BBAC and Live Lebanon-UNDP, with the help of the General Directorate of Emigrants, implemented yet another social development project on Sunday, August 18, 2013. The project falls in line with Live Lebanon’s commitment to implement sustainable solutions through high-impact projects that target the most disadvantaged communities across the nation.

The project, inaugurated in the village of Deir El Ahmar in the Bekaa Valley, will benefit over 10,000 residents including those of the neighboring villages of Btedhi and Bechwet. All three villages were suffering from a noxious garbage crisis due to the absence of a properly functioning garbage truck. Live Lebanon’s Goodwill Ambassador Mr. Fadi Salameh, along with Deir El Ahmar’s Head of Municipality Mr. Milad Akoury, unveiled a new truck for waste collection and disposal.

“I am proud to be a part of this partnership that will continue to operate at full capacity to support development in various sectors,” stated Mr. Salameh, “To be able to do so, we ask the support of all Lebanese, residents and expatriates. A simple contribution can result in significant change for the better”.

MP Elie Kayrouz was also present and stood alongside heads of municipalities and unions, as well as representatives from both BBAC and UNDP, to witness the community’s heartening reaction to this long-awaited project. They all reiterated the need for sustainable social and environmental initiatives for an improved quality of life.

The new garbage truck will help alleviate the village’s financial burden of maintaining the outworn old truck and will discontinue the nearby dumping and toxic burning of waste, reducing environmental problems plaguing the residents of the Bekaa Valley.