by rchakaki | Aug 25, 2013 | #live2give, Ramblings, Social Business
Thanks to Salma El-Yassir the director of Welfare Association Lebanon Branch (WA-LB), I visited Burj El Barajneh Refugee Camp in Beirut. I visited to support the launch of a Youth Employment Service (YES) Program. To promote the project among camp residences, WA-LB...
by rchakaki | Aug 25, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
Thanks to Salma El-Yassir the director of Welfare Association Lebanon Branch (WA-LB), I visited Burj El Barajneh Refugee Camp in Beirut. I visited to support the launch of a Youth Employment Service (YES) Program. To promote the project among camp residences, WA-LB...
by rchakaki | Aug 15, 2013 | #live2give, Ramblings
Today felt heavy. I woke up at dawn, and prayed for the life of Amir Bedier. A man I had only heard of yesterday, when his brother and my friend Ahmed sent out this message: “Urgent please make dua for my brother Amir, who was just shot in the chest inside the...
by rchakaki | Jul 22, 2013 | Ramblings
If a photo can convey what you have to say, then keep it at that! If it is a word, or a proverb, then enough said. That’s advise from Jeff Bullas that is worth considering. He recommends to keep the words, storyline, headlines, images and all simple. Don’t...
by rchakaki | Jul 6, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
Spending 4 hours on the King Hussein border can be beneficial after all! I met a Palestinian-American (Wissam) who was visiting Palestine to evaluate a unique social initiative a friend of his started. We talked briefly, and met later in Ramallah. Amal came with...
by rchakaki | Jul 6, 2013 | Ramblings, Social Business
As Ramadan approaches, we’re all thinking of ways to give. Charities and non-profits are looking for creative ways to reach out to the community. Here’s a 2 minute video example of an initiative that works in India and can be replicated in our region...
