English | Français| Deutsch Now Online: SAMA (سما : soared, rose, climbed) Filmed in Lebanon in 2022/2023 — amidst crisis, uncertainty, and moments of doubt — SAMA was shaped by budget struggles and quiet persistence before finally touring film festivals from Kendal to Kathmandu. Watch the full film here: climbaid.org/sama On the [...]
From War to the Wall - Medyan’s Climbing Journey In September 2017, a 16-year-old boy named Medyan stood before a climbing wall for the first time. It was ClimbAID’s mobile climbing wall, A ROLLING ROCK, parked in the middle of a refugee settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Medyan had fled Syria with his [...]
ClimbAID in Times of Change Dear friends of ClimbAID, Syria is free from a dictatorship that brutally oppressed the country for over five decades. Millions of people are now hoping to return to their homeland, but the future remains uncertain. The country faces a long road of transition and reconciliation – yet there is [...]
