The Nursing School, trains women to become professional nurses. Through a rigorous three-year curriculum of study and training at hospitals throughout South Lebanon, students are prepared to complete the official state exam and regularly place among the highest in the nation.
Due to the high caliber of preparation, graduates consistently obtain employment upon completion of the program and may go on to complete specializations in a medical field of their choice.
Find out moreAs part of a continued effort to socially and economically empower women, the Foundation began several Intensive Vocational Training programs. Through an intensive nine-month format, students are provided with professional training in:
The Social Work Branch trains women to extend the Foundation’s network of local development projects. Staffed by a knowledgeable collection of instructors, the Social Work Branch grants both the Technical Baccalaureate (BT) and the Professional Brevet (BP) degrees.
The program aims to prepare women to work among marginalized populations in their community through instruction in Economics, Childhood Development, Ecological Education, Research Methods, Sociology, Psychology, Human Rights and other General Education courses.
Find out moreThe Imam Sadr Foundation aspires to reconstruct public gender roles by empowering women and men to work together, united for the advancement of society. Through constructive dialogue, communities learn to resist discrimination in all its forms and better manifest the virtues of justice and equal opportunity in their institutions.
By making professional education services more accessible, women are able to level the playing field when it comes to securing employment. The Al-Afaq Development Institute was created to centralize the various programs conducted for Women Empowerment.