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Furn El Chebbak, Sector 5, 51 Bustani Street, Najjar Bldg., Ground Floor
Beirut
Lebanon
ABAAD advocates for the development and implementation of policies and laws that enhance women’s effective participation, through a rights-based approach that would bring about tangible change to gender justice. With the purpose of ending gender-based violence, ABAAD adopts a holistic care approach to provide protection and support services to GBV survivors/right holders during times of peace, war and disasters. As a leading agency on gender equality in the MENA region, ABAAD also seeks to support and build the capacities of local, regional and international entities that are working on protection programmes, case management, Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), Mental Health & Psychosocial Support and sexualities. Through its pioneer ‘’Masculinities’’ programme, ABAAD effectively engages men in working towards achieving an equitable society, free of hegemonic masculinities and violence against women.
Based on its five-pillar strategy, ABAAD has developed a comprehensive portfolio of programs that targets women and girls of all age groups from both host and refugee populations, men and boys of all age groups and people affected by crisis and disasters. ABAAD's through its programs and approach aims, not only to build the resilience and agency of GBV survivors and provide them with health, legal, social and economic services but aim at resolving the root causes that cause these gender inequalities and abuses through changing discriminatory laws and the attitude of the local community regarding gender roles and the use of violence.
Our projects and activities have a broad reach to refugees & right holders, inclusively from various gender, age nationalities and special needs, as we work across Lebanon and currently operate 12 Women and Girls Safe Spaces (WGSS) & Family Support Units (FSU) in partnership with the Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), 3 Men Centers providing psychological rehabilitation services for men with violent behaviors and 3 Emergency Safe Shelters for Women and Girls survivors of GBV in life threatening situation.
For those unable to access ABAAD centers and services, ABAAD goes to them through the Mobile Bus ‘’Jina Al Dar Programme’’. The bus tours in the most marginalized areas, towns and villages with a specialized team aiming to provide services on the prevention and reduction of all forms violence against women and girls and fostering social stabilities in host communities.
Our portfolio includes:
1. Direct care services that include:
“Al Dar” program that provides a free, safe and temporary housing for women at risk or survivors of GBV, including single and married women and their children. Al Dar also provides crisis counselling, legal rights counselling, emergency support, psychosocial support, access to resources and referrals to external service providers.
"Women and Girls Safe Spaces" program provides a safe, non-stigmatising environment for women and girl survivors of GBV and their children to receive comprehensive holistic care services.
The ''Men Center'' program aims to engage men and provide support at the individual, family, couples and community level, with the aim of promoting non-violent behavior and reinforcing positive familial and social relationships.
2. Focused programs targeting gender equality, advocacy, primary prevention, masculinities, emergency repose, SRHR and sexuality and a cross-border program mainly in Syria.
3. National campaigns and initiatives, such as:
Abolishing Article 522 from the Lebanese Penal Code. The #Undress522 national campaign was spearheaded by ABAAD and resulted in abolishing Article 522 from the Lebanese Penal Code Watch on Youtube - Repealing #Article522: a case study from Lebanon. This national campaign also led to enhancing coordination for SGBV prevention and improving response among the humanitarian actors, local service providers and government agencies (such as the Ministry of Social Affairs, MoSA, the Ministry of Public Health, MoPH, and the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, MoI).
Development of GBV case management ''National Standard Operating Procedures'' (SOPs). The SOPs aim at providing a unified and standardized road map and tools to guide the work of service providers, ministries, the police, NGOs, and other frontliners with GBV survivors in Lebanon.
For more information, please visit our website.
As a leading actor on gender equality in Lebanon and the region, ABAAD is perceived as a reliable reference and partner by the local, regional and international entities that promote gender equality, peacebuilding and sustainable development.
ABAAD has been serving on the steering committee of the Lebanon Humanitarian & Development NGOS Forum (LHDF), and also sits on the Advisory Board of the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF). For the past two years, has been actively engaged with the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) by attending and contributing to the periodic meetings as the voice & perspective of civil society in Lebanon. In addition to that, ABAAD is a representative of the Local NGOs in the Protection Core Group, and attends the following Working Groups (WG): the Durable Solutions Work Group, the Protection WG, Child Protection WG, SGBV TF, CMR WG and MHPSS TF, both on a central and sub-regional levels.
