C’est aussi le cas de Sawti, une initiative d’Impact Lebanon, née dans le but de promouvoir la citoyenneté active, mettre l’accent sur les partis alternatifs et encourager les Libanais du monde entier à participer au processus politique. Les jeunes volontaires de Sawti, notamment son cofondateur Georges Khoury, ont été déjà mobilisés pour inciter la diaspora à l’enregistrement et, ces derniers mois, pour les encourager à effectivement voter. 

A record 1,043 candidates registered to run for 129 seats in the May election (42 later withdrew). Sawti ("My Voice"), an activist group, describes 212 as "alternative" candidates with no links to the ruling elite. 

Impact Lebanon had carried out some fundraising before 2020, but the volunteer-run organisation came into its own in the hours after the August 4th blast. It was among the first nonprofits to launch an online crowdfunding appeal, opening with a target of £5,000 (about $6,876). By midnight on the first day the fund had already reached $1m. When the organisation called time on the appeal 10 months later, it had topped $9.2m.

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Impact Lebanon is one the initiatives launched by the diaspora and that stood out in putting forth high standards for transparency tools (see box below).

The platform chose to make its donations, to the tune of $9.2 million, to a total of 18 handpicked NGOs which received between $47,000 and $1.55 million depending on their projects, such as Beit el-Baraka, House of Christmas and Live Love Beirut, among other organizations.

Fondée à la suite de la thaoura par des Libanais de Londres, Impact Lebanon est une plateforme qui rassemble aujourd’hui des membres de la diaspora du monde entier. Définie comme apolitique, elle œuvre depuis 2019 à la promotion de la transparence et de l’efficience dans la gouvernance libanaise.

L'initiative fondée par l'ONG Impact Lebanon invite les Libanais de l'étranger à "préserver leur droit au vote" avant que le délai des inscriptions n'arrive à expiration le 20 novembre.

As with other initiatives, Bebw’Shebbek relies heavily on donations. The founders say it has received more than $813,000 in donations so far. Impact Lebanon and the Fondation de France donated $500,000 and $119,181 respectively, while $50,000 was donated by The Eduarte Courtot Foundation. Other donations and fundraisers include Art Auction Lebanon ($41,000), and the Opera Gallery ($13,000 and $37,000 in check).

Following the sale, working in collaboration with Impact Lebanon and LIFE (Lebanese International Finance Executives), the proceeds will be shared between five charities: Nusaned, Beit El Baraka and Baytna Baytak, community-based organisations with a focus on shelter and rehabilitation for displaced families; Alfanar, an organisation which supports social entrepreneurs and small businesses; and The House of Christmas, which helps preserve and protect heritage buildings.

La somme recueillie par Impact Lebanon s’élève à ce jour à plus de 8 millions de dollars.

During these tough times in Lebanon, most local NGOs and Lebanese in the diaspora have rushed to help people affected by the Beirut blast and the economic deterioration. Among them is Impact Lebanon, an initiative incubator for driven Lebanese people around the world. It has been doing exceptional work in helping Lebanon and its capital get back on their feet.

Womena founder Elissa Freiha talks to Sibylle George and Raya Khayat, two of the founders of Impact Lebanon who are working on a voluntary basis to raise funds for organizations and people affected by the Beirut blast.

DUBAI: Founded in London, online concept store Dikkeni is home to a number of established and up-and-coming Lebanese artists, designers and creative talents who sell their wares through the platform, which in turn ensures all net proceeds made from consumer purchases go directly to artists, brands and local NGOs.

The impact of the Beirut blast on August 4 hit every Lebanese person worldwide. There are approximately 4 million Lebanese living in the country, and the diaspora makes up 6 to 9 million. [...] The role of the diaspora has been quintessential, and above all, critical.

DUBAI: No sooner had the explosion of Aug. 4 devastated Beirut than the Lebanese diaspora came to their home country’s rescue. By the morning of Aug. 5, Impact Lebanon, a non-profit based in London, had collected close to £1.5 million ($2 million).

Lebanese Australians are accustomed to bad news from Beirut, but last week’s explosion in the port brought a new kind of despair. Antoun Issa reflects on the weight of Lebanon’s violent past in Australian families, and the struggle to offer practical help in the aftermath of the explosion, amid the country’s economic chaos and entrenched political corruption

Captured live and seen by millions globally, the cataclysmic explosion of hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate in Beirut’s port on 4 August 2020 devastated Lebanon's capital city and caused a shockwave around the world, mobilising thousands in the vast Lebanese diaspora to rush to the aid of their homeland.

As the search for survivors continues, aid groups have mobilized to help the thousands of people wounded by the blast, and the hundreds of thousands of others who have been made homeless.

DUBAI: American singer and songwriter Madonna announced on Monday that she and her two children, David Banda and Mercy James, are hosting an art sale to support victims of the massive explosion that ripped through Beirut on Aug. 4, killing over 200 and injuring thousands.

Following the deadly explosion that ripped through Beirut on Aug. 4,  which killed over 100 people and wounded thousands, a number of companies have decided to support those affected by the devastating blast by releasing products with proceeds from all sales being donated to various Lebanese charities.

DUBAI: American actor George Clooney and his wife, Lebanese-British human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, are donating $100,000 to Lebanese charities helping those left homeless by the deadly explosion in Beirut.

On Tuesday 4 August, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, was left devastated by massive explosions at the city’s port. At least 100 people are currently known to have died and 4,000 people have been left injured from the blasts, which caused damage to streets within a radius of several kilometres.

A blast ripped through Beirut on Tuesday, destroying part of the city and leaving more than 100 people dead, thousands injured and hundreds of thousands displaced. Lebanese officials said the explosion was caused by the ignition of some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate, kept for six years in a warehouse at the port.