Childhood Disability in Lebanon

Childhood disability affects families in every country on the planet. For me, it is a daily reality.

Through my engagement in the International Cerebral Palsy Society (www.cpint.org), I know the work of many organisations around the world dedicated to childhood disability. They are mostly small-scale, dealing directly with the needs of children in their local community.

This campaign focuses on one organisation in particular: SESOBEL in Lebanon. The Covid-19 pandemic is just the latest in a series of shocks for this charity: the nation's financial crisis, civil unrest, more refugees from neighbouring Syria per capita than any other country... not to mention the devastating explosions that rocked Beirut in August 2020.

I know Fadia Safi, the President & CEO, personally and I can vouch for the essential work that SESOBEL is doing under very difficult circumstances. Here is a list from SESOBEL of how your donations could help them:

• Food batch for a family of 4 persons: 100 EUR/USD
• Hygiene package per family: 100 EUR/USD
• Diapers/nappies for 1 child or 1 youth per month: 30 EUR/USD
• Chronic medicines per child or his parents per month: 50 EUR/USD (not included cancer, epilepsy, sclerosis or degenerative diseases medicines…)
• Individual or group psychological intervention session: 100 EUR/USD
• Respiratory physiotherapy session at home: 40 EUR/USD (including protection accessories)
• Sponsoring a child per month: 1000 EUR/USD
• Any donation during this very difficult time that enables SESOBEL to carry on.

I will collect donations through GoGetFunding and transfer them to SESOBEL.