Video: Supporting Cultural and Creative Practitioners in Beirut – BERYT Project

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Funded by the Lebanon Financing Facility and implemented by UN-HABITAT and UNESCO, the BERYT project is both a response to an urgent crisis and a model for how integrated urban and cultural recovery can help fragile societies chart a more inclusive and sustainable development path.

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00:01 Beirut is more than a city.

00:04 It's a living story,

00:06 a story of resilience,

00:07 creativity,

00:08 and renewal.

00:10 But on the 4th of August 2020,

00:12 that story was shattered.

00:15 The explosion of the port didn't just cause a devastating human and physical toll.

00:19 It silenced the heart of Lebanon's creative community.

00:24 In the aftermath,

00:25 artists,

00:26 performers,

00:26 and cultural professionals found themselves displaced,

00:29 their work

00:30 and future uncertain.

00:32 This is where Buried stepped in,

00:35 funded by the Lebanon Financing Facility,

00:37 a multi-dor trust fund administered by the World

00:40 Bank and implemented by UN Habitat and UNESCO.

00:44 Berry was designed to bring Beirut's cultural heartbeat

00:47 back to life.

00:58 Through grants,

01:00 Berried supported artists,

01:01 performers,

01:02 and cultural spaces across six creative domains,

01:05 from visual arts and literature to heritage,

01:08 media and more,

01:09 while prioritizing vulnerable creatives.

01:12 And as exhibitions,

01:14 performances,

01:15 workshops,

01:15 and gatherings returned to the city,

01:18 Beirut's cultural pulse slowly came back to life.

01:28 Meals.

01:33 That's

01:34 Ha.

01:36 Beirut hus

01:48 can be alal hello will music heal generally.

02:07 The Hene

02:09 Beirut,

02:09 the tarnik and no lao sa so obea

02:13 delama.

02:18 uh.

03:00 mit corona jails.

03:13 sata.

03:59 Mhm.

04:12 Uh.

04:52 venues.

05:14 is more than a project.

05:15 It's proof that art can rebuild the city,

05:18 that every dance,

05:19 every stitch,

05:21 every story,

05:21 and every performance is a step towards a stronger,

05:25 more resilient Beirut.

05:44 Well who had she yank no

05:48 but do the alabalaantelosa a beli beheelfand who half a Beirut to ahleusa Africa.

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Beirut is more than a city. It's a living story, a story of resilience, creativity, and renewal. But on the 4th of August 2020, that story was shattered. The explosion of the port didn't just cause a devastating human and physical toll. It silenced the heart of Lebanon's creative community. In the aftermath, artists, performers, and cultural professionals found themselves displaced, their work and future uncertain. This is where Buried stepped in, funded by the Lebanon Financing Facility, a multi-dor trust fund administered by the World Bank and implemented by UN Habitat and UNESCO. Berry was designed to bring Beirut's cultural heartbeat back to life. Through grants, Berried supported artists, performers, and cultural spaces across six creative domains, from visual arts and literature to heritage, media and more, while prioritizing vulnerable creatives. And as exhibitions, performances, workshops, and gatherings returned to the city, Beirut's cultural pulse slowly came back to life. Meals. That's Ha. Beirut hus can be alal hello will music heal generally. The Hene Beirut, the tarnik and no lao sa so obea delama. uh. mit corona jails. sata. Mhm. Uh. venues. is more than a project. It's proof that art can rebuild the city, that every dance, every stitch, every story, and every performance is a step towards a stronger, more resilient Beirut. Well who had she yank no but do the alabalaantelosa a beli beheelfand who half a Beirut to ahleusa Africa.

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