One year after the Beirut blast: Thousands of people supported, and People in Need is still on the ground
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Beirut, 4th August - It has been one year since the explosion in Lebanon s capital. In response to the blast, People in Need (PIN) started immediately supporting affected people, providing them with basic needs as well as helped to repair damaged homes and small enterprises. Although responding to the emergency and reaching more than 11,000 people, PIN is still on the ground to support vulnerable people.
As soon as the scale of the explosion became clear, PIN released 500,000 CZK (20,000 EUR) from its Club of Friends fund to support the city s massive relief efforts. Afterward, PIN established the SOS Lebanon fundraiser to gather financial support for the affected residents of Beirut and released additional funds from the Club of Friends. Thanks to the money from the Club of Friends (in total 1,000,000 CZK) and the fundraiser (1,400,000 CZK), PIN coul
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