Help Our Family Restore Its Livelihood in Debel
⚠️ Help Us Rebuild Our Lives and Save Our Land for the 2nd Time 🙏💔
Urgent Fundraiser – Help Our Family Restore Its Agricultural Livelihood in Debel, South Lebanon.
Dear Kind Souls,
My name is Jean Hatoum, and I am reaching out on behalf of my family with an urgent plea for help.
We come from Debel, a village in South Lebanon, near the border, where our family has built its life through years of hard work, agriculture, and dedication to our land.
For us, this land is much more than a place to live. It is our home, our livelihood, our history, and the only means we have to support ourselves.
We have already experienced the devastation of war. After the 2024 war, we worked hard to rebuild our lives, restore our home, and recover what had been destroyed. We believed we could finally start again and look toward a more stable future.
But on February 28, 2026, when the war in Lebanon escalated once more, everything changed again.
The consequences for our family and our agricultural livelihood have been devastating.
We Lost Years of Hard Work in a Matter of Days:
As a result of the war in southern Lebanon, our agricultural land and the resources we depend on have suffered extensive damage.
Today:
• All our crops have withered, leaving us with no agricultural production and no income from our land.
• Our irrigation system has been damaged, making it extremely difficult to water and maintain our agricultural land.
• Our solar panels have been damaged, affecting the electricity supply we rely on for our agricultural activities.
• We have lost 35 beehives, destroying an important part of our beekeeping activity and livelihood.
• Our trees and agricultural land need restoration, including replanting and years of work to bring them back to productivity.
The damage and the costs of restoring our agricultural livelihood exceed $10,000. Unfortunately, this is an amount our family simply cannot afford.
We Refuse to Abandon Our Land:
Despite everything that has happened, we remain in Debel, and we are determined to rebuild our lives here.
We do not want to abandon our village, leave our land behind, or give up on everything our family has worked so hard to preserve.
However, determination alone cannot repair an irrigation system, replace 35 beehives, purchase solar panels, or replant the trees and crops that have been lost.
Our situation has become extremely difficult. We have no monthly salary, no regular financial assistance, and no institution providing us with an income to help us get through this period.
Agriculture and working our land are our only means of earning a living.
This is why restoring our land is not simply about repairing war damage. It is about restoring our only source of income and giving our family a chance to become financially independent again.
Without our crops, beehives, irrigation system, and solar panels, we cannot produce, work, or earn a living.
We want to work. We want to cultivate our land again. We want to support ourselves through our own efforts rather than depend on others indefinitely.
But right now, we need help to make that possible.
How Your Support Will Help Us:
We are launching this urgent fundraiser through Fundahope, with an initial fundraising goal of $10,000.
Although the actual damages exceed this amount, reaching this initial target would allow us to begin the difficult process of rebuilding.
The funds raised will help us:
• Replace our 35 lost beehives and restore our beekeeping activity.
• Repair our irrigation system so we can water our land and resume agricultural work.
• Replant trees and crops that have withered or been destroyed.
• Install new solar panels to restore the electricity supply needed for our agricultural activities.
• Restart our agricultural production and gradually rebuild our only source of income.
Every contribution, no matter how small, will help us take another step toward restoring our land and livelihood.
Please Help Us Stay, Rebuild, and Continue Working Our Land:
We know that thousands of families across Lebanon are suffering, and we are only one family among many facing the consequences of this devastating war.
We also know that these are difficult times for everyone. Asking for help is never easy, especially when all we want is to be able to work and provide for ourselves.
But we cannot rebuild everything alone.
We are asking you to stand with us, not simply to repair what has been destroyed, but to help us preserve our home, protect our land, and restore the livelihood that allows us to survive.
We do not want to leave Debel. We do not want to surrender the land that has sustained our family.
We want to plant again, harvest again, restore our beehives, and rebuild the life we have lost for the second time.
Even $5 or $10 can make a difference. If you are unable to donate, please share our campaign with your friends, family, communities, and anyone who might be able to help.
Your generosity will not simply help us replace damaged equipment or replant trees. It will help a family regain the ability to work, earn a living, and remain on its land.
If you cannot donate, please share this message so it can reach someone who might help.
You can help, via online donations by clicking on link, or:
-Western Union to Jean Toni Hatoum (Transfer Number should be shared so I can withdraw),
-Moneygram to Jean Toni Hatoum (Reference Number should be shared so I can withdraw),
-or Whish Money to Jean Toni Hatoum 0096170169933,
-or via bank account (it was set up for this fundraising only) to account below:
Account Holder Name: JEAN TONI HATOUM
IBAN: LB97005699840103500789790002
SWIFT Code: AUDBLBBX
Currency: USD Fresh
Address: Beirut-Jounieh Coastal Highway Bank Audi bldg., Naccash Dbayeh.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for reading our story, for your kindness, and for standing with our family during this incredibly difficult time.
The war has damaged our land, destroyed our crops, and taken away years of hard work. But we are still here, and we are determined to rebuild.
With love, prayers, and gratitude,
Jean Hatoum
On behalf of my family
Debel, South Lebanon
