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SYRIAN EYES — SINCE 2013

Our human
values
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we are.

Investing in the future of our societies. Founded in 2013, we champion the belief that people in need are not beneficiaries, but rights holders deserving dignity and compassion.

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OUR STORY

A vision of universal respect and fundamental rights.

Syrian Eyes is a voluntary team founded on October 27, 2013, in Lebanon by a group of motivated youth. We emerged from the urgent need to support Syrian refugees and marginalized communities during times of crisis.

We believe in a world where everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, is treated with respect and granted their fundamental rights. Our work spans emergency response, art and education, medical support, and livelihood development.

Syrian Eyes — Jarrahieh community bakery, women at work
The team in the field — Bekaa Valley
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01 / SINCE 2013 · ONGOING

Emergency & Relief Program

Our longest-running and most adaptive program. We distribute food aid, hygiene kits, clothing, and essential non-food items; deliver winterization support — heating fuel, firewood, blankets, tent rehabilitation; and run community kitchens. We currently support more than 740 families annually across the Bekaa, Beirut, Tripoli, North Lebanon, and Mount Lebanon, with a permanent community kitchen in Tripoli.

Syrian Eyes — emergency relief distribution
Syrian Eyes — Jarrahieh activity centre
02 / SINCE 2014 · ONGOING

Children's Activities & Psychosocial Support

Year-round recreational activities, seasonal Eid carnivals, art therapy, music, and safe spaces for play in informal settlements such as Al Shaher, Dalhamiya, and Al Rawda. Our focus is the mental and emotional well-being of refugee children — restoring normalcy, dignity, and joy.

03 / SINCE 2014 · ONGOING

Emergency Medical Cases

A last-resort safety net for cases excluded from regular NGO mandates — life-saving surgeries (oncology, cardiology, ophthalmology), specialized medication, and diagnostics. Over ten years we have facilitated more than 5,000 surgeries in hospitals across Lebanon, for refugees and Lebanese citizens of every nationality and background.

Syrian Eyes — medical support, COVID response
ONGOING PROGRAMS
04 / SINCE 2023 · ONGOING

Youth Documentary Filmmaking
& Storytelling

A media-education initiative training refugee and migrant youth — from Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Palestine and beyond — in filmmaking and podcasting. The aim: challenge media tropes that frame refugees as threats or passive victims, and give young people political agency over their own narratives.

WORKSHOP · SCREENING · FIELDWORK
Film screening event — As We Are
Screening event · Beirut
Film workshop — lighting session
Lighting workshop
Film workshop — student filmmaker
Filmmaking session
Film workshop — gallery visit
Gallery visit
5 FILMS · FILM LAB 2023–2024
Film poster 1 FILM 01
Film poster 2 FILM 02
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Film poster 4 FILM 04
Film poster 5 FILM 05
FILM LAB · 2023–2024
3 PODCASTS
Podcast recording session
EPISODE 01

Podcast Episode Title One

A short description of what this episode explores — the narrator's perspective, the community it centers, the question it asks.

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Podcast studio — participants at microphones
EPISODE 02

Podcast Episode Title Two

A short description of what this episode explores — the narrator's perspective, the community it centers, the question it asks.

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Podcast workshop participants
EPISODE 03

Podcast Episode Title Three

A short description of what this episode explores — the narrator's perspective, the community it centers, the question it asks.

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05 / SINCE 2018 · ONGOING

Support to Grassroots Initiatives

Technical assistance, logistics, and backing for migrant-led and local grassroots groups — including Nehna Hon, REMAN, Alya's Kitchen, Great Oven, Basmeh wa Zeitooneh, SAWA, Mulham Team, and MCC. Cross-community solidarity is the work itself.

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A decade of work.

Drag the timeline or click any project to explore ten years of initiatives — from our founding days to the present.

2013
OCT 27, 2013 – 2014

Foundation & Immediate Emergency Relief

Emergency relief in informal tented settlements across the Bekaa — food, clothing, and winter assistance. Established the civilian-only, non-sectarian approach that defines Syrian Eyes today.

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THE MY EYES PROJECT

Voices
in Color

Through the "My Eyes" project, children painted their stories, hopes, and memories over black-and-white portraits of themselves — transforming reportage into vibrant personal narrative.

My Eyes — Malak sketch 1
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Six portraits from the My Eyes Project — painted by children in informal settlements across Lebanon, 2016–2019.

WITNESS OUR WORK

On the ground.

With the communities we serve — a documentary record of ten years of work across Lebanon and beyond.

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We are a voluntary team based in Lebanon. Whether you are a partner organisation, a journalist, a researcher, or someone who wants to learn more about our work — we welcome your message.

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