Ahmad Buzan, a 27-year-old Syrian refugee residing in Ersal is married with two children, who is responsible for supporting his wife, children, and his parents. Ahmad is a construction worker who works mainly in cement. The “construction season” is fading away and many are not constructing due to deteriorating economic situations. For that reason, Ahmad […] Read more
Most people walk through life taking the simplest things for granted without appreciating, or even considering the idea that what some regard as basic necessities/rights aren’t so basic. As a matter of fact, they are a struggle for others to achieve. Ali Sharaf, a 20-year-old Lebanese male from Baalbeck, is an example of this concept. […] Read more
As the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST) continues to run the Networks of Peace (NOP) project, in partnership with the Dutch Embassy, trainings are held in five targeted zones of Baalbeck-Hermel: Baalbeck, Hermel, Ein, Deir Ahmar, and Chmestar. The 3-year project aims to introduce a system of re-bridging society according to common needs, […] Read more
“Creating Youth Lebanese and Syrian Role Models to promote Social Cohesion in Baalbeck,” a project launched by the Lebanese Organization of Studies and Training (LOST), in partnership with UNESCO, steps into its second phase of implementation. This project aims at empowering local NGOs through creating youth role models (15-21) on the basis of social cohesion. […] Read more
During the third cycle of the Learning and Skills Program conducted by the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST), which aims to strengthen youth and prepare them for their future, youth from the Youth-Led Initiatives (YLI), with the support of UNICEF, made some contributions that respond to the local developmental needs in several areas […] Read more
In the scope of following up and coordination between the Lebanese Organization for Studies and (LOST) and UNICEF, in the Youth project which is being implemented across LOST’s ten active branches in Baalbeck-Hermel governorate, delegations from worldwide INGOs and donors have paid multiple visits to these locations including LOST centers and Informal Settlements (IS) to […] Read more
Timed with the final stages of launching Cycle Two of the Learning and Skills program for Lebanese and Syrian youth, a UK Natcom delegation paid a visit to LOST center in Bedneyel on the 12th of July 2016. The delegation, accompanied by UNICEF and LOST staff, aimed to check upon the progress of the project […] Read more
In the realm of its Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) funded project, “Promoting Women’s Role in Political Participation in Baalbeck,” the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) arranged a group of meetings for the participating women with some of the society’s key figures in Baalbeck–Hermel region. The visitors shared their issues, problems, and views with […] 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
