Hona Beirut recently took its spirit of connection beyond the walls of the center and into the streets of the city. The tour began with visits across several diverse neighborhoods and formerly conflicting communities in Beirut including Badaro, Chiyah, Sin el Fil, Shatila, and Ein el Remmeneh. The journey later continued with another bus tour […]
Category: Arts & Culture
Breaking Stigmas Between At-Risk Youth From Tripoli’s and Beirut’s Conflict Hot-Spot Areas
Once again, football proved to be a bridge for unity, turning the field into a space of reconciliation. As part of establishing positive relationships and decreasing stigma towards each others, a joint football cross-regional activity was conducted where youth from other areas and sectarian backgrounds (Beirut & Tripoli) and specifically from conflict hotspot areas such as […]
Sports for Reconciliation in Action: Hona Beirut’s Football and Community Basketball Matches
At Hona Beirut, sport continues to be more than just a game. It is a space where young people from different flashpoint areas and sectarian backgrounds meet, communities engage, and barriers are replaced with connection. Football as a Bridge for First Encounters – Youth From Flashpoint Areas meet on the Field Hona Beirut’s Football matches […]
Theatre as a Bridge and a Tool for Conflict Transformation at Hona Beirut
Performing Empathy: Theatre as a Tool for Conflict Transformation As part of its dialogue and peacebuilding efforts, Hona Beirut launched a series of theatre-based conflict transformation workshops, providing young people from diverse communities in Beirut with tools to navigate and transform conflict through performance, dialogue, and emotional exploration. Theatre was chosen as a tool for […]
HONA BEIRUT: “Echoes of Youth” — A Cross-Communal Event to Promote Reconciliation and Intercommunal Engagement
Monthly Community Events: Spreading Messages of Reconciliation and Celebrating Youth-Led Achievements As part of its mission to foster reconciliation and cross-sectarian solidarity, Hona Beirut organized a youth-led community event at its center in collaboration with university clubs in Beirut from Lebanese American University, USJ, American University of Beirut, and Balamand. The event featured young people from […]
Lea Baroudi Represents MARCH Lebanon at Caux Initiatives of Change 2025 !
In May 2025, Lea Baroudi, co-founder and president of MARCH Lebanon, proudly represented the organization at the prestigious Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation conference held in Switzerland. This powerful three-day gathering united peacebuilders, activists, artists, and parliament members from around the world, creating a vibrant space for dialogue, inspiration, and transformation. Bringing Reconciliation Through Theatre […]
“مارتش” نظمت حدثا وطنيا في اليسوعية بعنوان “المصالحة في طرابلس: مسار لإعادة بناء العقد الاجتماعي في لبنان”
وطنية – شهدت جامعة القديس يوسف (اليسوعية) في الرابع عشر من نيسان 2025، بعد يوم واحد فقط من إحياء الذكرى الخمسين لانطلاقة الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية، حدثاً وطنياً استثنائياً حمل بُعداً رمزياً وإنسانياً برعاية سفيري فرنسا هرفي ماغرو والمملكة المتحدة البريطانية هاميش كاويل وكان حاضراً أيضاً وزيرة الشؤون الاجتماعية حنين السيد، وزير العدل عادل نصار، ممثلة […]
MARCH on Télé Liban: “What Unites Us Matters More” Festival Highlight
We’re honored that Télé Liban recently featured MARCH Lebanon and our landmark festival, “What Unites Us Matters More,” in a heartfelt bulletin spotlighting our reconciliation efforts. The coverage portrayed how our decade-long journey from former actors in sectarian strife to true agents of peace culminated in this festival, transforming Syria Street, once a frontline, into […]
From the Memory of War to the Pulse of Reconciliation – A National Event Redefining Lebanon’s Social Contract
On April 14, 2025—just one day after Lebanon marked the 50th anniversary of the start of its civil war—Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut hosted an extraordinary national event with powerful symbolic and human dimensions. Under the patronage of the Ambassadors of France and the United Kingdom, and in the presence of ministers, ambassadors, and […]
Hona Beirut Hosts Cross-Communal Iftar to Foster Empathy, Inclusion, and Shared Values in Post-War Settings
As part of its continued efforts to promote unity and dialogue among youth, Hona Beirut organized a cross-communal Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan. This Iftar was designed not only to celebrate the spirit of Ramadan but also to reaffirm Hona Beirut’s mission of bringing together youth from different sectarian and religious backgrounds in […]
