Lebanon Non-profit News

The Rotary Club Beirut Cedars visited Saintes in France, invited by the Rotary Club Of Saintes. Members of the rotary club of Saintes had invited the Lebanese club during the visit of its 17 members delegation to Lebanon in October 2010.

Le RC Beirut Cedars a visite le RC de Saintes en France, suites a une invitation du club saintais lors de sa visite au sein de la rencontre “together in Lebanon”, en octobre 2010.

RC Beirut Cedars President Mona Kanaan and Rotarian Rony Farra met with Mansourieh Mayor Mr William Khoury. The discussions were about the modalities of delivery of the club gift to the public library of Mansourieh - Mkalles - Daychounieh.

In the aim of creating awareness about the dangers of drugs RCBeirut Cedars launched its 2011-2012 fundraising Lottery event for a 2011 Chevrolet Aveo.

Cénacle de La Lumière (CDLL), the non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), in the field of drug rehabilitation and awareness, participated in the BLOM Beirut Marathon 2011.

Ten years ago, five Rotarians from several clubs in Lebanon have started an NGO called INJAZ Lebanon. INJAZ provides training and assistance to public teachers and school kids to further the understanding of economics & the private enterprise system.

Rotary Clubs of Beirut Cedars, Saida and Los Angeles Cedars joined hands in helping the mentally challenged kids of Bait El Said in Saida, by providing them with a much needed brand new school bus, a project worth 26,750 USD.

With the unrelenting love of helping those in need, Rotary Club Beirut Cedars has done it once again, by providing 50 hospital beds, 50 mattresses and accessories to the Foyer du Vieillard Malade, a project worth 29,450 USD.

For the 10th consecutive year, Farra Design Center announced it will continue sponsoring Injaz Lebanon helping students in public and private schools acquire economic and business knowledge on the world around them, after school.

Business Continuity Middle East – NGO in July 2009 has celebrated it first anniversary and is glad to announce that it has officially began operating in the Middle East under the Lebanese chapter “Safe Lebanon”.

Beirut based Social Media Exchange releases a translation of an introduction to online activism using Facebook

The Social Media Exchange, a new initiative devoted to helping NGOs leverage social and mobile media for development in Lebanon will host a workshop on Web 2.0 and alternative media for NGOs in Baalbek. Web 2.0 for Social Change workshop in Lebanon.