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‘Women beyond the lens’ photo competition to unveil the realities of women
21-12-2017
The minister of state for women’s affairs, Jean Ogassapian, distributed during a ceremony held yesterday the prizes to the winners of the ‘women beyond the lens’ photo competition organized by his ministry. The photos spotlighted the reality of women in relation to the goals set by the ministry’s national strategy aimed to achieve gender equality. These are: Poverty; power and decision making; economy, employment and entrepreneurship; health; environment; natural crisis and disasters; legal reform; education; gender-based violence; media and culture; peace and security and institutional mechanisms. Participants in this competition were students from the various Lebanese universities. The event included an exhibition for the winning pictures and the distribution of the 2018 calendar featuring the selected photos. On the occasion, Ogassapian stressed the importance of the project as it portrays the true image of Lebanon which is that of education, progress, art and innovation. And in his address to the winning young men and women, the minister said: “You represent the hope for Lebanon and we rely on you in building a promising future abounding with your capacities that will contribute to the development of the country …”. (Al Mustaqbal, December 21, 2017)
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