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CRTD.A is a feminist organization based in Beirut, Lebanon and works in Lebanon and with sister organizations in Arab countries in the MENA region. CRTDA works towards upholding social justice through the lens of gender equality. Areas of work include Women Economic Rights and Active Citizenship.

FemPawer Program The program “Feminist Power in Action for Women’s Economic Rights” (FemPawer) aims to strengthen the capacities of Women’s Rights Organizations and  young women who face economic gender-based violence discriminations in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia to become leaders for change. By holding duty bearers accountable and improving conditions for young women in the informal sector through target-led activities, the program ensures that discriminated young women become advocates for their own rights and propose relevant solutions and recommendations. The FemPawer program focuses on strengthening leadership, challenging discriminatory social norms, and promoting women's economic rights.

Shabbat Riyadiyyat – Young Women Network

The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTDA) reconfigured an existing potential network structure “Riyadiyat” that aims at economic empowerment of women into an advocacy oriented young women network in the context of FemPawer. With the inception of FemPawer Program in 2022,  CRTDA identified and selected 30 young women champions (age between 18 and 35) to be part of the network, taking into consideration the following selection criteria: 1. Individual representation 2. Adherence to a set of values (participatory work, teamwork, transparency, accepting diversity of views, inclusive action, willingness to engage in intergenerational dialogues, willingness to engage in continuous learning, 3. Diversity, 4. Inclusion. Women are from different regions in Lebanon and nationalities (Lebanese, Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees).

The network of Shabbat Riyadiyyat contributes as an intersectional, participatory, safe and a learning space to building a movement that advocates for women economic rights. The FemPawer program has been engaging on building the capacities and skills of the young women, so they can become advocates of their own rights, advocates, and pioneers on issues of women’s economic rights from the perspectives of young women. The network is currently engaged in mobilization on women economic rights in the digital space.