Anti-Racism Movement

Migrant-led groups, activists and community organizers continue to mobilize and respond to urgent needs on the ground, identifying what’s needed and organizing support with and for each other.
One way we are supporting these efforts is by collecting and redistributing in-kind donations based on what is being shared with us regularly by organizers in different parts of the country.

If you are able to circulate or contribute, we are currently accepting the following items at our space in Beirut:

Baby items:
Formula milk, functional toys, wet wipes, diapers, bottle feeders, pacifiers

Hygiene kits:
All types of cleaning material, soap, tissues, shampoo, toothbrushes, pads

Food parcels:
Dry goods such as rice, oil, peanut butter, canned tuna and sardines, spaghetti, tea, stock cubes, sugar, beans, salt, coffee...

Cooking supplies:
Portable butane stoves or electric stoves, pots, plates, cutlery, bottles

Sleeping support:
Mattresses with covers, sleeping bags, blankets & pillows, tents

Clothes:
In solid conditions, all ages, jackets, pants, shirts, shoes, socks, towels

You can contact us on 03 098 600 or [email protected] for questions or to coordinate drop-off, or drop items directly at our space in Jisr Elwati daily between 10 AM and 4 PM.

As the Israeli war on Lebanon continues and expands at a horrific scale each day, many groups and activists have been organizing incredible efforts to support migrant communities across the country. We’re highlighting a few migrant-led fundraisers, alongside allied initiatives.

Migrant communities are often left to navigate these conditions with extremely limited access to formal support. What this looks like on the ground shifts constantly depending on changing needs and varying access to resources.

Please support where you can and help amplify these efforts, efforts of people who are doing critical work at times of peak distress and overall exclusion and abandonment.

Some of the initiatives highlighted here:

Reman: Regroupement des Migrant.e.s de l'Afrique Noire is a grassroots organization and collective in Lebanon founded to support African migrant domestic workers, particularly those trapped by the Kafala system and affected by the ongoing war & escalation.

Egna Legna Besidet: (An Amharic term that loosely translates to “migrants for migrants”) is a Beirut based migrant domestic worker women run humanitarian and advocacy organization.

Voices of the Unseen: Emergency Response Coalition of migrant organizers and activists building community led solutions to systemic collapse, supporting emergency housing, healthcare access and basic survival needs.

Tres Marias: A grassroots collective based in Beirut and led by migrant women, racialised
women, and survivors of abuse under Lebanon’s kafala system.

Migrant Workers’ Action (ROR): Reclaim Our Right collective is a group of migrant women activists from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Cameroon and the Philippines, dedicated to defending the rights and dignity of migrant workers in Lebanon. MWA supports and resources the collective's community organising work.

Sisters with a Strategy: Community-based organization empowering migrant women & LGBTQ+ communities.

A more comprehensive list of fundraising efforts is available through the link below. If you know of other initiatives or groups, grassroots or formal, that should be included and aren't yet, please reach out.

https://tinyurl.com/3t3j7xvj

As the Israeli war on Lebanon continues and intensifies, many initiatives, collectives, community groups, activists and organizations have been rallying various forms of support for migrant communities across the country.

Over the past weeks, we’ve been working on updating our service mapping which thoroughly documents the services currently available to migrant workers. We reached out to groups directly to discuss the concrete support they’re currently offering and whether migrant workers can access them.

The result is a live document that serves as a tool for people to navigate what support exists, connect efforts on the ground to those who need them, and make visible the work many groups are doing, while also serving as a shared dynamic resource for those trying to find or provide support.

If you know of other initiatives or groups, grassroots or formal, that should be included and aren't yet, please reach out and we will modify as we go.

You can find the service mapping through the link below.


مع استمرار الحرب الإسرائيلية على لبنان والتصعيد المستمر، تعمل العديد من المجموعات والمبادرات المجتمعية، والنشطاء/ات، والمنظمات على حشد أشكال مختلفة من الدعم للمجتمعات المهاجرة في مختلف المناطق.
خلال الأسابيع الماضية، عملنا على تحديث خريطة الخدمات التي توثّق بشكل مفصّل الخدمات المتاحة حالياً للعمّال/ات المهاجرين/ات. تواصلنا مباشرةً مع المجموعات لمناقشة وتوثيق أشكال الدعم الفعلية التي يقدّمونها حالياً، والتحقّق مما إذا كان بإمكان العمّال/ات المهاجرين/ات الوصول إليها.
النتيجة هي وثيقة حيّة تخدم كأداة لتعميم أنواع الدعم المتوفرة، وربط الجهود على الأرض بمن يحتاجها، وإبراز العمل الذي تقوم به العديد من المجموعات، كما تشكّل مورداً مشتركاً وديناميكياً لمن يسعون إلى إيجاد الدعم أو تقديمه.
إذا كنتم/ن على علم بمبادرات أو مجموعات أخرى، سواء كانت قاعدية أو منظّمة، ولم يتم إدراجها بعد، يرجى التواصل معنا لنقوم بتحديثها بشكل مستمر.
يمكنكم/ن الوصول إلى خريطة الخدمات عبر الرابط أدناه.

https://tinyurl.com/nhj7hdkv