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: Beirut
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 […]
Cooking for Change: Hona Beirut’s Youth-led Community Service
Community Service Across Divides: Sharing Meals As part of its commitment to civic engagement and social cohesion, Hona Beirut launched a series of community service initiatives that brought together youth from diverse backgrounds to support neighborhoods across sectarian lines. These activities went beyond addressing immediate humanitarian needs they created powerful moments of solidarity, empathy, and […]
“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 […]
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 […]
March Lebanon Launches “What Unites Us Matters More” Festival on the Former Demarcation Line between Jabal Mohsen and Beb El Tebbeneh
March Lebanon launched the “What United Us Matters More” festival on February 16, 2025, in the heart of Tripoli, specifically in Syria Street, the former demarcation line between Jabal Mohsen and Beb El Tebbeneh. The festival was rooted in the belief that bringing people together around what unites them is more significant than focusing on […]
