Funded by the German government, the Kingdom of Netherlands and UK Aid, the Skills 2019 is a program implemented in partnership between UNICEF and the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST). This program aims to empower youth and create an atmosphere of social cohesion between the Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees. Through its various […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), in cooperation with the Training and Development Centers of the Bavarian Employers’ Association (BFZ) have signed an agreement to initiate the “Bina” project, funded by the Bavarian government in Germany. The project aims to provide Syrian refugees and disadvantaged Lebanese young people vocational trainings which help them […] Read more
January 20th, 2017, a delegation from UNICEF Thailand and Lebanon, along with a Thai TV crew, paid a visit to the informal settlement (IS) of Howsh Rafiqa in Baalbeck–Hermel region. The purpose of this visit, which was organized by the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST), was to check on the living conditions of […] Read more
Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Youth, youth beneficiaries of the program decide to renovate the villages' streets as an implementation of the Youth-Led initiatives section of the program Learning and Skills Program which targets Read more
It was once said that cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education. Like most great things, one has to cultivate a taste for them. In today’s world, the most obvious indicator that tells how developed a society is, is its cleanliness, simply because it defines the awareness level and […] Read more
Striding towards a perfect partnership and in a gesture of assessing the field, a Swiss Natcom delegation, escorted by UNICEF communication officers, visited LOST branch in Bedneyel area on Thursday, August 12th, 2016 to check up on the progress of the UNICEF-LOST “Learning and Skills Program for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Youth” program. The visit […] Read more
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you’ve got. This saying couldn’t apply any better than it does to Ali. Barely 16 years of age, Ali Ghanem Abbas, a Lebanese beneficiary of the “Learning and Skills Program for Lebanese Youth and Syrian Refugees,” who lives in Howsh Rafiqa, […] Read more
Displaced from her homeland, the safety of her home, and her husband’s warm embrace, Douaa Hammoud, a Syrian 23-year-old widow, had no option but to flee along with her 4 children and family, to the nearest resort; Lebanon. “War tore down our desire to live; our hopes way before it brought down our homes,” Douaa […] Read more
Originating from a profound understanding of what beneficiaries need to successfully employ the skills learned through the “Learning and Skills Programs for Syrian Refugees and Lebanese Youth” program, which UNICEF and LOST are partners in, UNICEF has brought together partners, entrepreneurs, IT technicians, and web design experts on to launch an extraordinary Youth Innovation Lab […] Read more
The Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) has launched a project entitled “Trauma Sensitive Vocational Training for Syrian and Lebanese Women” the end of January of 2016. This project sponsored by our Canadian partners Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) started in December 2015 with the recruitment process and is set to progress until the end […] Read more
