2020
File information | File dimensions | File size | Options |
Original JPG File | 3883 × 3456 pixels (13.42 MP) 12.9 in × 11.5 in @ 300 PPI |
1.7 MB | Download |
Website and Low resolution print | 2000 × 1780 pixels (3.56 MP) 6.7 in × 5.9 in @ 300 PPI |
520 KB | Download |
Screen | 850 × 757 pixels (0.64 MP) 2.8 in × 2.5 in @ 300 PPI |
95 KB | Download |
Preview | Screen Preview |
95 KB | View |
Date photo taken
09 November 2014
Country of origin
Lebanon
Region
Middle East
Photo credit
PARD Staff
Themes
Food, Relief
Description
Caption for media: A woman waits with two boxes of food she received from The Popular Aid for Relief and Development, an MCC partner. The food is distributed to especially vulnerable families living in Beirut who were impacted by the massive explosion of ammonium nitrate in August. Photo courtesy of PARD
More information:
Photo was taken during a distribution of food kits in the Karantina, Burj Hammoud and Nabaa neighborhoods of Beirut and Mount Lebanon. This area is very close to the Lebanese port that was affected by the August 2020 explosion and has a large population of vulnerable Lebanese and refugees. Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD), an MCC partner, runs this food assistance project for 1,000 households to provide 50% of food needs for 12 months, as well as kitchen items for those who need them.
This photo documents the process of distribution following COVID-19 precautions where beneficiaries first have temperature taken, wait while social distancing and then register and pick up a food parcel from the room next door. The parcels are assembled in two sizes, one for families of one to three members and the other for families of four or more. Name of individual pictured is withheld for security reasons.
MCC supports the project through its account at Canadian Foodgrains Bank with matching funds provided by the Government of Canada. The project targets vulnerable households from all nationalities impacted by the explosion including Syrian refugee, Lebanese and other refugee and migrant worker households.
Photo courtesy of PARD