Addressing Water Access Challenges in Marginalized Communities In Beb El Tebbeneh, Malloule, Mankoubin and Wadi Nahle water access has been a significant challenge for many residents. In some areas, the situation is so dire that households experience complete water shortages. This situation has often sparked roadblocks and confrontations, deepening existing sectarian tensions. Meanwhile those who […]
Category: Strengthening Ties Between Citizens and the Public Sector
Hona Beirut’s Inter-Communal Bus tour activities
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 […]
Installing Solar Street lights in Collaboration with the Lebanese Armed Forces
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
From Fighters to Peacebuilders: Tripoli’s Youth Share the Spirit of Eid
Once divided by years of conflict, the young men of Tripoli—many of them former fighters, former foes, or formerly incarcerated—are now reshaping the story of their city. This Eid al-Fitr, instead of standing on opposite sides of violence, they stood side by side, preparing and distributing 90 kilos of maamoul across Tripoli’s neighborhoods. What may […]
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 […]
