OVERVIEW
Since
the establishment of ongoing programs in 1920:
25
000 Young Women Trained In Vocational Skills
15
000 Vocational Training Scholarships Granted
10
000 Children In Day Care Services
7
000 Children And Teenagers Trained In Summer Camps
5
000 Women Of All Ages As Volunteer Members
5
000 Women Enjoyed Security In YWCA Hostels
2
500 Young Women Trained In Leadership
2
500 Children And Adults Joined Literacy Programs
Thousands
Of Refugees From The Region And From Within The Country Granted
Emergency Assistance, Temporary Shelter, Training And Employment.
Hundreds
Of War Widows Trained In Diverse Skills To Help Them Earn A Living
The
list goes on but the most important is the significance of YWCA
programs and their relevance to the needs at any given moment. It
is the promptness, the novelty and credibility that have been the
hallmark of YWCA action, and shall continue to be so by the grace
of God.
CENTENNIAL
JUBILEE
The
Lebanon YWCA commemorated its one hundred years of service on
May 27, 2000 at the YWCA building In Beirut, Ain Mraisseh. The
ceremony was held under the patronage of His Excellency General
Emile Lahoud, President of the Lebanese Republic who granted the
Lebanon YWCA the Order of the Cedars rank of Knight, in recognition
of its services to the community and, more particularly, to women
and girls all over Lebanon.
© Lebanon YWCA 2002
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