JIBAL

What JIBAL does

JIBAL (legally JIBAL-ASS.PR LA JUSTICE ENVIRONNEMENTALE ET SOCIALE) is a Lebanon-based non-profit association founded in 2017 with approximately 47 employees, headquartered in Achrafieh, Beirut, with a branch account in Badaro. The organization operates programs across three pillars: Food Sovereignty, Education, and Energy Justice. Its food sovereignty work links local farmers to community kitchens, supports agroecology research, and produces territorial food strategies for municipalities including Majd El Meouch and Zgharta. The education pillar delivers the Learning Garden Activities curriculum of 33 workshops for children aged 7-14, while the energy justice and environmental justice pillars develop participatory democracy toolkits, including the Citizen Assemblies Toolkit produced with UCL Urban Lab and Al-Bawsala.

Since 2024, JIBAL has run a Solidarity Crowdfund war relief program that has established community kitchens in five shelters (Furn El Chebbak, Broumana, Bikfaya, Mtain, Baalbek-Hermel) and documents impacts on local food systems. The organization funds itself entirely through donations via five channels: Crowdfunder UK, Every.org, Fondation de France wire transfer, local USD wire transfer to its Badaro branch, and Whish mobile transfer. Its product surface consists of research publications, operational guides (Community Kitchen Guideline 2024, Social Groceries Manual, Citizen Assemblies Toolkit), documentary films, and educational programs, all distributed free of charge via jibal.org and partner platforms. There is no proprietary software platform or commercial product; the underlying "technology" consists of community-organizing methodologies, agroecology frameworks, and participatory democracy processes.

Name

JIBAL

Legal name

JIBAL-ASS.PR LA JUSTICE ENVIRONNEMENTALE ET SOCIALE

Website

https://jibal.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JIBAL is a Lebanon-based non-profit NGO founded in 2017 that promotes environmental and social justice through food sovereignty programs, alternative education, and participatory democracy, serving displaced families, local farmers, municipalities, and youth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK)

Keywords

• Food sovereignty programs
• Environmental justice advocacy
• Humanitarian relief services
• Community education programs
• Agroecology research

Headquarters

HQ city

Badaro

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Crowdfunding: JIBAL generates revenue primarily through donations and solidarity crowdfunds. The organization accepts donations through multiple channels including online card payments (Crowdfunder UK, Every.org), wire transfers (Fondation de France, Lebanon bank accounts), and local transfers. The crowdfund supports linking local farmers with central kitchens, purchasing produce from local farmers, supporting community kitchens in shelters, and documenting war impacts on local food systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JIBAL is a Lebanese non-governmental organization founded in 2017 that delivers programs in food sovereignty, environmental education, and energy justice for displaced communities and marginalized populations in Lebanon. The organization operates community-based initiatives including agroecology projects, sustainable farming training, food distribution to displaced families, and renewable energy advocacy. JIBAL works through partnerships with municipalities, shelters, and farmer cooperatives to advance environmental and social justice in Lebanon.

Product overview

JIBAL is a non-profit organization (NGO) focused on environmental and social justice in Lebanon. The organization does not offer a technology product or platform; rather, it produces a portfolio of publications, educational programs, documentary films, and operational guides centered on food sovereignty, environmental justice, and alternative education. Key offerings include territorial food plans (Majd El Meouch, Zgharta), the Agroecology in Lebanon research, Learning Garden Activities curriculum, Social Groceries Manual, Community Kitchen Guidelines, Citizen Assemblies Toolkit, and documentary films. These publications and programs work together to promote sustainability in built and natural environments, human societies, and economic and social policies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Sovereignty Program
• Education Program
• Energy Justice Program

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UCL Urban LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with UCL Urban Lab on '(En)Visioning Justice: Citizens' Assemblies and Energy Futures in the Global South' project, which includes developing a toolkit for organizing participatory democracy processes in Arab countries.
• Al-BawsalacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Al-Bawsala (Tunisia) partnered with JIBAL in organizing three citizens' assemblies as part of the '(En)Visioning Justice' project. Al-Bawsala is a Tunisian organization focused on democratic participation and transparency.
• Crowdfunder UKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline crowdfunding platform used for the Jibal Solidarity Crowdfund campaign to raise donations for war relief and food system support.
• Every.orgminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonation platform offering tax reduction benefits for donors residing in the US, used as one of the donation channels for Jibal.
• Fondation de FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench foundation that receives wire transfers for donations to Jibal, allowing tax reduction for people residing in France.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Slow Food: Global movement headquartered in Italy that promotes food sovereignty, agroecology, and protection of local food traditions — directly comparable to JIBAL's food sovereignty and territorial food planning work in Lebanon.
• Action Against Hunger / ACF: Global humanitarian organization that operates community kitchens and food security programs in conflict and emergency settings — directly comparable to JIBAL's shelter-based community kitchen network.
• Heifer International: International NGO supporting smallholder farmers with sustainable agriculture practices and linking producers to markets — closely aligned with JIBAL's farmer-to-kitchen linkage and agroecology research programs.

Broad incumbents

• CARE International: Major humanitarian and development NGO with global food security and women's empowerment programs — comparable in mission scope (food, resilience, community) but operating at significantly larger scale than JIBAL.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization delivering emergency food assistance, market systems, and community resilience programs in conflict-affected settings, similar in operational model to JIBAL's relief coordination.
• OXFAM: Large international confederation working on food justice, community organizing, and humanitarian response; overlaps with JIBAL's food sovereignty, advocacy, and community-led approach but at much greater scale.
• Welthungerhilfe: German humanitarian and development NGO focused on food security, rural development, and community resilience — comparable to JIBAL's food sovereignty and territorial food planning work in the MENA/Arab region context.
• World Food Programme: UN agency addressing emergency food assistance and food systems globally; operates at vastly larger scale but shares JIBAL's mission of feeding displaced populations and supporting local food systems in Lebanon.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity: Community-led development organization emphasizing participatory approaches to housing and resilience — comparable in its bottom-up, community-organizing methodology applied to social challenges.
• Practical Action: International NGO applying technology and sustainable agriculture to poverty in the Global South — closely aligned with JIBAL's agroecology, sustainable agriculture research, and community-based development approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jibalNGO
• Instagraminstagram.com/jibalngo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jibal-ngo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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