Sunday morning we went to the center to meet with MP Yassine Jaber. The Nabatieh native and former Minister of Economy and Trade has an office in the center where he can be found every Sunday, unless he is traveling, and welcomes people from the community to come speak with him. I think this is [...]
Project Overview: Establish structured, after-school activities that empower youth and promote democracy in action. Projects will engage youth in collaborative projects structured, instructor-lead media literacy, Internet technology, environmental, social and communication arts activities. Provide alternative outlets and practical skills training for youth in the community as well as promote public awareness and involvement in current [...]
Looking out across the village of Nabatieh from a cafe on the hill. As Maria and I sat having tea and discussing the center a storm rolled in, followed by a beautiful rainbow.
The road to the south of Lebanon winds along the coast with large portions of the landscape virtually undeveloped. Driving toward Nabatieh, Mediterranean Sea stretched out as far as I could see and to the east were lush lands comprised mostly of orange groves and lemon trees, dripping with fresh fruit, while the mountains loomed [...]
Maria from the Jaber Cultural Center has invited me to stay with her in Nabatieh for a week to get to know the community where the center is based. This is an excellent opportunity and I am looking forward to seeing the center as well as some other parts of Lebanon! I am leaving on [...]
I arrived in Lebanon Friday, January 13, 2006, and the first week I visited several schools with Eliane Metni, the iEARN Lebanon Country Coordinator. While at the schools we met with administrators as well as with several teachers and students that are participating in YouthCaN Med and discussed their project plans. Later in the week [...]