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Ambassador Michele J. Sison and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol, Ambassador Kahlil Makkawi, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, and Dr. Sateh Al-Aranaout, Chief Technical Advisor and Director of the Reconstruction and Recovery Cell stand behind table during announcement

USAID Supports Lebanese Communities Around Nahr El Bared Camp

November 12, 2008

Ambassador Michele J. Sison and the USAID/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol launched a new assistance program to the Lebanese communities surrounding the Nahr Al Bared camp at an inaugural event today. Funded by USAID at $6 million, the program will be implemented by two U.S. non-governmental organizations: the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) and Relief International (RI) over a period of three years. The program will target 21 villages identified by the Government of Lebanon. Economic opportunities through public-private partnerships will be developed and the municipalities’ capacities will be enhanced so they can provide better services to their citizens. A revolving fund will be established for micro-finance loans to boost income generation and job creation as well as job market-oriented vocational training for youth, women and the unemployed.

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