Rotary Lebanon reduces unemployment through INJAZ

Aug. 17, 2011 - PRLog -- In 2001, five Rotarians from several clubs in Lebanon have started an NGO called INJAZ Lebanon (affiliated to Junior Achievement / Young Enterprise), and in a period of 10 years, they succeeded in giving 1 out of 9 programs to 60,000 kids in 110 public schools, with the help of 450 volunteers:

    •   RC Zahle Bekaa - HE MP. Joseph Maalouf
    •   RC Sahel Metn - MM. Gilbert Doumit
    •   RC Metn    - Mr. Kamal Katra
    •   RC Beirut Metropolitan - Mr. Rida Asmar
    •   RC Beirut Cedars - Mr. Rony Farra

The programs which started with a contribution of 1,000 USD, now involves an annual budget of 450,000 dollars.

INJAZ Lebanon (IL) is a nonprofit non-governmental educational organization dedicated to educating students about work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial learning through experiential hands on programs, to help inspire a culture of entrepreneurialism and business innovation among youth in Lebanon and increase their economic and financial literacy.
INJAZ Lebanon is an affiliate of INJAZ al-ARAB and Junior Achievement Worldwide, the world’s largest educational organization dedicated to Workforce Readiness, Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy, and reaches 9.3 million students a year, from kindergarten through 12th grade, in more than 123 countries.
www.injaz-lebanon.org