On the occasion of the Arab Women’s Day, the National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) launched three new training centers hosted in the headquarters of regional municipal unions of Akkar, Jezzine and Baalbak, in collaboration with the Walid Bin Talal humanitarian foundation and was held at the Training centre of NCLW in Baabda.
The event was organised under the auspices of First Lady Wafa Suleyman, was attended by the NCLW vice presidents Randa Berri and May Mikati, as well as, ex-ministers Wafa Dika and Mona Ofeich, EU ambassador Angelina Eucharist, in addition to municipal heads and key local public figures. The program of the event included the viewing of a documentary on the project which was followed by key note addresses by the member of NCLW committee, Ms. Fadia Kiwan, ex-minister Layla al Solh and First Lady Wafa Suleyman. All speakers highlighted the need to improve the situation of women in Lebanon and securing their full rights. To be noted that the training centres were equipped through a donation from the Walid Bin Talal foundation and within the framework of a memorandum of understanding concluded between the Foundation and NCLW.
Source: Al-Mustaqbal, Al-Nahar, Al-Diyar 6 February 2013