ABAAD recently signed an agreement with Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) to enhance gender sensitivity of the educational curricula in Lebanon. Our effective relationships with UN agencies, donors, INGOs, Local NGOs in addition to relevant sectoral ministries including MoSA, MoPH\National Mental Health program, Ministry of Interior & Municipalities, Ministry of Justice and MEHE, brings a leverage of securing advocacy & policy reform work with great reach within ministries.
Furthermore, due to our Special Consultative Status at the UN ECOSOC and membership in the “UN Global Compact”, local advocacy messages can be brought on regional & global policy platforms for further advocacy impact.
We look forward to joining forces with more than 4000 CSOs to share best practices and highlight common solutions to common challenges!
Mont-La-Salle Road, Accad Building
Ain Saadeh, Maten 00002753
Lebanon
ARA is based in Beirut and consists of three senior and one junior research partner.
Yearly, we handle between 100 and 150.000USD.
Our funding has in the past come from the Swiss Embassy, the Finnish Embassy, Democracy Reporting International, Berghof Foundation, the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and International Alert.
Our action focuses on concrete projects and workshops.
Mian partners are part of the FMF, particularly LAH, ACT for the Disappeared, UMAM, Committee for the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared, Fighters for Peace, ForumZFD.
Vision: To see peace, reconciliation, and a new sense of the common good develop among the various communities of Lebanon.
Mission: To serve Lebanese society through qualitative research that leads to transformative action.
1. Swiss Embassy, 22,500$, Leaders of Change, facilitating social and political transformation through Lebanon’s democratic process, Oct 2020–June 2022
2. Swiss Embassy, 63,426$, Facilitating a Strategic Planning Process for the National Commission on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared, dealing with the past, April–Nov 2022
3. Swiss Embassy, 9,804$, Agora: Leaders of Change in Dialogue. Building a Broadening Political Consensus for Peace and the Common Good in Lebanon, politics, Sep 2022–Sep 2023
4. Swiss Embassy, 16,000$, Local Bees and Urban Beings project, ecological research and honey production and brand development, May 2022–April 2023
5. Swiss Embassy, 5,600$, Facilitating a Workshop for Syrian civil society representatives (Track 2) seeking to work on Dealing with the past, dealing with the past, Nov–Dec 2022
6. International Alert, 10,800$, Gender-sensitive conflict analysis, peacebuilding, Aug 2021–Feb 2022
7. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 19,200$, Exploring the Motivations of Key Voters – Undecided Swing Voters and Unwilling Voters – in Lebanon, politics, Oct 2021–Jan 2022
8. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, 13,200$, Elections Academy, facilitating social and political transformation, Jan–March 2022
9. Democracy Reporting International, 26,500€, Mapping and Analysis of Civil Society Groups in the Lebanese Political Landscape, politics, Mar–Aug 2022
10. Berghof Foundation, 10,000$, Truth and Reconciliation for Lebanon, dealing with the past and development of a multiple narratives module on Black Saturday (5-6 December 1975), Oct 2022–Mar 2023
11. Finnish Embassy, 45,012€, Truth and Reconciliation: A Two-Pronged Response to Chaos and Violence in Post-War Lebanon – The Damour Massacre, Oct 2023 - June 2024
Our two lines of work support the Anna Lindh Foundation's main objectives.
1. We perform multiple-narrative historical research of controversial events in Lebanon's violent past to use in dialogue sessions between members of different communities, to build mutual empathy and understanding.
2. We work with key political actors from the change movement, supporting them to work towards a non-sectarian, just society based on the common good.
We want to expand our network further to strengthen our work for the common good
Hotel Dieu Street , Mathaf center, 2nd Floor
Beirut
Lebanon
Integrity and ethics:
We are uncompromising in our commitment to transparency and our responsibility towards the Lebanese society.
Neutrality and independence:
We are all united in our aim to empower people, regardless of our backgrounds and affiliations.
Community & Network Building:
We operate within a network of like minded stakeholders to compliment and promote existing resources.
Diversity & Respect:
We are determined to maintain a standard of diversity and inclusivity in all of our initiatives, as well as to approach every individual with the utmost level of respect.
At ACUA, our core mission is to embark on
collaborations to achieve common goals of
establishing a better, just democracy.
We aim to foster a feeling of belonging and to build
a strong nation by helping individuals reach their full
potential as active citizens.
We hope to build a bridge and mediate between
public and private entities to seek new endeavors,
bolster already existing frameworks and establish
an efficient network of researchers, policy-makers,
non-governmental organizations and governments
to efficiently target the issues in need of help.
