NGOs in Lebanon

SHiFT- Social Innovation Hub has initially started its operations from Qobbeh, Tripoli in economic revival in its post-conflict neighborhoods into prosperous, peaceful, and cohesive communities. SHiFT now operates in North Lebanon and aspires to be operating at the national level to deliver its vision and mission across the nation. SHiFT specializes in supporting individuals and small businesses to grow and develop through services such as, but not limited to, business development training, job placement, mentoring, coaching, life skills, vocational training and business incubation. Being one of the only NGOs active in Qobbeh, a former conflict frontline, SHiFT is building bridges between the local communities by providing a safe and neutral space for people to meet, work and learn together. SHiFT now has 6 main programs that especially target persons from post-conflict/vulnerable areas. We strive to create opportunities for persons who due to different reasons are vulnerable, for example, youth who due to economic marginalisation face limited opportunities, persons whose ability to work is affected by disability and women who face challenges to secure sustainable livelihoods due to gender-based constraints. The programs are: Tatweer program: supporting businesses to grow, by providing business development support and in-kind grants to existing and new nano, micro and small businesses located in Tripoli, in addition to restoring access to economic opportunities to the affected NMSMEs following the Beirut blast Beirut. Tamteen program: supporting the self-development of individuals to increase their chances of finding employment by providing training, coaching, mentoring and job placement services. Tasaloh program: facilitating/incubating peace and reconciliation initiatives. SHiFT’s community engagement and peacebuilding component incubates and hosts several initiatives or committees that work for social cohesion and reconciliation in the area. Tadamon program: Providing Mental Health support and addressing the protection needs of at-risk individuals through implementing different Community-Based Psycho-Social Support (CBPSS) activities. Taaleem Program: This program provides education services to children who have dropped out of school and school support classes. SHADDA - Media Lab: Shadda Media Lab is a platform that serves as both a media outlet and a shared workspace for media producers in Lebanon. The lab's mission is to promote peace and positivity by creating and disseminating content that is informative, entertaining, and grounded in reality. In addition SHiFT has 2 main Social Enterprises/labs: Shadda Media Lab - a platform that serves as both a media outlet and a shared workspace for media producers in Lebanon. The lab's mission is to promote peace and positivity by creating and disseminating content that is informative, entertaining, and grounded in reality. Al Khan is a social enterprise by SHiFT- Social Innovation Hub aimed at producing hand-made sustainable products by communities. The enterprise currently consists of three labs: the sewing lab, the kitchen lab, and the carpentry lab. Each lab is dedicated to providing artisans with the necessary tools and resources to create high-quality, eco-friendly local products. Through these labs, Al Khan supports sustainable practices within the community following technical and detailed training of individuals. The Digital Lab - a technology hub designed to support participants in the SHiFT program during their digital training. This space is fully equipped and ready for use by those seeking to develop their digital skills. In addition to serving as a training space, the Digital Lab also offers computer services to the community. This allows individuals to learn, attend online classes, and work online in a supportive and well-equipped environment. SHiFT also offers these spaces for rent to other organisations, in addition to the 10 training/meeting rooms of different sizes that can be rented as co-working spaces or for meetings, training and events.

Sikka is a safe community center where members of any community gather for group activities, social support, access to public information and other social activities. It is a central hub for social and agricultural initiatives, awareness-raising and social networking. Sikka aims to encourage principles of equality, justice, solidarity, sharing, environment protection, self sufficiency food security, using natural resources/food production), and economic model development that would increase marginalized groups' autonomy. Sikka plays a positive role in advocating initiatives such as cooperatives in order to encourage autonomy and new economic models. Who benefits from Sikka Initiatives, groups and communities, freelancers, entrepreneurs, non-profit organizations and whoever believes that Sikka is the space where ideas and potentials can grow. Mission Sikka is an inclusive, open and creative pedestal for community based initiatives that aspire to help others. Vision To sustain a community centre that provides the right knowledge to create an innovative system to reach independence.

