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5 May, 2023

Georges Tabet, CEO of Tabet engineering and lighting company.

He shares his story of resilience after the Beirut Blast destroyed their offices and affected their business. Thanks to a grant from B5 Fund, they were able to renovate and rebuild.
5 May, 2023

After the Beirut Blast, Souk el Tayeb was on the verge of shutting down.

After the Beirut Blast, Souk el Tayeb was on the verge of shutting down. However, managing partner Christine Codsi and her team were determined to not let that happen. They wanted to continue empowering women from villages and reviving local food culture.
31 March, 2023

Meet Pierre Beani, the founder of Panemar Forwarding S.A.L

Meet Pierre Beani, the founder of Panemar Forwarding S.A.L, and his son Nohra Beani, who works as the business development manager at the company.
20 March, 2023

Kevork and his son Serjio Bekarian are the owners of Zerlin Clothing,

Despite the destruction caused by the Beirut Blast, they refused to give up. The B5 Project provided them with the necessary support to develop and purchase equipment, enabling them to expand their business.
17 March, 2023

Meet Hanaa Matar, the owner of Umm Jamil, a vegetable and fruit shop in Bourj Hammoud.

Meet Hanaa Matar, the owner of Umm Jamil, a vegetable and fruit shop in Bourj Hammoud. Despite the devastation caused by the explosion, Hanaa's resilience and determination to provide for her family never wavered.
17 March, 2023

Meet Antoine Rached, the owner of Super Cool company for electronics.

Meet Antoine Rached, the owner of Super Cool company for electronics. His store in the Mar Mikhael area was completely destroyed by the Beirut blast.
1 March, 2023

Meet Catherina Arakelyan, the owner of Plexi Arakelyan.

Meet Catherina Arakelyan, the owner of Plexi Arakelyan. Her store in the Mar Mikhael area was severely damaged by the Beirut port explosion.
20 February, 2023

Vartan Kasbarian, owner of the Corner Coffee shop in the Bourj Hammoud area.

Vartan Kasbarian, owner of the Corner Coffee shop in the Bourj Hammoud area, recalls how the unprecedented explosion in the port of Beirut, caused “devastation beyond imagination.”
17 February, 2023

After the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, Nelly Semerjian's shop in the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood was completely damaged

After the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, Nelly Semerjian's shop in the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood was completely damaged. Semerjian describes how shocked she was to see the facade and all the products destroyed and scattered on the ground.
17 February, 2023

Meet Zeinab Kazoun, the owner of Dressing Room.

Her store in the downtown area was severely damaged by the Beirut port explosion.
31 January, 2023

Bilal Hassan, owner of BWELL grocery store in the Gemmayze area,

Recalls how the Beirut port explosion dramatically affected his life.
31 January, 2023

Samer Yehia, the owner of Caffe Positano, lived all his life in Italy,

After the devastating Beirut blast on August 4, 2020, his shop was completely destroyed.
31 January, 2023

B5 Capacity Building and training to Women-led or Owned Businesses

We are excited to announce that the B5 fund is launching a bid to hire a consulting Firm to provide Capacity Building and training to Women Owned and Led Businesses .
5 April, 2022

Donors of LFF meet with B5 Beneficiaries

The donors of the LFF Fund met with the beneficiaries of the B5 Fund. The meeting provided an opportunity to talk about upcoming projects and how to advance their businesses in the future.
18 March, 2022

ImageLifting Receives Grants from B5 Fund to Resume its Operations

Rola Halabi, Managing Partner of ImageLifting, visited her company's headquarters after the Beirut port explosion devastated her offices in 2020. It should be noted that her company was very close to the site of the silos.
25 February, 2022

World Bank Delegation Discussed with B5 Beneficiaries Pathways to Recovery

A delegation from the World Bank and Kafalat Company, met with B5 grant beneficiaries, to discuss recovery pathways at Mayrig Restaurant, Mar Mikhael. During the discussion, participants discussed the Fund's achievements as well as beneficiaries' thoughts on potential issues and solutions.

The B5 Fund is a $25 million Fund, financed by the Lebanese Financing facility (LFF), a multi-donor trust fund established in December 2020, and managed by the World Bank. The Fund aims to pool grant resources and strengthen the coherence and coordination of financing in support of the immediate socio-economic recovery of vulnerable people and businesses impacted by the Port of Beirut explosion of August 4, 2020.

For additional information, queries or complaints, please contact Mr. Khalil Attieh, Mr. Jeoffrey Karaa or Mr. Nadim Khreiss

by phone at 01/340992 or 70/182926 or by email at [email protected] and [email protected].

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Beneficiaries stories

Georges Tabet, CEO of Tabet engineering and lighting company.

After the Beirut Blast, Souk el Tayeb was on the verge of shutting down.

Meet Pierre Beani, the founder of Panemar Forwarding S.A.L

Kevork and his son Serjio Bekarian are the owners of Zerlin Clothing,

Meet Hanaa Matar, the owner of Umm Jamil, a vegetable and fruit shop in Bourj Hammoud.

Meet Antoine Rached, the owner of Super Cool company for electronics.

Meet Catherina Arakelyan, the owner of Plexi Arakelyan.

Vartan Kasbarian, owner of the Corner Coffee shop in the Bourj Hammoud area.

After the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, Nelly Semerjian's shop in the Bourj Hammoud neighborhood was completely damaged

Meet Zeinab Kazoun, the owner of Dressing Room.

Bilal Hassan, owner of BWELL grocery store in the Gemmayze area,

Samer Yehia, the owner of Caffe Positano, lived all his life in Italy,

B5 Capacity Building and training to Women-led or Owned Businesses

Donors of LFF meet with B5 Beneficiaries

ImageLifting Receives Grants from B5 Fund to Resume its Operations

World Bank Delegation Discussed with B5 Beneficiaries Pathways to Recovery