by HQ Team Communication officer | Jan 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Lebanon, Press Releases
Amara lives in the Saida shelter in Lebanon and she was a star student in SB OverSeas’ classes, until she no longer could come to school. She got married, pregnant, had a miscarriage and got pregnant again and had baby Amina. But she was just 13 years old. Read...
by admin | Dec 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Child Marriage Comics, Child Marriage Comics, Lebanon, Press Releases
Continuing our comic series on early marriage, this month we learn about Aisha’s story through the incredible artwork and storytelling of Félix Brassier. Aisha finds herself in Lebanon after fleeing the war in Syria and without any school to go to. Her family...
by admin | Nov 30, 2018 | Advocacy, Awareness, Belgium, Emergency Aid, Empowerment, Press Releases
This week, SB OverSeas’ Maria Rosales stepped out of her role as volunteer coordinator for Brussels and Lebanon and into the role of interviewer. She spoke to S&D MEP Linda McAvan from the UK about advocating for women’s rights and the relationship of EU...
by admin | Oct 11, 2018 | Empowerment, Events, Lebanon, Press Releases
To mark International Day of the Girl, 11th October 2018, we wanted to draw attention to one of our teachers who was married young and following the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, found herself in Lebanon. In a new country, she learned sewing with SB OverSeas as a...
by admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Child Marriage - Our Stories, Empowerment, Press Releases, Volunteer Blogs
Written by Nile Watson-Batista, a volunteer in Lebanon, with the help of SB staff. Amara was the girl in the front row of every class, hand always raised begging to answer the teacher’s question. She had little inside jokes with her teachers in both English and in...