“We had to flee to Lebanon to preserve our lives” Ayyat, 30 Palestinian-Syrian refugee Married, mother of 5 Unemployed Lives in Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon “The smallest things used to make me angry, often to the point that I behaved very negatively. For example, I would often hit my children when […]
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“I used to spend most of my time crying” Rajaa, 50 Lebanese Divorced Single caretaker of a son with mental health issues Unemployed Lives in Beirut, Lebanon “When my friends first advised me to join the Intisar Foundation drama therapy programme, they knew I had reached a state of helplessness. I was so exhausted mentally […]
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“The weight of the secrets that I carry has now subsided” Rose, 53 Lebanese Widow, mother of 3 Artisan Lives in Beirut, Lebanon “I now believe that if we do not talk about our troubles they will never get resolved. There were many things that I had never shared with anyone, but I was […]
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“I have a constant feeling of fear about life” Ruwayda, 40 Lebanese Mother of 4 Unemployed Lives in Tripoli, Lebanon “After the foundation’s drama therapy programme, I felt as if I was born again as a completely new and different person.” “I have a stronger personality and now have friends who care […]
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“I have started to breathe and feel more” Fatima, 42 Syrian Divorced,mother of 4 Entrepreneur Lives in Burj El Barjne Beirut, Lebanon “When I was in Syria, I had a certain social status. I was a financially independent business woman. Yet, when the war happened, I became just a refugee.” Fatima […]
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Officially registered as a humanitarian organisation with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2019, Intisar Foundation is the first charitable organisation in the Middle East dedicated to providing psychological support programmes of drama therapy to Arab women affected by the brutality of war and violence.
Intisar Foundation
McCarthy Denning, Suite 102,
70 Mark Lane, London, EC3R 7NQ
UK Registration Charity Number: 1182384