Youth, refugee entrepreneurship training

Makhzoomi Foundation signed on Monday a cooperation agreement with Positive Planet Foundation aimed at training Lebanese youth and Syrian refugees on various fields to enhance their professional and educational skills and develop sustainable small enterprises, as well as introduce them to lending institutions. The project includes training of some 190 young men and women aged between 18- 25 years over a period of 18 months. According to the agreement, Makhzoomi Foundation will provide skills training for the youth, following courses for training of trainers by the international foundation. Professional skills covered by the project are, hairdressing for men and women and cooking, as explained by Malak Hoot from Makhzoomi to L’Orient Le Jour newspaper. Hoot said that out of 71 selected participants 70% were women and 50% Syrian refugees. Positive Planet has secured USD 107,413 of the overall cost of the program (estimated at USD 287,413) through a collective fundraising campaign. The remaining USD 180 thousand were secured from private sector donors, namely, Pepsico, Barkleys and Tamer Group. (L’Orient Le Jour, November 24, 2016)