Charitable, Cultural and Social Organization
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give”
WINSTON CHURCHILL
FOUNDER
“Shabebik” association is headed by Mrs. Faten Zein, who decided to devote herself to this humanitarian work and service the Lebanese society by all obtainable means, Faten Zein was the director of a department in the private sector. She decided after witnessing the suffering around her, to take a long vacation from work and dedicate her time into helping poor families and those in need to secure shelter, food, medicine, clothes and other supplies to cover all their needs.
Mrs. Faten Zein says: The idea of establishing “Shabebik” association was born shortly after the parliamentary elections were held in May 2018, and my nomination for the Sunni seat in Beirut’s second constituency, afterwards I founded the association with a number of young men and women, among the finest of society’s youth, and the slogan raised was: “Behind every closed door, there are windows opening “.
OUR GOALS
SHABEBIK ASSOCIATION AIMS TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS
Improving
- Health
- Social
- Economic
- Living
Conditions
Through
- Inexpensive health insurance card
- Setting up small projects to help limited income families find income that can pay bills and ensure necessities
- Courses to teach reading and writing and vocational education
- Music and theater psychotherapy courses
- Social and cultural activities and a public library for reading and exchanging books
- Securing job opportunities for all categories in need, and that is achieved in cooperation and coordination with various associations and institutions in Lebanon.
Actions
History
Since its inception, it has worked in terms of social rotation and has sought to achieve its goals through serving the Lebanese society to improve the standard of living on various social, service, and cultural levels. As Shabebik’s female volunteers also worked to support the association’s activities to become what it is this day, an association which includes several departments: the health section, the social section, the women’s empowerment center, the department of educational and health awareness programs, and the section of financing activities. These sections are funded by voluntary contributions provided by many individuals.
SECTIONS
Believing in the need to build a better tomorrow for our society, “Shabebik” started its career in 2018 in the city of Beirut through implementing multiple activities