Lebanon Emergency Appeal

Finding somewhere to stay can offer some relief, but there is still food to find for the family and clean water to drink. Bedding matters too when several people are trying to rest in temporary accommodation. 

People staying with relatives may be sharing a crowded home, with little space of their own. In collective shelters, parents are also trying to care for children and support older relatives while the family lives away from home. 

Returning brings another set of responsibilities. Families have to settle into communities where homes and public services have been damaged, while continuing to look after the people who depend on them. Reaching the neighbourhood they left is only part of finding a suitable place to live. 

Through the Lebanon Emergency Appeal, you can help with the cost of food and other essentials while families look after one another away from home. 

Donate to Lebanon with One Ummah

Choose an option below or give another amount through our Lebanon Emergency Appeal donation widget at the top of the page. 

£10 towards hot meals 

£10 can help provide hot meals for people facing hunger. Families still need a meal today, even when they are unsure where they will live. Give towards food for a family facing that uncertainty. 

£40 towards food for a family 

A £40 gift to the Lebanon Emergency Appeal can help feed a family of five for up to one month. Help with food can ease one of the costs parents face while they are displaced or trying to return. 

£100 towards emergency aid 

£100 can help provide emergency assistance for people in urgent need. A household may need food, bedding and other essentials at the same time. This option supports the appeal’s wider emergency relief. 

Give what you can manage. Help with food can make life a little easier for a parent trying to care for their family away from home. 

Why the Lebanon Emergency Appeal is still Needed 

In a briefing on 18 August 2026, UNHCR reported that around 860,000 people had returned to their areas of origin. Around 360,000 remained displaced, including at least 22,000 living in collective shelters. Others were staying with relatives in crowded conditions. 

For those who returned, damaged homes and poor infrastructure meant that reaching their neighbourhood did not necessarily give them a suitable place to live or access to the services they needed. 

Earlier in the year, the Lebanon Response Plan 2026, published in February, estimated that 2.99 million people needed humanitarian assistance and set a target of reaching 1.5 million. 

A separate UNFPA report covering 10–17 March recorded more than one million people who had self-registered as displaced. 

These reports cover different dates and stages of displacement, so the figures do not directly show how needs have changed. Families who remain away from home and those who have returned to damaged properties still need support with food and somewhere suitable to stay. The Lebanon Emergency Appeal helps families meet these daily needs while they work out where they can live. 

One Ummah works with teams and local partners on the ground to help deliver emergency aid. Your donation can help provide hot meals and food supplies, clean water, bedding and shelter essentials. 

A parent caring for children away from home may already be struggling with several expenses. Help with food can ease part of that pressure. Bedding gives family members something to rest on or cover themselves with in temporary accommodation. Providing these items is a practical way to help parents care for the children and older relatives who depend on them. 

Give For the Sake of Allah 

As Muslims, we hope for Allah’s mercy in our own moments of difficulty. The Prophet ﷺ taught that whoever relieves a believer’s distress in this world will have distress relieved by Allah on the Day of Resurrection. This Hadeeth is recorded in Sahih Muslim (2699a). 

Give to the Lebanon Emergency Appeal with a sincere intention of seeking Allah’s pleasure and easing someone else’s hardship. A donation towards food or emergency aid is one way to put that intention into practice. 

Our brothers and sisters are doing their best to look after the people they love. These are people’s mums, dads, grandparents, siblings and children. They deserve help given with care and respect for their honour. 

When you sit down to eat with your own family, remember those who are still finding their way home. Feeding someone is a practical way of caring for them. It meets a need they cannot put aside while they wait for housing or services to be restored. 

May Allah accept your Sadaqah and bring ease to the people of Lebanon.

Stand With Families in Lebanon 

Alongside giving, keep those affected in your Du’a by asking Allah to protect families, relieve their hardship and grant them safety. 

Sharing the Lebanon Emergency Appeal with friends, family or your local community can also help it reach someone able to donate. Tell them why you are giving and what their own donation could help provide. 

If you are collecting Sadaqah with relatives or at your Masjid, share what each amount can help provide. Someone may be able to contribute towards hot meals, while others can give towards food for a family. Keeping the choices clear lets people take part according to what they can afford. 

Support the Lebanon Emergency Appeal today 

Families who remain displaced and those returning to damaged homes continue to need food and essentials. You can help meet those needs through One Ummah. 

One Ummah’s 100% donation policy explains how project donations support delivery, including implementation, while core running costs are funded separately. The policy applies to the amount received after external payment fees. 

For questions about the project, contact info@oneummah.org.uk or call 0300 111 3111. 

Choose a donation and give your Sadaqah today. 

Donate to the Lebanon Emergency Appeal.