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PRESS RELEASE

USAID GIVES $33,620 TO THE LEBANESE ORGANIZATION FOR STUDIES AND TRAINING (LOST) FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Beirut, Lebanon

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Raouf Youssef presented a check in the amount of $33,620 to the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training (LOST) on June 14, 2007.

Established in 1998, LOST is a local non-governmental organization that offers computer training, Internet access, language courses, scholarship support for education and research services to youth in the area. The organization operates in two centers, one in Baalback and one in El Ain, benefiting more than 1,800 individuals per year, half of whom are women. The center in Baalback has a public library that is unique to the area.

LOST received $33,620 from the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to equip the organization’s two centers in Baalback and El Ain with computers, classroom furniture and other related equipment with the purpose of expanding its services to the community. This assistance will double the student enrollment rate at the center, as well as enable the center to conduct educational workshops and conferences.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked in Lebanon since 1951, funding development projects to benefit Lebanese citizens. USAID’s program promotes economic opportunities, job creation, good governance and environmental policies and practices in rural Lebanon. USAID provides $40 million assistance a year and works in partnership with U.S. and Lebanese organizations throughout the country. USAID strengthens the relationship between the people of Lebanon and the people of the United States, and promotes a shared vision of democracy and socio-economic development. For more information about USAID’s projects in Lebanon, visit USAID’s website www.usaidlebanon.org.lb.