NGOs in Lebanon

1MORECUP is a civil organization that was established in 2016 whose advocacy work revolves around marginalized communities in Lebanon and the South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) region. 1MORECUP works on increasing safe access to basic rights and services, and mainstream gender equality and social inclusion issues and needs within humanitarian-development-peace programs.

ABAAD is a non-profit, non-politically affiliated, non-religious civil association that aims to achieve gender equality as an essential condition to sustainable social and economic development in the MENA region. ABAAD seeks to promote women’s equality and participation through policy development, legal reform, gender mainstreaming, engaging men, eliminating discrimination, and advancing and empowering women to participate effectively and fully in their communities. ABAAD also seeks to support and collaborate with civil society organizations that are involved in gender equality programs and advocacy campaigns.

The Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation is implementing a European project, funded by the UE titled "MASAR for Local Governments - Maintaining Strength and Resilience. The project is dedicated to strengthening the capacities of local governments (municipalities and municipal unions) so that they can respond to the demographic and economic pressure caused by the massive influx of Syrian refugees to structures structurally very impoverished bordering Syria. By linking humanitarian aid and long-term development, the project will be implemented for three years in Lebanon and Iraq. The ACCD will be responsible for executing the project with municipalities in the Tripoli region, in northern Lebanon.

Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) is a non-profit and non-governmental human rights organization based in Beirut and Paris, founded in 2017 In Lebanon, and was re-established in France in 2020 as (Centre d'accès pour les droits de l'homme (ACHR)), and includes a group of activists people with experience in law and local and international advocacy. ACHR launched its activities in Lebanon, due to its belief in supporting refugeerights, at a time of a rise in serious violations against them. ACHR is specialized in observing the human rights refugee situation and publishes periodic publications on mass violations with the aim of raising awareness and international advocacy to ensure the right to human dignity in the countries of asylum until their voluntary, dignified, and safe return to their country of origin.

At Achrafieh 2020 our mission is to stimulate a sustainable environment, citizens’ rights, and Beirut’s cultural and traditional heritage. To achieve this, we spearhead and participate in diverse initiatives that preserve the dignity and rights of all segments of society while also improving Beirut.

ACT for the Disappeared is a Lebanese Human Rights association ACT supports the families of missing and disappeared persons in Lebanon in their right to know the fate and whereabouts of their loved ones and as part of a national truth-seeking and reconciliation process. ACT seeks to: Support and engage the families of missing and disappeared in the search to know the fate of their loved ones Support the work of the National Commission on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons (Law 105/2018) and contribute to developing the abilities of the authorities to answer the needs of the families Collect and preserve data on the fate and whereabouts of the missing, including the mapping and protection of clandestine gravesites

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. It saves the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. In Lebanon, programs operate in Bekaa and South Lebanon.

Action for Hope was established to provide cultural relief and cultural development programs to meet the cultural, social and psychological needs of distressed and displaced communities, using a flexible, multi-faceted model of tailoring activities to the needs of the target communities.Mission:We work with communities in crisis to enable them to meet the social, economic and political challenges they face through releasing their creativity and imagination. We provide communities that suffer from war, displacement, violent political turmoil, extreme poverty or difficult living conditions, with tools for free expression, knowledge, healing, creativity and communication.Vision:We share with many other organizations and movements a vision of a just, tolerant, and compassionate world, where communities that face social disintegration caused by war, displacement, or extreme poverty are able to survive these difficult conditions and come out of them as creative, peaceful and productive human beings.

AID Lebanon is a locally registered NGO supporting vulnerable families through the deteriorating economic crisis in Lebanon with a focus on education. What we do: Free teaching servicing - psychosocial support - distribution of education tools - food support - period poverty - cleaning kits

Active voice is a non-profit, non-governmental and non-partisan organization, the organization's main work includes:- Local Development projects- Literacy projects- Institutional Capacity Building

Our Mission: At ACUA, our core mission is to embark oncollaborations to achieve common goals ofestablishing a better, just democracy.We aim to foster a feeling of belonging and to builda strong nation by helping individuals reach their full potential as active citizens.We hope to build a bridge and mediate betweenpublic and private entities to seek new endeavors,bolster already existing frameworks and establishan efficient network of researchers, policy-makers,non-governmental organizations and governmentsto efficiently target the issues in need of help. Our Vision: ACUA is founded on the belief that a network based on the cooperation and promotion of different national sectors, NGOs, and governments is key to the successful protection of human rights and establishment of a sustainable civil society.We believe that the formation of a democraticcountry and a strong nation begins with theformation of nationals who have a strong sense ofbelonging to their land, the protection of their rightsand the advancement of their standard of living.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian organization with a mission to work with people in poverty and distress to create just and positive change. ADRA Lebanon belongs to the worldwide ADRA network, comprised more than of 120 supporting and implementing country offices. ADRA’s five core sectors include Food Security; Health; Economic Growth; Education; and Emergency Management. ADRA Lebanon has developed its expertise in these sectors and in various subsectors, specifically in Education and Emergency Management.