On the occasion of the World Volunteer Day, Makhzoumi Foundation participated in the launching ceremony of the“Youth Voluntary Vision” Project, towards reducing inequalities, within the framework of announcing Beirut “Arab Youth Capital 2022”, in joint cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Arab Voluntary Union and the National Commission for UNESCO. The project was…
The 16 days of activism, as a part of UNiTE’s campaign, was based on ending violence against women and girls. In this occasion, awareness sessions took place in Makhzoumi Foundation premises to encourage empowerment and eliminate discrimination and all forms of violence, whilst appraising women and girls of their rights and ensuring their emotional well-being.…
A course for preparing specialized cadres to enhance voluntary inspection in the Ministry of Labor was launched, with the initiative of the Legal and Social Guidance Association in partnership with the Ministry of Labor and in cooperation with Makhzoumi Foundation, which had been agreed to be held in three phases in three Lebanese governorates. Makhzoumi…
In light of the difficult economic conditions that we are experiencing in Lebanon, demand continues to increase, at Makhzoumi Foundation, on sweets-making workshops, with the aim of making use of them for producing and marketing during the holidays. Within this context, Makhzoumi Foundation conducted a training workshop on making cookies, whereby participants learned how to…
In response to the need of Beirut and its people, and in implementation of Makhzoumi Foundation’s approach to work to make Beirut a sustainable city, and in the absence of any effort from those concerned to find a solution to the darkness that surrounded the streets of the capital, violating its security and economy, Makhzoumi…
The Environment and Development Program team at Makhzoumi Foundation employ (use) all its capacities to develop the beneficiaries’ skills to transfer them into productive and financially independent individuals. The program also aims to encourage creativity and develop talents, preserve crafts and empower housewives. To that regard, the program’s diverse workshops continue throughout the year. September…
A partnership between the Lebanese Ministry of Labor, Makhzoumi Foundation and the Legal and Social Guidance Association, training courses have been launched for volunteer observers at the Ministry of Labor. The details of the training were discussed during a meeting that included the Minister of Labor Dr. Mustafa Bayram, Head of the Child Labor Department…
Makhzoumi Foundation teams are participating in the periodic meetings that the “National Commission for Lebanese Women” is organizing regarding the preparation of the national strategy for women in Lebanon for the years 2022-2040, and following up the coordination and implementation of the national action plan for Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.…
Makhzoumi Foundation Primary Health Care Center management welcomed a delegation from its valuable partner UNHCR, who visited the center to appraise the different health care programs, including the mental health project. The program staff also had the pleasure to meet with a representative from the international actor ANERA to discuss the possible opportunities of collaboration…
Sustainability is not just an idea that we repeat, nor just a goal that we seek at Makhzoumi Foundation. Rather, it is an approach and a pattern that we follow during every project, activity or campaign we undertake. In translation of this approach, and after implementing the stages of Makhzoumi Foundation’s initiative to light Beirut…
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, ITLS, in partnership with Makhzoumi Foundation, inaugurated the Lebanon Microsoft Skills Championship, in addition to a series of academic tournaments and exhibitions for the year 2022. ITLS CEO Tarek Al-Basha stated that the importance of the tournaments lies in motivating students to obtain professional…
Within its endeavor to create new opportunities for youth and build their capabilities, and its relentless work to develop its educational programs, Makhzoumi Foundation Step Forward team discussed collaboration plan and future steps with the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to move forward through professional development and capacity building of educators. The Middle East Professional…
In order to establish and support national and community-level child protection systems, child protection services are very important to prevent violence, abuse and exploitation, and to ensure displaced children access to protection services. From there comes Makhzoumi Foundation’s special initiative that has been active for years: The Fun Bus Project. It is part of a…
Within Makhzoumi Foundation’s path to empower youth and society, our vocational training program implemented a youth targeted program that teaches youth and improve their knowledge in technology, coding, robotics and life skills: The Summer Codes program. Students in the Summer Codes program enjoyed life skills sessions every week, that enhances their interpersonal skills and mental…
Due to the economic crisis that’s weighing on the shoulders of the population in Lebanon, citizens and displaced, malnutrition cases are on the rise. A regional delegation from World Health Organization conducted an informative visit to Makhzoumi Foundation’s Primary Health Care Center, in the presence of Ministry of Public Health and IOCC representatives. The focus…
As an extension of the continuous cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Beirut and the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid, Makhzoumi Foundation have completed the implementation of the food security project in Lebanon to help hundreds of needy families, to alleviate their suffering and to support joint…
