ATC is a non profit organiszation helping the elderly at the elderly homes by providing medicine food clothes and equipments.

ACT ( ACTIVE ADVOCACY of COMMUNITIES for TOMORROW) is a registered NGO (762/15) whose objective is to promote, support and help sustain initiatives having a positive impact on communities.

We shed light where there is darkness through the art of change.

HOW WE STARTED Aie Serve is youth-lead NGO that started in 2007 to spread the values of Respect, Acceptance, and Love. The word “Aie” is a Japanese word pronounced as “I” and means “Love”, so the name of NGO is Love to Serve or I Serve others. The idea came due to the aftermath of July War on Lebanon and the sharp polarization of the Lebanese youth. A group of friends started brainstorming ways of tackling this issue and agreed that the 3 basic values that are missing in Lebanon are Respect, Acceptance and Love. Loving others for who they are, and not which political background or sect they are from, respecting others’ point of views and beliefs no matter what, and accepting differences and considering them the seeds of diversity. Afterwards, t­­he group started gathering more ideas and people and tried to organize themselves little at a time while focusing on serving their surrounding and society at large. Aie Serve evolved from a group of friends, to a group of community service minded people, to a team and an organization. VISION, MISSION, AND GOALS VISION Aie Serve promotes the values of respect, acceptance and love to achieve an improved future for human kind. MISSION Aie Serve is a youth non-governmental organization that works on youth empowerment. GOALS Promote Aie Serve’s philosophy and professional volunteerism among the youth. Empower the youth with the needed soft skills and tools to develop the community. Leverage Aie Serve’s experience to support other organizations in developing their capacities.

AIESEC is a global youth-run organization. We strive to achieve peace and fulfillment of humankinds' potential. We place our confidence in the youth and we believe that leadership is the fundamental solution. Leadership qualities can be acquired through experiencing cross cultural experiences and challenging environments. Our partnership with the United Nations is to work together for the Sustainable Development Goals. We provide volunteering opportunities abroad for 6 weeks to work on one of the SDGs and leave a social imapct

The Albert Nassar Foundation’ was founded in Bkennaya - Jal El Dib, in November 2007. Its mission is to make a difference and improve the quality of life. The Foundation’s goals are social, cultural, medical and educational. It was founded by Mr. Albert Nassar and is run by his daughter Mrs. Sana Nassar. It is funded by Mr. Nassar’s immediate family. The Foundation is open to all and access is free. Up until March 2011, approximately 19 000 persons had participated in one or more of the services provided by the Foundation. The Foundation has enabled many to find new jobs or reorient their careers; it has changed lives for the better.Four educational sessions are arranged per year targeting people of all ages (6 to 90 years old); there are no conditions for admission. Seventeen sessions have been completed so far. Each session contains: Standard Courses (Computer courses – English language – Accounting…), Workshops (Hairdressing – Make up and cosmetics – Flower arrangement – Cooking…) and Activities (Theater – Music and Guitar – Hip hop and Break Dance…). The Foundation also welcomes a wide variety of charity groups who require space for social functions and meetings, or network and knowhow in organizing awareness campaigns and courses. More than 70 events were organized between 2008 and 2011 with public and private schools, NGOs, parishes and welfare associations among others. The physically disabled are also welcome since the Foundation is designed to fully accommodate their needs. The following associations have been welcomed at our facilities: AFEL (children), “Mission de vie” (seniors), “Sainte Famille – Zalka” (students), “Foi et Lumiere” (physically disabled adults and children), “Notre Dame de la Tendresse” (mentally disabled adults and children), INJAZ (NGO)… We have also established a recreational area to welcome children and young adults in a safe, clean, and supervised environment. The area is fully operational since 2009 and includes a youth club (with baby foot - billiard – darts – computer games…), a gym and an internet café. The Foundation is at present working on providing free or subsidized medical assistance to those unable to afford medical advice and treatment. We organize informative conferences, nutrition events, and medical campaigns. The Foundation gives free medical consultations. It enables patients to undergo tests like osteoporosis, ECG, blood tests and others with minimal or no payment. A library is now fully functional offering a wide variety of books, magazines and other references (like digital media).The “Albert Nassar Foundation is growing at tremendous speed to be able to cope with new and changing needs while maintaining high standards of delivery. We thank you for taking an interest in our Foundation. Tel: 00961 4 712242 / 3Fax: 00961 4 712273e-mail: fondation@anassar.org

Ana Aqra Association is a non-profit, non-sectarian, non-political organization founded in 1994. Officially established in 1998, Ana Aqra Association holds the registration number 29/AD, dated February 16, 1998. Ana Aqra Association targets the educational, cultural and psychosocial needs of underprivileged children of Lebanese public schools and their communities. Ana Aqra Association builds the capacity of school teachers and administrators to improve teaching and learning. Ana Aqra Association also provides education in emergencies aligned with both the national education strategy and the Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) standards. The main focus of Ana Aqra Association is to advance literacy and promote independent learning.

Founded in 1992 by Yvonne Chami, to offer a life of dignity for adults with heavy disabilities and a life of joy despite all difficulties.

Antami is a social initiative to involve the community into solving the pressing social needs of families and children. Since its launch in 2012, the organization has designed many activities and events tackling the intellectual, humanitarian and developmental aspects of the Lebanese society. Efforts have been particularly directed at providing financial assistance to students in need.

The Anti-Racism Movement is a grassroots organization working to decrease racial discrimination and abuse by advocating for changes in the systems that perpetuate exploitative practices primarily through sensitization, awareness raising, advocacy, and community building for more just social and institutional frameworks in Lebanon. The Migrant Community Center provides the space, tools, resources, and capacities for migrant domestic workers to self-organize and lead awareness and rights-based campaigns to decrease discrimination and exploitation, and guarantee protection, human rights, and access to justice for all.

We are a Lebanese based non-profit NGO, which supports Lebanon most underprivileged and marginalized communities, regardless of religion, political affiliation or nationality. Since its inception in 1985, arcenciel mission in Lebanon has been to promote diversity, integration and development through 5 core programs: Agriculture & Environment, Mobility & Health, Responsible Tourism, Youth Empowerment, and Social Support.

Architects for Change is a youth-led organization, founded in 2014 and based in Beirut. We aim to contribute to a more inclusive & sustainable world by unleashing the potential of young creatives to address challenges in their communities. Our mission is to inspire and empower young creatives to become catalysts of change through design and socio-cultural practices by providing a platform for extra-curricular education, community engagement, and collaboration.

Association Filhos De Bimba-Lebanon, is a local NGO on a mission to catalyze social change through Capoeira for residents within marginalized communities.

The Association for the Protection of Jabal Moussa (APJM), a lebanese non-governmental, not-for-profit Organization, was founded in 2007 by prominent professionals from the region and a few well known public figures who were all driven by the same cause: protecting the rich biodiversity of Jabal Moussa and its cultural heritage from increasing external threats.

جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية هي جمعية نسوية، علمانية، ديمقراطية، تأسست بداية الحرب الأهلية في العام 1976 وتم تسجيلها في وزارة الداخلية والبلديات اللبنانية عام ١٩٧٨ (تحت علم وخبر رقم 0169/أد) كجمعية مستقلة غير حكومية. تعمل النجدة بشكل رئيسي مع النساء والفتيات اللاجئات الفلسطينيات، ومن خلالهن مع سائر فئات المجتمع الفلسطيني المهمشة في لبنان. كما تستهدف الفئات الفقيرة من الجنسيات الأخرى التي تعيش في المخيمات والتجمعات. رؤيتنا تتصورالنجدة مجتمعاً فلسطينياً يتمتع بالوصول الكامل إلى كافة الحقوق الوطنية والإنسانية، وحيث تسود العدالة الإجتماعية والمساواة التامة بين النساء والرجال. قيمنا ترتكز معتقداتنا في جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية على ستة قيم تشكل الأساس لمبادئ عملنا وتوجهه. وإذ نسترشد بحقوق الإنسان، لاسيما حقوق المرأة والطفل كحقوق عالمية غير قابلة للتصرف أو التجزئة، فإننا نسعى في الجمعية إلى تحقيق المساواة من خلال تعزيز العمل التشاركي، غير التمييزي، في بيئة علمانية ديمقراطية تحترم المعتقدات والحقوق الشخصية للأفراد، وتتيح لجميع فئات المجتمع الفلسطيني المشاركة في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة، وبمشاركة جميع الجهات الرئيسية الفاعلة بما فيها المجتمعات المحلية. ما الذي نهدف إلى تحقيقه نسعى في جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية إلى مكافحة التداعيات السلبية للمجتمع الأبوي، ونعتبر أن النضال المدني من أجل مجتمع علماني ديمقراطي أكثر حداثة هو المفتاح الأساس لديمقراطية حقيقية، وعدالة إجتماعية، والإنصاف بين الفئات المهمشة، ولا سيما بين النساء والرجال. تعمل الجمعية لتحقيق المساواة بين الجنسين من خلال القيام بحملات المناصرة والمدافعة، والتي تنطوي على حقوق متساوية للنساء والرجال، الفتيات والفتيان، إضافة إلى المساواة على مستوى التمكين والمشاركة في جميع مجالات الحياة العامة والخاصة، وهو ما يعني أيضا توزيع الموارد والوصول إليها بشكل متساوٍ. إن التعاون والتشبيك بين الجهات المعنية الرئيسية هو أمر ضروري سواء كانت هذه الجهات رسمية، وكالات أمم متحدة، أو منظمات وجمعيات غير حكومية شريكة، إضافة إلى المجتمعات المحلية والفاعلين وذلك من أجل إحداث تغييرات جذرية في المجتمع. لذلك تحرص جمعية النجدة الاجتماعية على دعم المجتمع المحلي للوصول إلى هذه التغييرات وتحقيقها، من خلال تقديم الخدمات الأساسية اللازمة من جهة، والعمل على مناصرة الحقوق وتقديم الخدمات ذات الطابع التنموي التي تساهم في التغيير البعيد المدى من جهة أخرى. المقاربات التي يتم إتباعها نسعى في جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية إلى المساهمة في الحد من التمييز، لاسيما الموجه ضد اللاجئات النساء والفتيات الفلسطينيات في لبنان، وذلك من خلال مناهج ومقاربات رئيسية نعمل على تعميمها وإدماجها في كافة برامجنا، وتشمل هذه المقاربات: المناصرة على المستويات المحلية، الإقليمية والدولية. إعتماد النهج القائم والمبني على الحقوق. بناء القدرات والتطوير المؤسساتي. الحماية والتشبيك. إضافة إلى ذلك، تعتمد الجمعية إدماج النوع الإجتماعي كنهج رئيس في جميع برامجها، وتسعى باستمرار لبناء شراكات جديدة في هذا المجال. ولدعم أساليب عملها، وبالرغم من وجود ثلاث برامج رئيسية، فإنها تعتمد نظاما قويا في الرفد الداخلي والتنسيق بين جميع برامجها. في حين أن عدم التمييز والمشاركة هما من القيم الأساسية لجمعية النجدة الإجتماعية، فإن التشبيك والمناصرة هما من المقاربات الرئيسية التي يتم إدماجها واعتمادها في كافة البرامج. وفقاً لذلك فإن الجمعية حريصة على بناء شراكات واسعة وشاملة مع مختلف الجهات الفاعلة. وأخيراً تجدر الإشارة إلى أن فريق عمل الجمعية بأكمله معبأ وجاهز ليشارك بأعمال وإدارة الطوارئ والتدخل خلال الكوارث والأزمات. أهدافنا الإستراتيجية من خلال إدماج مناهج شمولية تركز على إدخال تغييرات أساسية في المفاهيم والممارسات التمييزية، تسعى جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية إلى الوصول للحقوق الإنسانية والإجتماعية للنساء والفتيات، ولتحقيق المساواة الكاملة على جميع المستويات. كما ومن خلال استخدامها للنهج الشمولي التكاملي بين مختلف برامجها وخدماتها، تسعى الجمعية إلى تحقيق ما يلي: تعزيز تمكين النساء والفتيات للوصول إلى الإكتفاء الذاتي إجتماعياً واقتصادياً. تعزيز الرفاه الثقافي، التعليمي، والنفس – إجتماعي للفئات الإجتماعية الأكثر تهميشاً في المجتمع الفلسطيني في لبنان. مكافحة العنف والتمييز ضد النساء والفتيات في المجتمع الفلسطيني في لبنان، وفي إطاره الأوسع. أين ومع من نعمل تدير جمعية النجدة الإجتماعية عملها من خلال 29 مركزاً في المناطق الرئيسية الخمسة في لبنان: في بيروت، صيدا، صور، طرابلس والبقاع. وتقع هذه المراكز داخل وحول مخيمات وتجمعات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين، مما يضمن سهولة الوصول إلى الفئات المستهدفة من النساء والفتيات اللاجئات الفلسطينيات، ومن خلالهن إلى جميع الفئات الإجتماعية المهمشة. وعلى الرغم من أن النجدة هي جمعية نسوية، فإنها تؤمن بأن التغيير الحقيقي يحتاج إلى استهداف جميع أفراد المجتمع، بمن فيهم الرجال والفتيان.

Barbara Nassar Association is a non-governmental and non-profit organization registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Interior on February 2014 under the registration number of 237/239. We support adult cancer patients financially and morally to continue their treatment with dignity without discrimination all over the Lebanese territory. Mission: Support cancer patients and their families financially and morally Raise awareness to provide the community with the necessary information regarding the importance of early detection and screening all over the Lebanese territory Guide patients in their long journey Advocate cancer patient’s towards 3rd party payers Vision: Every cancer patient has to get his treatment with dignity.

Basmeh & Zeitooneh (B&Z) is a grassroots organization started in 2012 when a group of volunteers in Lebanon, driven by the plight of Syrian refugees, began a small relief operation. Within a year the volunteers had set up their organization as a Lebanese NGO and received their first grant to start three different programs in their community center in Shatila a preexisting Palestinian refugee camp that was hosting Syrian refugees. From these beginnings, B&Z grew at a compound annual growth rate in excess of 50% and became one of the premier local Syrian relief and development organizations. In 2015 a branch was setup in Turkey and in 2017 and 2018 the organization registered fund-raising subsidiaries in the US and UK. In 2019 work was launched in Erbil, Iraq.

deliver education for vulnerable citizens and refugees.

