In collaboration with the Lebanese Army, MARCH installed 496 solar led street lights along the former demarcation lines of Beb El Tebbeneh, Jabal Mohsen, Mankoubin, Mallouleh, Haret Jdideh and Al Omary stairs. The solar led street lights were installed across three stages of this project (September 2023, January 2024, February 2025) benefiting the entire area […]
Category: Rehabilitation And Youth Resilience
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 […]
Football For Reconciliation: Common Ground Between Former Fighters and the Lebanese Armed Forces
MARCH held its Ninth Edition of the Beb El Dehab Football Tournament in Collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces! As part of MARCH’s Sports for Reconciliation efforts, the ninth edition of the Beb El Dahab Football Tournament brought together youth—including former fighters, former foes, and formerly incarcerated or arrested men—from historically divided neighborhoods in Tripoli, […]
Humanizing Civil–Military Relations Through Shared Experience: The Annual Civil-Military Camp
A History of Division and Mistrust Tensions and clashes between the Alawite neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen and the surrounding Sunni areas of Beb El Tebbeneh, Mallouleh, and others have long shaped the social and political landscape of Tripoli, Lebanon. Years of localized conflict and political marginalization have fostered deep mistrust not only between the aforementioned […]
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 […]
Ramadan Iftar with the Lebanese Armed Forces to Break Cycles of Mistrust & Mend Fractured Relationships
As part of its ongoing efforts to promote reconciliation, trust-building, and national cohesion, MARCH hosted a symbolic Ramadan Iftar bringing together all the youth of its peacebuilding and conflict transformation programs, including former fighters, former foes and formerly incarcerated and arrested men alongside 10 high-ranking generals from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) representing diverse regions […]
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 […]
