In November 2012, DOT Lebanon provided the opportunity and great chance for about 10 participants to become ReachUp! Trainers. This training opened the doors for me, a 22 year old graphic designer and social activist, to co-train 86 participants in the "Activating Communities Through Technology" project that was implemented in Saida from November till March 2013.

To let you a little bit in to my life, I have been a volunteer at Development for People and Nature Association since 2007. I have…

On February 12, 2013, representatives from the U.S. Embassy visited the ACTION project at the Al Hadatha Center in Berkayel, Akkar.

The team was composed of:

• Project Officer at the U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon, Mr. Ishwaran Ravindranath
• Grants Program Manager at the U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon, Ms. Arabella Barbir Bohsali
• Political and Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy Beirut, Lebanon,  Mr. Shawn Tenbrink
• Corporate Affairs Manager at Intel Corporation, Ms. Grace Harb
• Program…

In partnership with DOT Lebanon, the Rene Moawad Foundation (RMF), MADA, the Committee for the Follow-up on Women's Issues (CFUWI) and Fair Trade Lebanon (FTL), the project will improve social and economic wellbeing of women living in underserved rural areas in North Lebanon.

The project will train 10 female facilitators to empower 500 women in the regions of Akkar and Donniyeh (21 villages - the rural regions surrounding the coastal city of Tripoli) with ICT skills, gender concepts, business…

DOT Lebanon is extending the "Activating Communities Through Technology" project in partnership with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), Intel Corporation, Al Tajamoh, and the Development for People and Nature Association (DPNA). The project aims to increase the voice and technology skills of 80 NGO staff (mainly youth and women) living in the city of Saida and its suburbs.

The ACT project will highlight opportunities for sustainable social development by developing the technical and…

On September 1, 2012, DOT Lebanon launched a new project called "Activating Communities Through Technology and Innovation in the North - (ACTION)" funded by the U.S. Embassy Beirut Small Grants Program for Civil Society in Lebanon in coordination with Lebanese NGO Akkar Network Development (AND), and the Intel Corporation. The project will run for one year in three regions of Akkar, Lebanon: Wadi Khaled, Kobayat  and Berkayel.

The ACTION project will equip 200 young people (aged 16 -24 years)…

Booz & Company, a leading global management consulting firm focused on serving and shaping the senior agenda of the world's leading institutions, has donated 40 laptop computers to DOT Lebanon. The computers will be used in ReachUp! technology and entrepreneurship training sessions in the North of Lebanon.

The donated laptops will help DOT Lebanon create opportunities for sustainable social development by increasing the capacity of young people with business, technology, and 21^st century…

DOT Lebanon has partnered with Tomorrow's Youth Organization (TYO) to deliver the "Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon" project.

DOT Lebanon Intern Layal Sadek facilitating

The project focuses on empowering female entrepreneurs in Lebanon with business, product, and market development skills. Delivered in partnership with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and the René Moawad Foundation, and delivered through Tomorrow's Youth Organization, the program will see two DOT Lebanon Interns…

The Lebanese American University (LAU) invited DOT Lebanon to participate in its 3^rd Annual LAU NGO Fair at the Byblos Campus on Wednesday May 23, 2012. The theme of this year's fair was "Unity is Strength."

The fair aims to bridge the gap between students and civil society. NGOs are given the chance to expose students to their work, and students are given the opportunity to channel their creative potential, energy and passion into the meaningful conduit of constructive social work.

This…

Tell me about yourself!

I'm simply a person who likes to get more and more information; it's vital to me, like to communicate with people and I'm very good at it. What I want it to say is that we are Palestinian we can do hard and we are people that don't have anything impossible and I'm one of those people.

My interest is to make our community better and give my knowledge to others and on the other hand learn from others.

 What DOT country team do you work for, and how long have you been…