Bricks Of Hope For Futures Full Of Opportunities
In the aftermath of the blast that rocked Beirut on August 4th, hundreds lost their lives, thousands were injured, and hundreds of thousands of people found themselves on the streets, stripped from their safe haven, and one of the hardest hit areas was Karantina. That’s why, at ACUA, we decided to team with leading Lebanese architects and contractors to give back to the community and help by taking on an entire street in Medawar. Our initiative involves transforming the neighborhood into an “exemplary” street by rehabilitating and beautifying it while maintaining its cultural heritage, and supporting its residents with mental health care to optimize their quality of life. This is the first step to achieving our vision of a developed, sustainable and beautiful Lebanon.
Riverside Center, Charles Helou Street 12-02, Sin El Fil, Beirut
Beirut
Lebanon
Adyan is a foundation for managing diversity, promoting solidarity and safeguarding human dignity. We are a group of individuals who want a world that embraces diversity, in which we live together in peace.
We work locally, regionally and globally to achieve Inclusive Citizenship, develop Education on Living Together, activate Religious Social Responsibility, and promote Spiritual Solidarity. We also seek to contribute to Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and advancing Freedom of Religion and Belief. We work through homegrown solutions in Education, Research, Policy Making, Media, and Community Engagement Networks.
Adyan was established on August 6, 2006, and is registered in Lebanon as a non-profit, independent, non-governmental organization (NGO), under the number 1103 by Ministerial Decree dated 18 September 2008.
Vision
Adyan envisions a world where diversity between individuals and communities is lived as an enrichment, generating mutual understanding, intercultural citizenship, creative development, sustainable peace, and spiritual solidarity.
Mission
Adyan works on valuing religious diversity in its conceptual and practical dimensions, promoting citizenship and peaceful coexistence and diversity management among individuals and communities, on the social, political, educational, informational and spiritual levels, and offering support to the marginalized groups and relief for the afflicted, and working for social and transitional justice, as well as human and ecological development in a holistic and sustainable way.
Adyan is divided into five departments: The Institute of Citizenship and Diversity Management, Community Engagement Department, The Rashad Center for Cultural Governance, The Development & International Relations Department and the Media Department.
Adyan’s projects include its youth education program Alwan that has been running in Lebanon since 2007. In place of societal – and often inherited – sectarianism, ignorance, prejudice and wounded memories, Alwan provides opportunities for discussion, critical thinking, and new experiences. Another initiative is the Forum for Religious Social Responsibility, which amplifies the voices of religious leaders to foster positive societal change. Adyan also runs a regional training of trainers’ programme, which has resulted in a network of Trainers on Inclusive Citizenship covering 13 Arab countries.
Tabara Center, near Sanayeh Garden, 4th floor
Beirut 1103
Lebanon
Aie Serve, a youth-based organization, was founded on February 23rd, 2007 with the vision of spreading love, respect and acceptance. The word “Aie” is a Japanese word pronounced as “I” and means “Love”, so the name of NGO is Love to Serve or I Serve…others. The idea came due to the aftermath of July War on Lebanon and the sharp polarization of the Lebanese youth. A group of friends started brainstorming ways of tackling this issue and agreed that the 3 basic values that are missing in Lebanon are Respect, Acceptance and Love. Loving others for who they are, and not which political background or sect they are from, respecting others’ point of views and beliefs no matter what, and accepting differences and considering them the seeds of diversity. Afterwards, the group started gathering more ideas and people and tried to organize themselves little at a time while focusing on serving their surrounding and society at large. Aie Serve evolved from a group of friends, to a group of community service minded people, to a team and an organization.
Vision Aie Serve promotes the values of respect, acceptance and love to achieve an improved future for human kind. Mission Aie Serve is a youth non-governmental organization that works on youth empowerment. Goals Promote Aie Serve’s philosophy and professional volunteerism amongst youth. Empower the youth with the needed soft skills and tools to develop the community. Leverage Aie Serve’s experience to support other organizations in developing their capacities.
