The American Lebanese National Mission (ALNM) is a civil, charitable, and independent association with no political or religious character. The objective of this organization is to establish ties of loyalty and mutual friendship between its members and the United States, and to contribute to the development and progress of Lebanon with the aim to:

• Promote and advocate a free, democratic and fully independent Lebanon.
• Support Lebanon in its mission to establish and maintain democracy.
• Address public misconceptions about Lebanon and the Lebanese people through presentations and exhibits.
• Strengthen the bond between Lebanese expatriates and their cultural heritage.
• Pursue and encourage its members to be civic minded.
• Promote mutual respect and debate within the international community.
• Promote the needs and concerns of both domestic and foreign affairs.
• Provide means for higher education for those who seek it. Emphasize unity amongst the American Lebanese Community.
• Promote and conduct social, cultural, educational and recreational activities.
• Serve as a good ambassador to host countries. Promote Lebanon as a model of democracy for the rest of the Arab World.
• Be an example of coexistence among all religions. Be an example of national dialogue and reconciliation.
• Encourage, support, and protect civil liberties and human rights.

In the presence of the Minister of Culture, the minister of Education & Higher Education, the President of the Council for Development & Reconstruction, UNDP’s Resident Representative and the Chairman of Maharat Association, the United Nations Development Programme organized on the 19 th of March, 2007 at the CDR, the launch of “101 Stories to Tell Project” and the National Human Development Report’s (NHDR) Website at www.nhdrlebanon.org.

This year, the topic of the NHDR addresses the role of the state and citizenship.
The Report will contribute in exploring and analyzing the different aspects of state/citizen relations from a political, socio-economic and cultural perspective and therefore generating discussion and debate on those various aspects.
The “101 Stories to Tell” Project aims at documenting the remarkable citizens and groups’ initiatives (National, Local & Non-governmental Organizations) in addressing specific social or economic or structural issues within a designated local community.
The launch of the 101 Stories initiative includes commercial and advertisement messages in print and audio-visual media, considering the success of this project requires the collaboration of various local efforts in order to encourage the participation of all citizens.

Click to download the “101 Stories to Tell” in pdf format (English – Arabic)