Feresheteh didn’t grow up with coding in mind as a future career. Born in 1985 in Iran as a refugee, she and her family were not able to move back to Afghanistan until 2001. When the time came for her to apply to universities, one entrance exam referred her to the Computer Science Department. SheContinue reading “Feresheteh Forough Is Fighting for Afghan Girls’ Right to Education“
Author Archives: Care International Lebanon
Rana Chemaitelly, Founder of the Little Engineer, Is Proud to be Lebanese
After spending many months in the United Arab Emirates, Rana is back home in Lebanon, she is preparing herself to move to Saudi Arabia for a new job. She received the opportunity to start something new and to work alongside the government, developing engineering curriculums for schools there. Rana, 50, mother of three, embodies aContinue reading “Rana Chemaitelly, Founder of the Little Engineer, Is Proud to be Lebanese“
Back to their roots: two brothers revive a family tradition
Joseph and Carlos are two brothers living in Andket, Akkar; they work on farming a plot of land that the family has owned for more than sixty years. Joseph was a mechanical engineer working abroad and Carlos handled construction projects. Nine years ago, Joseph went back to his village while Carlos stopped working and theyContinue reading “Back to their roots: two brothers revive a family tradition”
Hayat, a store owner in South Lebanon, builds a community of business owners after AFDAL courses
Hayat is proud to say that she opened her small shop in Baraachit, South Lebanon, 20 years ago. She says that during her three pregnancies, she didn’t stop working until giving birth. “I consider this store my home, I practically live here,” she says. After years of growing her store, she decided to start farming.Continue reading “Hayat, a store owner in South Lebanon, builds a community of business owners after AFDAL courses“
I sold a lot of things to be able to eat before CARE intervened, like the microwave and the big television
Fadia* is 46 years old, and her husband Hicham is a carpenter. He worked until the end of 2021 in one of the most important carpentry workshops in Tripoli. “My husband suffers from osteoarthritis in his hands, he can no longer work like before, that’s why he was kicked out,” says Fadia*, a mother ofContinue reading “I sold a lot of things to be able to eat before CARE intervened, like the microwave and the big television”
Children need everything. We can deprive ourselves, even of our medicines, which have become very expensive, but children need a lot to grow up healthy
Lina* is 62 years old and her husband Elie*is 71. Until his retirement a few years ago, Elie* was a school bus driver. “We have never been rich but we have never lived in need. Before the crisis in Lebanon, we did not reach out to anyone. My husband had received his severance pay. MyContinue reading “Children need everything. We can deprive ourselves, even of our medicines, which have become very expensive, but children need a lot to grow up healthy”
“I wonder what I’m going to do when CARE project stops”
Badia is 49 years old. This mother of two, aged 15 and 8, has never worked. She lives with her husband much older than her and her small family, in a small house in Tripoli, consisting of a bedroom, a kitchen, and a bathroom. For all furniture, Badia has only a worn bed and anContinue reading ““I wonder what I’m going to do when CARE project stops””