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France Volontaires is organizing at the French Institute, Damascus Street, on November 12th on “Volunteerism and citizenship for the protection of the environment in Lebanon”. The conference will be in French. Info and subscriptions: ev.liban@france-volontaires.org 76 311 479 Subscription is mandatory before 9 novembre

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNICEF is planning to conduct Two (2) days trainings on “The Concepts of SRHR, Child Marriage and Working with Adolescents”. The training aims to introduce the participants to conceptual information around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) including key messages on puberty and menstruation, personal hygiene, and self-protection from sexual abuse, in addition to  the interlinkages between child marriage and GBV against girls and provide them with interactive tools and exercises to catalyze discussions on the topic with...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNICEF is planning to conduct a Four-full day’s workshop on “How to Organize Support Groups for Women and Girls GBV Survivors or at Risk using a survivor centered approach” over November 10,11,12 &13 2015 in Beirut (at Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel). The overall objective of the workshop is to reinforce the capacity of the participants in planning and implementing support group’s sessions with women and girls survivors or at risk of violence using a survivor centered approach More specifically, the training will be providing a...

 ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNICEF is planning to conduct a Four-full day’s workshop on “Creative Art Techniques in Working With Women and Girls Affected by GBV” over November 9, 10, 11 & 12 in North (Florida Beach Hotel, Chekka)  The workshop aims at developing the capacities of GBV and CP service providers working within the psychosocial field; during this workshop participants will: Have a theoretical introduction regarding the objectives of  using art and creative mediums throughout the psychosocial support Practically experience a set of techniques and...

“How to Engage Front-line Workers in Combating Child Marriage” Beirut: November 4 & 5 | Beirut ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with HIVOS, and in collaboration with MARSA and the Syrian League for Citizenship, is planning to conduct a Two (2) days training on “How to engage front-line workers in combating child marriage”. The training aims to introduce the participants to the inter-linkages between child marriage and GBV against girls and provide them with interactive tools and exercises to catalyze discussions on the topic with adolescent girls and their families.  ...

The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) in collaboration with the Lebanese American University (LAU) and the Centre for International Teacher Education in South Africa (CITE)    cordially invites to an open seminar    Teacher Education in Lebanon and South Africa: Current approaches and challenges   1st of October 2015   Lebanese American University, Beirut Irwin Hall Auditorium 8.30 am to 1.30 pm    Event is English. Unfortunately simultaneous translation is UNAVAILABLE.    Registration at 8am For registration please send an email to   rbahous@lau.edu.lb or call: Tel. 00 961 1 786456 (ext. 1116...

ABAAD – “Resource Center for Gender Equality" in collaboration with Save the Children are pleased to announce the organization of a training for coaches and trainers working with children on the toolkit “Playing for Gender Equality”. The toolkit focuses on working with children between ages 8-11 years. The workshops will be held in Beirut from 25-28 August 2015 (Venue to be confirmed at a later time). Objective of the trainings: The trainings are aimed to achieve the following objectives: -      Provide participants with the framework needed to understand gender and concepts related to it...

Besme Company is glad to announce the launch of Turkish language courses. In collaboration with Next Generation Association (Jil Al-Mostaqbal), a member of Lebanese-Turkish Forum, the courses are supported by the Embassy of Turkey in Lebanon through the lecturers coming from Turkey for this purpose. The language courses will be free of charge and open to people form Turkish origin as well as people in Lebanon. Required documents - Copy of ID - Passport photo - Full Address - Phone number - Copy of the university or vocational or school certificate if found Please send these documents to the...

أمام الانتماءات المتضاربة، كيف لمكونات المواطنة أن تكون هوية جامعة ؟Face aux appartenances conflictuelles, comment les composantes de la citoyenneté pourraient-elles devenir une identité fédératrice?In face of the conflicting belongings, how could the components of citizenship be a uniting identity?   Where does national belonging stands in respect of political, religious, communitary and cultural ones?Is there still a way for a citizenship identity?How could it emerge, based on equality in people's rights and duties, and how could it become a reconcialing plateform among all identities? This...

Call for participation   ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with HIVOS, and in collaboration with MARSA and the Syrian League for Citizenship, is planning to conduct a one (1) day training on “How to engage front-line workers in combating child marriage”. The training aims to introduce the participants to the interlinkages between child marriage and GBV against girls and provide them with interactive tools and exercises to catalyze discussions on the topic with adolescent girls and their families.   The training will encompass the following: -          Introduction to...

himaya, local NGO founded in 2009, whose mission is to promote an environment suitable for the development of the child, and ensure a global protection of children in Lebanon via fighting and preventing all types of abuse, is proud to invite you to its first annual symposium; Under the Patronage of Mrs. Lama Tammam Salam: "Building and strengthening resilience in child protection: A multisectorial approach" Meet us on Friday June 12 and Saturday June 13 at The Faculty of Medical Science at 8:30 am! We'll be sharing the 2 day Program soon so stay tuned! For more info : himaya@himaya.org 71-802...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with HIVOS is planning to conduct a Three-full day’s training on “How to Organize Support Groups for Women Survivors of GBV Using a Survivor-Centered Approach” on June 3rd ,4th ,5th  at Hotel Radisson SAS Blue Martinez – Beirut. The training hours will be from 9AM until 4PM.     The overall objective of the workshop is to reinforce the capacity of participants in planning and facilitating support group sessions with women survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) using a survivor-centered approach.   More specifically, the training will...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with HIVOS is planning to conduct a Three-full day’s training on “How to Organize Support Groups for Women Survivors of GBV Using a Survivor-Centered Approach” on June 3rd ,4th ,5th  at Hotel Radisson SAS Blue Martinez – Beirut. The training hours will be from 9AM until 4PM. To express interest, kindly fill the Participant Questionnaire using the following link:http://goo.gl/forms/qPCWug9y3S Deadline for registration is Thursday, May 28, 2015.Participant Questionnaires will be screened by an expert committee including the trainer to...

Has your organization, service institution, or government agency ever had difficulty recruiting volunteers? or had a bad experience with your volunteers? or with volunteer/staff relations? Are you flooded with requests by students who want to fulfill service requirements or companies that want to do corporate volunteer projects, but you don't know what to do with them ... or why you should bother? Many of the problems related to volunteering could be avoided if organizations had a better idea of how to prepare for, recruit, place, orient, train, and otherwise manage their volunteers.  Two...

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) recommends the following event which is the third of its kind and organized by CoVisionMENA (important note: This is not an FES event!): Lebanon and the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing huge humanitarian challenges – the support of many organisations and helpers is urgently needed. Thank you for your most valuable contribution! But having to deal with the fates and stories of many desperate in addition to the challenges of overcoming cultural barriers, working in multidisciplinary teams and negotiating with donors can be...

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) recommends the following event which is organized by CoVisionMENA (important note: This is not an FES event!): Lebanon and the entire region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are facing huge humanitarian challenges – the support of many organisations and helpers is urgently needed. Thank you for your most valuable contribution! But having to deal with the fates and stories of many desperate in addition to the challenges of overcoming cultural barriers, working in multidisciplinary teams and negotiating with donors can be very draining for the...

Conference on the Syrian Refugee Crisis The Institute for Migration Studies at the Lebanese American University is organizing, in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a two-day conference on: The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Policies of Receiving Countries and Crisis Impact on Displaced Syrians and Receiving Societies Date: March 27-28, 2015 Venue: Lebanese American University - Beirut, Lebanon The Conference will be in both English and Arabic. Important Dates: Call for papers (Thursday 27, November 2014)Abstract due on January 10, 2015 (250-300 words)Decision on Abstracts by January 18...

  The Centre for Lebanese Studies, The Carnegie Middle East Center, and  the Danish Institute in Damascus cordially invite to a one day conference entitled:   Youth Marginalization and Radicalization Amid the Syrian Crisis     EVENT DETAILS DATE Thursday, March 19, 2015 TIME 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. LOCATION Carnegie Middle East Center, Emir Bechir Street, Lazarieh Tower, Bldg. No. 2026 1210, 5th flr., Downtown Beirut SPEAKERS Mario Abou Zeid, Haneen Al Sayyed, Lars Erslev Andersen, Tobias Gemmerlie, Lina Khatib, Kamel Kosbar, Nizar Saghiyeh, Maha Shuayb CONTACT...

MUPP-MUD City Debates 2015Other Gentrifications: Urban Change beyond the Core Architecture Lecture Hall, Department of Architecture and DesignAmerican University of BeirutThe Graduate Programs in Urban Planning, Policy and Design (MUPP-MUD)In collaboration with the AUB Neighborhood Initiative THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH 2015[INTRODUCTION COFFEE 4:00 - 4:30 PM] 4:30 - 5:00 PM OPENING SESSION• Dean Makram Suidan (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut)• Robert Saliba (MUPP/MUD-ArD, American University of Beirut). Welcome...