“My days have a meaning now and I have something to look forward to. One woman cried, it was the first time she holds a pen and writes something. I felt honoured to be her first teacher ”

GBV survivor giving literacy classes to other women

“I want my grandchildren to have better opportunities than I did. Education is the key to a better life. I can’t help my grandchildren in their studies, but I can make sure to motivate them not to give up. They can’t study online and private tutoring is an opportunity I cannot afford”

Guardian of a child benefiting from tutoring through Tri-pulley

“Today I feel like any other person, I have a CV and recommendation letter and can apply for jobs”

M.B an ex-detainee upon receiving his CV at the closure ceremony 

“Ramadan was really hard this year on our family, this income is helping us all and motivating me to search for long term opportunities. I don’t know what we would have done without it, depression was taking over, while now I feel I am also helping another family with my skills”

T.A, Nurse  financially supported for providing home care to another family

“I respect the fact that you don’t collect data from people, they keep being disappointed when they are not selected”

J.B from SHiFT organisation

“Standing at the edge and shouting at the people in the pit to grab the rope in order for us to help lifting them, is not enough. We need someone on the ground, showing them safe and sustainable ways to grab the rope; then we lift. Thank you for helping us do this!”

B.B one of our first Tri-pulley donor!

” After all these years and the conflict resolution training and workshops that aim to link Tebeneh citizens to Jabal Mohsen, this is the first time with the simplicity of the sessions that I feel that the women are really interacting, being supportive  and inviting each other to their houses”

E.S, a sports teacher recruited to do sports with women in the conflicts zones of Tebbenah and Jabal Mohsen

“After my son passed away on his way to school I stopped teaching for 8 years, Tri-Pulley is bringing me back to life, I feel productive and love the fact that I am a support to other women”

M.K, a teacher recruited to provide literacy classes to women who can’t read and write

“We developed a great partnership with Tri-pulley and their contribution to our mission is evident in all aspects of our work. We appreciate their creative approach to help five skilled unemployed individuals find in our libraries an adequate workplace to develop their skills and serve the community. Their work as cataloguers and storytellers was highly regarded and crucial to enable Assabil to successfully respond to the various challenges facing it.”

Assabil public Library team 

“Clowning days are not only coloring the streets and the people, but also are making us feel better and regenerate energies to be able to never stop dreaming. The experience with Tri-pulley is very uncomplicated, built on trust and common aim to bring light to the people and the streets during the accumulation of sad events in the country…. reminding the people through clowning how important it is to smile, to say hey, i love you, to be together, play together, create together, and most importantly, to be there for each other, without expecting anything in return.”

B.A, a clown recruited to bring joy to the streets of Beirut after the explosion