Youth of Hope
"Youth of Hope" was established as a result of the urgent need to respond to our youth needs and aspirations, as we strongly believe in their crucial role in building our Church and our beloved Lebanon.
Following extensive experience in accompanying young people through many Lebanese youth groups, and being aware of the need to provide them with all dedication in order to face the obstacles and problems that may jeopardize their presence in the country and their future at all levels, we decided to establish an NGO to take care of all their needs and provide the required support.
“Youth of Hope” was established on June 29, 2006, as a nonprofit organization under number 320/AD, inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation of Saint Pope John Paul II “A New Hope for Lebanon”, with blessings & guidance of Byblos Archbishop Bechara Raii (current Patriarch). It aims to cooperate and coordinate with Church pastoral youth committees, apostolic youth groups and all relevant actors in order to enhance their role and provide support for our young people wherever they are on all levels, spiritually, morally, psychologically, intellectually, academically, socially and economically.
Creating a healthy framework
Creating new and advanced healthy frameworks and fields in which young people meet each others, and enhancing their sense of belonging.
Accompanying
Young People
Creating new initiatives that meet young people in their whereabouts. In addition to helping those who have gone astray, in any form of behavioral, social, moral and intellectual deviation, and redirecting them to the appropriate rehabilitation centers.
Implementing sustainable development for youth
Filling young people’s spare time with constructive cultural, social, sporting, environmental and artistic activities to prevent them from being dragged and pulled by destructive currents and vices.
Raising
Awareness
Working on developing the individual and society, immunizing young people and sensitizing them to the danger of delinquency that they could be exposed to. And that is through awareness-raising, counseling and support campaigns, using all available innovative methods and social media means
Providing guidance
Contributing to the professional and academic guidance of young people, and creating job opportunities for them despite the difficult economic situation and the challenge of immigration.
Establishing
a Youth center
Seeking to establish a reception center to serve the youth, especially those threatened by delinquency. A homely reception center to embrace and help them.
Reconstruction
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
Youth of Hope Foundation is helping to assess homes that were severely damaged by Beirut explosion, and will lend a helping hand to restore them so they become habitable again. We recently started restoring homes for people with special needs in cooperation with Faith and Light community.Food distribution
Lend a helping hand
In light of this economic hardship in Lebanon, the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and the Beirut explosion, many young people have lost their jobs while they were the breadwinners of their families. Therefore, Youth of Hope Foundation is providing assistance by donating food rations.Beirut explosion debris clean-up activities
Rise from the ashes
Youth of Hope volunteers took an active part in a campaign to assist with Beirut’s clean-up efforts after the massive explosion that rocked Downtown Beirut on August 4, 2020, resulting in more than 300,000 displaced of our families.Youth center
Patriarchal Center for Human Development and Empowerment
The Foundation runs a youth center in the monastery of Sts Sarkis and Bakhos Rayfoun, which was placed at its disposal by the Patriarchal Center for Human Development and Empowerment. It is a reception and a training center for the youth of Lebanon and the Middle East, which embraces their initiatives and motivates them to creativity and personal development.Academic and career orientation
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”
Mindful of the great impact of the student’s choice of academic and professional specialization, which does not affect university years only, but extends to all aspects of one's future life. Youth of Hope Foundation, in cooperation with various Lebanese universities, took the initiative to organize periodic meetings for academic and professional orientation.Music studio
“Music is life itself.”
“Byblosbands” is a music studio that was established in 2007. It was equipped with musical instruments and modern equipment. It aimed to embrace youth bands, provide them with a healthy framework to rehearse, record their music, develop their talents through music courses, as well as raise their awareness through orientation lectures.Listening center
Open your heart
A listening center ready to receive young people facing any problem or difficulty. It includes experts such as psychologists, social specialists, and spiritual guides ready to provide assistance via the hotline +961 03288211 / +961 03288211 Soft skills training
Seminars and Conferences
Young people participate in discussion tables with specialists on various humanitarian, social and other topics, such as physical and digital bullying, violence prevention, mental health, self-esteem and body image, education... As a result, they gain a sense of personal empowerment and thus become able to build healthy connections with others.Agriculture training sessions
What you plant now, you will harvest later.
