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| The Banking sector is considered to be one of Lebanon’s strong points. Indeed Lebanese banks are dynamic and successful. They get creative and cater to the needs of different customers by offering innovative banking products such as the plastic surgery loan “invented” by the First National Bank.. Despite that, until today, no bank in Lebanon gave a mother the possibility to open an account for her underage child. On December 17, 2009, BBAC (Bank of Beirut and the Arab World) became the first Lebanese bank to offer such a product. This initiative came right after the issuance of a circular by the Association of Banks in Lebanon (ABL) on December 9, specifically about giving mothers the right to open bank accounts for their underage children. |
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| 3 of WIT centers participated in the graduation ceremony of "Teaching Women English (TWE)" program held by The US Embassy and Hayya Bina . TWE hopes to cater to the needs of women juggling work and household responsibilities, TWE helps to improve their employment, social and educational opportunities.
A woman from Deir Kanoun said she is now running the accounts of her family's gas station after learning how to use the English-language accounting program on her computer.
Other students, like Danielle, say the course boosted their self-confidence. "English ... lets me connect with others more easily and be more sociable in life. It's not just about learning, it's also to have more self-confidence."
As part of the course, students from different regions were brought together to learn about other communities and talk about their experiences.
Funding has been secured for a third year of TWE to help women from rural and underprivileged areas gain access to English-language courses. |
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| WIT Gala Dinner took place on May 13, 2010 under the patronage of her excellency, the Minister of finance Mrs. Raya El hassan along with Distribution of recognition Awards |
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We believe that the more we communicate the more we learn. And through learning we can make a difference. Click more to read the full report about the activities done |
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From 3/1/2010 To 3/31/2010
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| Congratulation to the new Executive Board that was elected on the 01/22/2010
- Paulette Assaf
- Leila Serhan
- Manal Chehab
- Salam Yamout
- Louay Sayah
- Mahassen Ajam
- Raghda Jaber
- Tania Zaroubi
Click to read more about the elections. |
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| During the Annual General Assembly held on 22 January 2010, the new elected executive board inaugurated the "WIT Training Center” at Zico House, Sanayeh, aiming at training women on information technology and employment skills through the program of Women in Technology in cooperation with Microsoft. |
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| Nada Hamzeh , Project Manager of Women In Technology Program participated in " Innovations in Mobile Data Collection for Social Action " at the Meridian Hotel in Amman, Jordan. |
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| WIT is proud to announce that WIT members Therese Saliba and Salam Yamout were among the key drivers for having the MENOG meeting in Lebanon for the first time ever. MENOG5 and the RIPE Regional Meeting took place at the Mövenpick Hotel in Beirut, from 25-29 October 2009. |
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| We invite young entrepreneurs (age 25-35) in family businesses from any regions of Jordan, Lebanon and UAE to apply to participate in a 30-day fellowship in NW Ohio.
The overall goal of the program is to contribute to economic growth, strengthen democracy, enhance cooperation between NW Ohio and Middle East by focusing on young entrepreneurs (men and women) with innovative ideas to revitalize family businesses for retaining and creating jobs. We would like to engage young entrepreneurs to think beyond their traditional family business and offer assistance to implement new ideas, so the business will grow to the next generation. |
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| As part of its collaboration with the British Council on the “Women at Work” program, WIT is co-hosting the Regional Meeting of Women at Work which will be gathering women working in the ICT field from the Arab countries and the UK. These women will meet for a 2 day workshop to discuss common issues of concern and identify opportunities for success and women advancement. Click to know more about the program |
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| WIT PDN members coming from IT-Lebanon met Deputy Nayla Tueini during their visit to Annahar Newspaper.
Mrs. Tueini talked about the importance of women in technology program which gives opportunity to women to be involved in the society & to be up to date. |
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| On 11 September 2009, WIT and PCA organized an Iftar in honor of Mrs. Leila Serhan for assuming the post of General Manager of Microsoft in Lebanon. |
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| It will focus on women's social insertion in the new market economy in order to ensure their access to new income through their own business creation or finding employment. |
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| Women are the foundation of every society. Yet for many women in Akkar, the poorest regions in Lebanon, life is extraordinarily difficult. Through innovative business and professional development programs, Women in It and Relief International build on the courage and resourcefulness of women to help them realize their potential and improve their families and communities. |
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| ESCWA held a conference entitled "Regional Follow-up to the Outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society" in Damascus between 16 and 18 June 2009. The conference was designed to record the Arab region’s advancement towards the Information Society as defined by the United Nations World Summit (WSIS) in 2005. |
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