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The institutions and cultural spaces will receive financial support from Al Mawred and Afaq (Fatima Dia).
The “Cultural Resource” and the “Arab Fund for Culture and the Arts” (AFAC) revealed that they have awarded 202 material grants (ranging between 700 and 5,000 dollars) to affected people who work in the cultural and artistic sectors, and the nationality of those affected has not been determined, whether they are Lebanese or Arabs registered in Lebanon (Palestinians, Egyptians, Yemenis and Syrians … were affected by the bombing of the port three months ago. This step occurs after the launch of the two institutions, the “Lebanon Solidarity Fund” (Supervision: Tania El-Khoury, Akram Zaatari and Fadi Tabbal) and received 233 requests for assistance, in exchange for the fund’s support of 150 shareholders working in the fields of the arts and culture, in the Arab world and abroad … The communiqué of the two institutions affirmed the provision of the highest amount of support to their applicants, despite the fact that applicants exceeded the assigned amount, so the Those responsible for the initiative were forced to reduce the amounts required to provide support to those seeking urgent assistance, given the damage to the homes and workplaces of the artists. It should be noted that the fund will have a new round of aid, provided that it is destined to institutions and artistic and cultural spaces damaged by the bombing of the port on August 4.
