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21st of April 2026:
We openend a page on chuffed.org where you can make a online donation. Check out our page!
In the Netherlands and some EU-countries it is also possible to donate by scanning this barcode with your bank app.
14th of April 2026
Thanks to your support, ALPHA Association carried out an assessment at the Evangelical School in Ras Beirut and was able to provide food baskets to 97 families in need.
ALPHA writes on their instagram page:
"We’re continuing our efforts and will keep sharing updates along the way. Your support allows us to stay close to affected families and respond quickly to urgent needs".
26th of March 2026
ALPHA, in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières, secured essential supplies including mattresses, blankets, and hygiene kits. These items are more than aid — they are a reminder that no one is alone, even in the most difficult times.
24th of March 2026
Amid challenging times, ALPHA, in collaboration
with UNICEF, is implementing psychosocial support activities with a strong focus on sports. In times of uncertainty, sports become more than play — they offer children a sense of normalcy,
relief, and connection.
For displaced children, these moments create safe spaces to release stress, rebuild confidence, and simply be children again.
ALPHA – standing with children, every step of the way
ALPHA started distributing blankets to displaced people in Beirut, thanks to our donors
4th of March, 2026:
hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have been forced to leave their homes since last Monday due to the Israeli bombardments, particularly in southern Lebanon and the southern suburb of
Beirut.
I saw images on TV of people who were forced to spend the night on the streets or in their cars. This new wave of displaced people comes on top of the aftermath of the 2024 war, which forced
hundreds of thousands of Lebanese to flee.
The violence in Lebanon escalated after Hezbollah carried out attacks on Israel . Most Lebanese, including traditional allies of Hezbollah, condemned these “suicidal” attacks. They feared that
Israel would use the attack as a pretext to carry out bombardments on Beirut, drive the Lebanese population out of the south, and occupy more Lebanese territory as a “buffer zone.”
The Israeli bombardments led to an enormous humanitarian crisis. The Lebanese government made hundreds of schools in Beirut available as temporary shelters for the displaced, as well as in other
regions considered safe . The Red Cross/Red Crescent and other aid organizations are providing, as best they can, food, water, blankets, mattresses, and hygiene kits.
The Lebanese Association Alpha has also mobilized its teams in recent days to provide assistance to displaced communities. Together with several friends in Europe who have lived in Lebanon for
many years and care deeply about the country, we are supporting Alpha’s work and have opened a bank account for emergency relief. The Friends of Alpha Foundation has official ANBI (public benefit
organization) status in the Netherlands.
Stichting Friends of Alpha NL33INGB0006976151.
swiftcode INGBNL2A
ALPHA
Alpha is a Lebanese community-based association. Starting with youth centers in the South of Lebanon in 1993 they have since than expanded their activities in other areas in Lebanon and Iraq, Besides helping with daily needs of vulnerable families, Alpha also invests in capacity building of local volunteers and in promoting social justice in the region. Alpha has also started an agricultural project for young people to promote a more sustainable way of living. Read more about Alpha.
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about Friends of Alpha
Friends of Alpha is a Dutch foundation which supports the activities of the Lebanese NGO Alpha. Read more about us