Events

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 December 9th,10th and 11th at Hotel Holiday Inn - Dunes, Verdun, 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...

MOSAIC - Mena Organization for Services Advocacy Integration and Capacity building in partnership with UNOCHA is organizing a sensitization workshop on Sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI).  This training aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all topics around sexual orientations & gender identities/roles on the individual and familial levels; in order to increase the social workers’ knowledge and enhance their abilities and their skills when dealing with LGBTIQ beneficiaries. The training will target all NGOs and INGOs working in Beirut and Mount Lebanon area on GBV...

A Full Scholarship At University of Cambridgeand University College London In History Teaching   The Lebanese Association for History (LAH) is pleased to announce a great opportunity ofhistory teachers in Lebanon to gain a certificate in history education at two of the mostprestigious universities in England fully funded by a scholarship (including tuition fees andliving expenses). What is a PGCE in History? It is a one-year (9 months) higher education course at th University of Cambridge and University College London. It encourages a thoughtful, reflective and critical approach to the...

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality in partnership with UNFPA is organizing a sensitization workshop on the Clinical Management of Sexual Assault/Rape (CMR). This training is part of the larger efforts to equip the staff of health, child protection and gender based violence (GBV) sectors on the key messages pertaining to CMR and the referral mechanisms to enhance the access of survivors to quality care. The training will be conducted in the Bekaa region in Lebanon as per the below dates: Bekaa, Massabki Hotel, November 16 & 17  The training aims to  Conceptualize the framework of...

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.  ...

In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the end of the Lebanese civil war, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is holding a youth photo contest to raise awareness about the importance of truth seeking and truth telling about people’s experiences of the war and post-war violence.The contest will run from October 23 to November 30, 2015. Participants aged 15 to 25 are invited to submit a photo of an object, landscape, portrait, or site that in their opinion represents, or speaks to, the Lebanese civil war, along with a description and a short biography. The three best...

Finding the right words to say when a friend or loved one is sick is never easy, let alone when they are diagnosed with cancer. It’s a struggle for most people, especially when the typical “Get Well Soon” doesn’t capture the true sentiment you wish to express.  That’s why One Wig Stand and A Whole Lotta Love teamed up this year to develop a creative solution through their “Pinking of You” Card Collection of ten custom-designed cards that come in an assortment of messages, such as coupons with quirky things to do that lift a patient’s spirit, temporary tattoos that celebrate kicking cancer’s...

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...

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...

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...

   ضمن سلسلة نشاطات ذكرى النكبة الفلسطينية ال 67النادي الثقافي الفلسطيني العربي-قطاع الثانويينالمؤسسات الفلسطينية في الشمال يدعوانكم لحضور معسكر النكبة الحادي عشر تراثيات-معارض وطنية-طعام فلسطيني-وصلات فنية الخميس 14 ايار من الساعة الثامنة صياحا وحتى الثانية ظهرا طلعة مدارس الانروا /امام روضة غسان كنفاني / مخيم البداوي  المؤسسات المشاركة : الصمود، النجدة، منظمة الشبيبة الفلسطينية، منظمة الشبيبة التقدمية، رابطة بيت المقدس لطلبة فلسطين، الأنشطة النسائية-البارد، روضة غسان كنفاني، روضة أطفال فلسطيت، مؤسسة الناصرة للتراث، ام نادر شامية

برعاية الاستاذ الدكتور سعيد ادم مدير كلية الاداب والعلوم الانسانية وضمن فعالياته للذكرى السابعة والستين  للنكبة الفلسطينية يدعوكم النادي الثقافي الفلسطيني العربي-قطاع الجامعيين لحضور اليوم الفلسطيني الثامن عشر في الجامعة اللبنانية- القبة. يتخلل اليوم صور فاسطينية، معارض، طعام فلسطيني ،تطريز، حنة ، صاج، وينتهي اليوم بحفل وطني لفرقة جبل الزيتون للغناء الوطني التابعة للنادي وذلك عند الساعة الثانية بعد الظهر

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...