Training on the use and implementation of a new literacy program for adult women was offered to 97 teachers from various areas of Lebanon in February 2007. The sessions were organized by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs’ National Committee for Literacy and Adult Education.
The program, entitled “Empowering Arab Women Through Literacy” (EAWTL), was created based on the learning needs of adult Lebanese women and launched by the Institute in 2006.
Participants from various non-governmental organizations and from the Centers for Training and Social Services and Development (of the Ministry of Social Affairs) participated in the five one-day workshops corresponding to their geographical areas. Two sessions took place in Beirut (for Beirut, Greater Beirut and North Lebanon), two in Baalbeck (for the Bekaa area) and one in Nabatiyeh (for South Lebanon).
The trainers were Ms. Anita Nassar, IWSAW’s assistant director and program coordinator, and Mr. Mohammad Hajjar, a literacy expert and trainer from the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Participants from the Ministry of Social Affairs in Beirut, February 7, 2007
Participants from NGOs in Beirut, Februray 8, 2007
Trainers Anita Nassar (second from left) and Mohammad Hajjar (right)
Participants from the Ministry of Social Affairs in Baalbeck, February 20, 2007
Participants from NGOs in Baalbeck, February 21, 2007
Participants from the Ministry and NGOs in Nabatiyeh, February 26, 2007
Group work in Nabatiyeh, February 26, 2007
Group work in Nabatiyeh, February 26, 2007