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The 2019 Commission on the Status of Women
The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering- RDFL was represented by its Head of Communications and Campaigning, Hayat Mirshad, in the sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women that took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019. Mirshad was a speaker in three different…
Read More »RDFL Salutes Baalbeki Women by Highlighting the Role of Women in Conflict Resolution
Under the patronage of Baalbeck Governor Mr. Bashir Khader, the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL organized in cooperation with Alert International a dialogue meeting titled “The Impact of Women in Conflict Resolution” at the Union of Municipalities of Baalbek on March 8th, 2019 on the occasion of the International…
Read More »Joining SheDecides Global Movement:
Proud to announce that our member Zahraa Dirany was one of the participants that celebrated in the flagship event of #SheDecides in Kathmandu, Nepal. The event marked the second anniversary of the global movement calling on everyone to protect, enhance and fulfil the fundamental rights of women and girls to…
Read More »Trainings and Events (July – December 2018)
The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL, Bekaa Branch, organized several training workshops for partner organizations on strategic planning of associations, human resource development, budgeting, advocacy, and media. The training comes within the framework of the educational, economic and social development project for Syrian and Lebanese youth in partnership with…
Read More »RDFL strikes against child marriage through Young3arous campaign
Beirut, October 2018 RDFL, The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering, launched its digital campaign, Young3arous, that aims to put pressure on Parliament members, decision-makers, media, and society to pass a law that sets the minimum age of marriage in Lebanon #NotBefore18 and protects girls from child marriage in addition to…
Read More »RDFL’s Highlights: #NotBefore18 Campaign
The campaign focuses on the health risks of child marriage, which can put the lives of both the child mother and her fetus, in case of pregnancy, at fatal risk. Before the age of 18, the body is still growing, the uterus is still underdeveloped and the pelvis is not…
Read More »Trainings and Events January – June 2018
– RDFL in partnership with IM Swedish, Diakonia and Kvinna till Kvinna organized a workshop within the project “Combating Violence against Women and Girls” targeting a group of lawyers for the aim of strengthening their knowledge and skills on providing legal support to women and girls survivors of GBV. –…
Read More »#NotBefore18 Campaign impact
Soon after RDFL launched its campaign, speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri referred a proposed law on the protection of children from early marriage to the Administration and Justice Committee for discussion, after being put in the drawers of the Parliament for more than 7 months. The draft law…
Read More »RDFL’s campaign aiming to set the minimum age of marriage in Lebanon #NotBefore18
The campaign focuses on the health risks of child marriage, which can put the lives of both the child mother and her fetus, in case of pregnancy, at fatal risk. Before the age of 18, the body is still growing, the uterus is still underdeveloped and the pelvis is not…
Read More »We’re Not Alone
The League for Lebanese Women’s Rights – LLWR, a member in the National Coalition for Protecting Children from Child Marriage, has recently launched a national campaign entitled “Do Not Steal My Childhood and My Life by Early Marriage” that aims to raise awareness on this issue and contribute to increase…
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