“ACE” project launched by OLA to develop youth innovative capacities

The Outreach and Leadership Academy, OLA, has launched its new initiative “Achieving Creative Entrepreneurship (ACE)” at its headquarters in Downtown Beirut district. The project comes as part of the continuing programs at the Academy inaugurated in Saida in 2015, in partnership with the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development (HFSHD) and the Lebanese American University (LAU). The aim of the initiative is to establish a culture of education and civic engagement, and to develop the youth’s innovative capacities. According to MP Bahiya Hariri, “ACE” seeks to train some 50 young cadres from the various professional sectors on the ABCs of creating ground-breaking concepts in finance, business, commerce, services, programming and electronics. Stressing that the young people are the catalyst for change, Hariri, HFSHD president, pointed out that the workshops are designed to build bridges between schoolwork and real life requirements. She concluded by underlining the importance of inventiveness and initiative taking. (Al Mustaqbal, February 5, 2017)