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The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL, represented by its member May Al-Dirani, presented the results of the project on the promotion of gender mainstreaming in sustainable rural development and food security procedures with the Ministry of Agriculture. Al Dirani presented an analysis of its results from a gender perspective…

The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL, with the support of Forum ZFD, has established its 6th center in Lebanon which is located in Baalbeck. The center opening came within the framework of “Future Together Now” Project aiming to build the capacities of women to become pioneers in their societies…

As a continuity to the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering – RDFL’s work with Lebanese political parties in ending all forms of violence against women, RDFL coordinated with the Lebanese Forces Women Assembly to announce the proposed law on criminalizing marital rape which was registered by MPs Strida Geagea and Georges…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  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…

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…

– 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. –…