The man with a (sustainable) plan

words Jody Jaffe     Illustration Riad Hanna-el-daher Lebanon seems to be constantly teetering on the brink of collapse. The garbage crisis was resolved only...

Hitting the top notes

Words Alia Fawaz   Heartbeat is a Lebanese NGO that was founded in 2005 by a group of doctors and musicians with big hearts to help...

The fresh vigor of the spring awakens the woman

Like plants women embody quiet strength and resilience. Gifted with intelligence, intuition and grace, they never cease to inspire and amaze…         “Dance, when you're broken...

Green wide web

Words Alia Fawaz For decades scientists have been claiming that plants are deeply interconnected and function in synergy. Recently people have begun to compare flora...

Driving the lesson home

Words Sawsan Abou Fakhreddine The project’s name, “THE 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) MOBILE SCHOOL,” encapsulates its main idea: spreading awareness in different regions through the...

Thumbs up Bikfaya Biclean helps one municipality take the lead by example

Words Bassam Alkantar The Lebanese government has said that it will temporarily reopen a landfill and build three new landfills to ease an eight-month rubbish...