lebanese social welfare, humanitarian and development agency.}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Caritas Lebanon
| full_name =
| native_name = كاريتاس لبنان
| native_name_lang = ARA
| logo =
| logo_size =
| logo_caption =
| map = <!-- map image -->
| map_size = <!-- defaults to 250px -->
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| nickname =
| pronounce =
| pronounce ref =
| pronounce comment =
| pronounce 2 =
| named_after =
| predecessor =
| merged =
| established = 1972
| founding_location =
| founder =
| type = [[Nonprofit organisation|Nonprofit]]
| tax_id = <!-- or |vat_id = (for European organizations) -->
| registration_id = <!-- for non-profits -->
| status =
| purpose = <!-- or |focus = --><!-- humanitarian, activism, peacekeeping, etc. -->
| professional_title = <!-- for professional associations -->
| headquarters = Dr Youssef Hajjar Street, [[Sin el Fil]]
| location_city = [[Beirut]]
| location_country = [[Lebanon]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33.86748216554016|35.53905275771887|display=inline,title}}
| origins = [[Catholic Social Teaching]]<ref name=caritasinternationalis>{{cite web |url= https://www.caritas.org/where-caritas-work/middle-east-and-north-africa/lebanon/|title= Member organisation in Lebanon|website= caritas.org |access-date= 3 April 2024}}</ref>
| region_served = Lebanon
| fields = [[social work]]
| owner = <!-- or |owners = -->
| sec_gen =
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = [[Father (honorific)|Michel Abboud]]
| main_organ = Board of Directors
| parent_organization = <!-- or |parent_organisation = -->
| affiliations = [[Caritas Europa]], [[Caritas Internationalis]]
| budget =
| budget_year =
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| disbursements =
| expenses =
| expenses_year =
| endowment =
| endowment_year =
| funding =
| staff =
| staff_year =
| volunteers =
| volunteers_year =
| students =
| students_year =
| awards =
| website = {{URL|https://www.caritas.org.lb}}
| remarks =
| formerly =
| footnotes =
| bodystyle =
}}
'''Caritas Lebanon''' ([[Arabic]]: '''كاريتاس لبنان''', [[French language|French]]: ''Caritas Liban'') is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[nonprofit organisation]], established in 1972. It is the official aid organisation of the [[Catholic Church in Lebanon]] and implements social welfare services and provides [[humanitarian aid]]. It is one of the best-known and largest [[NGO]]s in the country<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.activityinfo.org/blog/posts/2017-09-19-caritas-lebanon-interview.html |title= Interview with Michael Ghosoub from Caritas Lebanon |last= Blokiau | first= Claudine |date= 19 September 2017 |website= activityinfo.org |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://data.unhcr.org/en/partners/view/98 |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center |date= |website= [[UNHCR|unhcr.org]] |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://reliefweb.int/report/lebanon/lebanon-overwhelmed-warns-catholic-charity-front-line |title= "Lebanon is overwhelmed", warns Catholic charity on the front-line. |date= 17 July 2013 |website= [[ReliefWeb|reliefweb.org]] |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://endchilddetention.org/global_network/lebanon/ |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center |date= |website= endchilddetention.org |access-date= 25 April 2024}}</ref> and a member of [[Caritas Internationalis]].
== Background ==
Caritas Lebanon was established in 1972 by Elie Mamery, a Lebanese [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] in [[Sidon]] in the South of the country.<ref name=devex>{{cite web |url= https://www.devex.com/organizations/caritas-lebanon-154164 |title= Caritas Lebanon | website= [[Devex|devex.com]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref> The initial activities included distribution of primary care items, such as medicines and clothes to families in need in the bordering villages. In the following years, the organisation opened social centres, medical centres and mobile clinics, which became even more important with the outbreak of the [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975-1990) and the displacement of people in provoked.<ref name=history>{{cite web |url= https://caritas.org.lb/our-history/ |title= Our History |website= caritas.org.lb |access-date= 26 April 2024}}</ref>
In 1976, the Catholic Church's bishops and patriarchs in Lebanon formally acknowledged Caritas as the Church's socio-pastoral extension within the country.
In 1976, the bishops and patriarchs of the [[Catholic Church in Lebanon]] formally recognized Caritas as the socio-pastoral organ of the Church in Lebanon.<ref name=history/>
Caritas Lebanon's network of 60 health and social centres spans across a large part of the country, providing services to both the local population and refugees alike.<ref name=annahar>{{cite web |url= https://www.annahar.com/english/art...ng-female-general-director-at-caritas-lebanon |title= Rita Rhayem: Caritas Lebanon’s first woman General Director of Caritas |last= Makkieh | first= Manal |date= 14 August 2020 |website= annahar.com |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref> In addition, its mobile clinics travel up and down the country, especially in rural areas.<ref name=unescwa>{{cite web |url= https://archive.unescwa.org/caritas-lebanon |title= Caritas Lebanon | website= [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia|unescwa.org]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref>
Since the 1990s, Caritas Lebanon has also specialised on supporting migrants and advocating for migrant rights within Lebanon. The Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center (CLMC) assists thousands of migrants every year through services such as psychosocial support, counselling, social assistance, medical aid, legal aid, training, and shelter.<ref name=iom>{{cite web |url= https://micicinitiative.iom.int/caritas-lebanon-migrants-centre-clmc/migrants-project |title= Caritas Lebanon Migrants Centre (CLMC)/Migrants Project |website= [[International Organization for Migration|micicinitiative.iom.int]] |access-date= 26 April 2024}}</ref>
Following the [[Lebanese liquidity crisis]] and the subsequent economic downturn, there has been a significant rise in the number of individuals seeking assistance from Caritas.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.infochretienne.com/arti...de-caritas-liban-lance-un-appel-a-lrsquoaide/ |title= Le système de santé libanais s’effondre, le président de Caritas Liban lance un appel à l’aide | last= Westphal Perrier | first= Camille |date= 30 December 2021 |website= infochretienne.com |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.vaticannews.va/en/churc...-caritas-economic-crisis-covid-19-appeal.html |title= Caritas: Lebanon is collapsing amid international indifference |last= Bordoni | first=Linda |date= 17 July 2020 |website= [[Vatican News|vaticannews.va]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/c...ent-crisis-has-forced-nations-youth-to-leave/ |title= Caritas Lebanon president: crisis has forced nation’s youth to leave |date= 17 February 2023 | last= Marilyn Rodrigues | first= 17 February 2023 |website= [[The Catholic Weekly|catholicweekly.com.au]] |access-date= 28 April 2024}}</ref>
==External links==
* {{official|https://www.caritas.org.lb}} {{in lang|en|ar}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Charities based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Social justice organizations]]
[[Category:Human rights organisations based in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1976]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Catholic Church in Lebanon]]
[[Category:Caritas Internationalis|Lebanon]]
Okumaya devam et...