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Our Mission: TYO is an American, non-governmental organization that works in disadvantaged areas of the Middle East, enabling children, youth and parents to realize their potential as healthy, active and responsible family and community members. Read more

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    TYO Joins the Annual GE “Leading and Learning” Event in Crotonville, NY

    The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (CBFW) and GE invited TYO to participate in this year’s prestigious “Leading and Learning” event in Crotonville, NY from May 13-15th.  This year’s theme was to inspire women leaders in business to be “always evolving.” TYO was honored to be selected to participate and was represented by Ms. Sahar Dwaikat, TYO Nablus entrepreneur and Ms. Nadine Okla, TYO-Lebanon Country Director. The event kicked off on Monday, with a specific closed training session, and catered to the needs of women in business in developing contexts, like Lebanon. The training topics included: Effective Communication: Understanding and Continue reading…

    May 15th, 2013 | Read more

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    She Entrepreneurs 2013

    A native of Nablus, Ayat Atallah is a current female entrepreneur in TYO’s Women’s Incubation Services for Entrepreneurs (WISE) Program and a former participant of Fostering Women Entrepreneurs in Nablus (FWEN). Ayat’s business, Eco Teryaq, is a business focused on providing natural compost for farmers and in homes In April 2013, Ayat traveled to Sweden for the first time to participate in the She Entrepreneurs Programme. Ayat shares her experience with us and explains how this program will help her business. What is She Entrepreneurs? It brings businesswomen from the MENA region together for trainings and opportunities for networking. There were 28 women participants Continue reading…

    May 5th, 2013 | Read more

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    Representing Palestinian Entrepreneurs in America

    A native of Nablus, Sahar Dwaikat is 29 years old and is a current female entrepreneur in TYO’s Women’s Incubation Services for Entrepreneurs (WISE) Program. Sahar’s business, Flyer Ad for Graphic Design, began as just an idea in 2010 during the Fostering Women Entrepreneurs in Nablus (FWEN) Program and has since become a fully operating business based in Nablus. In April 2013, with TYO’s Psychosocial Program Manager Suhad and TYO Volunteer Amani, Sahar embarked on a journey to the United States for the first time to participate in The Women of Nablus delegation through The Telos Group. Sahar shares her experiences in Continue reading…

    May 2nd, 2013 | Read more

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    FWEME Officially Launches FWEME with the 4-Day Intensive Business Basics Training Course

    TYO-L has been laying the groundwork for the FWEME project with extensive outreach in the Bekaa Valley. We have had the pleasure to meet with municipal, community leaders and potential women entrepreneurs in the following regions of the Bekaa Valley: Zahle Anjar Riyak Keb Elias and Firzol The Bekaa Valley is one of the most under served communities in Lebanon, with fewer training programs for women so TYO-L is proud to be able to offer our program, and to create opportunities for our beneficiaries.  We were able to reach almost 100 women in our outreach and it has been such Continue reading…

    May 1st, 2013 | Read more