Hale’s political call during the graduation of women from English teaching program

American Ambassador David Hale attended yesterday the sixth national graduation ceremony of the Teaching Women English (TWE) programme which is implemented by Hayya Bina and Ma3akum associations with financial support from the American Embassy.  In his keynote address, Hale called for unity in facing groups that are seeking to create hatred.  He emphasized the importance of learning new things, meet new people and exchange ideas to challenge extremism.  The director of Ma3akum, Ghena 3allush, who is implementing the project in Northern  Lebanon, noted for her part that at a time when the region was invading the news with events related to violence, extremism and explosions, her organization was collaborating with municipalities and local NGOs from diverse affiliations to strengthen the concept of conviviality through meeting around education and learning amongst women who are coming from diverse backgrounds and who wish to arm themselves with knowledge.  The event was concluded by the distribution of certificates to some 720 graduates who completed 36 sessions which were spread over 6 months.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Diyar, 17 November 2014