Events

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...

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...

We have joined forces with Medical Aid for Palestinians and are holding a fundraising event to support their work in Gaza. 100% OF PROFITS WILL GO TO MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS! Who is MAP? "Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) works for the health and dignity of Palestinians living under occupation and as refugees. MAP delivers health and medical care to those worst affected by conflict, occupation and displacement." MAP is leading a programme with specialists now in Gaza working with local teams at Al Shifa hospital. Learn more about their efforts in Gaza here: http://www.map-uk.org...

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...

  *** 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...

Music from Palestine, despite... Oriental - modern and classical - music performed by highly skilled musicians from Palestine and the Palestinian camps in Lebanon. A FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR AL KAMANDJATI ASSOCIATION & THE CHILDREN OF GAZA During the first week of August, Al Kamandjâti association is organizing a musical retreat in the Shouf for its students in Lebanon and musicians coming from Palestine. This musical adventure will end by a final concert at AUB Assembly Hall on August 7 at 8PM. Tickets are available at: Librairie Antoine (available online and in all branches) Maliks...

Inviting you to an organic potlock iftar with special guest entertainment. Saturday 26th of July, at 7:30pm, at Minus 1, Rue Du Liban, Gemmayzeh Tickets are $35 and will be avaliable at the door If your interested in a meal thats great for the body and for a cause thats great for the soul please join us. All proceeds from the event will go to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) To find out more about the incredible work of the PCRF please watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2PppIpi_RQ For the fundraising page on PCRF's website, please click here.   [facebook event]

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]

Hi everyone! Join our second fundraising concert at Yukunkun for Syrian women refugees! All the money of tickets will be given to Basmeh wa zeitooneh NGO. After the successful first party we organized in February, the NGO has opened a center in Beqaa where women have a specific project to help them earning a stable income. This second event will help the project to be sustainable. Basmeh wa Zeitooneh NGO has a center in Chatila with various activities for Syrian children and women refugees. You can visit their facebook page here. During the night, you can also buy the beautiful handmade...

KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitationhas the pleasure to invite you to a book launch If not for the system...Migrant domestic workers in Lebanon tell their stories Date: Friday, 2 May 2014 from 11am to 1pmPlace: Monot Theatre - Ashrafieh Program: Welcome and introduction note, KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation Deconstructing the resistance to change the "system", Mr. Roland Tawk, Lawyer Testimonies reading by migrant domestic workers One cause: similarities between stories of struggle, Ms. Myrtle Witbooi, Chair of the International Domestic Workers Federation Discussion For more...

تتشرف منظمة عدل بلا حدود بدعوتكم للمشاركة في حفل اختتام مشروع "تمكين المرأة للوصول إلى العدالة" وهو مشروع اقليمي نفدته منظمة عدل بلا حدود في لبنان بالشراكة مع أوكسفام- بريطانيا وبتمويل من سيدا- السويد، وذلك يوم الأربعاء الواقع فيه 30 نيسان 2014 عند الساعة الحادية عشرة في أوتيل الريفيرا- عين المريسة. برنامج الإحتفال - كلمة ترحيب من مديرة منظمة عدل بلا حدود المحامية بريجيت شلبيان - كلمة اوكسفام بريطانيا السيدة سارة بركات- مديرة برنامج - المعونة القضائية ووصول المرأة الى العدالة:تحديات وآفاق المحامية إقبال مراد دوغان - رئيسة رابطة لمرأة العاملة ورئيسة لجنة الاسرة في نقابة المحامين في...

تجمع "لأ" اشتغل بالفترة الماضية على نشر وترويج حق الرفض وحق كل انسان انو يقول لأ لكل معتقد، ممارسة او حالة. "لأ" بلشت بحملة بسيطة للتعبير عن رفض لقيم ومفاهيم وممارسات عامة. التجمع اللي بلش بحملة صغيرة انتشر وتوسع كفكرة وكمفهوم بشكل كبير ليغطي قضايا وحملات ومواضيع اوسع بكتير من اللي كنا بنطمح الو. "لأ" اللي كانت بدايتا مع بورتريهات بوجوه مخباية, بتدعيكون اليوم لتشاركوها و تقولو لأ، لتكونو جزء من الحملة بمرحلتها الجديدة. إذا اليوم عندك سبب لتقول لأ ... قول وشاركنا بأفكارك... قول لأ وخليّا تعبّر عنّي وعنّك... ونصير كلمة وحدة, صوت واحد بس مو صورة وحدة ... ناطرينكون الخميس 17 نيسان عال 8 ونص المسا...

ANERA (American Near East Refugee Aid) cordially invites you to the closing ceremony of the Lebanese-Palestinian soccer Tournament for Solidarity. The ceremony will take place in Bebnine Municipality Hall (Akkar district) on Sunday April 13 at 5 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the winning teams. Speakers at the event include the mayor of Bebnine, the representative of popular committee of Nahr El Bared, and ANERA Lebanon Country Director. The three-week-long tournament brought together 32 sport clubs in an effort to empower youth and promote social cohesion in North Lebanon. Teams...

To all those who hold the refugee cause at heart, Sawa For Syria سوا لأجل سوريا for Development and Aid (Sawa4Syria) Presents a Fundraising Concert with Indie-Pop Sensation Mashrou' Leila, followed by DJ sets: Jade/ Vanclod Jandam/ TM from C U NXT SAT All profits go to support Syrian Refugees in Lebanon. Funds will be allocated to an informal education center for Syrian Refugee children in Bar Elias, Beq'aa, and other similar centers in other camps. (report about the educational center Huffington Post) Date: Saturday April 5th 2014 Venue: Concrete 1994 - Burj Hammoud. Regular Ticket: 45...

World Vision in Lebanon and ABAAD – Resource Center for Gender Equality cordially invite you to participate in the launching ceremony of the leading study entitled: “Varying Perceptions, One Outcome: Field study monitoring the attitudes and perceptions of women and men towards women’s rights in Lebanon” Place: Riviera Hotel, Ain Mreisseh, Beirut Date: Wednesday April 2, 2014 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Agenda of the event: Welcoming speech by Ms. Anita Delhaas-Van Dijk, National Director World Vision International Welcoming speech by Ms. Ghida Anani, ABAAD Founder & Director Presentation of the...

تطلق لجنة شجر وبشر - جمعية أرض الطفولة حملة مدافعة من أجل زيادة وتفعيل الأماكن العامة في مدينة صيدا. تتشرف اللجنة بدعوتكم لحضور حفل إطلاق حملة "ع السكة" ضمن مشروع "ممّر (2013 / 2014) وذلك في تمام الساعة الثالثة من بعد ظهر يوم الجمعة في 28 آذار 2014 في قاعة جمعيّة نبراس / طريق الميّة وميّة. البرنامج: كلمة لجنة شجر وبشر عرض لأهداف وخطط حملة المدافعة فيلم قصير “ع السكة” مداخلات للإستشاريين والإختصاصين والجمعيات الشريكة والمجموعات التي خضعت لتدريبات متنوعة لها علاقة بالمدافعة وتقنيات التواصل الإجتماعي وأنشطة الشارع وآليات التمويل وجمع التبرعات نقاش حفل كوكتيل انضموا الينا للمطالبة بزيادة وتفعيل...