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The
Youth Zone
Since his earliest involvement in public life, former
Prime
Minister Rafic Hariri has shown a keen interest in the future. A
future that Prime Minister Hariri believes is personified in
hundreds of thousands of young Lebanese men and women. This interest
in the youth of Lebanon was translated into deeds in 1979 when he
established the Hariri Foundation.
Prime Minister Hariri believes that education is the key
to change in Lebanon. He wants everyone to join with him in the
belief that education can transform Lebanon and the lives of
Lebanon's youth. When speaking about the reasons that drove him to
offer the young people of Lebanon a key to their future he said.
"My incentive for establishing the Hariri Foundation is
grounded in the belief that the universities and institutions of
higher education in Lebanon admit students with hidden talents and
skills. Since young people are the real wealth of this country, I
feel the best way to build Lebanon is by giving these young people
the best means to realize their hidden talents. What better way to
do that than making higher education accessible and within their
reach?"
In addition Prime Minister Hariri is convinced that there
is extraordinary potential in ordinary people if they are given the
opportunity to develop. He has offered thousands of young Lebanese
men and women this opportunity to develop through higher education.
The Hariri Foundation has granted loans to more than 33,000
prospective graduates. Enabling the dream of education to become a
reality for students and their families who would otherwise have
found it prohibitively expensive.
Of all he has accomplished, Prime Minister Hariri
considers The Hariri Foundation the single most important
achievement of his lifetime.
The Hariri Foundation has a variety of programs; the most
famous of which is the 'University Loan Program'. However, this is
not the only important initiative by any means. The Foundation has a
'University Training Program', and oversees a number of schools that
the foundation has either established or continues to support
nationwide. The Hariri Foundation also participates in a wide range
of activities related to the preservation and restoration of
Lebanon's cultural heritage, including the restoration of valued
treasures like the old souks, as well as historic buildings such as
the Khan El-Franj in Sidon.
To learn more about the work, mission and accomplishments
of the Hariri Foundation, please click below.
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Hariri Foundation
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