U.S. Government Supports Tripoli Community Development

July 14, 2009

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol attended the opening ceremony of a rehabilitated public stairway, a new playground, and a library to serve the Bab Al Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen communities in Tripoli.

This USAID funded project, which was supported by the Tripoli Municipality, encourages interaction between the residents of the two neighborhoods, benefitting over 750 people.  In addition, eighty young people, aged 16 to 25, will participate in a series of workshops on municipal governance, conflict resolution, and leadership.  Social and cultural activities, centered on the connecting stairway area, will take place to encourage an understanding of civic values and interaction.

The Office of Transition Initiatives, part of USAID, implemented this $95,000 project.