Labora launches its training for the civil service entrance exams whilst its fundraising campaign stumbles

Labora association is preparing to kick off its training workshops in February 2014 at its headquarters in Antelias.  The aim of this activity is to prepare young [Christian] candidates to pass the civil service entrance exam and secure a job in the public sector.  The training include a combination of theoretical and practical sessions provided by a selected faculty of trainers and will target a cohort of 8000 young women and men according to the president of the association, Father Toni Khadra who noted that a number of educational institutions proposed to offer their training rooms to absorb the number of trainees should it exceed the planned level.
Father Khadra also noted that the fundraising campaign launched last month via SMS messaging through both Alfa and MTC and for the purpose of raising 200.000 USD for covering part of the cost of this programme does not seem to have attracted much responsiveness based on the records of both companies.  According to Father Khadra, this is due to the timing of the fundraising campaign which coincided with the end of the year holidays.  He called for renewed efforts to spread this fundraising campaign in all areas and neighborhoods and via social media tools as well as through personal contacts with friends and families as well as colleagues and so as to “increase solidarity amongst Christian family more than ever”.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 14 January 2014
Please refer to the following link to review the previous news about Labora’s campaign that was published on WEEPortal on 27/12/2013: Labora launches a fundraising campaign to to secure employment for “Christian youth” only!