Two 16-year-olds raised $15,000 to rebuild lives after the war.
Id bi id means “hand in hand”. We filmed the families of Nabatieh, told their stories, and delivered the aid to them in person: more than seven family businesses rebuilding, and 100 orphaned children hosted.
Nabatieh, South Lebanon · 2025
Our impact in numbers
Our December 2024 plan vs. what happened
2–4 families planned · 7+ helped
Who we are
Two students who refused to just watch the news
How we did it
Four steps, no middlemen
From the first visit to Nabatieh to handing over the aid, in about three months.
26 Dec 2024
We went to Nabatieh
On 26 December 2024 we drove to Nabatieh, in South Lebanon, and sat down with families whose shops, workshops and homes had been destroyed.
Feb 2025
We told their stories
We filmed their interviews, edited them into short films and published them on Instagram, with the families’ consent.
From 18 Feb 2025
People gave
The films drove donors to our GoFundMe and our website. We aimed for $3,000–4,000 and raised more than $15,000.
March 2025
We delivered it by hand
We went back to Nabatieh and handed the aid to each family in person. The surplus reached more than seven businesses.
What we did
Our projects
Two projects in five months: getting war-hit family businesses back on their feet, and giving orphaned children a day they would remember.
The people behind the numbers
Three families who shared their stories
Filmed in Nabatieh on 26 December 2024, and visited again when we delivered the aid.
Timeline
From an idea to $15,000 in five months
December 2024
The plan
Two 16-year-olds set a target: $3,000–4,000 to support two to four war-affected families.
26 December 2024
First visit to Nabatieh
We interview Qassem, Aaref and Tarek among the rubble of their businesses.
February 2025
Launch
Id bi id goes public on Instagram, with a website and a GoFundMe opened on 18 February.
Early 2025
Goal passed, aid delivered
A month in, we have passed our target. We return to Nabatieh to hand the families their aid in person.
March 2025
A day at the Dunes
100 children from Dar El Aytam at the trampoline park, with an Iftar for 60 of them, 23 volunteers.
Total
$15,000+ for 7+ businesses
About four times what we set out to raise.
Watch
Six films, shot on the ground
Every dollar we raised came through these videos. We filmed and edited them ourselves.
The Nabatieh interviews
Our first film: three families, filmed on 26 December 2024. Unedited, 7 minutes.
Delivering the aid
A month after launch, back in Nabatieh to hand over what donors gave.
Past $10,000
An update from the rubble, and the families who asked not to be filmed.
Iftar night
From packing gifts to the magic show at the Dunes.
Thank you
The founders thank everyone who followed, shared and gave.
More than a project
The short film that introduced Id bi id.
Verify it yourself
Every number here has a public trail.
Our GoFundMe campaign is linked here, and our Instagram and films are all still online. The rest of the $15,000 came through our website and direct transfers from donors abroad.