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A jury of respected professionals has the daunting task of selecting prize-winning photographs from over 650 submissions of more than 100 university students for Besme Photo Contest. . Award-winners will be announced on 14 April 2015 at Riviera Hotel with great opening ceremony of Besme Group under the auspices of His Excellency, Minister of Social Affairs, Mr.Rashid Derbas and in the presence of Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon, His Excellency Mr. Suleyman Inan Ozyildiz. The Head of the Jury is Mr.Jamal Saidi, Honorary President of the Lebanese Union of Photographers and chief photographer at...

Too many reasons to celebrate! Lebanon Support would like to invite you to a celebration of its almost ten years of existence and work. Since it was founded in 2006, Lebanon Support has launched two online platforms – Daleel Madani, the civil society portal which has over 1,300 organisations registered and on the directory; and CSKC, the Civil Society Knowledge Centre (launched in 2013) which is an online space for original tools, research, and analysis addressing civil society issues in Lebanon. Lebanon Support’s latest endeavour is the Civil Society Review, a yearly peer-reviewed publication...

Under the patronage of the Beirut Bar Association, Justice Without Frontiers will launch  "Women's Access To Justice- Phase 2" program that will be implemented in Lebanon in partnership with Oxfam GB and  funded by the ministry of foreign affairs of Finland. The launching event will take place at Maison de L'AVOCAT- Beirut, 1st floor on 26th of March 2015 at 11 am. This program aims to provide equal and equitable access to formal and informal justice for poor and vulnerables women through interventions at the personal, comunity, systemic and regional level.

We are looking forward to see you all to give tribute to a woman who fought for Women’s Rights for more than 60 years. Throughout her career, Linda Matar has taken the issue of women’s rights upon herself and lobbied for amending laws that discriminate against women. [facebook event]

برعاية معالي وزير الشؤون الإجتماعية الأستاذ رشيد درباس المحترمتتشرّف مؤسسة أبعاد – مركز الموارد للمساواة بين الجنسين وبالشراكة مع "جمعية إنقاذ الطفل"بدعوتكم/كن لحضور حفل إطلاق دليل تدريبي بعنوان"برنامج الأبوّة الإيجابية" "Program P" الزمان: يوم الأربعاء الموافق في 25 شباط 2015 من الساعة 10 صباحاً وحتى 12:00 ظهراًالمكان: فندق مونرو – وسط بيروت يهدف حفل الإطلاق إلى تعريف الحاضرين/ات بدليل "الأبوّة الإيجابية" "Program P" الذي يوفّر إستراتيجيات ملموسة وخطوات عمليّة لإشراك الرجال في أدوار الأبوّة بصورةٍ إيجابية لاعنفية وفعّالة، منذ مرحلة الحمل وحتى مرحلة الطفولة المبكرة. كما ويحدّد الدليل...

The Lebanese Association for History in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands,                        the Center for Applied Research in Education at Notre Dame University-Louaize,               and the Centre for Lebanese Studies has the pleasure of inviting you to the launching of   « Developing History Teachers’ Capacity to Foster Historical Thinking » that provides a one year intensive training  by international experts, support sessions by LAH team, and peer mentoring to support history teachers in promoting historical thinking in classrooms   The ceremony will take...

ABAAD in partnership with UNICEF is pleased to invite you to the launching ceremony of the video animation “Marriage Is Not a Game*” With the participation of: Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Lebanon Ms. Annamaria Laurini, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon Ms. Ghida Anani, ABAAD Founder and Director Tuesday December 9th at 3:00 PM Holiday Inn Dunes Hotel, Verdun, Beirut RSVP 01283820, abaad@abaadmena.org Within the framework of the project “Ending Gender Based Violence: Towards standardization and strengthening of services and direct...

It is our pleasure to invite you to  "Mixed Feelings: Racism and ‘Othering’ in Lebanonfrom a Lebanese Perspective" A photo exhibition by Marta Bogdanska and Nisreen KajSupported by Heinrich Böll Foundation – Middle East OfficeIn partnership with the Municipality of Tyre - 5pm - Thursday, November 6, 2014- Beit Al-Mamlouk Cultural Centre; also known as Beit Al Madina, the yellow house by the ruins and Tyre's public library *Speaking at the opening will be Farah Salka from Anti-Racism Movement نتشرف بدعوتكم لحضور حفل افتتاح معرض الصور بعنوان: مشاعر مختلطة العنصرية و "المغايرين" من وجهة نظر...

Join us for the opening of "Mixed Feelings: Racism and 'Othering' in Lebanon from a Lebanese Perspective", an exhibition using a combination of images and words to highlight the issue of racism in contemporary Lebanon. The opening will feature an informal discussion with Wadih Al-Asmar, co-founder of the SOLIDA movement (Support of Lebanese Detained Arbitrarily), and CLDH (The Lebanese Center for Human Rights), starting 7 pm. “Mixed Feelings” will be on exhibition from September 24 until October 1 (excluding Sunday September 28). Bring your opinions, thoughts, words, arguments...

KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitationhas the pleasure to invite you to the launch of its media and advocacy campaign:"Al hawa ma byinshara" fight prostitution, fight trafficking Monday the 15th of September, 2014From 10:30am until 1:00pmAt Monot Theater, Ashrafieh. Program10:30-10:35 Introductory remarks, Ms. Zoya Rouhana, Director, KAFA10:35-11:15 Screening of the film "The Oldest violence"11:15-11:30 Presentation of the study on "Exploring the demand for prostitution: what male buyers say about their motives, practices, and perceptions", Ms. Ghada Jabbour, Head of the Anti-Trafficking Unit...

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Arab NGO Network for Development cordially invite you to a book launch and panel discussion on Adib Nehme’s latest book , "The Neopatrimonial State and the Arab Spring." Adib Nehme, Regional Advisor – ESCWA Fawwaz Traboulsi, American University of Beirut Tareq Tell, American University of Beirut Ziad Abdel Samad, Arab NGO Network for Development Rami Khouri, Issam Fares Institute Note: Event will be in Arabic, simultaneous translation will be available Follow this link for the event agenda. [facebook event...

إحتفالاً بيوم الشباب العالمي لعام 2014 تتشرف مؤسسة أبعاد – مركز الموارد للمساواة بين الجنسين ووكالة الأمم المتحدة لإغاثة وتشغيل اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في الشرق الأدنى – الأونروا لدعوتكم للمشاركة في حفل إفتتاح المعرض الفوتوغرافي وإطلاق 3 كتيّبات بعنوان: "أطياف الأزقة" تحتوي الكتيّبات الثلاثة على مجموعة من الصور تمّ إلتقاطها بإستخدام تقنية تصوير ما يعرف ب "الكاميرا المثقوبة" وذلك من قبل فتيان وفتيات في مخيم برج الشمالي في جنوب لبنان. عكس الفتيان والفتيات من خلال هذه الصور جوانب من يومياتهم/ن، ومن واقعهم/ن المعيشي، مسلّطين/ات الضوء على جوانب من أشكال التمييز والعنف القائم على النوع الإجتماعي...

Join us in celebrating the achievements of Lebanese civic activists, nongovernmental organizations, and social entrepreneurs.   The PACE of Change: Civil Society Fair A lively Exhibition organized by USAID’s Promoting Active Citizen Engagement (PACE) program will be held on: Thursday, August 21, 2014 at Le Royal Hotel, Dbayeh from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.   For hotel map & directions, please follow this link.   Meet civic activists from around the country Learn about campaigns for social change Experience social innovations by young entrepreneurs # PACE2020

  *** Due to the current situation in Arsal and North Lebanon and for safety considerations, the ceremony is put on hold ***   ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) is pleased to announce the double ceremony of ENFE II education program (Enhancing Non-Formal Education in North Lebanon), that will celebrate the graduation of vocational training students and the inauguration of Palestine soccer field. The ceremony will take place August 8, 2014 at 6 pm in Palestine Soccer field, Beddawi camp. More than 130 graduates from the program will receive training certificates. Attendees will also...

On the occasion of the launching of the activitiy report November 2013 - June 2014 on Syrian Refugee Emergency Response programs, Amel Association International will present a photography exhibition at 392Rmeil393 Gallery. Striving against all odds, is a photographic journey through the eyes of photojournalist Bruno Quentin, following his different field visits at Amel centers. Available for sale, proceeds of the photographs will be donated to Amel Association International. The exhibition will starts on Thursday, 17th July at 6pm and will run until July 24, 2014. STRIVING AGAINST ALL...

Under the patronage and presence of His Excellency the Minister of Labor Mr. Sejaan Azzi Insan Association cordially invites you to the launch of its research report entitled: “The Kafala System: When employers also accepted to share their perspective” The report will be launched during a press conference ceremony on Friday the 27th of June from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tamar Rotana Hotel- Hazmieh. The press conference will be followed by a reception.   الاصدقاء الاعزاء برعاية وحضور معالي وزير العمل الأستاذ سجعان قزي تتشرف مؤسسة انسان بدعوتكم لحضور حفل اطلاق تقريرها حول نتائج البحث حول حقوق عاملات...

حفل ختامي يتخلل:الوقوف على أهم محطات حملة #ع_السكة الإعلان عن الخطوات المستقبلية يوم الخميس الساعة 5:00PM للساعة 7:00 المكان: مسرح بلدية صيدا حضوركم يدعمنا و محبتكم تميزنا للمزيد من المعلومات : 70910520 [facebook event]

العنف... مش لعبة!معرض دمى من إنتاج فتيات لبنانيات وسوريات نازحات إلى لبنان تُصوّر أشكال العنف والتمييز الذي في المجتمع يُنظّم المعرض كلّ من مؤسّسة أبعاد ولجنة الإنقاذ الدولية المكان: ملعب مدرسة حنيدر الرسميةـ الحنيدر، وادي خالد، شمال لبنان الزمان: نهار الجمعة 23 أيار من الساعة 11 صباحاً وحتى الساعة 2 بعد الظهر يتخلل المعرض عرض للدمى ولقاء حواري تثقيفي حول الموضوع الدعوة عامة! “Violence… it’s not a game!” A public exhibition displaying puppets produced by Lebanese and Syrian teen-adolescent girls portraying different types of violence and discrimination in society. This exhibition is organized...