On December 5, 2015, on the occasion of the international Volunteering Day, 1,300 youths aged 15 to 24 were recognized for their participation in the 22 volunteering projects that were implemented by NGOs over the summer of 2015, and which were financed through the first Call for Proposals (CfP) of the National Volunteering Service Program (NVSP). The NVSP, a US$2 million grant from the State and Peace Building Fund (SPF) to the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), seeks to increase youth civic engagement which, in the medium term, it is hoped will contribute to improved social cohesion and youth employability. To date, around 5,000 youths and approximately 100 different NGOs and municipalities have been directly involved in the project’s activities.