Jobs, financial aids, mental health, and Education Resources

 Master Doc for the Crisis 

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This document is available to the general public and was created to make job, mental health and educational resources as widely available as possible during these difficult times. You are welcome to add and update any relevant information to these tables as you see fit by emailing us on perito@gmail.com with what you would like to add or modify. Thank you!

Ressources

Jobs and financial aid

Title and description	Link	Description and feedback (eg. is link still valid?)
Daleel Mawaheb	https://www.daleelmawaheb.org/?fbclid=IwAR0138sUBYMPZchDi6D8vTChSS5sCtr8oju71267QZeb7vWlgvF6NewfkIA	Daleel Mawaheb is an app that connects people who have skills to people who are looking for skills in times of Thawra and beyond
Daleel Madani job listings	https://www.daleel-madani.org/jobs	Jobs portal for jobs in civil society managed by “Lebanon Support.” The main website has  many resources, such as a portal with calls for project submissions in civil society as well as funding opportunities.
Baabdat aid to families in need	https://m.facebook.com/baabdath/photos/pcb.2666899306897165/2666899250230504/?type=3&theater	Aid for families in need, details in the document.
“SIP Money” Financial guidance application	https://sip-money.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Cj_H0N32RHv0HIB2HqGtImdWkeeGGHiCQ4iVhOZmDCtvC8ZU2849TvtM	A mobile app that understands your financial situation, and recommends personalized budgets and rewards you when you commit
“Made for Brands” call for project ideas	http://mfbstudio.com/open-call/	A call for projects with direct impact on Lebanon with funding opportunities. Deadline is May 31st.
كتفي بكتفك - شبكة أمان شعبية "Kitfe bi kitfak - Solidarity Network”	https://www.facebook.com/groups/217592665991131/	Campaign launched by student groups and youth activists (from the Mada Student Network) to establish networks of solidarity and mutual aid. Anyone in the group can request assistance or offer assistance to others (cash assistance; food assistance; medicines etc.). Job opportunities can also be found.
LibanTroc	https://www.facebook.com/groups/Libantroc/	Group on Facebook that connects people who want to help with people who are in need of assistance.
Freelancer.com	https://www.freelancer.com/work/typing-home-earn-money-beirut-lebanon/?fbclid=IwAR36En-O_M4DsiBCQrF8GsTtcgy7QdGW9PpRsuwEMRX-hgn8xBk4F9IThTk	List of online jobs available in Lebanon
Bayt.com	Bayt.com and https://www.bayt.com/en/lebanon/jobs/work-from-home/	Website made for job hunting with option to search for jobs that can be worked on from home
Hire Lebanese.com	https://hirelebanese.com/	Website for Job hunting in Lebanon
JobsforLebanon.com	https://jobsforlebanon.com	Taken from website - “Now’s the time for us, the Lebanese living abroad, to get involved. Let’s create an alternate economy to revive the Lebanon we know and love. Let’s act.” Initiative by diaspora to hire local Lebanese people in an effort to help.

