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Access Opening Ceremony 2021
Apr 15,2021
Read moreThe opening ceremony for the 2021–2022 iteration of the English Access Microscholarship Program in Lebanon took place via Zoom on Sunday, April 25. Attendees included Access students and alumni; teachers; school administrators; parents; and representatives from Teach For Lebanon (TFL), the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, the U.S. Embassy in Amman, and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) – all in all, over 400 people tuned in!
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Start of Classes
Jun 02,2021
English Access Microscholarship Program classes started on April 15, 202. Both students and teachers have received their instructional materials, including stationery, textbooks from National Geographic, laptops, and USB drives. We hope the tools they have been given and the support they will continue to receive leads them to do great things and to have a positive impact on the world.Read more
A thousand thanks to the US Embassy in Beirut for their generosity and support!
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Laptop Distribution Event
Jun 04,2021
On Friday, May 21, a ceremony was held in Tripoli to celebrate the distribution of laptops to 20 Saba Zreik public high school students who are participating in the 2021–2022 English Access Microscholarship Program (Access). The event also marked the distribution of 480 additional laptops to the other Access students scattered throughout Lebanon.Read more
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Access Alumni Mini Grant Winners
May 28,2021
Winners of the 2021 Access Alumni Mini Grants have been decided. Three of the project proposals submitted by alumni of the Access program in Lebanon were selected.Read more -
First Access Alumni Training
May 03,2021
Read moreThe first Access Alumni training was held virtually on December 12, 2020, and focused (at the request of the participants) on women empowerment. The 30 Access Alumni who participated were welcomed before the sessions by Kristina Hayden, the US Embassy’s public affairs officer. After the first session, the alumni were also joined by Edith Bitar, the US Embassy’s cultural affairs coordinator.
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