Zouk Mikael
Kesserwan
Lebanon
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Others
- Research
- Youth and education
Mission
LDU is dedicated to invest in the Lebanese civil society development by creating a dynamic platform that unites efforts to bolster women and youth empowerment, foster economic and social entrepreneurship, support local governments and the creative industry. LDU is committed to the promotion and support of Human and LGBT Rights.
Vision
LDU aspires to create an active civil society union in Lebanon and the MENA region.
LDU offers a range of services for civil society association such as strategic planning, media relations, communication strategies, monitoring and evaluation and mapping.
We also offer a number of training on topics ranging from youth volunteering motivation, media and communications, social media, coalition building, mentoring, networking and mapping, donors relations, strategy building, Internet and computer literacy, etc.
Since 2009, LDU built a track record in curating cultural events in service of the dialogue of culture, heritage preservation, promoted the creative industry, invested in young talents, supported local governments in becoming more transparent and closer to their population, supported women advocacy including supporting women NGOs and women candidates for parliamentary and municipal elections, and advocated for human and LGBT rights with local organizations, international community in Lebanon and international organizations.
We hope to share our expertise notably in supporting youth and advocacy and are willing to work with all partners to advance the dialogue of cultures and the promotion of peace understanding.
We believe that united we can make a difference, that has been the motto of LDU all along and we have succeeded in achieving our goals through partnerships and collaboration. the wider network offered by ALF will allow us to be more effective within the region