AMIDEAST (www.amideast.org/) is a leading U.S. nonprofit organization engaged in international education, training and development in the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 1951, it is dedicated to expanding opportunity through education and training while strengthening mutual understanding and cooperation between Americans and the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa. Since the AMIDEAST/Lebanon office opened in 1968, the organization has helped many tens of thousands of people throughout Lebanon to access expanded educational and training opportunities. AMIDEAST works with people from all communities in all regions of Lebanon, with no discrimination based on gender, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, physical impairment, or sexuality. Today AMIDEAST programs and services touch the lives of half a million people a year, improving educational opportunities and quality, strengthening local institutions, and developing language and professional skills critical for success in the global economy.