Amel Association International (Amel) is a Lebanese and non-sectarian NGO created in 1979. Amel works through 28 centers, 6 mobile medical units, 2 mobile education units, and 1 mobile protection unit, and for 43 years has supported the poorest regions of Lebanon, from Beirut and its South Suburbs to Mount Lebanon, Bekaa, and South Lebanon. Amel offers accessible services for all in the following fields: food security, health, education, protection, child protection, gender-based violence, livelihood, promotion, protection of human rights, and rural development.