Organizing agricultural courses for more than 1000 young men and women to deepen their roots in the love of the land, and help them acquire the agricultural skills necessary to develop their own consumption of fruits and vegetables, which contribute to the preservation and promotion of food security.Covid-19 awareness sessions
Tough times never last, tough people do.
In light of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic around the world, the Youth of Hope Foundation launched awareness sessions to help families learn about prevention and protection measures that must be taken facing this virus in Lebanon. Music concerts
Music brings us together
Youth of Hope organized many concerts for awareness, namely "Byblos Rocks for Peace" concert in the ancient port of Byblos; which brought together many famous rock bands and singers in Lebanon. Hundreds of young men and women attended this ceremony from all over Lebanon. Sports events
Sports has the power to change the world!
Youth of Hope was among the main supporters in establishing a unique event, the “COPA MARONITA”, which took place in conjunction with the activities and celebrations of the World Maronite Youth Days 2017 in Lebanon. It was a friendly football tournament that brought together youth groups from all the Eparchies in Lebanon, the Patriarchal scope and the countries of the expansion.Ecumenical and interfaith dialogue
United under one sky
Both diversity and pluralism are strengths. The Youth of Hope Foundation has organized many ecumenical and interfaith seminars that brought together young people from different backgrounds in order to converge on common core issues and reconcile different viewpoints based on the sanctity of richness in diversity.Ecotourism and pilgrimage
God is everywhere
Youth of Hope has organized many environmental activities as part of their ecotourism program, such as hiking in nature reserves, cycling, and snowboarding... It has also arranged pilgrimage trips to different religious places in Lebanon.International Ecumenical Youth Meeting
"The righteous shall grow like a Cedar of Lebanon".
Youth of Hope was part of the International Ecumenical Youth Meeting 2019 in Lebanon. This gathering brought together about 1,600 young people from Europe, the broader Middle East, and Lebanon for a week of communion, worship and prayer.Editing and Publishing Youcat Arabic books
YOUCAT Arabic
Youth of Hope is the editor and publisher of the Arabic version of "The Catechism of the Catholic Church". It includes the most important contents of the faith briefly and understandably summarized in the form of questions and answers. With over 5 million hard copies, it is considered one of the best-selling Catholic books in the world.Organizing events
Releasing “A MAN OF HIS WORD” movie in Lebanese theaters
Pope Francis embarks on a personal journey to present his work of reform and answer today's global questions – from his deep concern for the poor and wealth inequality to his involvement in environmental issues, social justice and calls for peace.CD production
Remain with me
Youth of Hope was proud to produce the “Remain with Me” CD in Arabic for the Taizé Community. The singing of the distinctive and much-repeated prayer chants during candlelight prayer services, is one of its trademarks.Taizé has become one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites in the world, with a focus on youth.
Books editing and publishing
It all starts with a turn of a page
Youth of hope has edited and published two books in Arabic by Brother Roger of Taizé:“Praying in the Silence of the Heart “
This book contains a hundred prayers that seem to emanate from the silence of the heart.
"Living for Love: Selected Texts"
A selection of texts and prayers from Brother Roger’s writings opens the door to the vital intuition that inspired the founder of the Taizé Community.
Books editing and publishing
God is young
“Youth of Hope” is the editor and publisher of the Arabic version of “God is Young”. A beautiful book of hope and inspiration… Pope Francis speaks frankly about problems facing the young and the elderly, Catholic and non-Catholic.
Logo Explanation
From the depth of challenges and facing the civilization of death, today's youth yearn in a vertical dimension, to Hope represented by the sun, for Christ is the sun of our life, whose spiral shape symbolizes eternity. Young people, in turn, become bearers and witnesses of Hope, radiating it in a horizontal dimension. Both dimensions embody the dimensions of the cross, which constitutes the foundational event of human Hope. This event has turned the inevitable death into Hope of resurrection and eternal life.#youthofhope