The BEIRUT MARATHON Association's mission is to passionately organize running events that inspire unity, positively change lifestyles, promote wellness, and provide an experience of challenge, achievement, joy, and glory; for the benefit of Lebanon, both now and for generations to come.

In a spirit of respect and support, we aim to provide a tailor-made accurate and beneficial response to Lebanon’s economic and multi-dimensional challenges that are depriving many retired citizens of their most basic needs and rights.  With the help of our team of young and dynamic volunteers, we provide tangible solutions, assistance and support to hundreds of Lebanese families in need, mostly around the areas of Nabaa, Karm el Zeitoun, Dora, and the main suburbs of Beirut. We aim for the reduction of inequality and exclusion of retired men and women between the ages of 65 and 80, and we hope for the alleviation of poverty in the community of senior citizens.  We value our team of volunteers who come from different backgrounds and enjoy the same commitment and passion to our cause. We value your partnership for social change. Your selfless contribution that will definitely impact the life of a respectful senior. We value creativity in the pursuit of new ways to help, assist and care for those who contributed in making our country a gentler place to live in.

BETA is a Lebanese registered non-governmental organization (Charity #205/AD) established to improve the lives of animals in Lebanon. We provide rehabilitation and a safe haven while striving to find the loving, permanent homes these animals deserve. Through education and direct action, we work to prevent animal overpopulation and cruelty, and encourage a society that treats animals with compassion. Our mission is to strive towards ensuring that one day all animals in Lebanon will get the chance to live safely and securely. It�s our goal to educate individuals and take direct action to help animals in Lebanon live the life they deserve, for we all belong to this planet and it is home to all of us. BETA is one of the most active animal shelters in Lebanon and also the first to initiate and start rescuing dogs, cats and other species of wildlife in its founding country. Rescues often take place in life threatening situations for the animals and are most often at times dangerous or difficult to accomplish, yet BETA strives to make every mechanism of their rescues a success. We exist solely on the kindness of your donations, adoptions and assistance.

Blue Mission is a non-political/non-sectarian NGO based in Saida, Lebanon, seeking to promote a culture of peace on every level of society in order for Lebanon to confront and resolve its humanitarian challenges. We work with vulnerable Lebanese, Refugees and Internally displaced groups in Lebanon, targeting aspects of Medical Aid, Mental Health, Education, Capacity Building and Peace Building. The biggest program in place at this date is the KARAMA project, targeting refugee and host populations living in informal settlements in the South and Mount Lebanon to assess the mental and physical health needs of their residents, with an emphasis on women and their children. This program reaches around 1000 beneficiaries a month, with the help of a Mobile Medical Unit. This program is now complemented by the Early Years Education Program. The basis of the program is to provide Early Childhood Education (ECE) to Syrian Refugees who are not entitled to go to school from the ages of 3-5. ECE is one of the most significant programs that can lead to positive lifelong outcomes. As such, it is important to ensure that Syrian Refugees have this service provided for them so when getting to school at the age of 6 they have the skills needed to access appropriate grade level curriculum. This program takes places in the Library of Saida. It runs 4 days a week (Monday to Thursday), 2h a day. Activities are designed to give the children tools to be more developmentally appropriate, ready to integrate into school by the age of 7, build their social/emotional skills, fine/gross motor skills, and early literacy skills.

Based in Ouzai, we work with marginalized communities to eradicate the exploitation of children, youths and women, and equip them with the means for a brighter future. Our chief project is to inspire kids by providing essential informal education to children who do not have access to schools. Our work focuses on the development, strengthening and coordination of child protection and social welfare systems that meet the needs of children in adversity.

Brave Heart helps cover the cost of hospitalization and surgeries for underprivileged children born with Congenital Heart Disease without any discrimination to gender, nationality or religious affiliation. The fund aims to provide an immediate and perpetual funding source for these children so that they can achieve a normal and fruitful life. Our Mission and Goals: - To work towards the day when "no child should die of heart disease because of a lack of funds" - To provide financial assistance to underprivileged children suffering from congenital heart disease. - To increase awareness about congenital heart disease.

CARE is a Lebanese NGO which started in 2010 as a group of volunteers working with children and young adults with special needs. Our vision is: The right for each child and adult with special needs to access education and employment with a mission tohelp teenagers and young adults achieve their utmost potential to become responsible, contributing and independent citizens regardless of their individual abilities through social and professional integration.

The Committee of Employee of Women Union (CEWU) is a local NGO established in 10/03/2009 under License 317/2009, its objectives have been modified and received new license 2778 in 21/12/2017. The organisation is based in North Lebanon and located in Akkar. CEWU was established by 5 women leaders in 2009. The organisation General Assembly is formed of 36 women, and CEWU is managed by a board of 4 women that meets each month. The board ensures the strategic management of the organisation and the operational team ensures the implementation of the programs and projects run in the organisation. The operational team that is composed of the program manager, the coordinator, accountant, Monitoring and Evaluation, procurement and communication. It is important to mention that CEWU ensures equal opportunities for both gender in the recruitment's process and hires equally man and women. The organisation implements 6 programs: 1) Economic Empowerment, 2) Gender equality, 3) livelihoods, 4) Education, 5) Advocacy and 6) Protection CEWU vision is “A just society that ensures equity and equal opportunities for women and youth to fulfill their aspirations”. CEWU mission is"Demolishing the prejudice wall and achieving gender equality through women empowerment." CEWU values is"Spreading Justice, Supporting Gender equality and Ensuring Diversity"

The Changemaker Festival has become one of the Middle East’s biggest events for youth and women. This year, it is held in the heart of Downtown Beirut at District//S, on October 5thwhere more than 5,000 millennials from Lebanon and abroad, influencers, CEO’s, executives and youth leaders will gather in one place to explore how entrepreneurship can change the world. In partnership with the Women Leaders Council (WLC), the theme for this year focuses on giving youth and women a platform to empower themselves, to raise their voice, connect, learn from others, be inspired, and build a network and support system. Almost 18% of Lebanese youth are unemployed, and 25% of them won’t find a job in Lebanon. The female employment rate constitutes only 25% in Lebanon, and only 4% of females in the workforce hold a top position in a business or firm. We want to create intrapreneurs, artist-preneurs, and entrepreneurs, to address the regional and global employment crisis. We want to support the local startup ecosystem, build a platform for business leaders, influencers and policymakers to engage youth and women, bringing them into the conversation as the leaders of today, not exclusively the leaders of tomorrow. 

CodeBrave was founded in January 2018 starting with a pilot project teaching computer coding and robotics to eight teenagers at a shelter for homeless youth in the Beirut suburbs. We now have 20 students taking up to four classes a week. When young people leave state-run shelters at adulthood, the risk of them ending up back on the street or in exploitative work is high. CodeBrave aims to match this wasted human potential with the global tech skills gap. We train vulnerable youth for jobs of the future, based on the most in-demand skills. Coding and digital skills also open up an online job market to get around the work restrictions on refugees in Lebanon.

