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Saradar bank women’s race: Draw Your Path

24-4-2018

The Beirut Marathon Association organized on Sunday the Saradar Bank Women’s Race at Beirut Seaside Arena under the message, “Draw Your Path” in the presence of NCLW president, Claudine Aoun Rukuz, and a crowd of dignitaries. The goal, according to race organizers, is to empower women through the simple sport of running and to turn the event into a platform to advocate their issues. Around 4350 men and women participated in the marathon, which is considered the highest rate since the launch of the event back in 2013. (Al Mustaqbal, An Nahar, Al Diyar, April 23, 2018)
 

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2018 elections: Hariri & Mashnuk support women’s right to confer nationality

24-4-2018

During one of his elections tours yesterday, the minister of interior, Nuhad Mashnuk, expressed his support for women’s right to confer nationality to their children, promising to treat this topic as a priority in the post elections period. And in his response to the draft bill proposed last March 21 by the current foreign minister and which exempted women married to men from neighboring states from this right (c.f: https://bit.ly/2pHk2lB), Mashnuk maintained that the nationality should be given without conditions no matter what. Also, prime minister Saad Hariri during his meeting with economic blocs yesterday, stressed the need for investing in Lebanon’s youth, noting that a key investment should be in Lebanese women. He reiterated his backing for women’s rights in granting nationality to their children, saying, “My mother is an Iraqi citizen, and if it were the opposite, I would not be here today. We must break free from such uptight mentalities and give women the right to pass citizenship to their family members,” hoping one day a woman will be on top of the cabinet of ministers. (Al Mustaqbal, April 24, 2018)

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Challenges facing the Lebanese retail sector in recession

23-4-2018

The Lebanese Franchise Association, (LFA), inaugurated on April 18 the Beirut International Franchise Forum and Exhibition BIFEX 2018 under the patronage of prime minister Saad Hariri represented by economy minister, Raed Khoury. On the occasion, the head of the Federation of Chambers in Lebanon, Mohamad Choukeir, underlined the importance of this year’s slogan, “Retail in Lebanon: Sustainability and Growth” in light of the substantial decline (9%) recorded by the retail sector during the past few years. He demanded placing this issue at the top of the priorities of authorities concerned, as it requires drastic solutions including, the acceleration of the economic cycle, liquidity injection into the markets, improvement of the Lebanese customer’s confidence and finally, combatting smuggling and counterfeit activities. The event which lasted until April 21, included specialized panel discussions with Lebanese and international experts from the UK, Germany, Sweden and the US, that tackled subjects like, competitive chaos, the consumer and new consumption patterns, future growth patterns, cooperation to secure transition from ideas to strategies in companies and the importance of innovation in economic growth. Towards the end of the forum, Hariri said Lebanon needs the concerted efforts of all its people to contribute to the process of reconstruction, pointing to the Cedar donor conference which presents a real opportunity for the country’s economic resurgence, as he said. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, April 18, 19, 20, 2018)

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Premier Hariri calls for a revolution in favor of women’s rights

23-4-2018

Prime minister Saad Hariri said on Friday that national partnership needs men, but also requires the presence of women and their conquest of decision-making positions occupied usually by their male peers in the public and private sectors. He stressed that the country calls for a legal revolution that gives women their dispossessed rights. Hariri was speaking during an elections festival organized by the Future Movement’s Women’s Sector at Beirut Seaside Arena, under the title, ‘Our women candidates for the 2018 Legislative’, in the presence of the Future movement nominees from all over Lebanon, namely: Rola Jarudi Tabsh, Dima Jamali, Leila Shahud and Marie Jean Babekian, in addition to a crowd of female activists. Hariri pointed out that the Future Movement women are no less effective or competent than men, and that their participation in the leadership of the Movement is unquestionable. In the Future’s General Congress, Hariri maintained, "I want to see an exceptional contribution by women. Also, I want to see women in the Executive Bureau, and in the various sectors and coordination departments.” As such, he concluded, “we can prepare the grounds for the desired civilized political action and for real change in the political structure of the country.” (AL Mustaqbal, An Nahar, Al Diyar, April 21, 2018)

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Siham Antoon and Ghada Assaf, women candidates for education advancement

23-4-2018

In its continuous backing of women’s nomination for parliamentary elections, L’Orient Le Jour spotlighted the career life of Siham Antoon, the independent leftist candidate for Baalbaq-Hermel and Ghada Assaf, candidate of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) in the same constituency. Al Akhbar newspaper also published an interview with Communist Party nominee, Antoon, to shed light on her progressive struggle. Antoon said that, after completing her studies in France, she returned to Lebanon and worked in the field of education, disclosing that victory in the upcoming elections would not be easy under an existing confessional ruling establishment. But, in the event of winning, she will focus on the advancement of education, the development of the Baalbek-Hermel district, building a civil state, expanding production, promoting investment, crafts and trade, as well as, legalizing the cultivation and production of cannabis for medicinal uses. Assaf, on the other hand, from the Beqaa town of Tamnin, is a passionate advocate and political bureau member of the FPM. She graduated from France and is currently the French language coordinator at Tamnin Tahta Highschool. In the event of winning the elections, Assaf maintained that she will work to free the women of Beqaa from dominating gender stereotypes and will stress the pivotal role of education. She also pledged to implement the aspirations of her idol, President Michel Aoun. (L’Orient Le Jour, April 21, 23, 2018)