The President of Makhzoumi Foundation, Mrs. May Makhzoumi, representing the National Commission for Lebanese Women’s Affairs, participated in the first consultative meeting on the Water, Energy, Food and Ecosystems Nexus Management Project (Nexus) in Lebanon, organized by the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP) -Med), which comes within the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan…
“The environment is everything that isn’t me…. “, is one of the famous quotes by the great physicist Albert Einstein. It basically means that the environment is everything around us. The Environment is the key for existence of life on Earth. It is the air that we breathe, the water that we drink, the food…
While everyone is consumed with the ongoing crisis, talking about economic situation, bread crisis, energy crisis, fuel crisis, and it goes on… most of the people struggle to provide for to their family, at the expense of their health. Specially that healthcare became more like a luxury due to its high cost. But, here at…
During the signing of an agreement of understanding between the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action and the Zakat Fund of the Lebanese Dar Al-Fatwa, the “Supporting Food Security in Lebanon” project was launched, with the participation of Makhzoumi Foundation, represented by its president, Mrs. May Makhzoumi, and a number of local and…
Multiple craft courses, throughout the year, are held at Makhzoumi Foundation, with the aim of teaching beneficiaries a profitable profession and transforming them into productive individuals. Within this framework, the high demand for cupcake preparation courses continues at Makhzoumi Foundation, during which participants learn several recipes for cupcakes and muffins, and ways to decorate them…
The 9th Batch of interns at Makhzoumi Foundation’s Apprenticeship Program started their learning and unique experience at Makhzoumi Foundation. at Makhzoumi Foundation’s Apprenticeship Program is a 3 to 6 months training and educational program. It is a professional experience to provide fresh graduates with hands on experience in the Human Resources field. It consists of…
On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, Makhzoumi Foundation vocational training program hosted an open beauty day. The Eid Open Beauty Day is a yearly tradition, hosted every holiday, where Makhzoumi Foundation’s beauty academy students present their services to the beneficiaries. This day aims to bring the community closer by introducing the future hair stylists…
Makhzoumi Foundation organized a Nationwide Contest entitled “My Sustainable Beirut” in cooperation with the Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO. This Action aimed to raise public awareness on the importance of sustainable cities, in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG11 “Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. This contest…
It is no secret to anyone about the poor conditions that Lebanese society has reached in its various classes and sects. Crisis after crisis, and the absence of any serious effort or realistic solutions, all of this brought us to a bitter reality that we try to live with daily. Beirut, which is known as…
Challenging and facing crises is our choice; from this perspective, Makhzoumi Foundation always opens doors to empower and guide individuals. Its craft workshops come within this context. The most recent were workshops training on cupcakes preparation and decoration, and sewing clothes. The cupcakes preparation and decoration workshop witnessed high demand, as we all look for…
On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Makhzoumi Foundation in cooperation with Embassy of India in Lebanon & the National Diabetes Organization Dia-Leb, organized a round table discussion on “Yoga For Humanity”, tackling the importance of Yoga and its impact on individual’s health The president of Dia-Leb Dr. Jackie Maalouf showed a presentation, and…
On the occasion of the “World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought”, which the world celebrates on June 17 of each year, the Environment and Development Program at Makhzoumi Foundation distributed saplings and aromatic plants, from its Nursery in Akkar, to the passers-by in front of the Foundation’s entrance in Mazraa – Barbour area, aiming…
Because we don’t just want to respond to crises, we want to avoid them, prevention measures are better than corrective ones! After Beirut Forest fires for the second time in 2022, a campaign to weed and grass the forest to avoid more fires, was launched under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor of Beirut,…
A quarter of a century has passed since the launch of Makhzoumi Foundation. 25 years, during which the Foundation has never stopped practicing its mission, no matter how compelling the circumstances. Neither wars, nor divisions, nor fires, nor explosions, nor any crisis have hindered our tasks. In every crisis, as during every day of every…
In cooperation and coordination with the Internal Security Forces, the Lebanese Charitable Association for Reform and Rehabilitation organized a meeting that brought together the inmates of Tripoli women’s prison with their children, in a humane meeting filled with feelings that erupted into tears of joy the moment they embraced their daughters-in-law. They also exchanged gifts…
The Embassy of India and Makhzoumi Foundation jointly organized the celebration of World Bicycle Day on June 3, 2022. The event was organized at the Beirut Waterfront. The United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as International World Bicycle Day in the year 2018. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes “the uniqueness, longevity and…
Makhzoumi Foundation hosted VIA Lebanon Board of Directors and some of its members, at the Foundation’s headquarters in Barbour, Zreik Street. After the welcoming them, Mrs. May Makhzoumi, President of Makhzoumi Foundation, gave a speech in which she introduced the Foundation and its history spanning more than 24 years, along with an explanatory video. The…