Creative Space Beirut is a free school in fashion design providing quality creative design education to talented individuals who lack the resources to pursue a degree at increasingly costly institutions of higher learning.

Diaries of the Ocean was founded by marine scientist Jina Talj with the aim of spreading awareness about ocean life.​ Although the organization focuses on awareness and conservation campaigns, it is also a proactive agent of change. Diaries of the Ocean looks to achieve change in three main ways: Through the provision of independent and respected research, Through providing a non-political and informal platform for dialogue, information-sharing and cooperation on pressing marine environment concerns, By promoting knowledge, understanding and awareness-raising at regional, national and grass-roots levels to empower individuals and groups to better engage with the international system to drive change. MISSION: TRAINING PEOPLE TO BECOME GUARDIANS OF THE OCEAN AND CONSERVE OUR BLUE PLANET. VISION: A WORLD WHERE THE OCEAN IS NOT A MYSTERY.

Disco Soup Lebanon is a community of volunteers who value every aspect of food and don't want to lose any single bite of it! As 1/3 of the food is wasted every year in Lebanon while 1/3 of the Lebanese population faces food insecurity ...WE thrive to reduce Food Waste and hungerness in Lebanon by organising FUN and FREE EVENTS easily accessible to all. Before each event we collect leftover food from supermarkets and Khodarji. During the event we clean chop, and cook them in order to serve them for free to people. During the preparations, and for a long while after, music will be pumping and everyone will be dancing! It is a fun, gastronomic and musical event that brings together young people, students, children, seniors, cooks and all the supporters of this battle against food waste. It is also a transformation tool that brings together diverse knowledge for education and awareness. VOLUNTEER in our events against Food Waste and Sa7tein !! Disco Soup Lebanon is a joint initiative against food waste, powered by makesense, FoodBlessed, Recycle Lebanon and Too Good to Waste

Mission: to build communities that promote blood donation in Lebanon. Vision: to reach a blood transfusion system in Lebanon that gets all its blood supplies from voluntary non-remunerated blood donations Donner Sang Compter (DSC) is a Lebanese NGO that helps people in need for blood. It does so by receiving urgent blood demands through a Call Center, and sending donors registered on its database to donate directly where the needs are. Also, it organizes blood donation campaigns (blood drives) in partnership with local blood banks to raise their supplies in blood products, and to consequently reduce pressure put on patients' families to provide the needed blood units/donors for their loved ones.

Embrace is a non-profit organization (NGO) which works to raise awareness around mental health in Lebanon. Embrace launched as an affiliation with the Department of Psychiatry at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) back in 2013. As of August 2017, Embrace became an official registered NGO in Lebanon. It is a one of a kind charitable and fundraising initiative for mental illnesses. Embrace seeks to inform and support people who need help by dispelling the myths and misinformation that surround mental illness. Embrace provides information about the resources available to people who live in Lebanon. Embrace also raises money to help provide needed treatment and care for people who cannot afford it. In September 2017, Embrace launched the first national suicide prevention helpline in Lebanon.

Humanitarian organization with a mission of helping underprivileged families. Supports more than 1200 person with food supplies on monthly basis.

FabricAID is a social enterprise that offers underprivileged individuals decent good quality clothes for very affordable prices ( $0.2 and $ 2) while reducing fabric waste. FabricAID has distributed so far more than 70,000 pieces of garments benefiting more than 7,000 individuals and saved 30,000 pieces that would have otherwise gone to waste.

We are Fawra, a team of journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, students and activists who have formed an all-volunteer alternative media outlet that positions itself in line with the Lebanese revolution that started on the 17th of October, 2019.

Building a gender-balanced Lebanon Mission Instate gender equality at all levels of political and public life Level of activities Empowering & supporting women Creating public awareness Partnering with the media Lobbying to reform gender laws

Ex fighters in the Lebanese Civil War established this organization to say that everyone loses in war and violence is not a solution. The objective is to engage the youth, civil society activists and ex-fighters, in order to build a lasting civil peace and a true reconciliation in Lebanon. As ex-combatants who have become Fighters for Peace, we offer our stories and our experience, in order to create a space where former fighters can find a way out of violence, into inner peace and peace within their communities.

Serving the hungry. Salvaging food. Saving lives. FoodBlessed is a local hunger-relief and food-rescue initiative (Reg. Charity #770) aimed at fighting hunger and food waste in Lebanon. We work with the civil society and ​strategic partners to collect food via organizing soup kitchens, food drives, and fundraiser events; and to recover surplus edible food from events and excess/close-to-expiry products across FMCG and retail companies that would otherwise go to waste. The food collected is then distributed in the form of free meals and food assistance packages to underprivileged communities and local charities.​ FoodBlessed seeks to raise awareness about sustainable ways of living which make sense economically, morally and environmentally via promoting the concepts of food rescue/recovery, encouraging the adoption of more sustainable farming practice and more equal food distribution schemes both on a national level and international one! For more info, kindly visit www.foodblessed.org

A grass-root initiative to interact with youth in Shatila refugee camp, Beirut. In collaboration with Palestine Youth Club and by support of Japanese football academy Maravilha, we play football on one Sunday every month. We hope this initiative will bring people from different countries and background together, give some chance for refugee youth to play football and spread positive energy of friendship.

GAME is a non-profit street sports organization that since 2002 has been working to create lasting social change through street sports for children and adolescents. GAME establish innovative facilities and educate young leaders and role models in street sports. GAME is originally founded in Denmark in 2002 and has been an international organization since the establishment of the Lebanese branch in 2007. GAME Lebanon organizes training and competitions in street basketball, street soccer, street dance and street fit for children across disadvantaged neighborhoods in Lebanon. The young volunteers – called Playmakers – run the practices in the local GAME Zones.

The Happy Childhood Foundation aims to make children of the world happier, one smile at a time. We want to help make a difference. We don’t naively believe we will eradicate human misery all by ourselves… but we do believe that one more person fighting for children will change another’s life, and one organization could help thousands more. And so we set on to develop projects and programs that will make that difference: by focusing on children’s needs, and without any kind of discrimination. We also seek to bring awareness to children’s situation, in Lebanon and around the world, especially with other children. We help children with any kind of disability receive the therapy care they deserve and need regardless of their situations and backgrounds. In addition to that, we make sure to cover all their needs in term of basic needs, protection, health, education and recreation.

An NGO that provides scholarly assistance to students who have lost either or both parents. “Hayda Baytak” was created in honor of a friend who passed away in 2014. Inspired by his will to overcome the tragic loss of both his parents and his exceptional love for education, a group of classmates and friends founded this NGO later that year.

The Hemodialysis Volunteer Program was created to support patients with kidney disease needing to spend time at the center undergoing dialysis treatment.