Aie Clubs What is the Aie Clubs program? Aie Clubs program aims at spreading the notions of respect, acceptance and love through empowering youth to become positive agents of change in their small communities. Groups of youth gather to implement the projects of their choice, as long as they follow our three values of Respect, Acceptance & Love. What’s in it for YOU? Our current 200 + beneficiaries of Aie Clubs currently enjoy free training opportunities, build experience in organizational, project, and team management, and better yet, they get to enjoy all of Aie Serve’s facilities, network, and resources. Not only that, but you will also benefit from being an organized entity, whose work’s quality is guaranteed under Aie Serve’s standards, rather than one single person or a group of people with no support for your great ideas. How does an Aie Club function? The clubs’ starters are first of all trained by Aie Serve and other professional trainers to give them the needed tools and skills to better serve their community. Then, a person is assigned as a liaison to follow up with the club and communicate their needs, ideas, and concerns back to Aie Serve. From then on, the sky is the limit in the projects that you can think of and conduct. Who are the Aie Clubs members? An Aie Club is made up of university students on the same campus, neighbors residing in the same area, and any group of different people with the same interests. Current Aie Clubs: Community Based: Beirut AieClub, Beqaa AieClub, Saida AieClub, Tripoli AieClub. University Based: AUB Aie Club (American University of Beirut), Balamand Aie Club (Balamand University – Ashrafieh Campus), BAU – Dibeye Aie Club (Beirut Arab University – Dibeye Campus), LAU Aie Club (Lebanese American University – Beirut Campus), NDU – Chouf Aie Club (Notre Dame University – Dier El Kamar Campus), NDU – Zouk Aie Club ((Notre Dame University – Zouk Campus). Aie Power Program Background & Brief: A lot of youth aspire to make positive change in their community, whether by spreading awareness about a certain issue, empowering community groups, serving the needy, advocating for a cause or lobbying for some policy change, yet in most cases they lack the needed skills, tools and resources to achieve what they dream of. In this context, Aie Serve, as a youth empowerment organization and through the Aie Power Program, aims at empowering those youth by giving them the needed training, coaching and financial support to achieve their aspirations Aie Skills What is it about? Aie Skills is the arm of training in Aie Serve. It’s all about providing the youth with the needed soft skills, thus following Aie Serve’s mission in youth empowerment with the tools they need to develop themselves at first and their society afterwards. How do we do that? Public Workshops on soft skills covering different topics. These workshops are two hours long and held twice a month, thus reaching an average of more than 15 workshops a year, each with a different topic! Advanced Trainings about some specific topics, where we go in depth about such topics for one full day or even a two days camp! The Training of Trainers (ToT) that certifies around 10 new trainers every year so as to be able to deliver our trainings. Club Initiation Management training for Aie Serve University Clubs. Giving trainings for the beneficiaries of the Aie Consult program, who are other NGOs getting trained by Aie Serve on topics covering financial, legal, managerial and organizational levels. What kind of topics do we cover? It’s all about the development of your soft skills: Public speaking, Project planning, Campaigning, Critical Thinking, Teamwork & Team Building, Holding Effective Meetings, Leadership Skills, Conflict Resolution, Fundraising, Time Management, Body Language, Giving & Receiving Criticism, Functioning Under Pressure, Decision Making, Negotiation & Persuasion, Target Group: All youth between the ages of 18 and 30.
P.O.Box 11-3764, Riad el Solh110 72 150, BeirutLebanon
Beirut
Lebanon
The Al Bustan Festival is an international festival of Music and the performing Arts that takes place annually over five weeks during the months of February and March. The Al Bustan Festival was the first and sole “Classical” Music Festival of this size, in the region. Its main objective is to revive the cultural life of a country re-emerging after seventeen years of civil war. Throughout the years, the Festival succeeded in establishing a Classical Music season in Lebanon. Also its primary aim is education. This is an intrinsic part of the Festival and involves a range of activities beyond the performances given on stage. The Festival provides a rich environment for the cross-pollination of the Arts: meetings between visiting and local artists, drama workshops, dance masterclasses, lectures, etc.
The festival is unique in Lebanon in the concentration of artistic activity (more than 260 artists invited from different countries, more than 8000 attendees from local and regional countries)and the sheer number of its performances, 32 to 35 each season. Each year the Festival programme is structured round a central theme. (http://www.albustanfestival.com/previous-festivals/events-by-year/) By contributing in the evolution and refinement of cultural tastes, the Festival hopes to accomplish its Mission by reaching greater artistic achievements and opening new opportunities to the artists of tomorrow. Performances take place for the most part in the Emile Bustani Auditorium as well as the Crystal Garden Glass Conservatory in Hotel Al Bustan. Other locations are used for specific events (acoustics) like churches, Assembly Hall of the American University of Beirut, Etc. Its multi-faced approach intermingles pure classical works with theatre, dance and unusual and exotic presentations: Oriental, Jazz, Sacred music, World music, mimes, Marionettes, etc.
