Events

Zati Lebanon Association participated in an EU-supported partnership-building event in Finland, organized with the Finnish National Agency for Education. The gathering brought together 25 participants from different countries and national and regional NGOs to exchange experiences, share inclusive practices, and explore future collaborations. For ZLA, the event was an opportunity to present its work in autism inclusion, mental health, psychosocial support, and community-based programming in Lebanon, while building new partnerships to support more inclusive and accessible initiatives for...

Bread&Net is an annual unconference that brings together activists, technologists, journalists, and policymakers to discuss and reimagine digital rights and social justice in the Arabic-speaking region. Organized by SMEX, Bread&Net offers a collaborative space for learning, strategizing, and building networks of solidarity.

Following our previous webinar on Decolonising Children’s Rights and as part of the Decolonising Human Rights series, the Arab Master’s Programme in Democracy and Human Rights is pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar titled “Decolonising Minority Rights”.

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...

Innov8 For Public Governance is conceived as a flagship national forum to catalyze the next wave of public-sector transformation in Lebanon and will present the launch of NCEILEBANON launch of its backup services for the public sector in general and OMSAR in particular. The conference will convene senior policymakers, ministry leaders, municipal officials, civil servants, civil-society organizations, academia, private-sector innovators, international partners, and youth entrepreneurs.

دعوة لتقديم طلبات المشاركة تدريب متخصص في الصحافة الاستقصائية باستخدام المصادر المفتوحة والذكاء الاصطناعي تنظّمه جمعية الشفافية الدولية – لبنان لبنان | 5 – 8 آب 2025

The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.

The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.

The Non-Governmental Organizations Initiative (NGOi) at the American University of Beirut is organizing a Series of Panel Discussions titled “The Civil Society Sector in Lebanon: A Beacon of Hope in Times of Conflict” to highlight key aspects, initiatives, and data/figures from the response of the civil society sector to the ongoing war in Lebanon.

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_…...

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...

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Global Entrepreneurship Week (#GEW) is a movement to celebrate and empower entrepreneurs in every country and community around the world – especially those who face structural barriers or may have never considered the idea of launching a startup. Each November 10 million people take part in tens of thousands of activities, competitions and events that inspire them to act and provide them with the knowledge, experience and connections they need to succeed.

BIKE AGAINST HUNGER Sunday, October 22, 2023 To Celebrate World Food Day, we will be organizing our yearly beautiful fundraiser where we bike together across Beirut on Sunday October 22, 2023 to raise awareness about hunger and food waste in Lebanon! Meeting place: Cyclosport, Gemmayze Meeting time: 9:00 a.m. SHARP Return time: around 1:00 p.m. Participation fee: $2 to be donated to FoodBlessed :) Bike rental fee: $3 (If you get your bike, you only pay the participation fee). --

التعامل مع المشاعر والأحكام والاحتياجات "الصعبة" لرفع مستوى التواصل والتفاهم والحرية الداخلية يوم السبت 21 تشرين الأول, من 9 صباحاً حتى 5 مساءً، بيروت "حضور شخصي" آخر موعد للتسجيل: 13 تشرين الأول2023 الميسر: حمادة جمعة، لغة الورشة: العربية، التكلفة: مجانية

A Future Digital Space in Tyre? Invitation to Apply to Participate in an Interactive Workshop. If you live in the city of Tyre or its urban surrounding, if you are a digital “crack” involved in digital work and startups or in digital entrepreneurship and social networking, this workshop is for you!

استمارة مشاركة في دبلوم بناء - تنمية موارد مالية https://forms.gle/gdyDQ8ByKQntYS9f7

ورشة عمل حول تفعيل دور الشباب في العمل البلدي ستقام في 19 نوفمبر في مدينة صور الفئة المستهدفة: الشباب من عمر 20 - 25 سنة الورشة مخصصة فقط للشباب ضمن نطاق مدينة صور

In early 2022, JLI launched our first three regional learning hubs, in the Middle East, Syria, and East Africa. Each regional hub has embarked on an individual journey of mapping, networking, engagement, and learning with local actors from the region. This series will explore those journeys, and will showcase the challenges, opportunities, successes, and learning that happens when we shift the power. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wGAUw05XR7CeTggXqDsTSw

In early 2022, JLI launched our first three regional learning hubs, in the Middle East, Syria, and East Africa. Each regional hub has embarked on an individual journey of mapping, networking, engagement, and learning with local actors from the region. This series will explore those journeys, and will showcase the challenges, opportunities, successes, and learning that happens when we shift the power. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wGAUw05XR7CeTggXqDsTSw