Jana Saleh and Gaston Velenzuela resolved to start their own ethical business by upcycling materials to ecologically reverse the impacts inflicted by the fashion industry.
This countryside retreat on the Lebanese coast, just 40 minutes from Beirut, is the culmination of dreams for one woman who has an eye for decoration and a taste for good food.
One entrepreneur is trying to provide healthy options to people suffering from celiac disease, while providing healthy, organic food for people with other allergies.
It is estimated that 5% of solid waste in Lebanon comes from textiles like clothes and fabric.
Over the years, Lebanon has come under intense international scrutiny for its lack of a waste management plan.
Nestled in an undisturbed mountain forest high above the Chouf Valley, Bkerzay is Ramzi Salman’s response to the negative changes he witnessed in Lebanon in the years following the civil war.
Beirut-based cycling NGO, The Chain Effect, use street art as a way to spread their message of cycling mobility in Lebanon.
The 470-kilometer trail runs from Andqet Akkar in the north of Lebanon to Marjaayoun in the south, passing through more than 75 towns and villages, three protected nature reserves, two biosphere reserves, and one UNESCO world heritage site.
FREE S.A.L creates custom solutions in the energy and resource management field, including installing solar systems and overseeing water system plans.
When agroecology expert insight merged with Nahas’ financial knowledge and her father’s farming experience, a promising blueprint with eco-conscious applications and multiple income streams began to emerge.
The designers of Eco-Stouff hope to cut down on air pollution with their new environmentally friendly stove.
Lebanese Developers is an NGO that operates vocational training sessions across the country and had expanded its scope to train women in Northern Lebanon to produce and repair fishing nets.