Empowering individuals is the most important step to empowering society, and helping them to become active individuals is the basis for building a productive society. Hence Makhzoumi Foundation’s vision of the necessity of empowering women to become independent producers and income earners, in the simplest ways. Thus were our monthly courses and craft workshops. Within…
Makhzoumi Foundation participated at the Microsoft Office Specialist – MOS Championship Lebanon final ceremony, to award the champions of Lebanon 2022. Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word and Excel. MOS Championship Lebanon is the official qualifier for Lebanon, for the winners to participate in…
Makhzoumi Foundation has completed the first and second phases of the initiative to illuminate Beirut’s streets through solar energy, where the streets of Corniche Al Mazraa, Bechara El Khoury, Al Hamra, Barbour, Zureik, Mar Elias, and Tariq Al Jdeideh were lit, with the support of the Foundation’s honorary president, His Excellency Deputy Fouad Makhzoumi. The…
The Beirut codes team at Makhzoumi foundation organized a series of training that targeted youth from universities in a TOT – Training of Trainers for over 30 university students on Microbit and coding literacy. Beirut Codes worked on introducing Youth and Children to coding and equipped them with one of the most demanding 21st century…
The Little Engineer, in cooperation with Makhzoumi Foundation, concluded the Rebuild Beirut project, which was launched in cooperation with Makassed Charitable Association, which gave students an opportunity to learn and apply robotics and technology through technical workshops, stimulating the creativity of young people to devise scientific and practical solutions for the development of their community.…
After the first phase, which included the entire Mazraa line, Makhzoumi Foundation’s initiative to light the streets of Beirut with environmentally friendly solar energy continues, with the support of its honorary president, His Excellency Deputy Fouad Makhzoumi, where solar lighting was installed in Mar Elias and Zureik Street in Mazraa, and initiated the installations in…
The month of Ramadan, a long-awaited month at Makhzoumi Foundation… we wish the whole year was Ramadan. As every year, Makhzoumi Foundation prepares an exceptional suit to receive the month of goodness, in which the activities of its various programs crowd together, to contribute to alleviating the stress of life in the month of mercy.…
As part of our efforts to empower youth, comes “Step Forward” Initiative, from Makhzoumi Foundation’s vocational training program. It is an initiative that recruits interns, and provides them with the opportunity to practice day-by-day job tasks and acquire the skills needed to experiment with potential career paths. Moreover, we put human values above everything else.…
Makhzoumi Foundation continued its free health campaigns during the month of April at the Foundation’s Primary Health Care Center in Barbour, and through its mobile clinic on the land of Dar Al Fatwa in Verdun, Beirut. Hundreds of citizens benefited from the free health campaigns and laboratory tests provided by the Foundation to its various…
As we always aim to empower women and help them become strong and independent productive citizens, Makhzoumi Foundation’s environment and development program continues its workshops, to provide women with skills that secures them an independent job. Demand on learning various handicrafts, including the art of embroidery, has been increasing lately; accordingly, Makhzoumi Foundation held a…
Makhzoumi Foundation’s Development and Environment Program launched during March many crafts workshops, that teaches women new skills they can benefit from, and become financially independent. Embroidery Makhzoumi Foundation’s Development and Environment Program launched a new craft workshop in the Embroidery field, during which the participants enjoyed learning the basic stitches of this craft and applying…
For the fifth month in a row, the mobile health campaigns organized by Makhzoumi Foundation, through its mobile clinic, continue. Where free medical and health services are provided to the beneficiaries, including consultations with doctors of public health, cardiology, genecology, children, and ENT ear, nose and throat, in addition to free blood and laboratory tests,…
Teachers’ Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, and to celebrate and honor them for their special contributions on empowering the community, and building a better future. In this occasion, Makhzoumi Foundation celebrated teachers’ day with the instructors of our vocational training center, in all our branches in different areas in Lebanon.…
In the occasion of “International Women’s Day”, a worldwide campaign was launched on social media under the hashtag “#BreakTheBias”, to raise awareness on the importance and urge to achieve equality and break the bias in our communities. As a defender and advocator to equality and human rights, Makhzoumi foundation participated in this campaign, as we…
Since Riad El Solh Public School is concerned with building students’ character, unleashing their potentials and seeking to renew the accreditation of the International School Award with the British Council, they organized a round table activity entitled “Entrepreneurship and Success Stories” with a number of leading figures within this field. Makhzoumi foundation was invited to participate…
Building societies requires building capabilities. And what’s better than ripple effect capacity building to ensure having helped as much as possible? At Makhzoumi foundation, we applied our ripple effect system with “Beirut Codes” workshop. Through Beirut Codes we introduced coding to young university students and equipped them with one of the most demanding 21st century…
Wool knitting craft had been passing through generations from grandmothers to granddaughters, to become a legacy. This craft disappeared after women had joined the labor market, so Makhzoumi Foundation took care of reviving it within its craft courses whereby the most recent was in late February 2022.
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