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PRESS RELEASE

USAID INAUGURATES AHLOUNA ORGANIZATION CENTER IN SAIDA AND SUPPORTS THE BARJA TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Monday, December 22, 2008

Beirut, Lebanon

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director, Denise A. Herbol, inaugurated the Ahlouna Organization Center in Saida and presented a check to the Barja Technical School.

The Cooperative Housing Foundation implemented the $420,000 USAID grant which funded the Ahlouna Organization Center’s construction, enhanced the capacity of the organization, and created income-generating activities especially for women, and strengthened marketing links.   Ms. Herbol visited the production facility and saw women at work, the showroom and the administrative offices.

Established in 2000, Ahlouna provides job opportunities to more than 140 women in the agribusiness sector.   Income generated from the USAID project, provides social, health, educational and household services to more than 1,200 underprivileged families in the Saida region.