Help Us Rise is a community-focused initiative of The Beirut Foundation, dedicated to supporting individuals and families across Lebanon. The initiative works by directing resources to trusted local organizations and community-led efforts, ensuring that support is meaningful, grounded, and responsive to real needs. Its approach is collaborative, partnership-based, and centered on long-term community well-being.
Today, Lebanon marks the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary —a cherished occasion of devotion, with Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa watching over the nation and welcoming visitors of all communities. May her protection accompany Lebanon on its path to peace and recovery. #lebanon #HopeInAction #helpusrise
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يحيي لبنان اليوم عيد انتقال السيدة العذراء — وهو مناسبة عزيزة من مناسبات الإيمان، حيث تطل سيدة لبنان من حريصا على الوطن وتستقبل الزوار من جميع الطوائف. فلترافق حمايتها لبنان على طريق السلام والتعافي. #لبنان #ساعدونا_على_النهوض ... See MoreSee Less

On International Youth Day, we celebrate the young people of Lebanon — the students, volunteers, and innovators who choose to stay, to return, and to rebuild. They are not only Lebanon’s future; they are its present. Investing in them is the surest path to a rising Lebanon. #InternationalYouthDay #Lebanon #TogetherWeRise
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في اليوم العالمي للشباب، نحتفي بشباب لبنان — الطلاب والمتطوعين والمبتكرين الذين يختارون البقاء والعودة وإعادة البناء. هم ليسوا مستقبل لبنان فحسب، بل حاضره أيضًا. والاستثمار فيهم هو الطريق الأضمن نحو لبنان ينهض. #اليوم_العالمي_للشباب #لبنان #ساعدونا_على_النهوض ... See MoreSee Less

Cedar of Ours
“Six years ago, an August evening turned to fire. Today, we rise again.
I'm proud to share "Cedar of Ours" — a heartfelt tribute to our beloved homeland. It is a prayer and a promise: for the lives lost on August 4th, for the families still holding the line, and for a Lebanon of dignity, safety, and hope.
Red for the price our people paid. White for the peace we've prayed and prayed. Green for a hope that never dies — one flag, one flame, one Lebanon, one sky.
Let us light a candle for those who won't stand again, and lift our voices for the truth we're owed. On the fourth, together, we say our country's name.
GodSpeed our beloved Lebanon.”
—Thomas A. Abraham
Founder, Help Us Rise Initiative
Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2InYkd5Ow0Q
Cover art by Alex Ahmad Albi�A Cedar Rock Entertainment Production�Presented by Miracle Rock Studio�©️ 2026 Thomas A. Abraham — All Rights Reserved
#Lebanon #August4 #Beirut #WeRemember #OneLebanon #LebaneseDiaspora #OurHomeland #Cedar
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"قبل ست سنوات، تحوّلت أمسية من أمسيات آب إلى نار أحرقت بيروت. أمّا اليوم، فننهض من جديد.
أفتخر بأن أشارككم «أرزتنا» — تحية نابعة من القلب إلى وطننا الحبيب. إنّها صلاة ووعد: من أجل الأرواح التي فقدناها في الرابع من آب، ومن أجل العائلات التي ما زالت صامدة، ومن أجل لبنان تسوده الكرامة والأمان والأمل.
الأحمر ثمنٌ دفعه شعبنا.
والأبيض سلامٌ طالما صلّينا من أجله.
والأخضر أملٌ لا يموت —
علمٌ واحد، شعلةٌ واحدة، لبنانٌ واحد، وسماءٌ واحدة.
فلنُشعل شمعةً لمن لن يعودوا بيننا، ولنرفع أصواتنا مطالبين بالحقيقة التي هي حقّ لنا. في الرابع من آب، نقف معًا ونردّد اسم وطننا.
حفظ الله لبناننا الحبيب."
— توماس أبراهام
مؤسس مبادرة ساعدونا على النهوض
للاستماع:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2InYkd5Ow0Q
تصميم الغلاف: Alex Ahmad Albi
إنتاج Cedar Rock Entertainment
تقديم Miracle Rock Studio
©️ 2026 توماس أبراهام — جميع الحقوق محفوظة
#لبنان #الرابع_من_آب #بيروت #لن_ننسى #لبنان_واحد #الاغتراب_اللبناني #وطننا #الأرزة ... See MoreSee Less

On August 4, 2020, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in modern history struck Beirut, causing loss of life, widespread damage, and long-lasting impact on its communities. In response, Thomas A. Abraham launched Help Us Rise as a direct relief initiative to support those affected. From its earliest efforts, the initiative focused on funding and strengthening local organizations and on-the-ground partners who were already embedded in the neighborhoods they served.
During its first year, Help Us Rise operated under the Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, chaired by Thomas. In 2021, recognizing the need for sustained and structured support, Thomas founded The Beirut Foundation as an independent, non-political organization committed to the well-being of individuals and communities in Beirut and throughout Lebanon.
Today, Help Us Rise continues as one of The Beirut Foundation’s key initiatives, evolving from emergency relief into ongoing community support, capacity-building, and long-term partnership-based development.

The Beirut Foundation works through partnerships, collaboration, and shared responsibility.
Where there is community, there is resilience. Where there is resilience, there is hope.

