Mona Abu Baker is a 22 year old Geography student at the University of Sabha. To  earn a living, she sells different products through a service delivery on her Facebook page. The products are sourced from friends who bring them to her from Tripoli or Misurata. The financial benefits from this venture are modest, and Mona...

Butheina Alkosh is a 24 year old woman originally from Bani Walid who moved to Tripoli with her family in order to pursue her studies in medicine at the university. In November 2019 they  went through a very stressful and traumatic experience when they had to leave everything behind and flee from Tripoli due to  the bombings....

Wanes Alfghaly is a 17-year-old entrepreneur who lives in the beautiful city of Zuwara. At 15 years old and just as he joined high school, the ambitious young man started his first business selling DVD’s, CD’s and computer software. He also repaired computers and mobile phones that had broken down in addition to downloading software...

I was born and raised in Libya. My father travelled to Libya during the early 90’s to find a job and build a new life. A few years later, with a job secured in Libya, he returned to his hometown in Sudan to get married. Soon after marrying my mother, they travelled back to Libya...

Bezzima Al Jadida is a village in the Al Kufra region located about 12 km from Al Kufra centre in the desert of south-eastern Libya. In the 2012 national census the village population was estimated at 10,000 people. The climate of the region is characterized by high temperatures averaging above 38 °C (100 °F) with...

“It is my dream to have zero people in need, that is what drives me.” A powerful statement from Najla, a former employee of the Ministry of Housing and Utilities in 2017. Najla wanted a career change and to focus on providing humanitarian services to the Libyan population. Since 2017, Najla has been the Director...

A child accompanied by her father visits a pediatric facility for check-up in 2020. Photo: ©UNDP Libya/ Abdullah Hussin‎ Six years of civil war has left Libya’s infrastructure crippled and its health system destabilized. In 2017, the Sabratha Health Center, located 70 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, was severely damaged during the conflict.The center...

Mr. Ali Mortada and his colleagues from the General Company for Cleaning Services are disinfecting an office in Ghat. photo: ©Omar Saleh When the threat of the Coronavirus outbreak arose in Libya, authorities took a set of decisions to tackle it in all regions and cities of the country. They included disinfection campaigns of public...