As part of the “Youth Solidarity Against Extremism and Promoting a Culture of Tolerance” project, funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands in cooperation with the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), project participants celebrated... Read more
Nasser Mostafa Al Khalaf stays at a camp in Taybe, Baalbeck after his family escaped the Syrian crisis in 2012. It was supposed to be Nasser’s first year at school then, but the family moving and leaving everything behind to start from scratch ruined... Read more
During the first month of its new phase, the “She Matters” project continued to provide trauma healing and agriculture sessions for 100 Lebanese and Syrian women from Baalbeck, Bouday, Chlifa, Chaat, and Iaat at LOST’s Community Farm, in partnership... Read more
Every Day is a Good Day to Support a Farmer: Winter Seedlings Distribution in Baalbeck
On the first day of winter seedlings distribution, the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) distributed lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, and cabbage to local vegetable farmers in the city of Baalbeck. These farmers applied for the “A... Read more
Riham Chaddad has been prisoned in her wheelchair for 18 years, deprived of the “typical” rights during childhood until her teen years. When the Syrian crisis started, the family was forced to leave their home and belongings at Asal al Ward and... Read more
UNICEF Representatives Meet Ambitious Youth at the “Youth Achievements Exhibition” in Baalbeck
“I was a part of a great initiative in Baalbek”, “I was trained on hairdressing and it was the best thing I ever did”, “I got a job in the field of agriculture”, “I can now read and write, I finally defeated illiteracy”, and “I have started my own sm... Read more
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute to real wealth, good morals, and happiness”. This saying by Thomas Jefferson stresses the idea that everything begins with the Motherland, that we should invest in, in order to... Read more
Today, English has become a global language and it is a symbol of people’s aspirations for quality in education and participation in national and international life. The visible impact of this presence of English is that it is being demanded today by... Read more
Supporting Community, Construction, and Rehabilitation in Baalbeck-Hermel
The “Work Based Learning” (WBL) is a project implemented in partnership between UNICEF and the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), which targets 1,000 Syrian and Lebanese Youth aged between 18 and 27 in different training workshop... Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) contributed to equipping the stadium of Al-Meshaal Sports Club in Bedneyel to become an accredited stadium for hosting the official matches in the Lebanon Futsal and Handball Championship by p... Read more