Dear Friends,

Like many of you, we were consumed by news of the August 4 explosion that ripped through Beirut, a city already in the midst of a political and economic crisis of mind-boggling proportions. The need for help remains urgent. We've asked friends and colleagues to send on the names of Lebanese organizations working across multiple sectors that could use donations of all sizes. While this list of both scrappy and long-established groups is by no means exhaustive, it offers a start. Please do consider engaging with one or more of these initiatives; even the littlest amount goes a long way.

–Bidoun

Arts & CultureArab Image FoundationAshkal AlwanAssabil AssociationBeirut Art CenterBeirut Musicians' FundBeirut Theatre and Music FundraiserHaven for Artists and MusicMina Image CenterStudio SafarSursock Museum

Domestic WorkersEgna LegnaThis is Lebanon

Food/HumanitarianArc en CielArm LebanonBeit-beitBeit El BarakaImpact LebanonLebanese Food BankMatbakh el BaladNation StateOffre JoieQueer Relief Fund

Refugees, Migrant WorkersAl NajdehAl Naqab Center for Youth ActivitiesMigrant Community CenterSawa for Development and Aid