press releases 2009

U.S. Government Continues to Support Education in Northern Lebanon

August 12, 2009

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Lebanon Mission Director Denise A. Herbol attended a foundation stone-placing ceremony at the Homeira Public School near the Nahr al-Barid Palestinian refugee camp.

In the Akkar region, USAID will sponsor the expansion of the Homeira public school to accommodate the increasing student population.  This $136,000 USAID-funded project is to build an annex for more classrooms, a laboratory, a library, and an indoor sports court.  The annex will provide space for an additional 150 students and will create jobs for eight new teachers. 

This project will be implemented by the Cooperative Housing Foundation under the $19.9 million USAID-funded Municipal Capacity Building and Service Delivery Program.