CHILD ABUSE IS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT HAS LONG BEEN NEGLECTED IN LEBANON. A STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2008, SHOWED THAT 1 OUT OF 6 CHILDREN IN LEBANON IS A VICTIM OF A FORM OF SEXUAL violence. THIS REFERS TO ONLY 1 OUT OF 4 TYPES OF ABUSE A CHILD CAN BE EXPOSED TO: PHYSICAL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. In light of these alarming results, himaya was founded in 2008 with the notification number 748/2009. The organization has continued to grow, responding to child protection needs on a national level. The dedicated & multidisciplinary team of professionals, covers all Lebanese territory with offices in Mount Lebanon, South Lebanon, North Lebanon and the Bekaa; ensuring accessible services to children across Lebanon. Today, himaya is a specialized NGO in the child protection sector, working to prevent violence against children and offer the support needed for abused children on a psychosocial and legal level; eventually allowing them to be reintegrated as productive and active members of society. In 2018, himaya has become mandated by the Ministry of Justice to handle all legal protection cases in the North Governorate.

IDRAAC Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care is the first non‐profit organization (NGO) dedicated to mental health in Lebanon and the Arab World and is located in Beirut, Lebanon. Our work started in 1982 when IDRAAC’s members started conducting research and have been involved in many national and international studies, targeting different segments of the population and assessing different types of mental health conditions. IDRAAC delivers free community services, awareness programs and world class mental health research. IDRAAC’s work is divided into 3 major pillars: Awareness Research Community Services IDRAAC’s activities are tailored to cover all aspects of mental health and psychosocial support needed by the society.

Inaash is a dynamic Lebanese social enterprise producing the finest quality hand made artisanal products. Our trademark is iconic, intricate traditional embroidery. Our selection includes abayas, coats, jackets, shawls and dresses, along with cushions, tableware and other household accessories. Over the last 50 years Inaash has trained and empowered over 2000 women in refugee camps across Lebanon. It currently provides work for some 412 expert embroiderers. At the heart of each Inaash piece, in its stitches, colors and motifs, is the history of Palestine as expressed in its distinctive visual heritage – embroidery. Today the Inaash in-house designers collaborate with local and international artists and designers to update its designs. Those who have contributed to developing the Inaash range include Nada Debs, Rabih Keyrouz, Dina Kamal, Nafissa, May Daouk, Mira Hayek, Creative Space Beirut, Ecru Online, Omar Nasser and Jason Steel. Drawing on Inaash’s remarkable archive of samples, culled from traditional dresses and costumes, the designers adapt centuries old stitches and patterns to the 21st century aesthetic, to catch the eye of discerning collectors across continents. Inaash products have been featured in the Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum, in the British Museum, the Pompidou Center in Paris, Tate Modern, London, Al Sadu Museum Kuwait and in exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Paris, London, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Doha, and Saudi Arabia.

At INJAZ Lebanon, we invest in our youth, Lebanon’s brightest future and strongest hope for nationwide development and economic growth. INJAZ Lebanon, a non-profit organization, aims to educate and prepare Lebanon’s youth to become qualified and successful employees and entrepreneurs in a growing regional and global economy. We actively engage the business community through our volunteer based model that allows independent professionals and corporate volunteers, to share their experiences through the implementation of our varied educational programs that focus on entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy.

Jafra Foundation for Relief and Youth Development is working to ease human suffering in cases of emergency, crises and disastrous situations, as well as to improve the living conditions prevailing in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebeanon and Syria, by involving young people in the development process. The foundation aims to: 1.alleviate the human suffering in crises and disastrous situations by providing the necessary materials and services to Palestinians and Syrians that live in the Palestinian camps in Syria, 2.empower the refugee community through developmental projects that aim to raise the human, social and economic capacities in the society, 3.empower young people to attain their rightful place in the society and to be able to seize all opportunities for their development, as well as participate fully in their community 4.initiate and organize projects embracing and enhancing sustainable development. Activities 1.Provide relief and shelter to Internally Displaced People (IDPs) that arrive to the Palestinian Camps. 2.Food distribution to families in need, either displaced or residing in areas where movement is prohibited due to the armed conflict 3.Psychological support to women and children 4.Emergency Response Team (firefighting, evacuation, rescue) 5.Education for IPDs 6.Other urgent actions, such as waste disposal and cleaning of areas that have experienced disasters 7.Training courses to support all activities

Jouzour Loubnan Association was founded in 2008. Our main mission is to reforest the arid mountains of Lebanon, and we work on 3 objectives: 1- PLANT mainly in arid regions and Increase the woodland area in Lebanon by planting native species. 2- EMPOWER the local community to manage and benefit from the projects. 3- PROMOTE environmental awareness on our natural resources.

About Jusoor Jusoor was founded in June 2011, is a non-governmental organization1 whose mission is to bring together and engage the global Syrian expatriate community in efforts that will help Syria and its people realize their full potential. The organization currently has over 50,000 individuals in the network from over 40 countries all committed to bettering Syria’s future. Programs have focused on education, and include a refugee education program in Lebanon, a global university scholarship program, and an education and career mentorship program. Jusoor is a non-political organization with strictly no ties to any political entity. Jusoor’s programs do not differentiate according to political views, ethnicity, religion or gender.

Just Care is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of helping families, from one family to another, after one of their members has been through a life threatening accident by offering psychological assistance, light mobility equipment and financial support for therapeutical treatment and for medical care to families unable afford them. 

Kayany Foundation is a Lebanese non-governmental organization founded in 2013 in response to the Syrian crisis. Kayany operates educational programs for Syrian refugee children and youth residing in the informal tented settlements (ITSs). In partnership with the Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service at AUB, the foundation established GHATA portable schools in the Beqaa valley. With this effective and sustainable school design, Kayany took a leading role in bringing Education to “OUT OF SCHOOL” refugees. Its projects and programs have been expanding ever since

We are a sustainable farm and forest in the valley of Bossail. We’re working on reforesting 300,000 m2 with native trees, medicinal herbs, and edible wild crops i.e. agroforestry. We want to nurture and improve a wild ecosystem to support native wild-life as well as the humans bound to it. The project is in its early stages. We also plan on building self-sustainable, off-the-grid structures to live and work in.

Kunhadi is an NGO that aims to spread awareness about road safety in lebanon

L’artisan du Liban was created in 1979 by the non-profit organization, Mouvement Social, whose mission is to work towards a more just and humane world. We work for the social and economic development of local Lebanese artisans by providing sustainable solutions that help support artistry and preserve the cultural traditions of craft. Since our creation, we have supported more than 1000 artisans across the Lebanese territory, mostly in remote rural areas, and saved several crafts from extinction.

The Lebanese Association of Medical Services for Addiction (LAMSA) fosters evidence-based medical education and awareness of addiction, mental health, co-occurring physical health and wellbeing issues while advocating for the de-stigmatization of those diseases. In LAMSA, we prioritize our services toward the most frequent consumed substances by youth such as tobacco, alcohol and cannabis (Marijuana), with a particular highlight on the link between cannabis use and psychosis. LAMSA also advocates for the implementation of effective and affordable strategies that systematically screen children, teens and youth for psychological, mental, environmental and other risk factors for addiction and behavior, with the aim to promote a sustainable and healthy community for the future. Our added value is the know-how of listening and communicating with empathy and compassion.

The Lebanese Association for Development - Al Majmoua was established in 1997 with the mandate of promoting sustainable development in Lebanon by improving the economic and social conditions of Lebanese and non-Lebanese low-income individuals, especially micro-entrepreneurs and women, through the provision of financial and non-financial services.

