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"That they may have life and have it more abundantly." Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut (AUB) bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. A teaching-centered research university, the University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership. The University, which was granted institutional accreditation in June 2004 by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States, currently offers more than 120 programs leading to the bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees. On June 27, 2019, the commission reaffirmed the university’s accreditation. Disclaimer: The American University of Beirut welcomes active participation on the American University of Beirut Official Page. However, we reserve the right to remove spam or inappropriate posts.

Kiva (www.kiva.org) expands financial access to help underserved communities thrive. An international non-profit, we serve the financially excluded, especially underbanked women, refugees and communities impacted by forced displacement, climate-vulnerable people and systemically marginalized communities in the United States. By connecting people through crowdfunded loans, Kiva puts the power of financial inclusion in all our hands. Since 2005, the Kiva community has raised over $2 billion in loans, reaching over 5 million people in 84 countries. Kiva’s team is made up of 100+ employees and 450+ volunteers across the world, with offices in San Francisco, Nairobi, Bangkok, and Bogotá.

Who We Are The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) is a humanitarian organization that has been part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement since 1947. We are led by 2700 volunteers and 600 members, all working towards one mission: to provide relief to victims of natural and human-made disasters, help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies, and to mitigate the suffering of the most vulnerable. What We Do In 2016, the LRC provided free ambulance and first aid services to more than 262,000 people in need all over the Lebanese territory. We were also able to aid more than 1,073,300 beneficiaries through our blood transfusion services, medico-social and primary healthcare centers, disaster management units, youth activities, and nursing institutes. What We Aim For We are always striving to do better and to help more people, and ultimately aim to increase our capacities to respond to 100% of calls for emergency medical aid.