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News and stories from our work in Lebanon and Syria.

Winning the Peace

The foundations are laid. Our new Peace Centre Kadesh opened its gates in January in the small village of Tell Nabi Mendo, next to Qusayr, in the Homs Governorate of Syria. More than 100 children have been enrolled in our daily classes, supplementary to the 400 students we are serving every day in the north of Lebanon…

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Education in Times of Change

The school year 2024/25 was marked by a historic turning point: the liberation of Syria from the Assad regime in December 2024. For many Syrian families living in exile…

Rebuilding Syria

Tell Nabi Mendo, the ancient city of Kadesh in the Homs Governorate: a place of history and of resistance against the Assad regime, today the location of our first Peace…

A New Chapter in Lebanon

After thirteen years in Bkarzla, moving our main Peace Centre was not going to be a simple decision. The possibility of relocating the R&R Peace Centre to Qantara had…

Ramadan & Lent of Unity

This year is different. Muslims and Christians are fasting together. For Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan started last Saturday. Oriental Christians started Lent last…

Kinan Azmeh live in Brussels

Kinan Azmeh and CityBand will be coming to Brussels for a charity concert for Syria and Lebanon in the splendid Salle des Caryatides of the Cercle Royal Gaulois…

The Liberation of Syria

What a night! We are looking back on 8 December 2024, the Day of Liberation of Syria from more than 54 years of dictatorship under the Assad regime. In Akkar, the region…

Children's Rights in Jeopardy

Our team in the northern border region of Lebanon is raising red flags with regard to the protection of minors during this time of war. We have been witnessing a sharp…

Lebanon Emergency Call

War has returned to Lebanon. We are living today with the constant sound of drones and planes in the sky that can strike at any moment. From the first day of the war, we…

Education in the Shadow of War

During the school year 2023/24, R&R extended its educational services to more than 500 children in Akkar, benefiting both Lebanese and Syrian students across the villages…

A Ramadan of Solidarity

The Holy Month of Ramadan is approaching and millions of Muslims around the world will be fasting during daylight before the welcome of family, friends and strangers to…

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Written by our volunteers in their own words and language.

Why I’ll be back..

It’s now the last week of classes after a 3 month stint with R&R – finally a chance to reflect! I landed in Lebanon not really knowing what to expect. The only…

Qantara diaries

It has been a little more than a month since I embarked on my R&R journey, yet it feels like I have lived the equivalent of four different lifetimes in that…

Opening of the new season

Dear diary, what a long time it has been. After 12 or 13 seasons, some new characters arrived in the Center (and the house has changed also !). Fritz is still…

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