In 2013, I traveled to Lebanon to tell the story of the Syrian refugee crisis as a documentary. Six years later, I’ve remained because I fell in love with a community and a cause. The Syrian Civil War, which still rages on today, has displaced millions of families. Due to a shared border, many fled to Lebanon in search of safety, hope and a future. While some of these families have been able to escape war, daily conflict remains in the form of assimilating into a new culture, obtaining a job and regaining empowerment.

Our Mission
In 2015, I founded the Sadalsuud Foundation (www.sadalsuudfoundation.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization registered in the U.S. These last several years, Sadalsuud has served the Tripoli community and takes a common-sense approach in bringing people from different backgrounds together to educate, develop marketable skills and to empower women and children. Sadalsuud conducts community building through two programs.