On Tuesday, 23 October 2012, the Awareness and Training Department of Jeunesse Contre la Drogue – JCD, represented by volunteers from the JCD Clubs of Keserwan and Batroun, participated in the 1st NGO Expo at La Sagesse University which was organized by the university and Kadmus Center under the patronage of his Excellency the Patriarch Boulos Matar.
Minister Selim El Sayegh gave the opening speech and then toured the expo with the French Ambassador who was present and explained to him the mission of each of the participating NGOs. The Expo started at 9:00 a.m. and lasted till 8:00 p.m. Students and visitors from different sectors toured the expo and got to learn about the work of all NGOs including JCD whose volunteers explained to the booth visitors about the mission of JCD, its objectives as well as its programs and services and recruited new volunteers for the JCD Clubs.