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Inspiring stories from the Jusoor team, our program leaders, our volunteers and the Jusoor community.

Summer Program 2015: A Smile Can Go a Long Way
Summer Program 2015, Volunteers, 13 Aug, 2015

Lara Baillargeon I was amazed by how fast I bonded with the kids in my class. At first they tested me, hard, but patience and warmth are all that was needed to persuade them to open up to me. From day one to day two they went from tricksters testing the waters to playful kids…

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Summer Program 2015: An Inner Blast
Summer Program 2015, Volunteers, 12 Aug, 2015

Mohammed Alskekh Deeb The last two days were a blessing for me, many super hyperactive students who were thirsty for any fun activity. Both sections – the morning section and the afternoon section – showed enthusiasm to participate in the activities and use the materials prepared. For a teacher, it is important to identify and…

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Summer Program 2015: Day One
Summer Program 2015, Volunteers, 11 Aug, 2015

Day One, July Tory Brykalski The first day of Jusoor’s summer program in the Bekaa Valley began, as many things do here in Lebanon, with a bit of an adventure. Because of Beirut’s ‘garbage crisis’ the bus carrying the volunteers from Beirut to the Bekaa was late, which caused the volunteers to arrive two hours…

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Team Jusoor at The Hamptons Marathon 2015
Uncategorized, 08 Jun, 2015

  Jusoor has registered as a team for the Hamptons Marathon. Runners on Team Jusoor are able to run the marathon, the half marathon, or the 5k, all of which will take place on September 26th, 2015. Runners are asked to collect donations in the months leading up to the race, in addition to paying…

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Jusoor Bootcamp Leaves Lebanon with a Story of Success
Uncategorized, 26 May, 2015

After three weeks of intensive training and innovative sessions with inspiring Syrian startups, Jusoor celebrates the completion of its first Entrepreneurship Bootcamp in Beirut Lebanon. The Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp started during the second week of May following the Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition, which selected top ten teams of aspiring Syrian entrepreneurs to further develop their ideas…

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Support 8-Year-Old Mark Asmar
Uncategorized, 09 Apr, 2015

Mark Asmar is an eight-year-old boy from Damascus, Syria. After two of his cousins were severely injured by a missile attack on their school in 2014, Mark has dedicated himself to helping Syrian children through his music. On April 13th, 2015 Mark recorded his performance of Chopin’s Nocturne in C Sharp Minor with the goal of raising $10,000…

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Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition moves to Phase Two
Entrepreneurship, 08 Jan, 2015

This January, Syrian startups entered 2015 with anticipation and hope to see their small businesses qualify to the second stage of Jusoor’s first Entrepreneurship Competition.   The Entrepreneurship program recently introduced the Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition, launched in the beginning of this year following a series of online mentorship sessions hosting prominent Arab entrepreneurs including Rabea…

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Jusoor MeetUp in Chicago, September 12th 2014
Uncategorized, 10 Sep, 2014 0

Join us in Chicago at a Jusoor social event for Syrian students and young professionals. Meet other Syrians, network, and take part in Jusoor’s programs and initiatives.

New Scholarship Opportunities from Jusoor
Uncategorized, 16 Aug, 2014 0

Jusoor has recently the following new scholarship opportunities: 1)- Jusoor Scholarship at University of Cambridge in UK Jusoor partners with the University of Cambridge to Provide Scholarships for Post-Graduate Syrian Students Read the scholarship announcement: In English – In Arabic Read the Jusoor-Cambridge partnership press release: In English – In Arabic 2)- Jusoor Scholarship for Syrian University Students in Lebanon Syrian university students seeking…

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Courses eligible for Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship
Uncategorized, 10 Aug, 2014 0

Courses eligible for Jusoor-Cambridge Scholarship  African Studies American Literature Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic Applied Biological Anthropology Archaeological Research Archaeology Architecture Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Assyriology Biological Anthropological Science Chemistry Classics Computational Biology Conservation Leadership Criminological Research Criminology Development Studies Development Biology Early Modern History Economic and Social History Economic Research Economics Education Engineering Engineering…

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