Deyrkobel, ACS School Bldg., 1st floor
Deyrkobel
Lebanon
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
WILL Association consists of a founding body, an international consultative body, and a members/volunteers body. The majority of budgetary resources are secured through national funding from governmental bodies that WILL Association works with, international donors, and private funding from the founding body. Our modalities of action include concrete projects in the field and exchange seminars and capacity building workshops. WILL Association members are regionally recognized as expert humanitarian and development leaders in the MENA region. Our main partners include Lebanese Ministries of Education and Social Affairs, local and regional partner NGOs, international networks and community based groups and gatherings.
Mission statement: "Working for Inclusion & Life-long Learning" Within its mandate of establishment, "Will Association" has the following objectives: 1- Conducting educational, social and cultural lectures for local communities. 2- Offering educational support to IDPs, refugees and people with special needs of all ages and backgrounds in collaboration with private and public sectors. 3- Offering health and food services to IDPs, refugees and people with special needs of all ages and backgrounds in collaboration with private and public sectors. 4- Capacity building local civil, cultural, and social institutions and associations through training workshops in different areas of intervention. 5- Coordinating with National Governmental Institutions and International Agencies in planning, implementing and following up on projects during emergency situations. 6- Activating the local community role in planning, implementing and following up on development projects. Will Association believes in the inclusion of every individual in every life-saving and life-sustaining process and in the existence of positive-transformation opportunities in every crisis and the ability to use life's multiple encounters and situations as learning opportunities for all.
- Marhabtain Project: Arab Cultural Exchange project to be launched early 2013. - Education support projects: for refugee populations in Lebanon - Emergency medical support projects: targeting 52 villages all over Lebanon. - Capacity building and livelihood trainings for single mothers and out of school female youth - livelihood trainings for handicapped and people with disabilities - Collaborative mentoring techniques; teachers support project.
WILL Association will participate in the Network's events in the country and will support the implementation of relevant projects and will act as an implementing partner wherever possible. WILL Association will also participate in international seminars and workshops and will support the ALF calendar in the region.
As the President of have previously participated in an ALF seminar in Tunisia in 2011, and in November 2012 in an event in Slovenia. I have also been following up on the Euro-Med cultural exchange programs and I believe that WILL Association can be a strong Lebanese partner organization, due to its large network and expertise.