Hello arcenciel-friend,
2014 has been an active year for arcenciel; we served people from all walks of life, landed regional environmental and agricultural projects, continued our internal restructuring... If you want a 5 mins summary of what we've been up to this year read on!
These numbers include products and services physically provided to people, they exclude i) the impact of treating the waste produced by 80% of hospitals in Lebanon ii) the impact of recycling more than 360 tons of solid waste iii) the impact on people's well-being of our agricultural program iv) the 100,000 visits at our ecotourism domain in Taanayel
Some arcenciel numbers - out of a total budget of $16.8M:
The major events of our year:
January - April 2014: Awareness campaign on the Syrian crisis in Lebanon During the first trimester, arcenciel launched an awareness campaign on the difficult living conditions in which both Syrian refugees and Lebanese host populations are living.
October 2014: A two day brocante generated more revenue than any previous brocante Thanks to your incredible participation!
November 2014: We made it to the UNESCO! Our very own Hoda Kassatly, one of the creators of the adobe architecture ecolodge was invited to a round table with Hubert Guillaud, UNESCO chair of "Earthen architecture, building culture and sustainable development" in Arles, France.
December 2014: arcenciel's first strategic council meeting took place For the first time ever, arcenciel held a strategic council meeting whose mission is to provide external perspective on arcenciel's different issues. For more info on members and content see our website.
Year long 2014: The restructuring of arcenciel was everyone's main focus To insure its impact will last beyond its first generation of volunteers, arcenciel has been undergoing a major restructuring. It was planned during 2013-2014 and will be applied across its centers in 2015.
This is without mentioning our intervention at the Italian parliament, the most visits ever at our Taanayel ecotourism center despite a tense political situation, the Beirut Juggles festival organized by our circus troop "cirquenciel" and much much more...
Oh what a year!
In 2014, arcenciel was awarded:
Chevalier dans l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur - by the French Government awarded to arcenciel The UN Intercultural Innovation Award - by the UN Alliance Of Civilizations awarded to cirquenciel The National Energy Globe Award - by Advantage Austria, rep. the Republic of Austria
awarded to our environment program The Award for Impact on Civil Peace - by the NGO collective Wahdatouna Khalasouna awarded to arcenciel The Best Idealistic NGO award - by the UNDP and the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs awarded to arcenciel The Earth Card - by the UNDP and the Banque Libano-Francaise
awarded to our environment program The Waterfront City Cares Trophy - by Waterfront City awarded to our environment program
arcenciel is a non-profit, apolitical and non-confessional association established in 1985. Its mission is to participate in the sustainable development of society by supporting vulnerable communities and integrating marginalized individuals. On November 18,1995, the organization was recognized of public utility by the presidential decree N.7541.arcenciel conducts its operations through 8 programs and 13 centers spread over the whole Lebanese territory.
You too, can contribute to our actions in many ways found here. No participation goes unnoticed or is too small, remember "little brooks make great rivers".
We thank you for reading us and until next time!
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