Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA)

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23/03/2023 - 2:43pm

The Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA), is a faith based organization (FBO) located in Lebanon, registered under the decree No. 4500/1950, was founded year 1950 in order to claim the rights of communities through development and social projects as well as health care and medical services.

Its projects and activities aim to mitigate all forms of discrimination towards civil rights access (medical, health, education, work opportunities, or any other additional required support), raise individual and collective awareness, mainstream protection and disseminate risks prevention.

The intervention strategy consists of a holistic approach within development, advocacy and resilience as well as relief and emergency response action.

Since 1950, AICA has created several institutions and locations in order to ensure specific programs/activities responding to vulnerable communities and individuals’ needs, such as:

� Alzahraa Medical Center

� House of Wisdom Community Kitchen

� The Social Hall

� Al Douha School

� Mosque of Imam Ali bin Abi Talib (as)

� Mosque of Fatima Zahra (as)

� AICA Social Services Community Center

� AICA Digital Lab

Vision: AICA adapts a humanitarian response action, development and benevolence, targeting the whole community through the adoption of an integrated global ecosystem approach based on Human Rights. AICA ensures coverage of needs related to basic rights without any discrimination through access to services & advocacy, with a horizontal axe of action. AICA takes action through community participation, youth-led initiatives, builds bridges through culture and dialogue, as well as encourages partnership & community initiatives through development & peacebuilding, whilst transforming challenges into opportunities, and conflicts to Peace

Main Goal: Standing by the 17 SDGs, AICA intends to lead a global networking through faith in potentials, creating opportunities, reinforcing positive social values, resources management, strategic partnerships and community development to achieve a better & more sustainable future

Mission: AICA empowers vulnerable communities, through community development, advocacy & peace-building, and humanitarian response action to enjoy social justice.

Values: With reference to Human Rights Declaration Charter, & based on Imam Ali Bin Abi Taleb (as) values, AICA adopts principles considered fundamental to humanitarian actions:

Humanity : “Whatever is taken away from you will be replaced with something better.” Imam Ali (as)

Social Justice: “Justice is the base that supports the whole world.” Imam Ali (as)

Active Citizenship: “Work for a better Life as if you live forever, and work for better Ends as if you die tomorrow.” Imam Ali (as)

Partnership : “Understanding is what makes relationships.” Imam Ali (as)

Volunteering: “Don’t feel ashamed when giving little for charity, that is because there is always goodness in giving no matter how little.” Imam Ali (as)

Sustainability: “It is in the changing of circumstances in life that the essence of man is revealed.” Imam Ali (as)

Acronym: 
AICA
Organisation Type: 
Local Civil Society Organisation
Founding Year: 
1950
Country of Origin: 
LB
Scope: 
National
Country/ies of Operation: 
Lebanon
Intervention Sector(s): 
Advocacy & Awareness
Children & Youth
Citizenship
Education
Health
Relief Services
Contact person's position: 
CEO
Contact person's email: 
Contact person's phone number: 
+9616380606 ext: 888
Address: 
2nd Floor, Offices 22 & 23, Eid Center
Eid Center, Alshamal Street Jabal Mohsen
5061 Tripoli , North Lebanon
Lebanon
Phone: +9616380606
Fax: +9616391236
North Lebanon LB
2nd Floor Offices 22& 23
Eid Center, Alshamal Street Jabal Mohsen
5061 Tripoli , North Lebanon
Lebanon
Phone: +9616380606
Fax: +9616391236
North Lebanon LB
2nd Floor, Offices 22 & 23, Eid Center
Eid Center, Alshamal Street Jabal Mohsen
5061 Tripoli , North Lebanon
Lebanon
Phone: +9616380606
North Lebanon LB
City: 
Tripoli
Street: 
Eid Center, Alshamal Street
Additional: 
Jabal Mohsen
Phone: 
+9616380606
Fax: 
+9616391236
Contact person's name: 
Noureddine Eid
Partnerships: 
MOPH YMCA PU-AMI CRS Acted Baladi CAP British Council GIZ

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The Alawite Islamic Charity Association (AICA), is a faith-based organization (FBO) located in Lebanon, registered under decree No. 4500/1950, was founded in the year 1950 in order to claim the rights of communities through the development and social projects as well as health care and medical service.

Its projects and activities aim to mitigate all forms of discrimination towards civil rights access (medical, health, education, work opportunities), raise individual and collective awareness, mainstream protection, and disseminate risk prevention.

Tuesday, 12 July 2022
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AICA's Social Services center a hub on Syria street between Jabal Mohsen and Tabbaneh providing support to the community in different fields such as medical consultations, psychosocial support, referral services, education and other services.

Sunday, 27 December 2020
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Please send your CV to the following email: [email protected] and cc: [email protected] mentioning in the subject reference "Finance Manager".

All CVs without this subject line or cover letters will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Friday, 7 July 2023
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The Head of Programs and Operations (HoP) will provide overall leadership and direction to the program teams and oversee the implementation of the organization's projects and operations. The HoP will be responsible for ensuring the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the programs and operations, and for achieving the program objectives in a timely and cost-effective manner. The HoP will work closely with the Senior Management Team (SMT) to ensure the alignment of the programs and operations with the organization's overall strategy and goals.

Friday, 31 March 2023
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The Alawite Islamic Charity Association (#AICA) opens the registration for 6 modules of the International Computer Driving License (#ICDL) at its Digital Lab:

1 - Microsoft Word

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Solidarity project is a pilot program, supported by USAID BALADI CAP, targeting marginalized populations of Tripoli (Jabal Mohsen, Tebbaneh and Quobbeh)