Where We Come From
In 1997, a group of Lebanese women dedicated to social work formed a committee to support the “zakat” (almsgiving or charity) donations in Saida. The committee members soon realized during their social work that the target people of Saida had many unmet needs. As a result, the committee began to consider two central focus points: awareness campaigns and development of talent in Saida.
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1997
Create a
committee to
support "zakat" -
1998
-
2001
Register
as NGO -
2002
Launch Households
Services Program -
2003
Launch
Educational
Program -
2004
Ahlouna
Association
Built -
2005
Launch
Orphan
Sponsorship Program -
2006
Focus on
Refuge Relief Work -
2008
Launch
Social Welfare Project -
2010
Launch
Recruitment Services -
2013
Launch
Elderly Care Project -
2019
-
2021
Family
Sponsorship
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1997
A group of charitable women created a committee to support the “zakat” (almsgiving or charity) donations and to empower the underprivileged women in Saida through teaching them how to cook and sell sweets. -
1998
Clothes distribution was launched. -
2001
Ahlouna Association officially evolved and registered as a non-governmental organization in Lebanon under the patronage of the late sheikh Mohamad Salim Jalal El Dinne then the mufti of Saida and south Lebanon.
Healthcare was launched. -
2002
The Household Services Program provided part-time, flexible job opportunities for under-educated and under-skilled women in the areas of cleaning, cooking, hospitality, and care for the elderly. 100 women were involved, from 2002 to 2014. -
2003
The Educational Program was launched. -
2004
After receiving a generous donation, a center for Ahlouna Association was built.
Tutoring Project was launched. -
2005
The Orphan Sponsorship Program was launched. -
2006
After the July/August war, Refuge Relief Work took priority. The University Loans Program was launched as well in 2006. -
2008
Sponsorship of Special Needs Children was launched. -
2010
Recruitment Services: Ahlouna played the role of intermediary between individuals in search of work, companies, and offices, as well as organizations in search of employees. 525 jobs were offered, from 2010 till 2019.
Psychological Support Services and Tuition Assistance were launched. -
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2019
The Renovation Project was launched. -
2021
Family sponsorship was launched.
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