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 […]
Category: Safe & Inclusive Spaces
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 […]
Strengthening Trust Between At-risk Youth and Institutions: The Mayor of Tripoli Visits Kahwetna
Years of conflict, neglect, and political marginalization have left deep scars on Tripoli’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, particularly in areas like Beb El Tebbeneh and Jabal Mohsen, where state institutions have long been viewed with suspicion or outright hostility. For many young people growing up between the frontlines of former clashes, public officials existed only on […]
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 […]
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 […]
“جمعيّة مارتش” تزرع الفرح في طرابلس وتكرّم “أبو سليم”
فن التهريج كان حاضرا عرض للجيش اللبناني أبو سليم مكرما من جمعية مارش في مشهد وطني جامع، تحوّل شارع سوريا في طرابلس، الذي كان يوماً خطّ تماس، إلى مساحة نابضة بالحياة والسلام. فقد نظّمت “جمعية مارتش”، بالتعاون مع “الجيش اللبناني” و “بلدية طرابلس” ومشاركة طلاب من “الجامعة اللبنانية”، مهرجاناً بعنوان “ع اللبناني- يللي بيجمعنا أهم”، […]
!مهرجان يحوّل شارع سوريا في التبانة طرابلس من خط تماس إلى ساحة فرح وسلام
في مشهد وطني جامع، تحول شارع سوريا، الذي كان في يوم من الأيام خط تماس، إلى مساحة نابضة بالحياة والسلام. جمعية مارتش، بالتعاون مع الجيش اللبناني وبلدية طرابلس ومشاركة طلاب من الجامعة اللبنانية، نظمت مهرجانًا بعنوان “ع اللبناني- يلي بيجمعنا أهم” في يوم حافل بالأمل والتضامن جمع حشد من مختلف المناطق اللبنانية، من الشمال وبيروت والجنوب والبقاع. […]
!بالصور: “شارع سوريا” في التبانة.. من خط تماس إلى ساحة فرح وسلام
في مشهد وطني جامع، تحول شارع سوريا، الذي كان في يوم من الأيام خط تماس ، إلى مساحة نابضة بالحياة والسلام. جمعية مارتش، بالتعاون مع الجيش اللبناني وبلدية طرابلس و مشاركة طلاب من الجامعة اللبنانية، نظمت مهرجانًا بعنوان “ع اللبناني- يلي بيجمعنا أهم” في يوم حافل بالأمل والتضامن جمع حشد من مختلف المناطق اللبنانية، من […]
