Lighting up Beirut with the power of solidarity

Have you been surprised recently by a street in your neighborhood being lit up for more than an hour at a time? Perhaps you have felt a little safer when walking on a street which had been shrouded in darkness for the past 15 months? The story of this tiny but noticeable change in our capital’s nightly cityscape is the story of Rebirth Beirut. This story is worth your interest because it tells of a concrete improvement in our urban quality of living. Nowadays, it is a must for a self-respecting, sustainability-focused organization in Lebanon to be non-profit, completely independent, non-political and non-confessional. Once a civil society organization or non-governmental organization (NGO) – or a socially active organization by any other name – begins to acquire credibility through its actions, being transparent becomes a precondition for further success.  In today’s social and economic environment of overwhelming needs on every level, local