Volunteer Testimonials and Blogs

Palestine Refugees SHINE their Light on the World

Palestine Refugees SHINE their Light on the World

Every summer the kids of Rashidieh and Bourj El Shamale camps do what kids do best— they play, they sing, they run; they imagine and build worlds for themselves beyond the walls of their homes. Together, kids construct a reality of their own making, resisting the boundaries […]

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Donate to Support COVID-19 Food Relief Fund for Palestine Refugees

DONATE ONLINE to support the fund via our Facebook Fundraiser: We’re already 75% of the way there – your support can push us over the top!  To our beloved LEAP community, We truly pray this message finds you in the best of spirits and health considering these trying […]

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Call for Applications: Teach English/Music to Palestine Refugee Children in the Camps of Lebanon this Summer [Deadline: February 12]

Call for Applications: Teach English/Music to Palestine Refugee Children in the Camps of Lebanon this Summer [Deadline: February 12]

TEACH ENGLISH OR MUSIC EDUCATION TO PALESTINE REFUGEE YOUTH IN LEBANON THIS SUMMER!  Deadline: February 12, 2020 PROJECT DATES for SHINE & MUSIC Volunteer Arrival: 29 June 2020 Volunteer Orientation: 30 June – 5 July 2020 Project Dates: 6 July – 8 August 2020 ABOUT LEAP Learning for the Empowerment and Advancement of […]

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Summer Updates from the LEAP Program

Summer Updates from the LEAP Program

Dear Friends of LEAP, LEAP’s Project SHINE and Project MUSIC are officially underway! Thank you to all of our supporters whose generosity makes all this possible.  We are still collecting donations for our summer projects and our upcoming academic projects, please consider making a generous gift today […]

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Reminder ~ Calling all Musicians: Apply to Teach Music to Refugee-Youth in the Camps of Lebanon this Summer! [Deadline: Feb 8]

Reminder ~ Calling all Musicians: Apply to Teach Music to Refugee-Youth in the Camps of Lebanon this Summer! [Deadline: Feb 8]

Apply to LEAP’s Project MUSIC to Teach Music Education to Palestine Refugee-Youth in the Camps of Lebanon! Apply Today Deadline: February 8, 2019 PROJECT DATES (tentative) Volunteer Arrival: 1 July 2019 Volunteer Orientation: 2-7 July 2019  Project Dates: 8 July – 10 August 2019 PROJECT MUSIC – […]

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Deadline Approaching ~ Apply Today to Teach English/Music in Solidarity with Refugee Youth in Lebanon! [Deadline: February 8]

Deadline Approaching ~ Apply Today to Teach English/Music in Solidarity with Refugee Youth in Lebanon! [Deadline: February 8]

Apply to LEAP’s Project SHINE and Project MUSIC and teach English or music in the Palestinian refugee camps of Lebanon!Apply Today Deadline: February 8, 2019 PROJECT DATES for SHINE & MUSIC   Volunteer Arrival: 1 July 2019 Volunteer Orientation: 2-7 July 2019 Project Dates: 8 July – 10 August 2019 ABOUT LEAP Learning for the Empowerment and Advancement […]

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Catch LEAP in Michigan or Texas for an Information Session on Palestine Refugees in Lebanon

Catch LEAP in Michigan or Texas for an Information Session on Palestine Refugees in Lebanon

“Palestine Refugees in Lebanon & How You Can Get Involved” Come Hear LEAP Program volunteers report-back on the Palestine refugee reality and their experiences teaching English/Music to refugee-youth & How You Can Get Involved! Today, 23 January @ 7:30PM, Eastern Michigan  RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/357366445083157/ January 29 @ 7PM, University of […]

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Call for Relief for Palestine refugees in Lebanon

Call for Relief for Palestine refugees in Lebanon

Please find below a call for relief from LEAP’s partner organization, Beit Atfal Assumoud, for Palestine refugees in Lebanon’s camps who have been deeply impacted by severe weather conditions, and are expecting another major storm in the coming week.   **** Dear Partners and friends of BAS, and to […]

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Don’t turn your back on Palestine refugees!

Don’t turn your back on Palestine refugees!

Dear Friends of LEAP, We have officially completed our 9th year of Project SHINE and the inaugural year of Project MUSIC. We are incredibly impressed by the commitment of our phenomenal students, volunteers, and community.  While goodbyes are never easy, we know that the friendships forged over […]

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Updates from Lebanon – Project SHINE/MUSIC!

Updates from Lebanon – Project SHINE/MUSIC!

We want to express our sincere gratitude to our beloved community of donors who have supported us over the past 9 years to offer rigorous, dynamic, and much-needed educational projects to refugee-youth in Lebanon. Here is what your generous contributions have allowed us to implement. However, we […]

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LEAP is a grassroots volunteer program established to provide educational empowerment projects to support the intellectual growth and creative curiosity of refugee-youth in Lebanon so they may become agents of change. As an apolitical humanitarian US-based organization, LEAP aims to raise awareness about the plight of Palestinian refugees in general, but particularly in Lebanon, to American volunteers.

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