Abstract
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia movement that was created in 1982 in response to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon. In the beginning, the organization was mainly military because of the context of war at the moment of its creation; it has also become a major political player in Lebanon and has taken part in the different elections since Israel's withdrawal in 2000, in parallel to its military actions. Apart from these activities, Hezbollah has also developed a very effective welfare system to provide social services the government fails to provide to the population. It includes in particular numerous schools, orphanages, hospitals, and even services to support the economic development of the country (in priority of the Shia community) like a micro-credit service. These services are managed by NGOs that are more or less directly linked to the organization.
