As part of community mobilization activities on Accelerated Immunization Activities (AIA) & Routine Immunization, Makhzoumi Foundation in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of Public Health conducted a clown show related to vaccination topic in Daouk area in Beirut, where the resistance was very high during outreach visits and where there was high number of…
In support and encouragement of culture, Makhzoumi Foundation held a poetry evening in Aramoun Center, in collaboration with the Dialogue and Humanitarian Communication Society, the German International Cultural Center and the Southern Literary Cultural Forum, In the presence of a number of professors and poets and a group of interested audience. The evening was initiated…
Makhzoumi Foundation, represented by its President Mrs. May Makhzoumi, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Lebanese National Commission for Lebanese Women, represented by its President Mrs. Claudine Aoun Roukoz, at the commission’s headquarters in Hazmieh. The commission also signed memorandums of understanding with “INJAZ” Lebanon, represented by its executive director Samar Dani, and the…
For smokers, quitting smoking is the most important step they can take, and must take, to protect their health! The Lebanese American University (LAU) Pharm-D students organized a focus group for women who have been smoking for a time, under the guidance of Makhzoumi Foundation’s mentors. They called them and convinced them to attend a…
As we always seek to improve our services, and to keep up with the latest healthcare technologies, Makhzoumi Foundation attended the Arab Health Forum that took place in Dubai, UAE. Arab Health Forum in Dubai is the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA region. The 2019 edition of the event has…
August is not the only month for breastfeeding awareness. At Makhzoumi Foundation, every month is dedicated for this important public health issue. Breastfeeding is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a key measure to ensure the health of mothers and children. The latest guidelines recommend all infants should be exclusively breastfed for the…
Makhzoumi Foundation, in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and with generous funding from the European Union (EU), launched the “Fun Bus” project in line with the priorities set out in the National Plan of the Ministry of Labor, and the National Steering Committee for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor…
Under the slogan “To Protect Children Together”, the “Terre Des Hommes” Italian organization, held activities on each Friday and Saturday of every week, for a number of children at Makhzoumi Foundation Center in Aramoun. These activities fall under the project “Protecting and Supporting Vulnerable Children in the North Beqaa and Mount Lebanon”, funded by UNICEF,…
Makhzoumi Foundation, in cooperation with SAWA Association for Development, organized a training course for 15 young men and women, on the path of empowering youth and women in the field of the doctor’s assistant, in Makhzoumi Foundation’s branch in Zahle. In the details of the course, the training lasted 120 hours, divided into 90 hours…
As part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” to challenge violence against women and girls, Makhzoumi Foundation, Tripoli center, in cooperation with the Danish Refugees Council, and with the support and funding of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, organized a special activity for this campaign. Survivors of gender-based…
The Islamic Orphanage in Al-Kubba Care and Development Complex Khaldeh held a celebration on the occasion of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, which was attended by a number of local associations and institutions. Makhzoumi Foundation representative attended the ceremony, due to our belief in the importance of communicating with all associations and institutions committed…
According to the World Health Organization, infant and young child nutrition is the basis of care that contributes to children’s growth. Around 30 percent of children under the age of five years worldwide suffer from stunting as a result of their low level of nutrition and frequent exposure to various diseases. Forty-five percent of children…
Sexual and reproductive health of women is linked to multiple human rights, including the right to life, the right not to be subjected to torture, the right to health and privacy, to education and to the prohibition of discrimination. This means that the State and the groups responsible for it have obligations to respect, protect…
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