Ṣilāt (صِلَات) means 'connections' in Arabic, a Lebanese non-governmental organization, thrives to bind communities together by promoting and safeguarding cultural diversities, traditions, and values through public cultural programs and artistic activities. Ṣilāt is dedicated to promoting and implementing inclusive, innovative, and creative approaches to culture in all its forms, leveraging it as a bridge to sustainable social, economic, and above all, human development.

منصة صحفية إعلامية شبابية مستقلة. تعمل المنصة على تمكين ودعم الصحفيين والصحفيات من الجيل الجديد في العالم العربي، ولا سيما طلاب الصحافة والإعلام في جنوب لبنان. من خلال موارد وتدريبات تواكب التجديد في الصحافة على أنواعها بما يتوازى مع المعايير والأخلاقيات المهنية. كما تعمل على إنتاج التقارير والتحقيقات الإستقصائية، التي تطرح قضايا منطقة قضاء مدينة صور في جنوب لبنان لتعزيز الإعلام والتغطية المحلية وآراء الشباب وقضاياهم في العالم العربي.

Siren combines social science research methodologies, a deep understanding of public policy and mastery of organisational change management to solve the big problems of today. With sectoral specialisation in governance, security and justice, we build the capabilities of civil society and the public sector to become more responsive to the needs of their communities. We support our partners to build societies where power is matched by accountability, justice is available for all, and security expands core freedoms. We pride ourselves on our multidisciplinary and highly skilled teams that allow us to deploy a wide range of services, from strategic planning and high-level change management coaching, to training and mentoring across a range of expertise, to bespoke services in relation to strategic communications, policy advocacy, and process engineering, to name a few. Understanding the ubiquitous and central role that digital technology now plays across all sectors, we integrate innovative technology solutions as a key enabler to our programming via our sister company, Siren Analytics.

Skoun is a Lebanese, non-profit, non-governmental organization and one of the first outpatient facilities in Lebanon offering, Prevention, Treatment and Support to people, who use drugs. In Arabic, “SKOUN” means internal tranquility and silence. “SKOUN” is also an Arabic punctuation mark, which indicates a pause "،" while pronouncing a word. Vision SKOUN strives to ensure that drug use and addiction are treated as primary health issues. الرّؤيةيسعى مركز سكون جاهدا لضمان التعامل مع استخدام المخدرات والإدمان كمسألة صحيّة أساسيّة Mission SKOUN provides accessible treatment, education and protection for all people who use drugs. We are committed to reducing the harms caused by substance use in Lebanon المهمةيقدّم مركز سكون العلاج والتعليم والحماية لجميع الأشخاص الذين يستخدمون المخدرات. نحن ملتزمو ن بالحدّ من المخاط ر الناجمة عناستخدام المخدرات في لبنان Values At Skoun we do not tolerate, condone or ignore bullying, harassment or hate speech of any kind towards anyone. At the core of our work is inclusion. We are committed to provide an equal, open and diverse environment within all of our activities. Our services are provided without discrimination. We are committed to protecting the security and comfort of everyone within our centers/services.

OUR VISION We aspire for a world where people embrace quality change for success. OUR MISSION “SMART Center” is a quality-driven , non-profit, civic company that works on improving human and institutional capacities to attain excellence. HOW We Do it? We achieve our objectives through delivering custom-made capacity building programs, progressive quality control methodologies, and innovative policy-based advocacy campaigns. Custom-designed Capacity Building Programs Following the concrete and scientific analysis we design a custom-made capacity building program that delivers techniques and skills through trainings, coaching and mentoring. Practical approaches along with theories sustain the knowledge and forces the practical capacity to implement what is learned. Progressive Quality Control Methodologies Well established and progressive methodologies based on facts and needs assessment, monitoring and evaluation and designing solutions to develop businesses, individuals, associations, Gos, NGOs, and CSOs especially new established ones. Policy-based Advocacy Campaigns Designing, executing and managing advocacy campaigns, as well as media and publicity campaigns to create awareness and develop human rights concepts. This is achieved by creating creative key messages and producing PSAs, documentaries, writing scenarios and the production of printed and electronic materials binded with all human rights and gender principles.

