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As part of the SPA2 project in the Bekaa, the Lebanese women Democratic Gathering is conducting sessions on the topics of human rights and harassment for Women groups by girls who were trained last year on the same topics as a form of transferring information and experiences.

RDFL attended today the second session to discuss the law on determining the marriage age and criminalizing the marriage of children in Lebanon in the parliamentary Human Rights Committee chaired by MP Michel Moussa, which was prepared by RDFL with a committee of specialists to protect children from early marriage,…

A delegation from RDFL, headed by the president Ms. Marie Therese Elmir, met with Ms. Claudine Aoun, head of the National Commission for Lebanese women’s Affairs, to follow up the legislative track of the law criminalizing and preventing child marriage in Lebanon, which was submitted by RDFL since 2017. During…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering participated over two days in the “Souk Le Solidaire” event held by the French Embassy in Beirut through the exhibition of handicrafts done by GBV survivors who underwent trainings as part of its program for the economic empowerment for women and girls, and also with…

The project “strengthening protection and capacities for behavioral change for young people, women and men in the Bekaa”, funded by Trocaire, was launched at RDFL’s two centers in Baalbek and Qsarnaba, through psychosocial support Sessions, awareness-raising on gender-based violence, and legal support.

As part of the SPA2 project in Bekaa, based on the needs and request of women and girls, the beneficiaries of the project in Jeb Jenin region were trained on basketball skills by a professional player, breaking the stereotype and ending the training days with a match and a sports…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering implemented an awareness session on sexual harassment for a group of women and girls at Tripoli branch, in partnership with Ahla fawda and Beckys Buttons. A Becky button dedicated to protecting women was distributed to the participants in order to protect them more in public…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering participated with Beirut By Bike, in partnership with Beckys Buttons, Justice Without frontier, Ahla Fawda, the Internal Security Forces, and the British Embassy, by riding bicycles, to send an important message about the need to end sexual violence crimes, enforce the law, punish criminals, and…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering participated in a meeting with 49 civil society organizations to work on an intersectional feminist platform, with the support of UN Women, to press for the adoption of a feminist agenda where women and men enjoy equal rights in Lebanon.  

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering conducted a training for RDFL team on emergency readiness plan, funded by Trocaire, in order to include it in RDFL general strategy.