The Lebanese Food Bank (LFB) is a non-profit organization founded in 2012 by a group of Lebanese entrepreneurs. The LFB primary mission is to fight food waste and hunger in Lebanon. We collect surplus food from a wide network of hotels, restaurants, and food corporations and redistribute it to 70 carefully selected NGOs. Our goal is to end hunger in Lebanon.

Considering the current situation in Lebanon and the negative image being portrayed in international media, we (a group with various backgrounds in tourism, F&B, chefs, small businesses, and artists) have taken the initiative and created an independent tourism board. Focusing on upholding the second largest industry, tourism, by revealing Lebanon as a safe and viable tourism destination despite the ongoing situation. The initiative is also promoting and supporting local talent, expertise and micro-businesses through alternative financial platforms. Highlighting everyone and everything we have to offer, we plan to promote Lebanon to both foreigners and expats via numerous campaigns.

LRI aims to conserve and expand Lebanon's forests through a community-based approach and public-private partnerships. In addition, LRI also aims to empower communities to advocate to better manage their forest resources.

Our mission is to provide food assistance to the poor and share with them meals. Our club welcomes beneficiaries before meals and gives them access to vocational trainers or livelihood experts.

Li’s vision stretches beyond permaculture designs and sustainable living. We aim at reestablishing the connection between the culture and habitats we currently live in and the ones we previously cherished before we moved into an excessive and demanding lifestyle.The more we observe that fact, the more we realize that nature does not tolerate excess. Our nature as beings reached a point where it has traded abundance for excess. Infinite growth is destructive, sustainability is balance.We receive by giving, first the luxury of a retreat to raw nature, to learning different concepts (in local communities, schools, researchers. summer campers, practitioners, nature lovers, and curious observers) from organic planting, to harvesting, to eco building, to social responsibility ; A space for workshops/talks, hands-on experience where people can shape ideas, knowledge & skills.Workshops raise curiosity, results create initiative in others, and more results create a trend and then a momentum.We are neither a venture nor a venue, we are somehow collaborators of change, and we are learning that along the way, all channels tend to have an impact directly or indirectly.The project started with a series of workshops hosted by local and international people, starting with vermin-compost toilets to a cob oven, wood working and finally the building of an earth bag dome hobbit houseThe idea was to teach others the process of building one’s own house with minimum cost from limited resources they can acquire from their own land. Smart and simple systems can be installed (passive solar, gray water, rocket mass heater ...) that would allow them to benefit more from nature's abundance as an alternative to investing money and thus time to pay unnecessary bills. Our vision aims at making a difference while interacting with nature, by substituting nature’s exploitation with nature’s appreciation.You are always welcome to stay at ‘Li’ if you are volunteering for roughly five hours a day, depending on what we are working on. (Planting/picking season, eco-building, eco-farming, up cycling furniture …)

Assisting our Lebanese families in time of crisis. United as one family, for each of us to offer whatever he can, in skills, time, management, services and food... for maximum reach and support to each other.

The LIFEHAUS is an entreprise committed to revolutionizing the construction industry by producing low-cost, energy neutral, passive, self-sufficient dwellings. It uses locally procured natural, recycled and unprocessed building materials, all the while reintroducing long forgotten ancestral building and survival techniques in combination with cutting edge eco-friendly architectural solutions. A combination of tradition, and modern scientific knowledge.

LOYAC is a non-profit organization working towards the overall development of the youth. LOYAC runs several programs for the youth to develop their professional skills, enhance their personal growth and to help them find their sense of purpose by extending themselves to others. All our programs are either offered for free or are heavily subsidized by us. LOYAC is supported by organizations and businesses that believe in its mission.

makesense is an open and global community where citizens can learn and take action to solve social and environmental issues. Through our community tools, we offer citizens a chance to get involved and to make a real difference to the world by working on issues that you really care about with other people who share the same passion. What can you bring to the table? Do something different and unlock the power of your creativity, your problem-solving ability and your own experience for a good cause. Discover, get inspired, and learn new skills in a sociable environment that takes an entrepreneurial approach to social and environmental questions. Get to know and collaborate with like-minded people from their own community and become part of a worldwide network of passionate individuals and organizations. The way to get involved: get trainings and test your knowledge by organising events for a cause!

Middle East Partnership Initiative Lebanon Alumni Association (MEPI-LAA) is a registered (88 A/D) nongovernmental, non-partisan and non-religious organization and a network of positive thinkers and advocates of change that was established in 2010. We aim to create public value for the Lebanese society within four pillars: Democracy, Education, Economics and Women empowerment. We implement activities that include drafting policy recommendations, contributing to human development, enhancing citizenship and promoting the rule of law. Our diverse backgrounds, openness to dialogue, outreach, and inherent synergy are the landmarks of our success. Our vision of success is an empowered MEPI Alumni, a network that has become a hub for Lebanese civil society.

We envision a society with active, empowered and alerted citizens capable of creating a social change. Our mission is to empower citizens – especially the youth and the marginalized – by fostering citizenship education, promoting a culture of social responsibility and nurturing an engagement to the nation.

What is our aim? ■ Our vision: “Help people help themselves out of homelessness.” ■ Our mission: Among the many social and financial issues that Lebanese people suffer from, the lack of a governmental retirement plan has left countless retired, unable to satisfy their daily needs of nourishment, with barely the remains of a shelter, if none at all. Our aim is to create a community rather than just a shelter for abandoned people where they are provided with their basic needs (water, food, and a shelter) and then guided (through healthcare, counseling, and skill-building) to re-integrate into society and become active members who contribute to this society. How do we plan to do so? 1. Give them our time. We visit the homeless every other week on the streets and have dinner with them. 2 . Building the shelters We are currently working on 2 shelters: Ghedras and Dekwaneh • The Dekwaneh shelter will consist of 22 rooms and a huge kitchen open to everyone 3 times/week. It is currently in the finishing stage (painting, tiles…) • The Ghedras shelter will be like a village: It will have 10 small houses (65m2 each) to accommodate the homeless. The next step will be eventually complementing our “village” with activities such as gardening, carpentering, soap-making, mosaic so that the homeless feel productive and subsequently we become a self-sufficient compound. 3. Hiring and recruiting professionals 4. Securing activities and eventually jobs for these individuals

OpenMinds is an NGO founded in 2012 by concerned individuals to assist people with Special Needs by:   Raising awareness & promoting integration at all levels, particularly in schools, universities and the workplace   Providing financially needy families with various treatments, testing, training and therapy services at the AUBMC Special Kids Clinic   Supporting research in neurodevelopmental disorders at the Neurogenetics Program at AUBMC

In 2017, we launched a pilot project with the goal of igniting a cultural, environmental, and social movement of change in Lebanon, for the well-being of future generations. We brought artists, painters and graffiti artists who worked day and night to transform Ouzai, a neglected Beirut suburb into a colorful neighborhood, with trendy designs and modern shapes that decorate every wall of every forgotten building in the region. The area was renamed Ouzville and has become today a symbol of hope, happiness and unity; it has also created a sense of patriotism, and a willingness to protect and preserve the environment, all of which attracted worldwide and local media attention.

