Humanitarian fund repairs homes and helps families get safe shelter

Lebanon | CBPF | 2025

Lebanon, Tripoli. In Tripoli’s Hay Al-Tanak and Al-Masaken Al-Shaabiya neighbourhoods, families are enduring multiple crises: economic hardship, political instability, and inadequate public services. Despite the city’s rich history and cultural heritage, these neighbourhoods have deteriorating infrastructure. And people don’t have the basics: food, shelter, and safe housing.

Roukaya, a widowed mother of four, is taking care of one child with severe health issues. When her roof partially collapsed, she didn’t know where to turn. Even though she was working, Roukaya didn’t earn enough to repair it.

"My kids look at other families and ask why can’t we have a normal house like normal people?" Roukaya shared. "Sometimes I can't sleep," she continued, "because I am terrified the roof will collapse over my children’s heads while they sleep."

The René Moawad Foundation (RMF), with support from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) stepped in, helping families like Roukaya’s with cash for rent, shelter repairs, mental health support, and legal counselling.

The Foundation paid for repairs to her house and helped her access medical and psychosocial care for her children. Roukaya also accessed legal advice, and with cash from the project, she has been able to relocate to a safer area while her home is being repaired. “At least, for now, my children are safe.”

Thanks to the project, more than 120 families now have the support they need to pay rent or repair their damaged homes, meaning fewer nights spent under leaking roofs. They also received food parcels and cash assistance, enabling parents to feed their children without having to skip meals themselves.

Posted May 2025.

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