| By Marie Dhumi�res Daily Star staff |
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| launched Monday nine social development projects to be implemented nationwide. “We put together with the Italian government an ideal mechanism, and it will be implemented to all social and developmental projects,” caretaker Social Affairs Minister Salim Sayegh told reporters at the ministry in Beirut’s district of Badaro. “This is the first time the ministry uses these [new] mechanisms to organize and choose the developmental projects according to the social priorities as defined by the ministry,” he added. He listed his ministry’s priorities as fighting poverty, protecting children, the elderly and people with special needs, dealing with gender issues, drug control and spreading the culture of volunteering “The rights of marginalized and poor population groups are tackled, to improve their livelihoods and ensure their inclusion into their own local communities,” said Charge d’affaires Andreas Ferrarese, speaking on behalf of Ambassador Giuseppe Morabito. Ferrarese defined the social projects as “representative of The nine projects launched Monday comprise a permanent care center for children in Arsal aiming to “put an end to academic dropout rates” in the eastern Bekaa village, a project to support the local production of essential oils in the Metn area, and another to improve access to the Chouf Cedars Reserve to people with special needs. Funding for the projects will be split in half between the the Italian Development Cooperation agency and the Social Affairs Ministry. |
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