UNDP project director in the Bekaa, Walid Atallah, attended a celebration to mark the granting of equipment to the Nejmet el Sobh women cooperative in Mhaidsseh and that is within the framework of the UNDP “Live Lebanon” initiative implemented in collaboration with the Bank of Beirut and Arab Countries as well as the Friends of Lebanon association in Monaco. Live Lebanon was launched in 2009 in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and seeks to create links between Lebanese people in Lebanon and outside in addition to encouraging the private sector to contribute to combating poverty and creating new employment opportunities in rural areas.
Source: Al-Nahar 24 December 2012