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the government does not provide the institutions with any subsidies for their living. This situation has created additional burden to these institutions that are on the brink of collapsing. CNEWA supported ten of the abovementioned institutions; schools, dispensaries and hospitals, upgrading their infrastructure through the provision of equipment and rehabilitation works. CNEWA also provided 63 persons with microcredit loans between $5,000 and $10,000. Support marginalized and poor. Following the pastoral visit conducted in January 2015 by CNEWA’s president, Msgr. John Kozar, when he visited two dispensaries run by sisters, the need for medical intervention to Lebanon’s poor was observed. In spite of the economic hardship, local people have provided the refugees with a huge proportion of assistance. However, patience is wearing thin. With time, the sympathy is fading because the burden on the Lebanese hosting families is getting heavier, and day after day, the Lebanese who already face difficult economic
conditions, are feeling that they are losing the little they had. Communities hosting refugees have begun to question why refugees are receiving additional international support while they struggle without help. Consequently, CNEWA provided funds for this purpose to support the poor Lebanese through the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross dispensary in Shlifa, the intercommunity socio-medical center in Nabaa, the Good Shepherd Sisters’ dispensary in Jdeidet and the Greek Catholic Archbishopric of Zahle. FINANCIAL In addition to its many generous North American donors, CNEWA coordinates aid worldwide. Funding partners include the Archdiocese of Cologne; Anonymous; Educational Opportunities for Lebanon; Embrace the Middle East; Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; Misereor; and Missio. Together, CNEWA has raised US$2,907,342 since August 2014, disbursing $419,221 in 2014; $1,783,902 in 2015; and the remaining balance of $385,262 will be disbursed in early 2016 as follows: