On September 25, 2025, CeSSRA convened a roundtable discussion titled “The End of the Grant Era: Implications and Potential for Civil Society Actors in Lebanon,” bringing together local civil society actors to reflect on the shifting funding landscape and its impact on the sector.
This policy brief was developed as a deliverable in the project “Fair Game: Theatre of the Oppressed for Youth Empowerment” funded by the European Union. It tackles the topic of bullying in schools and offers recommendations drawn from the field experience in Lebanon that focused on the methodology of Legislative Theatre to raise awareness on bullying in schools and advocate for better policies.
About NARA
نَرى (NARA) – Nurture, Access, Relief – is a youth-led initiative based in South Lebanon that empowers youth of all nationalities, including refugees, through education, protection, mental health support, and community peacebuilding.
The "Learn2Volunteer reloaded" is a Capacity Building in the Field of Youth project funded by the EU and implemented by:
Solidarity Tracks - Greece
ACARBIO - Italy
Gazi University - Turkey
Support Youth Leaders - Jordan
AVEC - Tunisia
Chabibeh Sporting Club - Lebanon
The project publishes E-Magazines on the topic of volunteering and e-learning specifically related to the European Solidarity Corps program
We Rise through Art is a handbook produced under the project with the same title in response to Beirut's explosion, highlighting activities and tools that can be adopted by trainers, coaches and facilitators with pre-adolescents and children under arts, sports and recreation.
Beirut Explosion: Greatest Tragedies Come With Greatest Acts of Kindness.
Youth from a Sports and Youth Association (Chabibeh Sporting Club) become volunteers and share stories of compassion and pain mixed together to shed light on the darkest hour of their country.
Masar Association's Annual Report for 2020 presents a summary of Masar’s activities over the past year, including profile, programmes, projects implemented, success stories, as well as partners and donors.
