Founded at Lebanon Regions Lebanon, Iraq | Website www.offrejoie.org | |
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Mission "Gather the Lebanese family creating oasis dating for young people throughout Lebanon by mobilizing around social projects promoting the unity of the Lebanese people." | ||
Offrejoie 1st camp
Offrejoie (English translation: "joy of giving") is a politically and religiously independent Lebanese non-governmental humanitarian organisation, founded in 1985 by lawyer Dr. Melhem Emile Khalaf, Walid Arnaout, Mohammad Hamade, Paul Nassar and Nadim Souhaid. Founded in the values of love, respect, and forgiveness, their alleged mission being to "gather the Lebanese family creating oasis dating for young people throughout Lebanon by mobilizing around social projects promoting the unity of the Lebanese people."
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Since 2012, it is also operating in Iraq on the same grounds.
History
In 1982, Mohamad Hamade, Walid Arnaout, Paul Nassar and Melhem Khalaf, four young volunteers of the Lebanese Red Cross hailing from different religious communities, assisted the wounded during the war. Horrified by what they saw, they wanted to act in favour of the children suffering from the violence and misery of war. Nadim Souhaid joined them.
Organisation
The NGO is currently presided by Melhem Khalaf.
Mission
Founded in the values of love, respect, and forgiveness, their alleged mission is as below:
Recognition
Offrejoie was knighted with the National Order of the Cedar on 6 March 2013. It also received the Peace Prize of Lebanon in 2014 from the Ghazal Foundation and Fondation de France on 28 March 2014.