The Syrian Refugees’ Story
Lebanon continues to host an estimated 1.12 million displaced Syrians, of whom about 855,000 are registered with UNHCR — the highest refugee population per capita in the world. Since December 2024, many Syrians have begun returning home, while more than 115,000 others have newly arrived in Lebanon, and families weigh difficult decisions about safety, housing and schooling in both countries. At the same time, more than 64,000 Lebanese remain displaced from the south, and many who have returned are living in damaged homes with disrupted water, power and health services.
How Are Christians Affected by the War?A Dire Situation
for Teachers and Students
Children have carried a heavy share of these years. Around half a million students had their schooling severely interrupted by the war, hundreds of schools were used as shelters or damaged, and more than 400,000 school-age children in Lebanon remain out of school — most of them refugee children. For these children, a safe place to learn, a regular meal and consistent adult support are not extras; they are what keep a difficult season from becoming a lost generation.
Announcing the new People in Need Institute
Economic Crisis in Lebanon
Recovery since the November 2024 ceasefire has been real but fragile. Inflation has fallen from over 200 percent in 2023 to a forecast of about 15 percent in 2025, yet food, rent and medicine remain out of reach for many families. In mid-2025, 1.17 million people — about one in five people in Lebanon — faced crisis levels of food insecurity or worse, including more than half a million Syrian refugees. Most households still receive only a few hours of state electricity a day, and families continue to cut back on food and healthcare to get by.
About the Crisis- 44%of people in Lebanon live below the poverty line
- 1.05Mpeople are facing crisis levels of food insecurity — 1 in 5
- 1.12Mdisplaced Syrians hosted by Lebanon — the most refugees per capita in the world
- ~420Kschool-age children in Lebanon remain out of school
Sources: World Bank (Oct 2026); IPC (2026); Lebanon Response Plan 2026; UNICEF (Feb 2026).
Food and School
We have provided direct aids to displaced Syrians and Lebanese since April 2021. With the helps of our volunteers, we have supplied food baskets to several hundred families in need; our new Institute will provide afternoon classes to children and support the livelihood of our teachers.
Food Distribution
Food distribution is conducted before major holidays to cheer our families up with quality meat and dairy products which have become unaffordable due to inflation and political instability.
People in Need Institute
Our Institute provides afternoon classes to Syrian and Lebanese children who are not schooled as a result of government shut-downs.
Direct Aid to Individuals
Fady works with the Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Baalbeck and Zahle to identify individuals in the community who may need a helping hand
We are a Big Family
We are committed to serving all regardless of religion, race, or socio-political status. We partner with local Christian churches to deliver aid and educational resources to the most vulnerable.
The United Nations and the Government of Lebanon estimate that 4.1 million people in Lebanon need humanitarian or stabilisation support, and their joint 2025 plan aimed to reach 3.6 million people. By the end of September 2025, only about 31 percent of the funding needed had been made available, and agencies including WFP and UNHCR have had to reduce food and cash assistance. That gap is why local, community-based work — providing food aid and after-school education to displaced Syrian and Lebanese families alike — continues to matter, family by family and neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
Read Our Reports- 500+ Families Served
- 50+ Medical Bills Paid
- 20+ Donors
- 90+ Planned Capacity at our Institute
Our Vision
Our mission is to help, serve, and bless as the hands of Jesus. We truly believe that our work can draw many’s hearts toward God as He says He will not forget His people.
Ways to Help