Vartan Kasbarian, owner of the Corner Coffee shop in the Bourj
Hammoud area.
Vartan Kasbarian, owner of the Corner Coffee shop in the Bourj
Hammoud area, recalls how the unprecedented explosion in the port
of Beirut, caused “devastation beyond imagination.”
“In addition to the worst economic situation we have been
witnessing, the blast damaged all the stores in the area. However,
I was relieved when the World Bank’s B5 grant, a multi-donor
initiative, granted me financial support to purchase a new coffee
machine and a fridge.”
Apply for a B5 Grant and receive assistance to recover your
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