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: Tripoli
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Former Fighters and Victims of Terrorism Unite to Share their Testimonies at Universities in Beirut and the North of Lebanon
MARCH organized a series of awareness sessions at 7 university campuses in the North of Lebanon and Beirut where former fighters and victims of terrorism came together to share their personal testimonies with students and spread awareness on the importance of solidarity, unity and individual active peacebuilding in times of division. The universities included: […]
جمعية مارتش بالتعاون مع الجيش اللبناني وسلسلة مشاريع انمائية شمالية
جمعية مارتش بالتعاون مع الجيش اللبناني وسلسلة مشاريع انمائية شمالية! ان منطقة المنكوبين ووادي النحلة من اكثر المناطق الشمالية التي يوجد فيها الفقر والحرمان. وبفضل جهود اهل المنطقة قدمت جمعية مارتش ممثلة برئيسة الجمعية ليا بارودي وبرعاية الجيش اللبناني ممثلةً بقائد منطقة مخابرات الشمال العميد نزيه البقاعي إلى تأمين الكهرباء لثلاثة ابار من المياه ١ […]
