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April 4, 2014 Friday
Haigazian University organizes social entrepreneurship competition
NNA - Sixty-four merit scholars of the University Scholarship Program
(USP) at Haigazian University, funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), competed to win prizes at the 2014
Social Entrepreneurship Competition on April 2nd at the Hall of the
Armenian Evangelical Church in Beirut.
The competition was the closing event of the "Leadership through
Entrepreneurship" project, launched in June 2012 at Haigazian
University, the first university in the region to adopt a three-year
program on social entrepreneurship, implemented by Beyond Reform and
Development (BRD).
Students presented their social business ideas in front of a jury of
investors and entrepreneurs, composed of Dr. Fadi Asrawi, Dean of
Business and Economics at Haigazian University, Mr. Fadi Bizri,
Managing Director at Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program, Mr. Raed
Charrafeddine, First Vice-Governor at Banque du Liban, Ms. Ghada
Khouri, Chief of Party at Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE)
program, Mr. Nicolas Sehnaoui, Former Telecommunication Minister, and
Ms. Asmahan Zein, General Manager of Aramex Lebanon and Infofort
Lebanon.
In attendance were prominent figures from the social entrepreneurship
and business community, faculty members, and international
organizations working with youth. Following the welcoming note by
University President Dr. Paul Haidostian, a video was shown,
highlighting the major steps of the project as well as the lessons
learned by the students throughout the process.
The eight competing teams were from All for One, which provides career
orientation and employment opportunities for youth; Excelling Young
Entrepreneurs, which recycles car tires into crumbs and useful
products; Healthy Lebanista, which employs unemployed women to cook
healthy food products; Second Chance, which creates a new clothes line
from recycled material designed by unemployed underprivileged women;
Al Reef Tourism, which works on reviving Lebanon's heritage and
encouraging local businesses through attractive alternative tourism in
rural areas; Slingshots, which creates a first of its kind exchange
program for youth from across Lebanon to foster social cohesion; VIA,
which promotes volunteerism through an online database linking youth
with community and social issues across the country; and UniGoAll,
which provides students relevant information about universities and
different majors.
At the end of the ceremony, certificates were distributed to each of
the 8 teams for their participation in the project and the winning
team "Second Chance" was announced.
April 4, 2014 Friday
Haigazian University organizes social entrepreneurship competition
NNA - Sixty-four merit scholars of the University Scholarship Program
(USP) at Haigazian University, funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), competed to win prizes at the 2014
Social Entrepreneurship Competition on April 2nd at the Hall of the
Armenian Evangelical Church in Beirut.
The competition was the closing event of the "Leadership through
Entrepreneurship" project, launched in June 2012 at Haigazian
University, the first university in the region to adopt a three-year
program on social entrepreneurship, implemented by Beyond Reform and
Development (BRD).
Students presented their social business ideas in front of a jury of
investors and entrepreneurs, composed of Dr. Fadi Asrawi, Dean of
Business and Economics at Haigazian University, Mr. Fadi Bizri,
Managing Director at Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program, Mr. Raed
Charrafeddine, First Vice-Governor at Banque du Liban, Ms. Ghada
Khouri, Chief of Party at Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE)
program, Mr. Nicolas Sehnaoui, Former Telecommunication Minister, and
Ms. Asmahan Zein, General Manager of Aramex Lebanon and Infofort
Lebanon.
In attendance were prominent figures from the social entrepreneurship
and business community, faculty members, and international
organizations working with youth. Following the welcoming note by
University President Dr. Paul Haidostian, a video was shown,
highlighting the major steps of the project as well as the lessons
learned by the students throughout the process.
The eight competing teams were from All for One, which provides career
orientation and employment opportunities for youth; Excelling Young
Entrepreneurs, which recycles car tires into crumbs and useful
products; Healthy Lebanista, which employs unemployed women to cook
healthy food products; Second Chance, which creates a new clothes line
from recycled material designed by unemployed underprivileged women;
Al Reef Tourism, which works on reviving Lebanon's heritage and
encouraging local businesses through attractive alternative tourism in
rural areas; Slingshots, which creates a first of its kind exchange
program for youth from across Lebanon to foster social cohesion; VIA,
which promotes volunteerism through an online database linking youth
with community and social issues across the country; and UniGoAll,
which provides students relevant information about universities and
different majors.
At the end of the ceremony, certificates were distributed to each of
the 8 teams for their participation in the project and the winning
team "Second Chance" was announced.