Events

The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative at the American University of Beirut is organizing an Open House on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the American University of Beirut (AUB), West Hall. The full-day event will bring together organizations from the civil society sector, including local and international NGOs, NGOi member organizations from the region, partners, civil society experts, donors, Embassy representatives, and academia. The Open House aims to strengthen cross-sector collaboration, foster dialogue, promote learning, and spotlight the collective...

We are delighted to invite you for our upcoming Land Stories Exhibition: "Taste the Land". Come along with us as we wander around the richness of the earth, the treasures of the soil, and the knowledge of the people of the land!

This module examines some basic components to staying safe and effective when working in Lebanon. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-securitystaying-effective-leban…

This module examines some basic components to staying safe and effective when working in Lebanon. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-securitystaying-effective-leban…

This module examines some basic components to staying safe and effective when working in Lebanon. To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-securitystaying-effective-leban…

The Security Management for Humanitarians training will be delivered through a combination of live facilitated sessions, group forums and engaging activities using multiple purpose-built training platforms. The course will culminate in two intense and immersive Panel Exercise (Module 6), offering a great opportunity to reinforce participants’ learning and training experience.

The Global Health Institute (GHI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) cordially invites you to the virtual launch event of its new pioneering program, “The Cli-Health Program: Climate Change, Health, and Social Justice” .

Join us for a townhall discussion on solar energy and the Decentralized Renewable Energy Law in Lebanon. The discussion will center on the law and how it should be implemented and regulated. It will be held in the Rotana Gefinor Hotel from 11am until 1pm on Monday the 24 of June. You can register to attend by following this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Us-zW4H0ajarnae6hvgWFqmgE-GykdJSqW_yCe… for the physical attendance, which will take place in the Rotana Gefinor Hotel or this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2117183775943/WN_QOajXyI5TeOO_…...

Join the Arab Reform Initiative for a townhall discussion on solar energy policies in Lebanon, with a focus on its legal aspect, on the role of municipalities and on the solutions that can be proposed to make this sector more just and inclusive. The event will be held in person in the Beirut Digital District Main Hall on Thursday the 13th of June from 11am until 1pm. Please use this link to register for in person attendance: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRDXjNuh1NLReEEjHZiwbSvbgsfJ5… Please use this link to register for online attendance: https:/...

SMEX will host the sixth iteration of the annual regional digital rights event, Bread&Net, which will be held online on May 13, 14, and 15. Bread&Net is an event that brings together tech experts, activists, policymakers, academics, and media practitioners from the region to discuss and address pressing issues at the intersection of technology, society, and human rights. This gathering aims to strengthen an already blooming digital rights movement in West Asia and North Africa, fostering the exchange of knowledge, research, and digital resources to sustain civil society in its fight for safe...

The Arab Reform Initiative, The Alternative Policy Solutions at the American University in Cairo, and the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis are pleased to announce an upcoming conference titled "Civil Society Organizations and just Transition in the MENA: Challenges and Opportunities", scheduled to take place on May 29 and 30, 2023, at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. The conference will explore the concept of Just Transition, a principle that underscores the necessity of integrating intersectional socio-economic aspects into sustainable development and green transition plans...

في إطار البرنامج البحثي حول العدالة الاجتماعية الذي يُديره مركز العلوم الاجتماعية للأبحاث التطبيقية، تهدف هذه الجلسة إلى فهم التحدّيات والهشاشة التي يواجهها كبار السنّ في لبنان واعتمادهم/نّ على مختلف آليات الحماية الاجتماعية ومقدّمي الخدمات (من الجهات الرسمية وغير الرسمية).

As part of the Centre for Social Sciences Research & Action’s (CeSSRA) research programme on social justice, this webinar looks at the current challenges and vulnerabilities of elderly people in Lebanon and their reliance on different social protection mechanisms and providers (formal and informal).

In this 4-hour online session you can learn about preparing and facilitating a dialogue between two people, helping them to really listen to and understand each other and identifying actions they can take. You will learn how to prepare yourself so you can be equally supporting both sides, and to create a safe space for them to have a dialogue that is not about blame and defensiveness, but about really understanding the needs of both. You will have the opportunity to practice your new learned skills and to reflect on challenges you might have faced when you tried to facilitate or mediate before...

On mother day Ritello foundation went to " Beit jdoudna and Beit setti " to spent beautiful and happy moments with wonderful people .

In this 3-hour online-session we will focus on our own feelings and needs. We will try to understand what keeps us from addressing the person and why we might not be able to just close this chapter. We can learn how to deal with our emotions involved and get clarity about our needs and next steps. This session can give us insights that make it much easier to approach the other person. Or it might even happen that after this session you don’t feel the need to address the issue with the other person anymore because you have ‘sorted this out’ in yourself.

UN launched the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, Sawa for Development is organizing a Zoom Webinar about" Gender Based Violence During Covid19"

Green buildings respect the environmental impacts of the extraction of materials and processes related to their construction and operation, deliver cost savings and improved value to their owners, conserve energy and water consumption, and provide healthy indoor environment for the people who live and work in them. New green building initiatives and mandates in the region have provided the high-level support for improving design and construction practices and building performance.

Ambient Air Pollution And SARS-CoV-2 In The Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)

This virtual event aims to bring together Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating in Lebanon to: 1- Share what are different NGOs doing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon 2- Map what are different NGOs able to offer to the community* during the COVID-19 pandemic through resource mobilization 3- Draft a potential collaborative response plan to the COVID-19 situation through the contribution of different participating NGOs * Community refers to both Lebanese citizens and refugees of different nationalities.