Who We Are

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Mehnati is an online platform dedicated to raising awareness about vocational and technical education in Lebanon. This website introduces academic school students to the aspects of vocational education and guides them through the process of career development, by assessing their skills and helping them explore their career path, develop their abilities, as well as plan for their future. On the other hand, “Mehnati” is a platform directed to all professional students in Lebanon, to help them develop their skills and prepare to enter the labor market, and plan for their careers.

This platform serves all GET projects in particular, and IECD projects in general.

Project Stakeholders

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The European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in France in 1988 to support human and economic growth in several countries, through education and training, and to improve youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities.

Over the past 33 years, the institute has developed expertise in vocational training, providing support to small and micro businesses in nearly 15 countries: from Africa to the Indian Ocean and the Middle East, all the way to Southeast Asia.

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The Lebanese Association “Semeurs D’avenir” was established in 2012, with the support of the European Institute for Cooperation and Development (IECD), to project a local structure that can ensure the continuity of the projects launched in Lebanon, where it is its main partner. As part of its partnership with the European Institute for Cooperation and Development, “Semeurs D’avenir” is today implementing 6 development projects in the field of learning, education, and career guidance, including the program of employment and guidance offices, which is behind the “Mehnati” initiative today.

Our Team

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Rami El Rawas
HR Consultant

Rami is the founder of “HIRED!” and he is currently working as an HR Consultant, a recruiter, and a CV writer. You can describe him as a trusted link between companies and candidates. He specializes in matching the right candidates with open vacancies for companies across different industries. In addition, his job consists of optimizing candidates’ job hunting and hiring processes by helping them build a presentable professional profile. He also guides and consults people struggling choosing the right career or planning on undergoing a career shift.

After going through a lot of tough phases of being lost in his career and especially after experiencing unemployment, he is now on the mission for helping people suffering from similar situations and make their life much easier. 

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Rita Abi Khalil
Life Coach, CBT trainer and HR expert

Confident, Innovative Coach /CBT and Trainer, motivational speaker with over 18 years of broad-based proven experience. She is passionate to encourage, demonstrate and impact people to believe in themselves and operate from a place of endless possibilities by learning how to transform and utilize their thoughts, emotions, and their innate potentials in ways that constructively serve them to ultimately become their best selves.

Mrs. Abi Khalil established HOT And COLD which grew to be one of the executive consultancy, training, and recruitment leaders in the GCC and MENA regions.

She has delivered training, coaching, career counseling, and facilitation solutions for a wide range of Europe, GCC and the MENA region. She is a Co-Founder of The Foundation for Mind-Body connection, The Listening Station, the lead instructional designer of Jump Start your Career, the 20 laws of authentic life direction, the Blossom of Change using a Mental Detox, training and coaching models where valuable contributions, high EQ/CQ awareness and Quality matter.

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