Activities of the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training
Community engagement is a vital part of many projects, and the benefits are well documented. This engagement moves in parallel with the volunteerism concept and matches highly with its principles. Unpaid volunteers are often the glue that holds a community together. For individuals, there are benefits like meeting new people, and gaining new experiences, but […] Read more
The Food for Assets project implemented by the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) in partnership with the World Food Program (WFP) was launched in March, 2020 and aims to rehabilitate and construct 4,092 meters of irrigation canals, 1,450 meters of storm water drainage and 1,944 meters of agricultural roads. The main goal of […] Read more
On Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and casualties. Two blasts, which started at Beirut’s main port, have left at least 170 people dead, more than 6,000 injured, hundreds reported missing, and many families left without shelter. This explosion has been described as the biggest in […] Read more
Due to a combination of containment measures for COVID-19 and a worsening economic crisis, two out of every three Lebanese households suffer from a reduced income compared to the previous year, while about 10 percent reported that their households are resorting to alternative income sources to make ends meet. As a response to this emerging […] Read more
On August 4th, a colossal explosion took place in Beirut’s port that plummeted the capital to a whole new level of devastation. This drastic event led to the destruction of Beirut’s port while most of the city got damaged. The blast, biggest in Lebanon’s history, led to a shortage of medical supplies and the overcrowding […] Read more
Under the Youth Solidarity Against Extremism (YSAE) project and within the community projects phase, Baalbeck core group and participants visited the Lebanese Armed Forces NCO Institute in Baalbeck. They had already visited the facility and examined its conditions supervised by LOST’s technical unit director and engineer who provided primary technical support and consultation on site, […] Read more
Organization Summary: Established in 1998, the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) focuses on developing the ultra-conservative and underdeveloped communities of the Republic of Lebanon socially, politically, and economically via versatile programs that build and enhance communal capacity, educate and train youth and women on matters of civic and intellectual nature, and engage them […] Read more
Millions of people in Lebanon are already struggling with food insecurity due to pre-existing shocks or crises even before the COVID-19 pandemic which people were not equipped to face. Baalbeck-Hermel is one of the main Lebanese regions that suffered from the continuous crises. However, as it occupies large lands that depend on agricultural production and seasonal […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), in cooperation with UNICEF in Lebanon, and through funding from Germany through the German Development Bank KFW, inaugurated a Youth Safe Space in the agricultural village of Baalbeck, aiming at providing youth with a secure facility for inter and intra- communal interaction, recreation, dialogue, and creativity. In […] Read more
The COVID-19 outbreak affected the entire world and changed many of our norms and day-to-day lives. Lebanon was also affected greatly starting from the “general mobilization”, to curfews, mass closures, and shutdown of all vital institutions including the airport. This resulted in many households to lose their livelihoods because the COVID-19 crisis was paired with […] Read more