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Applying Skills and Encouraging Volunteerism in Lebanon

by Anera

January 5, 2023

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Anera’s Nahno Volunteer Project creates connections between youth and organizations for their mutual benefit and to bring about social change. Nahno representatives just attended the Beirut Capital Arab Youth Convention, organized to encourage volunteerism in Lebanon. This project is in collaboration with UNICEF and Live Love.

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