Project Name
Mejdel El Meouch [CHOUF, MOUNT LEBANON]
Initiated by
Nawraj
Launched
2022
Completed
2022
Description
An agri-food initiative targeting a cluster of 12 mountainous villages, with the support of l’Œuvre d’Orient:
- • To encourage food production & sustainability
- • Creating job opportunities
- • Preventing rural exodus
25,000m2 of land offered by Mar Maroun Monastery to the community.
- • 900 avocado trees planted
- • 3 jobs created that will increase to 10 [during harvesting season and the operation in the supply chain [handling, distribution and sales], Irrigation system installed
- • Food processing machines to produce tomato paste and grind thyme [widely used in Lebanese cuisine]
- • Eco-friendly furnace to produce charcoal ensured [widely used in households, particularly for barbecues]
Achieved