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Apr
2016
NGO to be honored for education work
The United Lebanon Youth Project will be honored later this month at the 18th annual Khalil Gibran “Spirit of Humanity” Awards Gala in Washington D.C. for its groundbreaking work providing educational services and support to marginalized and disadvantaged young people. The Arab American Institute will recognize the organization with its Award for Institutional Excellence for ULYP’s services to underserved communities in Lebanon and its efforts to bring together and empower disparate groups through education programs. Founder Melek al-Nimer had been working in refugee camps for 25 years when she founded the organization in 2010. “I established ULYP because [to that…
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