August 27, 2010 Issue No. 69

Reconstruction: Reconstruction and works in Package 1 have slowed down since the start of Ramadan due to

the laborers' need to adjust to heat and fasting and the fact that they leave at 12:00 and have

not opted to work overtime. Although UNRWA understands the difficulty of working during

Ramadan, the agency hopes that laborers understand the importance of accelerating the works

so that delivery of Package 1 would be in time. Delivery of Package 1 should be the highest

priority not for UNRWA alone but for the community too. Additionally, the community and

laborers should take advantage of the overtime which consists of 50% increase which comes into effect after

completing 6 hours of work per day.

Again to avoid delays in finishing works in Package 1, Al Jihad Company urgently needs block masons to finish

the works so that plastering and tiling can follow. Interested masons, please go to the ESC in Beddawi and NBC

to sign up for work.

Relief: Starting August 16, under the Building Capacity of Women and Girls project funded by Austria, the center

organized an Iftar program for 250 poor families in the center. Under the same project and as part of the 6-

month sewing course, a one month- training of 14 women from NBC on curtain sewing started this week.

Recovery:

The Employment Services Centers continue to match jobs for seekers from both NBC and Beddawi camps to

potential employers. By June 2010, the centers interviewed and registered 2045 job seekers. Of these, 1589

have been referred to employment with 292 of them securing jobs, and 270 have been referred to training with

149 obtaining training places. In July and August, the NBC center is placing over 100 new job seekers into the

reconstruction project.

WHAT IS AN EMPLOYMENT SERVICE CENTER?

� The Employment Services’ Center (ESC) provides labor market services to job seekers, training providers,

and employers

� Its task is to help job seekers find jobs and to assist employers in identifying employees

� The services provided by ESC cater to all Palestinians and Lebanese living in Nahr el Bared and Beddawi

camps, as well as the surrounding areas

SERVICES

� Registering and interviewing jobseekers for employment

� Referring jobseekers to appropriate vacancies

� Encouraging employment of both gender and people with disabilities

� Monitoring the labor market and collecting information from employers and vocational training

providers

� Receiving vacancies from employers and vocational training providers

PLEASE BE INFORMED THE ESC's CONTACT NUMBER IN NBC HAS CHANGED TO: Mobile: 03001856

"NLA Services & Camp News"

Application to UNRWA Secondary School for Non-UNRWA Students: All eligible registered and non-registered Palestinian students or students with a Palestinian mother or

grandmother who want to register in UNRWA secondary schools can apply starting from 17 Aug through Sep 9.

Applications can be submitted in the secondary schools or to the education officers. The application should

include a school certificate, a copy of the ID, a copy of the RC, and a photograph of the student. The entrance

test will be conducted on Wednesday and Thursday on 15 and 16 September at 8:00 am. For more information

refer to UNRWA' s distributed announcement or to the CSO offices.

NGOs News: Last week, the Women's Program Center distributed food parcels to 125 families of hardship cases from NBC.

The NGO, Right To Play, in coordination with UNRWA will organize a four-day workshop for 33 teachers from

north on football coaching starting September 19, under the 'Sport for Development Program' supported by

Qatar.

STOP THE SPREAD OF CONJUNCTIVITIS IN THE NORTH

In response to the a widely spread eye infection (conjunctivitis) which seems to have affected many camp

residents across the north, UNRWA' s Health Department urges community members to take serious measures

to stop the spread of the infection. Please refer to the text below, posters in the camp, and the presentation

being disseminated on television. If you suspect having contracted or know someone who has it, please refer to

the UNRWA clinics.

Announcement: The Employment Services Centers in collaboration with the concerned reconstruction stakeholders is in urgent

need for the following professions: Masons – Plasterers

For interested qualified candidates, please visit the Employment Services Centers as soon as possible on the

following addresses: Nahr el Bared: Train Road – Sector C 26 – Near Relief Office – Yousif Abu Rajab Building –

Mobile: 03001856

Beddawi: Near Omar Kamal playground – Ibrahim El Hassan Building, 1st

Floor. Tel: Rinawi Central 03763649 –

06381467 ext: 2696

If there are any misprints or inaccurate statements, please go to Camp Information Office and NMU Communication Office

The community newsletter is sponsored through Canada’s generous

contribution to the relief and recovery of the Nahr el Bared refugees.

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) - Recognition and Prevention

Conjunctivitis is an infectious bacterial/viral disease of the conjunctiva in the eye. It causes redness, swelling

and pain in the infected eye(s). It produces a discharge or secretions from the eye(s) and eye lid(s) and

irritation. It spreads rapidly in families, especially those with children. In the north, the number of infected

persons is increasing.

Conjunctivitis is transmitted through: contact with discharges/secretions from infected eyes; contaminated

fingers; contaminated towels, clothing; sharing eyes make-up applicators; contaminated surfaces;

insects/flies; and poorly chlorinated swimming pools.

Preventive Measures: Personal hygienic practices; frequent hand washing with soap and water; avoid

sharing of towels, clothing; avoid over-crowdedness; avoid person-to-person contact; avoid rubbing the

eyes; ensure clean surfaces; adequate chlorination of swimming pools; control of insects/flies; quick

treatment of affected eyes; encourage use of disposable tissues.

UNRWA-LEBANON

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Announcement

The department of education announces the beginning of a new set of exams (for the 1009-2010 school year)

for the students in 11th

grade (literature and scientific) on the subjects of Arabic English and mathematics.

• During the following time and place:

-Place: Galilee school- Bitr Hassan

-Date and time: Wednesday 15th

and Thursday 16th

September 2010 at 9:00 AM

-The schedule:

• Wednesday 15th September 2010:

Class Subject Time Remarks

11th

grade

(Literature and

scientific)

-English

8:00AM to

10:00AM

• Thursday 16th September 2010

Class Subject Time Remarks

-Mathematics

-8:00AM to

10:00AM

11th

grade

(Literature and

scientific) -Arabic

10:15AM to

12:15AM

- The use of non-programmable calculator is allowed.

- All students are expected to bring all of their official papers (identification card).

• Remarks:

1) Students who are in 11th grade literature will be able to enroll in the baccalaureate II, humanities,

after passing the examinations.

2) Students who are in 11th grade scientific will be able to enroll in the Baccalaureate II, specialty

economics or humanitarian, after passing the exams and depending on the grade.