750 Women Graduate from Teaching Women Enhanced English Program: Empowering Women Across Lebanon

750 women graduated from the Teaching Women Enhanced English Program , Second Cohort, on the 1st of July, in a big ceremony, at Unesco Palace, in the presence of the Cultural Affairs Assistant, Edith Bitar, Major Vlade Sharbaji representing the General Director of the ISF, Major General Imad Outhman, , partners, teachers, trainers, and journalists. 

After the Lebanese and American National Anthems, The Project Manager, Nada Toufaily, presented the different phases and components of the project where women learned 100 hours of Enhanced English and 60 hours of releated training topics in 31 regions for 6 months. 

The Founder and Director of USPEaK, Rawan Yaghi, focused in her speech on the goals of the program and the topics and shared the results of the program, in which one third of the participants started new jobs or businesses with an income, and many became politically active, in addition to the participation of these participants in public life.

The applied curriculum intended to amplified the message of women empowerment and citizenship. She showed gratitude to the relation built with the #CIMIC where women were able to know more about the Civil Military Cooperation in The LAF.  She thanked the U.S. Embassy Beirut, partners and teachers. 

Furthermore, the U.S. Ambassador in Beirut, Mrs. Dorothy Shea, talked to the participants and expressed her pride towards them and their success, and thanked USPEaK for their constructive cooperation with the Embassy to make an impact.

Two participants shared their successful stories with the presence, and how their journeys were a life changing events.

Mrs. Edith Bitar, congratulated the graduates on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Beirut who funded this program. Mrs. Bitar expressed her love to this program that empowered women all over lebanon. 

Mrs. Bitar, Ms. Yaghi and Ms. Toufayli distributed the certificates to learners.