Lebanon

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countries around the globe, it hit Lebanon in an already volatile state. In October 2019, a nation-wide protest movement emerged in reaction to a deteriorating economic and political situation. Lebanese across all sectarian, class and gender divides took to the streets to call for political change. Since March 2020, the society had to additionally face the effects of a worldwide pandemic. This article explains how SHIFT, a local partner organisation of forumZFD Lebanon, supports their community during these volatile times.