PARTNERHIP FOR LEBANON

Objective

  • Enabling a direct relationship with the Lebanese Government (beyond politics)
  • Improving the image perception of the American companies
  • Empowering the companies (business opportunity during the country’s revival)
  • Improving the US philanthropic image in general

Plan

A full program was engineered divided into 5 main work streams over 3 years: Crisis relief, connected communities, workforce training, private sector revival, ICT infrastructure.

Outcome

We managed to get massive Government endorsement
Crisis Relief: Houses rehabilitation, school renovation and construction, demining
Connected Communities: Community centers in 5 different areas in Lebanon, ICT Camps, telemedicine.
Workforce Training: Training of 500 graduates, reintegration in the local private & public sectors, Net Academy
ICT Infrastructure: Broadband strategy, IXP launch