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Food pressing unit in Batroon and VT graduates in hospitality in Anfeh

23-4-2018

As part of ‘Enhancing CSOs in the North and Akkar for Sustainable Development’ project funded by the EU, and in collaboration with the municipality of Ajdabra and Mar Saba Monastery, the Star of Peace association and Rene Mouawad Foundation (RMF) in Batroon, North Lebanon, celebrated the completion of Al Salam Facility for Natural Food Processing. On the occasion, Star of Peace director, Father Charbel Khashan, said the facility is more than a place for food processing, “it is an added value for our region, as it touches manifold levels of development, including the spiritual, agricultural, economic, health, touristic and environmental aspects,” as he put it. Khashan revealed that his association seeks to turn the facility into a venue for training and education, with the aim to produce not only agri-food goods, but also to bring about progressive mentalities. On the same day, the Municipality of Anfeh in the North, distributed certificates for beneficiaries who completed training workshops within the INTAJ program funded by the UK government and Mercy Corps in partnership with IMPACT PMC consulting agency. The program director, Wahid Nakhul, stressed the importance of the project in the evolution and development of notions and skills of young people in customer management, catering, protection and security. (AL Mustaqbal, April 23, 2018)

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MWDWs lay down on airport floor awaiting their sponsors

20-4-2018

In a special feature today, Al Akhbar newspaper shed light on a fact visible at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport where migrant women domestic workers cannot find decent seats and are forced to sit on the floor awaiting the arrival of their sponsors which might drag on for days sometimes. On the subject, Al Akhbar spoke to an Airport officer who pointed out that as many as three to four planes carrying over 100 MWDWs land daily at the airport. The workers, he said, sit on the floor because there are not enough seats to accommodate them, especially that the airport facility lacks waiting rooms equipped to receive passengers who are forced to wait indefinitely. The head of the Public Information Office at the General Security, Brigadier General Nabil Hanoun, revealed to Al Akhbar that the task of his department is limited to stamping passports and completing routine transactions, relinquishing the responsibility of finding places to seat an exceptionally large number of travelers. On the other hand, the Airport head, Fadi Hassan, denied having any details on what the newspaper described as ‘slave labor or trade’ in the ‘land of honey and milk”. (Al Akhbar, April 20, 2018)

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2018Q1: ESFD creates 131 jobs

20-4-2018

The Economic and Social Development Fund (ESFD) disclosed yesterday that, during the first quarter of 2018 and under the ‘Job Creation’ component, it has financed 114 private projects of a total value of L.L 2.8 billion and generated some 131 new jobs. ESFD pointed out that the number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) financed by the Fund since its inception in 2003 until March of this year, has amounted to 10043 credits with a total value of L.L 186.3 billion, resulting in the creation of around 8467 new jobs. To recall, the ESFD was formed within the framework of European-Mediterranean Partnership and through a financing agreement signed in November 2000 between the Lebanese government represented by the Council for Development and Reconstruction and the EU. It aims to fight poverty and alleviate its impact on impoverished communities. (Al Mustaqbal, April 20, 2018)

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FabricAID wins first prize in world entrepreneurship competition

20-4-2018

The Lebanese second hand clothing supplier, FabricAID won the first prize of USD 40 thousand in the Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) from some 550 participating startups representing 60 countries. FabricAID began its journey from Beirut where it came first in a local competition organized by Berytech-GSVC this past February. Co-founder, Omar Itani, then joined 19 finalists shortlisted from 9 regional competitions to participate in the final competition in Italy on April 12 and bring back the first prize. In addition to the cash reward, FabricAID received mentoring, exposure, world recognition and access to an international support network through Berytech and the Lebanese entrepreneurship community. To note, FabricAID offers underprivileged people good quality clothing at affordable prices with the aim to help Lebanon reach zero fabric waste through maximizing the efficiency, sorting and distribution of second hand wear. It benefitted more than 1700 persons last year. (Al Mustaqbal, April 20, 2018)

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Trolleys for easing the burden of women porters in Ceuta “enclave”

19-4-2018

Following a series of deadly incidents and under pressure from human rights organizations, the Spanish authorities and merchants of the Spanish colony of Ceuta located in northern Morocco, reached an arrangement earlier in April allowing women porters to use trolleys. Prior to this agreement, thousands of ‘mule women’ were overburdened by the goods they carried on their backs from Ceuta into Morocco for traders who sought to benefit from customs exemptions on items transferred by pedestrians. The said measure aims to ease the back-breaking and humiliating hard labor by women who carried weights exceeding their own bodyweight. Women complying by the initiative, described it as a good thing, particularly for those with health problems. One woman, in her forties, and a mother of two, said she entered Ceuta twice a week coming from Tatwan (in the North) to arrive back with bags of merchandise which she delivered to local merchants for nearly 20 Euros. But today, she boasted, she employs her two-wheel trolley while she waits to pass routine checks at the pedestrian border checkpoint. (Al Hayat, April 19, 2018)

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