USAID Lebanon: From the American People
 
Photo of about Lebanese children smiling and waving outside of their newly repaired school.

Investing in Youth

Excited children show off their newly repaired school. They are some of the 75,000 students who will benefit from renovated public schools.

WELCOME TO USAID | LEBANON

Side-by-side with the Lebanese people, the U.S. Agency for International Development works to improve the lives of the Lebanese people through development projects that foster stability and democracy. This partnership between the people of America and Lebanon dates back to 1951, and continues in strength today.

The American people are contributing $67.5 million to USAID’s programs in Lebanon in 2009. USAID invests those funds in a range of areas that Lebanon has identified as priorities including support for increasing democratic pratices and promotion of the rule of law; strengthening civil society within the country; capacity develoment of teacher skills and improved learning environments in public schools; reducing pollution of the Upper Litani River and improving water management; increasing incomes and expanding job creation; and reconstruction of a major bridge to support commercial transportation within the country.

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UNITED STATES SUPPORTS THE RULE OF LAW IN LEBANON THROUGH RENOVATION OF THE BEIRUT ENFORCEMENT COURT

On March 2, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michele Sison and USAID/Lebanon Mission Director Denise Herbol attended the opening ceremony of the renovated and refurbished Beirut Enforcement Court with Minister of Justice Ibrahim Najjar and members of the High Judicial Council.  Funded by USAID, this $620,000 project provided information technology equipment and new office furniture, a new queuing system to streamline the process for accepting and handling requests, training workshops on customer service and courtroom management for judges and court clerks, and a modern case filing system. More Photo of the Week Stories

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3/8/2010: U.S. Government Funds Scholarships for International College Students On March 1, 2010, students, faculty and administrators from the International College (IC) welcomed U.S. Ambassador Michele J. Sison to their campus in Beirut.  Ambassador Sison presented two checks totaling US $351,613 to the International College to directly support its student financial aid program.  A total of 207 Lebanese students from all over Lebanon will benefit from this scholarship support.
 
Ambassador Sison emphasized the importance of a quality education for all Lebanese youth, and applauded the role that American educational institutions in Lebanon have played in developing Lebanon’s future leaders. read more...

3/2/2010: United States Supports the Rule of Law in Lebanon through Renovation of the Beirut Enforcement Court On March 2, 2010, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michele J. Sison and United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol attended the opening ceremony of the renovated Beirut Enforcement Court with Minister of Justice Ibrahim Najjar and members of the High Judicial Council.  The United States granted US $620,000 to provide a new queuing system to streamline the process for accepting and handling requests, training workshops on customer service and courtroom management for judges and court clerks, a modern case filing system, information technology equipment and new office furniture.
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2/17/2010: United States Government Supports After-School Activities in Lebanese Public Schools United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol officially launched a new after-school activities program for public schools throughout Lebanon with Minister Hassan Mneimneh and Director General Fady Yarak at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on February 17, 2010.  These new activities will be implemented by the Lebanon Education Assistance for Development (LEAD) program.

The United States, through USAID, has provided $11.6 million in support of the LEAD program over the past four years. read more...

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