MCO certificates to 270 graduates from Tripoli vocation training

The Merci Corps organization (MCO) distributed 270 certificates to men and women participants who completed training and empowerment courses within the framework of the Improved Networks, Training and Jobs program (INTAJ) supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), and which were implemented in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Tripoli and the North. The graduation ceremony included the screening of a documentary film which carried live testimonies of a number of INTAJ beneficiaries across Lebanon. On the occasion, Merci Corps Regional Director, George Antione, while pointing that INTAJ concluded its planned activities, pledged the renewal of the program for an additional two years. For his part, the Tripoli Chamber Chief, Tawfik Daboosi, stressed the importance of continuous cooperation with the international organization in order to meet the needs for professional workforce by the domestic and Arab labor market. Likewise, the mayor (Qaimaqam) of Zgharta, Iman Rafi’I, said that above initiative addresses the development requirements of local communities, including notably, the creation of jobs and stimulating a sustainable employment growth, especially amidst a close to disaster economic situation in the country. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, March 25, 2016)