The House of Christmas
Emergency education appeal:
Approximately 1.5 million Lebanese students are facing severe disruptions to their education across the country due to multiple compounding factors, including:
- the economic collapse that has led to funding shortage, with 55% of Lebanese currently living in poverty
- the prolonged impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which has resulted in an estimated loss equivalent to 3.9 years of basic education
- the very low teacher retention and limited training opportunities in public schools, with average teacher salary worth 1 to 2 USD per hour
- weak schools’ infrastructure exacerbated by approximately 50% of public schools used as shelters
- political instability and hostilities
Education is our primary source of hope for building a stronger Lebanon and serves as the cornerstone for sustainable development. Since 2023, our mission has been to support this vital sector and assist vulnerable families in a targeted and efficient way, contributing positively to the education of the next generation of Lebanese.
We have covered to date school tuitions of more than 100 students across Lebanon based on their socio-economic situation, including students from the following schools:
o College St Joseph – Menyara
o Evangelical School – Tripoli
o Besancon – Beirut
o Collège de la Sagesse – Ain El Remaneh
o Santa Maria – Ain El Remaneh
o N.D. De L’annonciation – Kfarchima
o Sacre Cœur – Ain El Kharoubeh
o Collège des Sœurs Rosaires – Metn
o Collège de la Providence – Nabaa
o ثانوية الصلاح الاسلامية – Baalbeck
In 2025, the House of Christmas is aiming to strengthen and expand our support to school students with a goal of covering the tuition fees for 200 students across Lebanon. Please help us achieve this goal.
The House of Christmas NGO – Overview
Brief:
The House of Christmas (‘HOC’) was set up by a group of Lebanese professionals living locally and globally to support families living in financial distress across Lebanon, in their various needs: food and basic needs, decent livelihood, housing, medical services, education and legal support.
Our first fundraising event was held in December 2017 at the House which turned, for a day, into a proper Christmas market with gifts, kid’s activities, a food court, and a proper spirit of charity, solidarity and compassion to help alleviate the pain, inequality and poverty in Lebanon.
Since then, HOC organized several fundraising initiatives; and our network of families has grown exponentially.
HOC operates solely on a voluntary basis and is run by a team of dedicated individuals with similar values and common purpose.
Mission Statement
- Reaching out to families in need across Lebanon to help them regain their dignity and achieve sustainability in their lives.
- Providing targeted support to stabilize and strengthen livelihoods
Vision
Supporting, inspiring, and rebuilding our Lebanese community, family by family.
Previous emergency interventions:
Following the war that started in August 2024, The House of Christmas collaborated with Offre Joie to cater for the families’ most pressing needs, mostly the elderly’s needs which include medication for chronic disease, diapers, lamps, clothing, covers and water heaters. HOC has also supported other NGOs, INGOs and local initiatives to provide help to the most needy and vulnerable.
Following the August 4th blast in 2020, HOC has lead the Livelihood interventions within the Together LiBeirut campaign by supporting small businesses in a targeted and sustainable way and by restoring heritage buildings housing vulnerable families and local businesses.
www.togetherlibeirut.org
COLLECTED TO DATE
COLLECTED TO DATE
$11,282