At SmartGov, we believe governance should progress as swiftly as society does. As a pioneering think-and-do tank, we strive to empower governments by integrating results-driven research with tech-driven innovation. Our mission is to shape future-ready institutions, reform traditional models, and equip public institutions with tools and insights to enhance efficiency and maximize effectiveness. By tackling contemporary governance challenges, we aim to fulfill citizens' evolving aspirations and build smarter, more responsive governance for all Our purpose: Evidence reveals that developing countries face significant socio-political and institutional challenges that obstruct effective change management and hinder reform. To tackle these issues, we adopt a tailored, incremental, and multifaceted approach grounded in a profound understanding of the unique contexts of public institutions. SmartGov recognizes that achieving successful and lasting transformation in the public sector demands an integrated approach among social sciences, technology, and public policy—rather than treating them as standalone practices. By collaborating with visionary thought leaders and assembling an interdisciplinary team of innovative practitioners, we bridge existing divides. This collaborative approach enables us to customize sustainable solutions and develop best practices and insights that align with local priorities.

The Association's Objectives:1. Providing urgent assistance during crises and disasters.2. Implementing development projects in the education and health sectors in cooperation with international bodies and organizations, as well as the relevant Lebanese government departments, especially projects concerned with women and children.3. Implementing orphan sponsorship programs in cooperation with local partners.4. Implementing livelihood projects to help achieving a fundamental change in the living standards of the targeted individuals, especially women and children.5. Ensuring full compliance with the laws and procedures regulating humanitarian work in general, and the laws of the Lebanese government departments.Provided that the above-mentioned provisions shall be applied in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations, after gaining the approval of the competent official authorities.

At SMA, our vision of "Empowering Lebanon: A Vision of Sovereign Governance and Strong Local Communities" guides our mission to advocate for sovereign, strong, and fair governance at the national level, simultaneously empowering and strengthening local communities. Our commitment to inclusivity, reflected in initiatives like an interactive website, training programs, and educational sessions, actively involves youth, persons with disabilities, women, and the elderly. Our objectives encompass a broad spectrum, from promoting sovereign governance and strengthening local communities to advocating for fairness and justice, capacity building, public awareness, municipal empowerment, digital transformation, community-centric governance, citizenship, inclusivity, civic engagement initiatives, local initiatives development, transparency, and fighting corruption.

Our vision is for everyone in Lebanon and across the Arab region to be able to access the internet, mobile services, and other networked spaces in order to communicate and express themselves safely and without fear of censorship, surveillance, or repercussion. Our mission is to advance digital rights in Lebanon and the Arab region through research, campaigns, and advocacy that encourages users to engage critically with digital technologies, media, and networks. We believe in the transformative power of access to information and self-expression, both online and offline. We assert that these rights are essential to peaceful, dynamic, and prosperous societies. Bread&Net is an annual unconference that promotes and defends digital rights across Arabic speaking countries. Hosted by SMEX, Bread&Net is a platform built for and sustained by hundreds of activists, technologists, journalists, researchers, lawyers, academics, entrepreneurs, and human rights defenders from around the world, with a particular focus on digital rights and digital freedoms in Arabic-speaking countries.

We are dedicated to serving children, youth, and families in the Middle East through Digital and Live programs: - PERFORMING ARTS: Instilling youth with foundational values in creative ways. - DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS: Using various Social Media platforms and digital tools to create awareness and preventive campaigns. - REFUGEE RESPONSE: Meeting refugees’ practical needs throughout Lebanon with a big van and an even bigger heart.