In the midst of health, political, economic and social crises, Meanwhile Boutique wanted to partner with Lebanon, which experienced a new disaster: the double explosion which took place in Beirut on Tuesday August 4, 2020 where a large part of the city was turned into rubble and many lives were lost...
At Meanwhile Boutique, we wanted to help Lebanon at our level with the Impact Lebanon association through donations collected for all purchases from Lebanese designers.
Manon, Franco-Lebanese and founder of Meanwhile Boutique then asked the Lebanese creators on the site if they agreed to collect donations for Lebanon and they (of course) approved this initiative.
Lebanese designers on the Meanwhile Boutique:
Handmade jewelry from Nounzein ,
Al Mansoura's artisanal soaps
and Lyliad's bags and accessories.
For each purchase of these brands, 10% of the amount (part of Meanwhile and part of the creators) will be donated to national NGOs through the Impact Lebanon association.
Meanwhile Boutique has decided to support Lebanon globally by offering all its customers the opportunity to make a percentage donation, with each order, which will be donated in full to the Impact Lebanon association, to help the Lebanese in this difficult period.
To explain in more detail, Impact Lebanon is a non-profit organization that brings the community together to pursue initiatives that impact Lebanon.
Why this association? Impact Lebanon was created to make activism and volunteering accessible, relevant and sustainable for the Lebanese diaspora. Focused on impact, the association invites to exploit the creative and entrepreneurial capacities of the Lebanese to help Lebanon and its community. There are many associations in Lebanon and Impact Lebanon makes it possible to bring together the different funds and donate them to national, recognized and apolitical NGOs according to their different needs.
Words from the Impact Lebanon team:
“As our Impact Lebanon team tried to cope with the pain of watching our country collapse, we realized we needed to act quickly.
We have launched a fundraiser with the aim of bringing some relief to those affected by the calamity. We are working to crystallize the best ways to select the right NGOs to send our donations to. Our commitment to transparency and accountability is our core value. To ensure they remain satisfied as we move forward with the urgency required by the situation, we have implemented a careful selection process for the organizations that will receive our funds.
We have also partnered with 3QA, a third-party quality assurance organization based in Beirut, to support the vetting and monitoring process for organizations that will receive funds.
An Impact Lebanon team is dedicated to reviewing other NGOs and conducting in-depth studies to determine if they are suitable to receive our funds. Our most important selection criteria for NGOs that will receive our funds are that they are apolitical and non-sectarian , that they are registered and recognized , that they have ongoing initiatives to address the crisis and that they have passed an audit test. Then we ask them to submit a project proposal detailing how the money will be spent, which we evaluate for urgency, availability of substitutes (if there is other funding for this problem), number of people affected by this initiative, geographic diversity and alignment with Impact Lebanon's priorities.
We are currently in the process of ensuring that money is transferred in the quickest, safest and most cost-effective way possible. Proof of receipt will be made public as soon as the transfer to the Lebanese Red Cross is completed.
It is essential to us that you know how your donations will be allocated and that they are delivered in such a way as to have the most significant impact possible on the ground. We are committed to remaining as transparent as possible throughout this process.
We continue to monitor the situation and hope to count on your continued generosity to maximize the impact in Lebanon.
To be informed of the overall amount of donations collected for Impact Lebanon (donations for each order on Meanwhile Boutique + 10% of turnover from the creators and ours for each sale of items from Lebanon), subscribe to the Meanwhile Boutique newsletter.
Thank you for your support.
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