LAF-UNIFIL Joint Venture
On Friday 20 September 2013, UNIFIL organized a ceremony to donate medical assistance kits to the Social Development Center of Bint Jbeil. The donation included 11 wheelchairs and 13 crutches, among other needed equipment.
The funds for the medical equipment were raised through the “Together for Solidarity” project that UNIFIL carried out in partnership with the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). The project consisted of a volleyball tournament that took place on 15 September at UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura with the support of UNIFIL ITALAIR (Italian Air Task Force).
During the donation ceremony, UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Paolo Serra thanked the joint efforts of UNIFIL and LAF and urged them to continue working together, in a spirit of solidarity with the people of Southern Lebanon.
Ms. Nada Bazzi, the director of the Social Development Center of Bint Jbeil, thanked UNIFIL and LAF for their generosity and continuous support of the population in the south.
At the end of the ceremony, gifts of appreciation were presented to UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander and to the Lebanese Armed Forces representative.
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Video Editor: Suzane Badereddine
Video Camera: Mohamad Hamze
Photo: Pascual Gorriz Marcos
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