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SUMMARY:Virtual meeting with the RC Tripoli Cosmopolis / Lebanon
DESCRIPTION:It is not an exaggeration to call Lebanon a failed state. The e
 conomy is in dire straits\, mainly due to corruption and influence peddlin
 g at the highest political levels. The middle class is gliding towards pov
 erty\, and the poor now form the majority of the population. Even basic se
 rvices by the state have become unavailable. On top of that\, there are th
 e devastating effects of the Coronavirus. Worse\, in August this year a la
 rge part of Beirut was devastated by a massive explosion.\n\nRotary In Leb
 anon is one of the few institutions that still manage to provide efficient
  services for those in needs. The Rotary Clubs in Lebanon do this skilfull
 y and efficiently\, drawing support from their international network.\n\n
  \n\nOur Club has teamed up with the Rotary Club Tripoli Cosmopolis and s
 pearheaded several projects initiatives in Lebanon over the course of the 
 last three years. We have often done so on behalf of Swiss districts\, wit
 h funding coming from a wide range of Swiss Rotary Clubs. Among those proj
 ects are the following:\n\n- Water filtration equipment and clean drinking
  water for 100 public schools through two Global Grant\n- Respirators\nand
  medical equipment for COVID-impacted hospitals in Tripoli\nand Zgharta - 
 Medical kit for the paediatric ward of the Karantina hospital in Beirut\, 
 destroyed by the explosion - Dental care for poor kids\n\nThe actual proje
 ct work in Lebanon has always been implemented or coordinated by the RC Tr
 ipoli Cosmopolis. We have been working hand in hand with members of this c
 lub for a full three years now. You will remember that a delegation of the
  RC Tripoli Cosmopolis participated in the Gala that we organized in suppo
 rt of Lebanon at the Hotel Intercontinental.\n\nRC Tripoli Cosmopolis' Pre
 sident Taha Baroud\, former President Rym Dada-Husseini and others will be
  joining us for a review of the work we did together so far and outlook on
  the activities in the still ongoing projects. Our club member Hansj-rg Eb
 erle will moderate the event.\n\n 
URL:https://rc-geneve-international.org/nl/agenda/show/119261
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LOCATION:https://www.facebook.com/rctc.tripolicosmopolis/
CATEGORIES:Rotary
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