Lebanon Projects
There are over 850,000 registered Syrian refugees, however, the United Nations estimates there are approximately 1.5 million Syrians living in Lebanon, meaning that hundreds of thousands are not able to work legally or access services and are vulnerable to exploitation, detention or deportation.
How We Help:
Food
Healthcare
Lebanon is in Crisis
Mercy-USA has mobilized our medical team to one of the areas where the new displaced families have arrived and are offering immediate medical interventions
Free Health and Nutrition Services
There are over 850,000 registered Syrian refugees, however, the United Nations estimates there are approximately 1.5 million Syrians living in Lebanon, meaning that hundreds of thousands are not able to work legally or access services and are vulnerable to exploitation, detention or deportation.
Free Prescription Drugs for Chronic Diseases
Because of the financial crisis in Lebanon, people are choosing between eating or buying the medicine they need to control chronic illnesses that require daily treatment.
Mobile Medical Unit
According to a recent survey by the UN Refugee Agency and World Food Program, three-quarters of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon live on less than $4 US dollars a day. Prior to launching our efforts inside Syria, Mercy-USA had been assisting Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon since June 2011.
Seasonal Food Aid
Lebanon has been suffering with phenomenal inflation causing food prices to be staggeringly high for everyone but especially for the poor.
97.2%
of Donations Go to the Actual Cause
Mercy-USA is proud to be among the most effective and efficient not-for-profit agencies worldwide. We back up that bold statement with our facts and figures, all of which are made transparent and available for your viewing at all times.
Only 3% of finances are dedicated to fundraising and administrative use. That means that the overwhelming majority of donations from generous individuals and institutions go directly to helping actual causes, on a global scale. With 97% of finances directly and positively impacting those in need, there is no better way to value each dollar. For instant and immediate emergency relief, along with long-term sustainability efforts, Mercy-USA effectively and efficiently provides help and care, worldwide.