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The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) is pleased to announce the “Wide Awake Art Contest,” an open call to Lebanese and Tunisian artists as well as artists living in Lebanon or Tunisia to explore the theme “the Sound of Dissent.” The contest will showcase works by those who are documenting and memorializing their communities’ stories in times of instability, resistance, and change.

تعمل مبادرة التعلّم المشترك (JLI) على مواجهة الخلل في توازن القوى والموارد والقيادة من خلال توجيه عملها البحثيّ في الإيمان إلى مستوى إقليمي - إلى الشّرق الأوسط وشرق أفريقيا وجنوب شرق آسيا وغيرها.

يشكّل أفراد المجتمع الّذين تُلهم عقيدتهم الإيمانيّة أفعالهم وسلوكهم جزءا لا يتجزّأ من المجتمع الحضاريّ في شتّى أنحاء العالم. تقوم الجهات المحليّة الفاعلة دينيّا (كالكنائس والأئمّة وبعض القياديّين الدّينيّين بمن فيهم كبار الشّيوخ) بدور فاعل في مجتمعاتهم المحليّة، عبر تقديم المساعدة والأمل لمن يحتاجهما ومعالجة مشاكل المجتمع الضّروريّة، على الأخصّ في المناطق المهمّشة والتي تفتقر إلى دعم دولها. ومع ذلك،...

The Joint Learning Initiative on Faith and Local Communities (JLI) is  working towards shifting power, resources and leadership in its faith-focused research and evidence work to a regional level – to the Middle East, East Africa, South East Asia, and beyond

In many parts of the world, individuals or groups whose actions are motivated by their faith make up an important part of civil society. Local faith actors (such as churches, imams but also informal religious leaders including respected elders) often play significant roles in their local communities, serving those most in need, providing...

#EMPOWERINGYOUTH

Youth in Lebanon and particularly in areas such as Akkar and North Lebanon have long been marginalized and suffer from lack of access to education and employment opportunities. The situation has recently been further exacerbated by the economic crisis.

According to a report by the World Bank, Lebanon faces high youth unemployment and inactivity with 40 percent of youth neither in employment nor in education or training, which had led to loss of human capital through migration, mostly of the educated youth[1].

Founded in 2016, EMPOWER is a Lebanese NGO whose mission is to promote...

A4EP, a global alliance of Southern organisations, the 63rd and the newest signatory,  will ensure GB policy discourses remain centred on affected populations and informed  by the experiences of local actors to strengthen effective, efficient and timely  responses through a nexus approach. A4EP commits to working together with  international actors to address the barriers in establishing equitable partnerships with  local actors. We will work with others to ensure distributive and collaborative decision 
making in the global governance of the Grand Bargain and at the country level. 

The last...

جمعت القمة العالمية للعمل الإنساني التي عُقدت في أيار/مايو 2016، 9 آلاف مشاركة ومشارك قدِموا من 180 دولة من الأعضاء، بما في ذلك 55 من رؤساء الدول والحكومات، و700 منظمة غير حكومية ومنظمة مجتمع مدني؛ منها 350 منظمة محلية و250 دولية، إضافة إلى 350 ممثلاً من القطاع الخاص، و130 ممثلاً من وكالات الأمم المتحدة وصناديقها وبرامجها وغيرهم من الجهات المعنية، بما في ذلك الأوساط الأكاديمية، والقادة الدينيون، ووسائل الإعلام. وجاءت القمة تتويجاً لعملية طويلة شاركت فيها العديد من الجهات المعنية، واستغرقت قرابة العامين كما كلّفت ملايين الدولارات. 

وقد شارك عدد أكبر بكثير من منظمات المجتمع المدني المحلية،...

The May 2016 World Humanitarian Summit brought together 9,000 participants. They came from 180
Member States, included 55 Heads of State and Government, 700 NGOs and CSOs, of which 350 national and
local ones, and 250 international ones, 350 representatives of the private sector, 130 representatives of the
UN agencies, funds and programmes and other stakeholders including academia, faith-based leaders, and
media. It was a culmination of an almost a two-years long multi-stakeholder process, costing millions of
dollars.
Many more local and national CSOs took part in the regional consultations process...

Qudurat has launched a Small Grants and Accelerator Program, aiming to amplify the social impact of Lebanese NGOs by providing small grants and developing the capabilities of selected NGOs.

إنطلاقاً من توجيهات سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك – الرئيس الأعلى لمؤسسة التنمية الأسرية باطلاق الدورة السادسة لبرنامج سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك للتميز والذكاء المجتمعي 2021-2022 برئاسة سمو الشيخ ذياب بن محمد بن زايد آل نهيان تم إنشاء مؤسسة التنمية الأسرية في إمارة أبو ظبي عام 2006 وتتمحور أعمالها حول المساهمة في وضع الاستراتيجيات في مجال الأسرة والمرأة والطفل والإشراف على تنفيذها.

The World Humanitarian Summit(WHS) consultation process opened the space for voices of local and national actors about their experience of the global humanitarian system and its impact locally. As part of the preparations for the WHS in 2016, the High-Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing sought solutions to close the humanitarian financing gap. Their report made recommendations to shrink the needs, deepen and broaden the resource base for humanitarian action, and to improve delivery.

أتاحت المشاورات في مؤتمر القمة العالمي للعمل الإنساني (WHS) المجال لسماع أصوات الجهات الفاعلة المحلية والوطنية حول تجاربهم بالنظام الإنساني العالمي وتأثيره المحلي عليهم. وكجزء من الاستعدادات لمؤتمر القمة العالمي للعمل الإنساني في عام 2016، سعى فريق الخبراء رفيع المستوى المعني بتمويل الشؤون الإنسانية إلى تحديد سبل لسد فجوة التمويل الإنساني. وقدّم تقرير الفريق توصيات لتقليص الاحتياجات، وتعميق وتوسيع قاعدة الموارد للعمل الإنساني، وتحسين التسليم.

هذا كتابنا اليكم بصفتنا تجمعا لخبراء في الحماية الاجتماعية، في ما يتعلق بإتفاقية القرض الأخيرة المخصصة لبرنامج شبكات الأمان الطارئ في لبنان ESSN.

Members of the Collective of Social Protection Experts, are writing to the World Bank concerning the latest agreement on a loan for the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN).

The Covid19 pandemic has extensively and adversely impacted the aid architecture, at a time when the lifesaving assistance to population facing natural disasters or protracted crises is most needed. Local organisations are facing further marginalisation at a time when they are at the forefront of the response, be it Covid19 health response or economic or other crises caused during this period.

In light of our previous statements that have repeatedly voiced the importance and urgency of universal social protection, we, the collective of social protection experts, maintain that subsidisation or de-subsidisation are not the solutions for addressing long lasting inequality and inequity in the country. In the current crises that Lebanon is witnessing, we reiterate the urgency to enact a comprehensive universal social protection framework, based on a social contract, and guaranteeing protection for all during their life-cycle.

Berytech has announced that applications for batch four (4) of its Agrytech Accelerator Program are now open, and that the program’s team has worked with multiple stakeholders in the agri-food sector to identify real-life challenges that need immediate innovative solutions.

The Alliance for Empowering Partnership (A4EP) celebrates with pride the achievements of local heroes. On World Humanitarian Day 2020, we pay tribute to the many local heroes in the many local organisations that responded quickly, and often at great personal risk, to the impacts of COVID-19 and the lockdown measures to control its spread.

Basing on the ongoing economic crisis and Corona virus lockdown, Charity Donation teams have come up with an economic packaging for the Love Bites project in order to sustain the employed ladies.
The chips packaging is a cheaper version of the Love Bites available now in supermarkets all over Zahle area.
The distribution in central Beirut will take place in the upcoming weeks.
Zomato delivery is available in Zahle.
Make sure to buy your bags knowing that you will enjoy a healthy delicious treat while helping elderly ladies sustain a monthly income especially in these hard time.

في إطار فعاليات أسبوع "أصوات الشباب ومستقبل اللاجئين من وفي العالم العربي" التي خصصتها منظمة النهضة العربية للديمقراطية والتنمية (أرض) للاحتفاء باليوم العالمي للاجئين وتسليط الضوء على أحوال اللاجئين في المنطقة العربية، وضمن برامجها البحثية التي تسعى لإيصال أصواتهم، أطلقت منظمة النهضة (أرض) دراستها الإقليمية بعنوان "أصوات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين الشباب في أنحاء الشرق الأدنى: المشاركة والتطلعات الاجتماعية والسياسية".

As part of "Voices and Future of Refugee Youth from and on the Arab World" week marking World Refugee Day and its ongoing programs to shed light on the conditions of refugees in the region and its research efforts aiming at amplifying the voices of the most marginalized groups among them, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) launched its new study “Voices of Palestinian Refugee Youth across the Near East: Socio-Political Participation and Aspirations.” Read more on: https://ardd-jo.org/Publications/ardd-marks-world-refugees-day-by-launc…