Sustainable Bee Keeping

The Municipality of Irkay in South Lebanon, Makhzoumi Foundation and Armadilla organized in July an informative session for stakeholders and beekeepers on “Sustainable Beekeeping”. The session gathered 25 participants and was led by Mr. Fadi Abi Sleiman who explained the different varieties of honey. He addressed the safety aspect of beekeeping and the main diseases…

On-going Crafts Workshops

To revive handicrafts and to contribute to women training to empower them economically, Makhzoumi Foundation continues to organize crafts workshops at its center in Mazraa; to that regard, a ceramic workshop was held on July 19, 2016. This session includes preparing and coloring ceramic paste and transforming it into beautiful shapes like flowers, fruits, etc.,…

ATM Cards to Syrian Refugees

The Makhzoumi Foundation Relief and Humanitarian Services Unit distributes every month ATM cards to the Syrian Refugees that help them encounter their survival essentials. We distribute these card based on vulnerability after performing household visits. We have reached 32,716 beneficiaries from Nov 2015 till today and our number is continuously increasing with the help of…

Diabetes Self-Monitoring Course

Because self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) is important for diabetic patients, a 2-days course on the this topic was done by the Order of Nurses in Lebanon during which the professionals presented information about SMBG as being recommended for people with diabetes and their health care professionals in order to achieve a controlled level of blood glucose and to prevent hypoglycemia.…

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

On the 19th of May 2016, an awareness session on “Child Sexual Abuse Prevention” was delivered by Makhzoumi Foundation Relief Unit to Syrian and Iraqi Women and adolescents. The offender’s tricks to lure children were pointed out, discussed and acted by every pair of the attendees. Rules that must be taught to children were elaborated…

Waste Sorting at Ibn Khaldun School

Makhzoumi Foundation continues the implementation of awareness sessions for kids about the importance of sorting and recycling waste, including environmental hand works; to that regard, an awareness session was held in collaboration with the Development Services Center-Chiah/Ministry of Social Affairs, at Ibn Khaldun Elementary School in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on April 12, 2016.…

Faux Bijoux Craft Sessions

The Crafts and Environmental Arts Department at Makhzoumi Foundation continues to conduct short craft sessions at its center in Mazraa, of which is the Faux Bijoux Craft Session that include making necklaces and bracelets and earrings, made of beads and woven by threads. The most recent session was held on March 31, 2016, with the…

Chatila Camp Medical Visit

The project that Makhzoumi Foundation is implementing with the Italian NGO Armadilla includes the visits of the Mobile Medical Unit team to refugee camps inside Beirut. One of these camps is the overcrowded Chatila camp. In the month of March 2016, the Italian mission lead by Professor Aldo Morrone visited Chatila accompanied by the medical…

Health Interactive Education

Following the global action plan tackling the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics, Makhzoumi Foundation Healthcare program has set one key objective that is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication and education. With the efforts of LAU Pharm-D trainee, Rima Khabbaz, rotating at the primary healthcare center in Mazraa, a slide show was presented to explain in a very easy way the importance of following…

1-Day Vaccination Campaign

‪‎The LAU Pharm-D interns rotating at ‪‎Makhzoumi ‪Foundation Primary‪ Healthcare Center in Mazraa organized a 1-day campaign to vaccinate 50 children who missed their routine vaccines; it took place on January 29, 2016.   The Foundation thanked the Primary‪ Healthcare Program at the Ministry of Public Health for providing free vaccines.

Energy Projects Finance

Makhzoumi Foundation attended the workshop “Energy Finance in the Middle East: Uncertainties and Opportunities” that was held on January 22, 2016, at Olayan School of Business/AUB to offer a better understanding of current and emerging financing models of energy projects in the region and highlight the challenges faced, particularly when considering renewable and nuclear power…