Mental Health 

Title	Links and Contact	Description and Feedback
Caritas Mental Health	http://caritas.org.lb/ 01 499 767 81 200 154 info@caritas.org.lb	Caritas Lebanon is providing FREE mental health services at its different health center locations. Free psychotherapy (including trauma therapy). Reduced cost psychiatric care and subsidized medication
Embrace Suicide Hotline	https://embracelebanon.org/?fbclid=IwAR0lU-8MzDeLuohUVK55FhgL02ZDlQvHMcV0ID_YFX0vDSM_yavhRgw3eBo Hotline: 1564	Embrace is an NGO that offers support to individuals struggling with suicidal thoughts.
The A Project	https://www.theaproject.org/?fbclid=IwAR2BblWNue4Be0lRE5Hv2cuRMUafr2aQR_WvBYdxl-YZGUzHxH__ZV9o7w8 Hotline/ Whatsapp::  76 680 920	The A Project is an initiative that raises awareness on gender and sexuality-related matters. They operate a hotline through which they provide answers and guidance on many topics related to sexual and reproductive health (e.g. abortion, HIV, contraceptives, gender identities and sexuality etc.).
“Fashit Khele2” Online Support Group	https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdA-DvHxUWr0cVKpxI9zMHmhahmHmAn1_iZh2mgaNrm9BSYA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0ROgJuKM1ZDhz_2SPwYEdgHrMik6EcTjr6xncYJrg1N_ui5ljrX5IRYV0%3Cbr%20%3E%3C/a%3E	Initiative which provides free weekly support group sessions to be able to deal with the strain of the revolution, economic crisis and pandemic. Sessions are every Friday at 8PM
SIDC Lebanon	www.facebook.com/SIDC.Leb/ 01 482 428  01 491 705 70 498 229 70 983 427 Help line: 76  028 221	Offering free psychological and psychiatric sessions to people between 14 and 28
The Therapy Circle	https://www.facebook.com/TheTherapyCircle/ Horsh Tabet 70 739 692
Lebanese Psychological Association	http://www.lpalebanon.org/	Find a psychologist on: http://www.lpalebanon.org/lpa-members/
Restart	http://restartcenter.com/restartcenter/ Tripoli  06 410 577 - 06 411451 Furn El Chebbek   01 291 066 -01 291 067 - 76 70 80 83	Services to sexual abuse and assault survivors free of charge
The Vibe Wellness Circle	http://www.thevibe-wellness.com/ 01 444 564 - 81 337 334	Providing a holistic approach to healing and prevention through different disciplines and with various approaches. Based in Gemmayze
LebMash	https://www.lebmash.org/	LebMASH (non profit NGO) aims at advancing sexual and reproductive health for all individuals in Lebanon, with particular focus on LGBT and other marginalized populations in Lebanon
Vanessa Abou Sleiman	vanessa@beirut.com https://www.instagram.com/p/CCR-0fNpZR4/?igshid=4kgqs5pk2yut	Can connect you to volunteer therapists for 1 month/4 sessions through online calls
RDFL	https://www.rdflwomen.org/eng/ 71 500 808	Free psychotherapy (for women surviving trauma or GBV)
IDRAAC	http://www.idraac.org/idraac/homepage 76 100 567	IDRAAC Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care is the first non‐profit organization (NGO) dedicated to mental health in Lebanon and the Arab World and is located in Beirut, Lebanon - Free psychotherapy
Blue Mission	http://bluemission.org/ 07 732 636 78 965 062	Free psychotherapy. Based in Saida
IMC: مستوصف الاخلاص	06 394 610 71 035 911	Free psychotherapy. Based in Tripoli, Douar Abou Ali
Medecins Du Monde	https://www.medecinsdumonde.org/en 01 832 900 01 832 9001	Free psychotherapy and psychiatry services. Based in Beirut and Beqaa
HIMAYA	https://www.himaya.org/ 03 414 964  Hotline to report child abuse: 01 692 045	Free psychosocial support + child therapy if needed (for children under 18)
MIND	http://www.mindclinics.org/homepage  03 730 475
Marsa	https://marsa.me/ 01-380515 - 70-953620	A sexual health center that provides services confidentially and anonymously.  --HIV Testing (Free of charge) -Hepatitis B & C and Syphilis Testing (Subsidized price) -Medical consultation (Subsidized price) -Psychological and Social counselling (Subsidized price)
Lebanon For You	Lebanonforyou.com	Go to the website, click on استشارة نفسية, choose a therapist according to your needs, pick the offered date, fill in your information and submit. Free therapy done on Zoom.

Education (books etc.)

Title	Link	Description and Feedback
Memory of the World Library	https://library.memoryoftheworld.org/#/	Large online database of books (scholarly and non-scholarly) that can be downloaded for free.
Library Genesis	https://libgen.is/	Large online database of books that can be downloaded for free - similar to Memory of the World
أرشيف سلسلة عالم المعرفة Archives of the “A’alm Al Ma’rifa” books	https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-eVUtt-Ola4a1RrSDVtdHNEdDQ	This link contains the books published in the “A’alam Al Ma’rifa” series from 1978 to 2017.
Free Textbooks for Students	https://s.docworkspace.com/d/AHPRnP2Di4854vig8_umFA	Hundreds of free university and grad-level ebooks till end of July
Book Exchange Beirut	https://www.facebook.com/groups/1408551402709408/	Facebook group in which members can sell, buy, exchange or give away their books and magazines.
Lebanon Archives	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UnxQXivqvfDsSq6F4Ktg4A7QsG9Q28oF	A person passionate about Lebanese history scans and uploads documents from Lebanon’s history (from vintage newspapers and magazines, to valuable books).
مركز الأبحاث والدراسات في المعلوماتية القانونية - الجامعة اللبنانية Lebanese University Center for Legal Studies	http://www.legiliban.ul.edu.lb/	Invaluable source of all legal-related matters in Lebanon. Database of all Official Gazettes.
Ask for PDFs from People with Institutional Access	https://www.facebook.com/groups/850609558335839/	Group on Facebook whereby people post what scholarly document(s) they need, and others with access to university libraries send them the document. The chart below is a useful guide to finding scholarly books and journal articles for free:
eBooks on Lebanon’s history, politics and society	https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qiJgybNN-9JjH08dy_0POW8T6XpLp8KC	A Google Drive folder containing several books on Lebanon’s history, politics and society, written by scholars
Novels and Philosophy ebooks (in French)	https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QZ8eUmCDPvU86tyCZLJ5WZfQ_EFK2S6C	A Google Drive folder containing several novels and philosophy books in French
Critical Readings	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vJTfZMZvrh3sEpF6unAdi8ZUDYAkgzUt?usp=sharing	A Google Drive folder containing books by many critical authors and philosophers
IQRI Youth Organization	Instagram @Iqraayouthorg	An NGO which provides educational resources for children affected by poverty and war in the Middle East