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Women Entreprenuers in Lebanon
Role of Women NGO’s in Women’s Empowerment
“Don’t Limit Yourself” is the message from Tomorrow’s Youth Organization to every women. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do, but we believe that women are “the power” boosting the society. The low percentage (30.3%) of the female economically active population is not due to the lack of women’s capabilities; however, this has a lot to do with social, economical and legal barriers; such as the limited career options; legal and institutional discrimination against women. Rural women, women living in different Lebanese villages and towns outside medium and big cities, suffer from multiple problems which form Continue reading…
TYO-Lebanon: Boosting Women in Business
Women in the Arab world, and specifically Lebanon and similar to other underdeveloped areas of the world, have long experienced discrimination and been subject to restrictions on their freedoms and rights, throughout history. Some of these practices are based on religious beliefs, but many of the limitations are cultural and emanate from tradition rather than religion. These main constraints that create an obstacle towards women’s rights and liberties are reflected in laws dealing with criminal justice, economy, education and healthcare. The most effective mechanism that protects women’s rights in Lebanon at the present moment is on the national level. In addition, NGOs have made voluntary, continuous efforts to Continue reading…
TYO-Lebanon asks “What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?”
Most people desire to be an entrepreneur and becoming your own boss is very attractive to most people. TYO-Lebanon works hard with our entrepreneurs to provide them the business and additional training required to build their businesses, but there is a “certain something” that makes an entrepreneur successful and here we examine the top five qualities that make for a successful entrepreneur: 1. Self-motivated Successful entrepreneurs take the lead, they do not need someone to hold them accountable or force them to be efficient and productive. It takes hard work and motivation to create your own business. 2. Creativity When Continue reading…
TYO is Invited to the Arab Youth & Entrepreneurship: Holistic Approaches to Nurturing Local Ecosystem Conference in Doha, Qatar
The conference held Feb. 16th-18th, was organized by the Arab Urban Development Institute and Silatech, in partnership with the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Youth Employment. The TYO team was invited by Silatech, to attend the 3-day conference in Doha, where key stakeholders from government, private and public sectors came together to address ways to improve opportunities for youth entrepreneurs in the MENA region. “The premise of this conference is that a more comprehensive approach to youth economic inclusion is needed, supported by the creation of local urban ecosystems that enhance youth entrepreneurship and economic activity at the Continue reading…
Fostering Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East (FWEME) Launches in Lebanon and is Seeking Applicants!
Upon the successful completion of the Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon (WEL) pilot program in North Lebanon, TYO-L is proud to announce the launch of our next program, focused on empowering women in the region! TYO-L, in partnership with TYO and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (CBFW), is excited to begin work in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon and in Palestine, with a new group of beneficiaries, in the FWEME project. TYO-L is now reaching out to potential participants, for the interest in benefiting from the program’s Phase I. TYO-L is recruiting 45-60 women from rural communities in the Bekaa Valley Continue reading…
Tomorrow’s Youth Organization goes to London to Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon!
In support of our partner, the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, TYO participated in their Enterprise Development Programme launch events in London last week. We were honored to be asked to share our story and that of beneficiary Ms. Hwayda Charaf Eddine and are dedicated to the vision that Ms. Cherie Blair shares in her quote below: The Enterprise Development Programme is at the heart of our vision for a world where women have equal opportunities and the capability, confidence and capital necessary to establish and grow businesses, resulting in a brighter future for the women themselves, their families and Continue reading…
Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon Brand and Market their Businesses
Lebanon was rocked by the assassination of Mr. Wissam Al-Hassan, head of the intelligence branch of Lebanon’s International Security Forces, who was killed on 19 October 2012, in a bombing in the popular commercial district of Sassine, Achrafieh. Post the assassination; we had several days of uncertainty about the potential escalations of violence that Lebanon could face, due to the assassination. Currently, the situation remains relatively calm and TYO-Lebanon’s thoughts are with those directly affected by the bombing, and we remain optimistic in the ability of the Lebanese people to overcome this devastating blow. Despite the challenges within the country, Continue reading…
WEL Beneficiary Ms. Houwayda Charaf el Dine Invited to Speak at London Conference!
TYO and TYO Lebanon are honored to participate in the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women’s new Enterprise Development Programme Launch in November of this year! As our WEL program has shown so much progress, WEL beneficiary Ms. Houwayda Charaf el Dine was also invited to give a 5-minute presentation on her experiences with the WEL project. Mrs. Cherie Blair will also be speaking at the event. We are so proud of Houwayda and wanted to share her story with you, again. See below our past interview with Ms. Houwayda Charaf El Dine! What is your personal background? My name Continue reading…
3 Lessons Learned from Women Entrepreneurs in Lebanon
As we have worked with women entrepreneurs in Lebanon over the past year, we have had many great lessons learned. We would like to share our top three lessons learned with you! 1. Each Entrepreneur Faces Their Own Unique Challenges When working with entrepreneurs with little or no real business experience, assessment is critical. We spent a great deal of time assessing and reassessing our women to ensure that we provided them with the tools and skills that they need, both generally and unique to their business idea/needs. Using this process, we were able to ensure that we provided our Continue reading…
Building Confidence, Capability and Capital!
We were so proud to see the immense growth shown by Ms. Sahar Abou Doleh, our resident Queen Bee. Sahar is a 46-year-old woman from the North Lebanon village of Kfarhabou. Her work experience has been in the creation of honey from the well-known Cedars of Lebanon and through the course of her training, she realized that she could also expand into the niche of Oak Tree Honey! We interviewed Sahar and are happy to share the highlights with you! How have you benefited most from your training? The training allowed me to understand how to really start my business. Continue reading…