A committed
ecosystem.

#IStandByAfrica

African youth,
equipped to succeed.

Run by #IStandByYou, the #IStandByAfrica program acts on several complementary levers to transform schooling and opportunities for African children: building sports infrastructure in schools, solar electrification, digitalization, girls' empowerment through sport, and backing for other local initiatives.

#IStandByTunisia

Africa in action,
at country scale.

#IStandByTunisia is the local arm of #IStandByAfrica in Tunisia. Same strands, national footprint: basketball courts in underserved schools, girls' empowerment, solar electrification of schools, digitalization.

First on-the-ground results: female clubs created, young people accessing the sport, an elite U16 girls' training center opened in Hammamet.

#IStandByLebanon

Companies
stand for Lebanon.

Since 2018, Lebanon has been going through an unprecedented economic crisis. #IStandByLebanon is a secular, apolitical initiative run by #IStandByYou that mobilizes companies to act concretely.

The program runs on 3 strands: emergency response (healthcare access — medication for cancer patients at the American University of Beirut Medical Center), stimulating the economy (supporting Lebanese jobs), and building lasting impact projects (sports courts and educational programs, EIGHT entrepreneurship school).

Wallah We Can

Public schools
reinvented for children.

Wallah We Can is an NGO founded by Lotfi Hamadi that has spent over a decade working on children's access to education, wherever public schools need backing.

Its flagship initiative, Green School, isn't just about rehabilitating buildings. It transforms each school into a place where children actually want to come: renovated classrooms, redesigned playgrounds, libraries, teaching materials, access to clean water, dignified sanitation. And around classroom hours, extracurricular clubs and tutoring round out the children's day.

At the heart of the model, one strong idea: sustainability comes through the parents. Each renovated school is paired with a farm run by the parents themselves — 140 solar panels installed, 750,000 kWh of green electricity produced, sustainable agriculture that creates local income. Profits fund the continuous rehabilitation of the schools and the activities for the children. A self-sustaining loop that doesn't depend on one-off donations.

Today, Wallah We Can has opened or rehabilitated schools across several countries on 3 continents — Tunisia (10 primary schools and 1 secondary school), Lebanon (Christian orphanage in the north), Congo, Vietnam, France —, and runs relays through territorial associations in Belgium and Ireland. 10 Embassies of Childhood (extracurricular centers) complete the on-the-ground action. More than 9,000 children currently benefit from the support.

The project has been covered by Forbes, Le Monde, Deutsche Welle, La Stampa and Libération. A documentary by Lilou Lemaire, "Dites à l'avenir que nous arrivons" (Ellis Films, co-produced with Ushuaïa TV · TV5 Monde · 2M · CNC · Procirep), is dedicated to it — watch the teaser.

EIGHT

An entrepreneurship school,
free for the Lebanese.

EIGHT trains the next generation of Lebanese entrepreneurs by giving them the tools to build their company while they study. Degree-track programs from Bachelor's to Master's — but more importantly: by graduation, students aren't looking for a job. They have a startup that's already built, already running, and a structured post-graduation accompaniment to help it grow.

Campus in Beirut. Access to the international network and sports infrastructure. Entirely free for Lebanese beneficiaries through the partnership with #IStandByLebanon.

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Supporting EDN, #IStandByYou or our partners means joining a network of committed organizations. Several concrete ways: