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The Learn2Volunteer mobile application, developed under the Erasmus+ funded Learn2Volunteer Reloaded project, offers young people an innovative digital space for volunteering, learning, and community engagement. Through interactive micro-learning modules, mentoring support, digital badges, and a GIS map of civic initiatives, the platform empowers youth to develop skills, access volunteering opportunities, and become active contributors to positive social change across the region.

Medrar Foundation organized an awareness session titled “Parenting in Times of Challenges: Balancing Firmness and Emotional Support” at the Al-Masaken Al-Shaabiyya in Tyre. The session brought together local women for an engaging discussion led by Mrs. Batoul Moussa, with the participation of psychotherapist Mrs. Layla Reda Safieddine, founder of Layla Center. Participants received symbolic gifts as a gesture of appreciation.

Mental Health Matters – Awareness Program by Medrar Foundation and LAU Civic Engagement Students In partnership with the Lebanese American University (LAU) Civic Engagement Students, Medrar Foundation launched a community initiative titled “Mental Health Matters.” The program aimed to break the stigma surrounding mental health in Lebanon and to equip individuals—especially youth and parents—with practical coping tools to manage stress, anxiety, and emotional distress during economic and social hardships.

ترحّب لجنة أهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان بالانتخابات الأخيرة لمكتب الهيئة الوطنية للمفقودين والمخطوفين قسراً للفترة الممتدة من 2025–2030، بعد أداء أعضائها الجدد قسم اليمين أمام رئيس الجمهورية في 15 تشرين الأول 2025.

Beirut, Lebanon – The National Council for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (NCEI) proudly announces its endorsement of the NamaRelief.com initiative, mandating it as a key platform for all socialpreneur relief actions.

The conflict has triggered massive displacement, with over 1 million displaced individuals within Lebanon, and more than 276,000 people (30% Lebanese and 70% Syrian) have fled the violence to Syria according to UNHCR.

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Israeli airstrikes on the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria on October 4, 2024, are impeding civilians trying to flee and disrupting humanitarian operations, Human Rights Watch said today. The situation places civilians at grave risk.

Since the escalation of the hostilities in Lebanon, approximately 220,000 people are believed to have crossed the border to Syria through both official and unofficial border crossing points.

Beirut, 25 September – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its latest Mobility Tracking displacement update showing at least 90,350 people have become newly displaced since 19 September, following the latest military escalation in Lebanon.

In response to the ongoing developments and the escalating conflict in Lebanon, UNRWA announces the opening of two of its Designated Emergency Shelters (DESs) for displaced individuals: Toubas School in Nahr El Bared in the north and Siblin Training Centre in the south. UNRWA management teams are on the ground at these DESs to receive and support the displaced. Additional DESs will be opened as needed. The Agency has pre-positioned food, and non-food supplies to support the displaced.

فيديو اعلاني عن مركز الرعاية التمريضية المنزلية التابع الى جمعية السلامة البيئية و الاجتماعية المستدامة

فيلم دعاية عن جمعية السلامة البيئية و الاجتماعية المستدامة رقم واحد

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The Erasmus+ project CINEMATOMEDIA: Teaching Democracy through Cinema is excited to announce its launch. This innovative project aims to empower youth organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by harnessing the power of cinema to foster political and democratic engagement among young people.

يسرّ المركز الدولي للعدالة الانتقالية الإعلان عن مسابقة "المتيقظون" الفنية، وهي عبارة عن دعوة مفتوحة للفنانين اللبنانيين والتونسيين، وكذلك الفنانين المقيمين في لبنان أو تونس، للخوض في موضوع "صوت معارضة الواقع". وستعرض المسابقة أعمال أولئك الذين يقومون بتوثيق وإحياء ذكرى قصص مجتمعاتهم خلال فترات عدم الاستقرار والمقاومة والتغيير.

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).

BEIRUT: From an online Lebanese movement to a local NGO, We Are Lebanon promptly launched the “We Are Lebanon Diaspora Network” project to colligate Lebanese citizenry from all around the world.

Lebanon Support is glad to announce the relaunch of The Alternative Academy (AA), its joint initiative with JIBAL and part of its Civil Society Incubator.

The Spring 2020 courses are now open for registration. The Alternative Academy is offering a wide range
of courses, from social and political sciences (anthropology, sociology...) to natural sciences (physics, climatology, entomology…) as well as architecture and arts. They are led by university-level instructors or experienced individuals that are experts in their fields. Courses are accessible for all age groups and backgrounds, are highly...