‘Paint Up!’ is the brainchild of co-founders Lana Chukri and Jubran Elias. After establishing a team of talented and bright designers with whom they graduated with called “Dihzahyners” – the duo brought the team together in 2012 to recreate and rejuvenate broken and gloomy spaces in Beirut through a series of urban and street art initiatives that were later known as “Paint Up!” volumes. In developing this, their social enterprise and non-profit organization was born and began evolving into a living, breathing entity that resonated with artists, enterprises, and people worldwide. The name ‘Dihzahyners’ comes from the dictionary enunciation of the word “designers”. The sole difference is while one is the name of the team; ‘Paint Up’ is the non-profit organization and series of projects that were created by the team themselves. We always like to represent ourselves as ‘Dihzahyners’, even in media and social coverage – as one of our main ideals is that nothing can be built and sustained without a team, as a whole.

ParentWise’s mission is to educate, empower and connect parents as they engage in their children’s development to help them reach their full potential. At ParentWise we believe that how we reach out to parents is just as important as what we do to support them: Education, Empowerment, Engagement, Collaboration, Connection, Respect.

System change & circular economy hub towards regenerative development. 4 programmes to #RegenerateLebanon, #DiveIntoAction, #RootsAcademia & #EcoSouk - the Middle East's 1st Zero Waste shop #BalaPlastic

Our mission is to help save lives of young people with undetected heart rhythm abnormalities by raising awareness, offering preventive EKG screening and making AEDs compulsory.

Previously known as the ‘Bus Map Project, Riders’ Rights is a grassroots civil society organization (CSO) built on a collaborative network whose main aim is to defend riders's basic rights, encourage the use of public transportation, and make public transport accessible and inclusive to all.

Rotaract originally began as a Rotary International youth program in 1968 at Charlotte North Rotary Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, and has grown into a major Rotary-sponsored organization of over 10,904 clubs spread around the world and 250,792 members in 184 countries. It is a service, leadership, professional and community service organization for young men and women between the ages 18–30.

Our initiative is to clean Beirut and hopefully places outside Beirut through the funding of our recycled bracelets that we produce in Lebanon. We are hoping to grow and keep doing clean ups every week while selling our bracelets in order to have support from the whole country while growing other start ups such as thevolunteercircle, recycle lebanon, routeslb, all together.

Our Mission SEF (Service de l’Enfant au Foyer) is a Lebanese non-profit organization that provides quality comprehensive services for children and their mothers suffering from domestic violence regardless of their social, religious or political affiliation. SEF shelters, supports and empowers children and their mothers, over a period of time, by creating a supporting environment for growth and advocating for their rights while working towards their safe and sustainable reintegration in society. Our Vision A community where every child enjoys his rights and is raised with dignity in an environment free from violence.

We are a local non-governmental non-profit Lebanese organization that was established in 1987 and officially registered: 9/AD 1992. Our multidisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, peer educators, and public health professionals. We have two centers located in Sin El Fil, its headquarters with the Sexual Health Clinic, and the drop-in Harm Reduction and Treatment Center – Escale. Our Vision: A safe and healthy society free of stigma and discrimination where key populations’ human rights are fully respected. Our Mission: Commit to providing equitable access to healthcare and improve the quality of life of key populations in partnership with them, through harm reduction and healthcare services, advocacy, networking, and capacity building for NGOs at the national and regional level.    

The Relief and Educational Assistance (REA) is a part of Social Support Society NGO and it provides a wide range of relief services to Syrian refugees with special focus on educational initiatives that are designed to brighten the minds, careers, and futures of school age children.

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon – SPNL - is one of Lebanon’s oldest environmental NGOs. It was first established in 1983, and licensed by the Ministry of the Interior by decision no. 6/AD dated 8/1/1986. SPNL is the national partner for BirdLife International in Lebanon. It considers birds as entry points for the conservation of wider natural resources, as they act as key indicators of the status and health of ecosystems. Ever since its establishment in 1986, SPNL has advocated the establishment of protected areas and, in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, worked to establish protected areas in Lebanon. After two decades of experience working with nature reserves through government agencies, SPNL is now reviving and advocating the Hima, a community based conservation approach that has been prevalent in the Arab region for more than 1500 years. SPNL has many years of experience in scientific research (mainly avifauna and biodiversity), education and awareness, advocacy and networking, and community development. As a national environmental NGO in Lebanon, SPNL has contributed a great deal to both raising awareness on environmental issues and concretely protecting natural areas in Lebanon. As a member of the World International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), SPNL helped develop the first biodiversity project in Lebanon, known as the Protected Areas Project. SPNL also established the Environment Information Center (EIC) that serves as a key resource for the provision of environmental information to students, teachers, and researchers in this field. As the BirdLife International partner for Lebanon, SPNL is engaged in bird conservation mainly through building capacities of protected areas managers from the whole country on bird identification; through the Important Bird Areas program that aims at identifying sites and habitats essential for bird conservation; and through conservation site action projects.

Step Together Association Riverside is a non-profit organization that works with special needs. It first started in 1974 with a kindergarten and a diagnostic center for special needs Founded by Dr. Wali Merhej. Then, in 1993, the non-profit organization, under the name of FiSTA was founded. Today, it is known as Step Together Association for special needs children and adults with diverse disabilities, chaired by Dr. Reem Mouawad assisted by a group of committee members.Step Together Association is located in Dayshounieh, Mansourieh, a mere 15 minutes drive from downtown Beirut and lies amidst an environmentally protected area surrounded by trees, mountains and rivers. It is in this calm and pleasant environment that we teach and care for our students. Currently, our community caters to around 200 students of all ages.Our mission aims to improve each of our student’s quality of life through individualized instruction and therapy. Our educational methods are designed to enhance the physical and mental capabilities of our students by helping them improve their social and communication skills, thus giving them the confidence to participate in their local communities. Our work also involves monitoring the health of our students and extending emotional and psychological support to their families. In this respect, we work directly with the parents through regular meetings providing them with help and guidance on how to communicate with their children. Step Together Association offers a comprehensive and holistic approach to education, care, and therapy for around 200 special need individuals ranging in age from 3 to 60, all with learning difficulties, mental disabilities and different levels of autism. Moreover, and to better achieve these goal we have partnered with Ruskin mill trust, this partnership will allow more research in the Arab world though exchange of teachers and students. We have also become recognized in the international curative education council at Goetheanum.In summary Step Together Association strives to create a beneficial environment, be it creative and/or practical, that can empower our students and enable them to join and contribute to society on an equal footing with everybody else.

Tahaddi (“challenge” in Arabic) is a Lebanese non-governmental organization that works to empower families to overcome extreme economic hardship through the provision of community-based education, health and psychosocial support. Tahaddi currently operates Education, Health and Psychosocial Centers, all located in the informal settlement of Hay el Gharbeh in southern Beirut. Tahaddi programs prioritize vulnerable Lebanese families, including members of the Dom ethnic minority. Tahaddi also works with refugees, victims of conflict and discrimination, migrants and other stateless populations, irrespective of nationality, religion or social background. Tahaddi’s uninterrupted presence in Hay el Gharbeh for over 20 years has enabled it to build strong relationships of trust with the community.

