Events

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...

Nabras Foundation organized a graduation event for the IT Students that have been graduated in the previous courses.

On Friday May 22 an event will take place at Crowne Plaza Hotel, in collaboration with the Inclusion Network, to launch the publication “Inclusive School Model. Guide for Inclusive School System”. It is the final event of an Italian funded project aimed at promoting inclusion of children with special needs in Lebanese primary schools, implemented by the Italian NGO Gruppo di Volontariato Civile (GVC) and the Lebanese one Youth Association of the Blind (YAB). The project has been co-funded by the Italian MFA.

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...

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.

  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...

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]

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...

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...

Come and celebrate the International Volunteer Day (Dec, 5th, 2014) at USJ Beirut (Medical Campus, Damascus St) from 2.00 to 7.00. France Volontaires is pleased to invite you to an afternoon to celebrate volunteerism in Lebanon and create links between volunteers and NGO's. There will be stands of NGO's, a free training for the persons in charge of the volunteers in the NGO's and a round table on "what are the prospects and opportunities to host national or international volunteers in your NGO's".   PLease confirm if you wish to attend one of the event or the whole afternoon : ev.liban@france...

The conference will provide a platform for students in Lebanon and Egypt to share their civic engagement projects with the intent to inform and empower one another, to brainstorm more effective means of engaging with communities, to bring community engagement to the forefront of higher education in the Arab world, and to lobby for civic engagement requirements for education. The event is co-hosted by the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service (CCECS) at AUB and the American University in Cairo (AUC) and is part of an already established 5 year partnership between the universities...

المؤسسة اللبنانية للسلم الأهلي الدائم الموضوع: دعوة الى ندوة - السبت 8/11/2014 الساعة 10:30 – 13:00 صباحاً يسر المؤسسة اللبنانية للسلم الأهلي الدائم دعوتكم للمشاركة في ندوة تُعقد حول موضوع: المسؤولون والمواطنون سوا بيلاقوا الحل: لنتواصل ونحلاّ Lets Communicate: let’s solve it! وذلك السبت 8/11/2014 الساعة 10،30 الى 13،00 صباحاً في مطعم بيبلوس بالاس ، جبيل *** جدول الاعمال السبت8/11/2014 يتحدث في اللقاء كل من النواب سيمون ابي رميا ووليد الخوري والوزيرة أليس شبطيني يختم اللقاء بحفل غذاء بدعوة من المنظمين

The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI)and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung cordially invite you to a seminar.  This seminar provides insights on the current state of housing policies in Beirut in light of the new law on the liberalization of rents. While affordable housing continues to be on the decline, the real estate sector is booming by the minute. 9:30-9:45 Opening Remarks Tarek Mitri, Director, Issam Fares Institute, AUBPeter Rimmele, Director, Konrad Adenaeur Foundation, Germany 9:45-11:45 Housing Policies from a Comparative Perspective: Lebanon and...

The Climate Change and Environment Program at the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) cordially invites you to a panel discussion on: Drought Policy, Governance, and Management Systems in the MENA Region Issam Fares Institute, Auditorium - AUB Click here for Facebook event Click here for agenda   Speakers: Roula Majdalani; Director, Sustainable Development and Productivity Division - ESCWA Manfred Lange; Director, The Energy, Environment, and Water Research Center - Cyprus Institute Mouncef Rekaya; Hydrologist, and Ex-Director General, Water Resources...

Invité par la compagnie Zoukak, Paul Rondin, Directeur délégué du Festival d’Avignon, sera en visite à Beyrouth dans le cadre de la plateforme Zoukak Sidewalks. Il donnera une conférence sur le théâtre comme pensée politique au-delà du discours. Il parlera des enjeux actuels de la programmation théâtrale et de la place des pays arabes au sein du Festival d’Avignon et de la scène culturelle européenne, ainsi que de la pertinence et des limites de l’« interculturalité » dans la production artistique contemporaine. Paul Rondin the deputy director of Avignon Festival will visit Zoukak within...