The René Moawad Foundation started the implementation of an emergency response activity launched by the USAID- funded Community Support Program to help with the clearing of rubble and debris from the most heavily impacted neighbourhoods of East Beirut. The activity is helping to quicken the districts’ restoration, along with providing work opportunities to residents affected by the Beirut blast and the economic crisis. Temporary workers were also hired to aid in the clean-up effort, after undergoing training on how to safely remove and dispose of the recyclable glass and other rubble.