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Anera Students in Bekaa Help their Communities

by Anera

October 15, 2020

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Students in Anera’s UNICEF-funded vocational educational programs in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon are helping their local communities by cooking meals, making face masks and rehabilitating homes. Our students get the best of all worlds: they learn on the job, they earn income, and they help!

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