The “juvenile delinquents” sector did not survive the horrors of war; hence the “Warwar Observation Center” was closed, as well as the “Rehabilitation Institute in Yarze” and the “Gemmayzeh home in Beirut”, which welcomed the juveniles as soon as they left the rehabilitation institute to prepare and re-engage them in society.

Everyone at “Al-Fanar Center” retreated with a few staff members left. Mrs. Mireille Khadige, who accompanied juvenile delinquents during the 45 years of her professional life, did not despair. She had never given up her perseverance to work with and for juveniles, despite the difficulties, obstacles, lack of resources, and weak human potential in addition to the deteriorating security conditions. She said: “The challenges were numerous; however, despite the difficulties, our small number, and our modest potential, we managed to maintain the quality of our work…”. She continued: “Perhaps the best reward was when one of the young men leaving the center told me: I shall come back to visit you; if I had met you during my childhood, I would not have been exposed to what I had been subject to and would not have slipped into works like the ones I did. You were my savior.” Mrs. Khadige embodied commitment and sacrifice in a cause she believed in, and she worked for it silently, modestly, and steadily.