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January 2020-Beirut, Lebanon In the framework of the project “Strengthening Access to Protection, Participation and Services for Women Refugees, Internally Displaced People (IDPs), and Women in the Host Communities in Lebanon” funded by the European Union through the EU’s Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU…

RDFL selected CBOs based on their willingness, previous GBV response and prevention track record, and commitment to replicate training in Tripoli. RDFL utilized its expertise and resources acquired through conducting capacity building in order to deliver a three-day training to the representatives of four community-based organizations CBOs, where in the…

NAIROBI, Kenya, 14 November 2019 RDFL Participated in The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls by 2030. Hayat…

Save The Children – lebanon , member in the National Coalition to Protect Children from Child Marriage initiated by RDFL, recently launched On the International Day of the Girl its policy brief “No, I don’t”: Abolishing child marriage in Lebanon” to call for an end to child marriage in Lebanon.…

“Till when will women in Lebanon stay #TwiceARefugee?” The dialogue space – a public sphere intended to initiate discussion about all women in Lebanon- was launched on October 3rd, 2019 at Antwork, in Beirut. The event was organized by the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL in partnership with the…

Within the framework of the Regional Campaign on Combating Violence Against Women and Girls in the Southern Mediterranean Region funded by the European Union and organized by EuroMed Feminist Initiative in consortium with 9 women’s rights organizations in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco, the Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering-RDFL landed a prestigious Silver Lion in the PR category at Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, for their campaign “Young 3arous”, which accelerated action against child marriage in the country by running a provoking social PR stunt. The PR category at Cannes Lions recognises original thinking,…

The streets of Beirut witnessed on March 2nd, 2019 a massive demonstration organized by the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL and the National Coalition for Protecting Children from Early Marriage with the participation of more than 3000 people and MPs Eddie Abi Lamaa, Paula Yaacoubian, Bilal Al-Abdullah, Elias Hankash,…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL, represented by the Bekaa center coordinator Roula Zeaiter, participated in the 2019 meeting of the biennial Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in which it discussed among other issues, the 2019 edition of the Global Assessment Report on DRR. It convened under…

Launched in September 1st, 2018, the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL in partnership with EuroMed Feminist Initiative- EFI, Care International Lebanon and Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) has started implementing 2 years´ multi country project titled “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, Internal Displaced Persons –…