The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training events and activities done by Women
Thursday the 23rd of November marked a special occasion, as it held the third visit of the Ambassador of the State of Netherlands, her Excellency Hester Somsen to LOST. She was received in a massive ceremony by LOST director dr. Ramy Lakkis, the Governor of Baalbeck Hermel Mr. Basheer Khodr, and a host of armed […] Read more
Short article by zarifa Ballouk, member of the “Step Towards Municipal Elections” Baalbeck group: As I took a moment comparing a supposed beauty of this city and the reality, especially the state of its streets and the trespasses on its nature, I grew more agitated. I have been to a lot of magnificent cities in […] Read more
Nesrine Amhaz, a participant of the ” Step towards Municipal Elections” project, funded by the Embassy of Netherlands, gave our website an exclusive interview. She started by explaining “I am Nesrine Amhaz. I descend from Nabha but currently reside in Baalbeck. I am 25, single and I carry a degree in finance. I work with […] Read more
Labeled by many as one of LOST’s jewel innovations “A Step towards Municipal Elections” is a pioneer project that sets the standards of civil service. In closer inspection the project is a model of social restructuring which empowers women and encourages them to presume their roles as leaders in society. The project, very generously sponsored by the Embassy of the Netherlands, reaches out to 300 women in 14 different areas in Baalbeck-Hermel area... Read more
Major step towards gender equality in Baalbeck Hermel Area, as LOST founder and Director Dr. Rami Lakis and her Excellency the Ambassador Of the State of Netherlands Hester Somsen signed the “ Step Towards Municipal Election” project agreement. Read more
LOST in association with UNFPA-Lebanon, AUB and LAU has recently launched its latest project of capacity development and life skills training for Syrian and Lebanese women in the Baalbeck El-Hermel area. Read more
Participatory budgeting is a must in nowadays society. It is a great way to increase the functionality and efficiency of the municipal work by understanding and reflecting the needs of the community. In Baalbeck Hermel region, it has also become a great means of empowering women, through a select few who are prepared to become […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training in cooperation with the British Embassy in Lebanon finalized the training phase of the “Promoting Women’s Role in Participatory Budgeting” project. Women participating in the project took part in several workshops on citizenship, civic participation, municipal work and advocacy. They also held several meetings with the municipality of […] Read more
LOST has launched a new project titled “Promoting Women’s role in Participatory Budgeting”, in its four branches: Baalbek, Bednayel, Hermel and Ein. The main objectives of the project are to train 60 women from (Baalbek, Nabi Othman, Hawch el Rafka, Hermel) on municipal work and advocacy techniques and enable them to utilize the knowledge and […] Read more
The “Housewives’ Rights” project has recruited more than 200 women so far from the different areas of Baalbeck, Ein, Bednayel and El- Hermel. The project didn’t only provide legal awareness seminars in different topic related to legal rights of housewives in the Islamic Shariaa, but it also provides a framework for discussion and participation for […] Read more
