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.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV visited the tomb of Saint Charbel in Annaya and entrusted Lebanon and its people to the saint’s intercession — calling for prayer, hope, humility, and spiritual solidarity.
At Help Us Rise, we carry this reminder forward—placing compassion, care, and shared responsibility at the core of recovery.
Read more: www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-12/pope-lebanon-st-charbel-tomb-prayer-peace.html
#HelpUsRise #Lebanon #Peace #FaithInAction #Coexistence
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زار قداسة البابا لاوون الرابع عشر ضريح القديس شربل في عنايا، حيث أوكل لبنان وشعبه إلى شفاعة القديس، داعيًا إلى الصلاة، والرجاء، والتواضع، والتضامن الروحي.
في مبادرة "ساعدونا على النهوض"، نحمل هذا التذكير معنا—لنضع التعاطف، والرعاية، والمسؤولية المشتركة في صميم جهود التعافي.
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As part of his Apostolic Visit to Lebanon, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV visited the site of the 2020 Beirut Port explosion—where over 200 lives were lost, more than 7,000 were injured, and 300,000 were displaced. Standing before a monument bearing the names of the victims, the Pope lit a candle, prayed in silence, and met with grieving families.
Among them was Nada Abdelsater, board member of The Beirut Foundation, representing the family of one of the youngest victims. Help Us Rise—an initiative of the Beirut Foundation, born from the aftermath of this tragedy—remains dedicated to preserving memory and rebuilding Lebanon with dignity and care.
Nearly six years on, memory persists—and so does our commitment to truth, healing, and hope.
Read more www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-12/pope-leo-xiv-explosion-port-of-beirut-victims.html
#helpusrise #beirutfoundation #BeirutPortExplosion #neverforget #lebanon #memoryisidentity
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في إطار زيارته الرسولية إلى لبنان، زار قداسة البابا لاوون الرابع عشر موقع انفجار مرفأ بيروت عام 2020 – الكارثة التي أودت بحياة أكثر من 200 شخص، وجرحت ما يزيد عن 7,000 آخرين، وشرّدت نحو 300,000 من منازلهم. وقد وقف قداسته أمام نصب تذكاري يحمل أسماء الضحايا، أشعل شمعة، ورفع صلاة صامتة، والتقى بعدد من عائلات الضحايا.
من بين الحاضرين كانت ندى عبد الساتر، عضو مجلس أمناء مؤسسة بيروت، تمثّل عائلة أحد أصغر ضحايا الانفجار. وُلدت مبادرة ساعدونا على النهوض من رحم هذه الفاجعة – كمبادرة تابعة لمؤسسة بيروت، تسعى إلى صون الذاكرة، وإعادة بناء لبنان بالكرامة والرعاية.
بعد ما يقارب ست سنوات، لا تزال الذاكرة حيّة – وكذلك التزامنا بالحقيقة، والشفاء، والرجاء.
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#ساعدونا_على_النهوض #مؤسسة_بيروت #انفجار_مرفأ_بيروت #لن_ننسى #لبنان #الذاكرة_هوية ... See MoreSee Less


“Honored to have commissioned and sponsored this limited-edition archival book Re Beirut—only 20 copies exist—created to preserve the history and soul of the Port of Beirut, and acting as a reminder that memory is identity—and identity must be protected.
These volumes will be gifted to individuals who have done so much for Lebanon to live on.
My gratitude to Eddy Choueiry for his vision and dedication to ensuring Beirut’s story is never forgotten.”
Thomas A. Abraham, Founder of The Beirut Foundation and the Help Us Rise Initiative
#ReBeirut #Lebanon #HistoryMatters #Legacy #MemoryPreserved #BeirutPort
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يشرفني أن أكون قد كلّفت ورعيت إصدار هذا الكتاب الأرشيفي—يوجد منه عشرين نسخة فقط—وُضع بهدف حفظ تاريخ مرفأ بيروت وروحه، وتذكيرنا بأنّ الذاكرة هي الهوية، وأنّ الهوية لا بدّ من حمايتها.
ستُهدى هذه النسخ إلى شخصيات قدّمت الكثير ليبقى لبنان ويستمر.
امتناني العميق لإدي شويري على رؤيته وجهوده في ضمان ألّا تُنسى حكاية بيروت."
— توماس أبراهام، مؤسّس مؤسسة بيروت ومبادرة ساعدونا على النهوض
#لبنان
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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.