Hamra street, Al-Saroulla Bldg.
Beirut 1103
Lebanon
Theatre Al Madina - Theatre of the City -represents for Lebanese social fabric a stage in the cultural and political development of the search of the country for liberalism and morality. The Association of Theatre Al Madina for Art and the Culture is based financially on the private and institutional donations coming from Lebanon and the Arab world. Theatre Al Madina is today a crucible of the Lebanese company in its diversity by providing a single, social and cultural platform. The Theatre of Madina aims to promote a dialogue and to create a space of free expression at any problematic disposal of development which faces Lebanese and at the Arab companies. Theatre Al Madina is a multi-field vehicle, joining together culturally allied activities, artists, writers and intellectuals to present their work.
Since its foundation, Theatre Al Madina presented, promoted and encouraged a great number of cultural activities directly indicating the social problems, the cultural heritage and contemporary specificities These cultural activities aim at spreading out various prospects by a variety of means: a compounding of mediae (of documentary, films, vidéos, installations, etc.) and a number considered of conferences sets of themes and readings based on various problems indicated in the company, aiming especially: The role of the woman in the Arab company the knowledge of the Women and education Children and families the autonomisation of women, etc. CITIZENSHIP - WALK TOWARDS PEACE
Kferhata Zgharta, CHN road, Centre Iris Frangieh, GF
ZGHARTA
Lebanon
-Structure of the organization attached.
- Al Midan implements many humanitarian projects funded by international donors as UNICEF, DRC and GIZ adding to the partnerships with mercy corps, bio force, north leda and DOT.
- International donors Funds- project based
Mission :
Al-Midan is a non-governmental and non-profit organization - NGO. It aims
to help Lebanese society and marginalized communities by engaging its
citizens to play an active and positive role in their local communities. Al-Midan deals with the humanitarian, rural development, social, cultural,
educational and environmental causes and works closely with national and
local government authorities, public sectors, local communities, NGOs,
international organizations, donors, charities and private sectors.
Al Midan is committed to the Child Right Declaration and Human Rights
and has Zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination in relevance with the
Language, Sex and Gender, Nationality, Ethnicity and Religion, etc..
Objectives:
Promote good governance through projects implemented in partnership with
municipalities, local NGOs and INGOs, and public and private sector to help
build strong institutions in order to provide quality service for the community.
Organize, plan and implement projects around green energy, environmental
issues, eco-tourism, and sustainable ecological solutions that help the
economic green growth.
Support women and youth and empower them through building their capacity
and creating job opportunities.
Ensure protection and create safe spaces for every person in need or at risk
including women, children, elderly, disabled, people with special needs and
marginalized communities.
Promote inclusive education as part of our belief that every human being has
the right to education.
Promote and advocate for the importance of the evolution of the Educational
and schooling system in Lebanon to be more relevant to the force industrial
revolution.
Improve livelihood conditions and strengthening communities’ capacities
through implementing local development projects.
- HEALTH AND NUTRITION SECTOR: Project Funded by UNICEF
Main objective is to improve, maternal, adolescent, infant young child health in the north with continuity between community, primary and secondary healthcare services and integrated mental health services provision at the level of PHC.
- PROTECTION SECTOR: SUBCONTRACTING WITH DRC AND FUNDED BY UNICEF
Main Objective of this project is to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable children, adolescents, women and every person at risk.
- SPORTS SECTOR: SUBCONTRACTING WITH GIZ CO-FUNDED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND GERMANY COOPERATION
Main Objective of this project is to put the Sports for Development concept in hand of the communities mainly the youth as a tool to be used for addressing some of the challenges that arise from humanitarian crises and in conflict and post-conflict settings. Sport as a means to promote education, health, protection, development and peace, social integration and social cohesion, encourages an active lifestyle and serves as an educational tool
- Digital Opportunities Through Integrated Training (DoIT): Funded by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund
This partnership aims towards building a culture of social entrepreneurship by empowering youth and equipping them with the 21st century skills such as Digital & Media Literacy,
Microwork, Social Media Marketing, Mobile Application Development, Robotics, Cybersecurity & IT, and client servicing. They will also improve their linguistic aptitudes in the English language, which will enhance their career readiness to help them access income generating opportunities and transform their communities through innovative solutions.
شارع الجيش
طرابلس 1301
Lebanon
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