On August 19th, 2016, in celebration of the Humanitarian Day, the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST), in partnership with UNICEF, organized youth uniting activities in its versatile branches across Baalbeck-Hermel region to give youth better understanding of this occasion and let them pass their knowledge over to the surrounding communities. Starting off from […] Read more
Friday, May 27, 2016 the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) organized a youth conference entitled “The Role of Youth in Local Development; A Call for Action” in Qasr Baalbeck Restaurant. The conference that was attended by local activists, religious figures, municipal representatives, and the Swedish Ambassador in Lebanon voiced the suggestions of 120 […] Read more
Thursday, May 12, 2016, the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) organized the kick-off of its project “Peace Building Strategy for Baalbeck-Hermel” in partnership with ZIVIK Funding Programme. The event that took place in LOST’s headquarter in Baalbeck was an opportunity to juxtapose the project’s goals among which is creating an independent platform for […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Trainings launched the opening ceremony for the new project “Youth Forum: Amplifying the Voice of Youth in Northern Bekaa” in association with OTI/USAID in Tamooz Hall in the presence of Bashir Chord, governor of Baalbek-Hermel on Tuesday November 10th, 2015. The seats in Tamooz Hall filled with 120 participants […] Read more
LOST and the Mayor of El Ein municipality, Ali Nasser ElDeen, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing on the exchange of 16 dumpsters to be received. aimed to find the common interests of Syrian Refugees and the Lebanese community affected by the influx of the Syrians. Read more
On July 16th, 2015, Oliver Knabe, the director of Forum ZFD worldwide, along with his senior team in Germany and Lebanon visited LOST premises in Baalbeck, Bedneyel, and Ein. He also attended a focus group for local stakeholders in Ein where participants mapped the priority needs of the local community. This timely visit of forum […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) and through its partnership with UNICEF is implementing a lot of social cohesion and peace building activities that help the Lebanese community and the Syrian refugees accept each other and reduce tensions between these different constituencies. Moreover, LOST/UNICEF partnership also offers an educational opportunity to Syrian refugees […] Read more
On May 5th, 2014, the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST) inaugurated a USAID/OTI 5-month project “Youth-Led Initiatives in Northern Beqaa” at LOST premises in Ein in the presence of the governor of Baalbeck, USAID/OTI senior delegation, mayors and municipality members of the targeted villages, school principals and teachers, mucktars, key local figures, local […] Read more
Nehna Ahl is the Arabic term of we are family, it also happens to be the name LOST and UNDP adopted for their pioneer initiative to jump start coexistence in Northern Bekaa. The innovative project is a reach out to Ersal and neighboring villages, an area that was recently traumatized by secular hostility and an […] 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
