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Teaching from the heart

Osman Khayawe, an employee at the American University Hospital (AUH), used to be a low-level tailor in the laundry department. However, since taking up English night classes, he has risen through the ranks to assistant laundry and sewing supervisor.

Khayawe is taking classes provided by the Civic Welfare League (CWL), the oldest and most active club at the American University of Beirut (AUB). One of their initiatives is the Night School. CWL members (and non-members) volunteer to teach English to AUB and AUH workers.

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Volunteers: The Modern Day Saints

Since the dawn of human interaction and society, relationships and trade have followed a ‘give and take’ pattern. People take what they need and give what they owe – and that is how it works in business and many other aspects of our lives. But there are a few people who do not follow this norm and who choose to follow a nobler path, the path of the volunteer. A volunteer gives of his time and effort freely, often doing jobs or offering a service that many wouldn’t even get paid to do.

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