What only took several seconds on August 4th, destroyed what families had built up over decades, some families even over centuries. People lost their homes, possessions, memories, family members and friends. They were left with ruins, despair and hopelessness. Everyday needs such as food and hygienic products whose prices already skyrocketed with the inflation, became unaffordable. The food relief program of the Youth of the Order of Malta addressed exactly those needs roaming from Karantina, to Burj Hammoud, Nabaa and Geitaoui.
In the first two weeks after the explosion, the Youth distributed ready-made food, water and sanitary products on a daily basis. The rush of people to the stand was beyond what was anticipated and showed the need of the people that happily took everything they received with gratefulness. We would like to thank all the people that contributed with their in-kind and financial donations, logistics and on-site support and we are looking forward to all future cooperation. We will run our targeted support program with food boxes and sanitary kits as long as the need is there! Big thank you!
Joy Saade and Felicitas von Campenhausen, Lebanese and German volunteers