Founded in 2005, Tamanna is a non-profit organization that grants the wishes of children with critical illnesses. Turning a wish into reality empowers a child to combat his illness, giving him hope and happiness in times of great stress and hardship. Any child between 3 and 18 years with a critical illness, residing or being treated in Lebanon, is eligible for a wish. Today, Tamanna serves 15 hospitals across the country. Wishes are served without regard to nationality, religion or socio-economic background. To date, Tamanna has granted over 1500 wishes at a rate of three per week. A wish granted is a powerful tool to help spirits rise, bringing a ray of sunshine into lives dominated by pain. A wish is that magic touch that will turn a suffering child's tears into laughter.

TED is an annual event that brings together the world's leading thinkers and doers to share ideas that matter in any discipline — technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, development. The talks at the conference, called TED Talks, are then made available to watch for free on TED.com. In the spirit of "ideas worth spreading," TED has created TEDx, a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, live speakers and performers combine to spark deep discussion and connections. Our TEDx event is not organized by TED Conferences, but is operated under a license we obtained from TED.

Thaki is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower refugee and vulnerable children with extremely limited educational opportunities to learn and thrive through self-paced, motivational e-learning tools. We distribute donated computers, loaded with educational content, to education centers working directly with refugee and vulnerable children.

Badaro Urban Farmers is a gathering of individuals, promoting environmentally-friendly and community-building actions that will result in a green neighborhood with a strong community spirit

The Chain Effect is a non-governmental organisation which promotes the bicycle as a sustainable mode of transportation in Beirut. We believe the bicycle can become a viable and desirable option for getting around conveniently in Beirut, transforming the city into a healthier, more efficient and more pleasant place to live in and flow through. Our mission is to promote the bicycle as a convenient form of urban mobility, and facilitate its use in Beirut through street art, public interventions, community projects and wholistic city planning.

The Green Van is a sustainable organic farm located in Zefta, Nabatiye district, Lebanon. The farm consists of a abandoned full sized soccer field that was repurposed into a farm. Our farm combines the wisdom of nature's self sufficient systems with the brilliance of today's innovative technologies. We aim to provide affordable products to maximize health and minimize environmental impact. Our farm was born out of a family-and-friend initiative, and in the same spirit we invite customers and volunteers into our community through transparency and open doors.

Connecting you to the community needs that need people like you across all districts in Lebanon in all sectors.

We are architects with a purpose and strategists with a mission. Going beyond traditional architecture, we employ a holistic and biomimetic design approach with PEOPLE and NATURE at its core. Our architecture is socially and environmentally engaged, ambitiously moving the world from EGOcentric to ECOcentric. theOtherDada (tOD) constantly encourages positive behaviors and activates practices that move the world from ego to eco. The ultimate goal is to create regenerative conscious societies.

Launched in early 2017 as an initiative from the Patient Affairs Department at AUBMC, TIES is a volunteering program that aims to connect with the patients and their families, support them through their stay at the Medical Center, shift their attention from sickness, and strengthen their inner power. The main pillars of the initiative are: Trust, Inspiration, Encouragement, and Strength. TIES consists of a group of volunteers committed to making a difference in the stay of AUBMC patients and their families through daily rounds and weekly workshops. Daily rounds: TIES volunteers offer their time to perform daily rounds to help patients and their families overcome the stressful periods. During these rounds, they hand patients and families several types of entertainment resources such as coloring books for adults, magazines, novels, Sudoku, stress balls, playing cards, cross words etc. Patients tend to await those visits as the bond between them and the volunteers becomes so genuine. In addition to daily rounds, TIES started weekly workshops in early 2018. Below is a glimpse of the provided activities: Music workshops: Talented musicians play various instruments, mostly violin, oud, or guitar, while patients and families are gathered in the waiting areas. They also pass by the patients’ bedsides in case they are not able to leave their rooms. Patients often describe these workshops as what helps them most during their stay. Guided Meditation: Guided meditation promotes relaxation by focusing on memories and dreams to shift attention away from a stressful situation to a new image. The workshops are held in the waiting areas and accompanied by soft music. Every workshop begins with a small discussion led by the yoga instructor that encourages the patients and families to ventilate, then they meditate for 40 minutes. At the end of the session, patients often express how their moods improve. Storytelling: A professional storyteller tells cultural stories to patients and families in the waiting areas in a very engaging way. The storyteller captures the attention of the audience and tries to generate some stories from them to boost their memories. Based on the demands of patients who cannot leave their rooms, the storyteller started passing by the patients’ bedsides as well.

Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club is an apolitical, non-religious, and non-governmental organization founded in 2013 launched by a dynamic and vibrant team from Tripoli coming from different backgrounds. The club aims to create, foster, and nurture entrepreneurial culture in Lebanon, with a particular interest in Tripoli. It does so by educating students and young inventors through awareness campaigns, and training on idea generation, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, business planning, fundraising and pitching with focused workshops, competitions and boot camps.

Upcycle Lebanon is an NGO pormoting local upcycled and recycled products to help push forth the circular economy and to adopt a sustainable and ecofriendly lifestyle.

UTOPIA Organization is a non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to abolishing all types of social discrepancies through specialized projects and programs that rely on voluntary work, in hopes of acquiring social justice among people within the same society regardless of their political or religious beliefs. UTOPIA Organization relies on fundraising and different funding resources that vary between international donors and local private donations to cover operational and programs implementation expenses. We constantly try to reach out to potential partners that share the same strategic values as ours. To achieve our mission, we invest in Community Services, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Child Development, and Advocacy programs.

Volunteer for Lebanon was established "to promote, facilitate, and improve volunteering and community service throughout Lebanon." As a hub for volunteering, we seek to link the many initiatives in Lebanon that promote volunteering with each other and provide support to volunteers as well as the organizations, service institutions, schools, universities, companies, and government agencies that recruit, engage, encourage, and support volunteers. Volunteer For Lebanon is non-profit, non-sectarian, non-governmental, with a comprehensive approach to volunteering that serves all the stakeholders in the volunteer eco-system. It received its registration (علم وخبر) from the Ministry of Interior (#2025) on September 29, 2015, as a reconstitution of an earlier organization, the Association for Volunteer Services (AVS). We provide training in volunteer management to organizations, training to companies in corporate volunteering, and training to schools in how to develop effective and comprehensive service programs. We also develop resources on volunteering. One of our major initiatives is National Youth Service Week, a campaign to empower youth ages 5-25 to plan and implement sustainable service projects throughout Lebanon (www.nysw-lebanon.org).

The Women's Program Association was founded by UNRWA in 1953 but is now independently operated. We operate 9 women’s programs centers - across Beirut, the North, Saida, Sour and Beqaa - where our mission is to empower girls and women among the Palestinian refugees to have equal rights and opportunities and plan an effective role in the development of their local communities. Our centers are religiously and politically neutral volunteer-based institutions that run through the help of administrative leaders and managers elected from the local community. Our scope of work includes providing women and their families with sustainable social services as well as educational programs (adult literacy and English-teaching sessions), vocational trainings and awareness-raising sessions about social, cultural, health, disability, and gender-related issues.