Beirut
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation Beirut Office is focused on Lebanon and it's people. Regional and local turmoil makes the work of the foundation in this country challenging, forcing our office in Beirut to constantly adapt to new social and political changes.In Lebanon, our main objective is to support Lebanese start-ups, civil society organisations and liberal political parties while raising awareness about political education, female empowerment and durable development.
News
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Innovation and politics: an intertwined relationship
One of the goals of policymakers should be to make sure that AI is being used to correct some of the past mistakes and to avoid replicating human bias or repeating history even when historical data is skewed.
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A Look into Political Parties’ Online Behaviour Vis-à-vis Alternative Candidates
The report is issued by InflueAnswers for Digital Analysis in collaboration with the Samir Kassir Foundation and Friedrich Naumann Foundation, following the May 15, 2022 parliamentary election in Lebanon. It aims to understand behaviors, narratives, and archetypes of polarization circulated by Lebanese traditional political parties vis-à-vis alternative lists and candidates.
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Earthquake disaster in Turkey and northern Syria
The earthquakes in the Turkish-Syrian border region were the most severe in more than 20 years. On the Syrian side in particular, the extent of the terrible earthquake has not yet been fully grasped. What is clear, however, is that the people there are still waiting in vain for help. One reason for the difficult situation for the international aid community is the Syrian regime of Assad. How Germany and the West can help without supporting the Assad regime.
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Lebanon’s Economic Crisis by Sector: The Knowledge Economy Loses Its Balance
“Lebanon’s Economic Crisis by Sector: The Knowledge Economy Loses Its Balance” - Policy Brief by Lina Maddah and Bassel Akar supported by FNF Lebanon.
Discover the challenges and opportunities in the field of new technologies, education, and innovation. -
Sunni voting trends in the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections
Our latest study in collaboration with the Issam Fares Institute at AUB is out! Authored by Ibrahim Jouhari, the paper titled “Sunni voting trends in the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections” thoroughly examines the multi-layered role of the Sunni voters in shaping the balance of power in the latest elections, with a special focus on two cities with the most substantial Sunni population.
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Beirut River: Presentation
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedoms collaborates with Studio Madane on a project called ‘The Beirut River: Portrait and Injections’, with Madane’s aspiration to engage the youth in socio political reform and decision-making through research and practice.
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Beirut River: Portrait & Injection
Studio Madane engages its youth in a project called ‘The Beirut River: Portrait and Injections’, with the aspiration to engage the members in socio political reform and decision-making through research and practice. In its mission to channel ideals and slogans into practical and result-oriented action plans, Madane develops the workflow model that it will employ internally and collaboratively with FNF.
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Roundtable #2 for The Way Out of the Economic Crises: A Sectoral Study
In the context of a partnership between FNF and the Lebanese Center for Policy Studies under the title The Way Out of the Economic Crises: A Sectoral Study, the second of five closed experts’ roundtables was organized on “The Way Forward for the Lebanese Industrial Sector”.
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Sprout: Growing Green Entrepreneurs
In cooperation with Injaz Lebanon, we have wrapped up the second edition of Sprout to support early-stage entrepreneurs who have a start-up idea entailing a focus on one or more aspects of sustainability. Aside from the learning process, participating teams got to network and develop their idea, as well as gained exposure to the ecosystem of green entrepreneurs, mentors and investors.
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LAU Simulation Models
On October 15, we launched this year’s simulation models in partnership with LAU. More than 500 students alone attended the first training session of the Model Good Governance (MGG) program, and more than 3,000 engaged students took part in our simulation models that day.
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Beirut Talks Freedom
1 day. 4 panels. 16 speakers. 250 attendees.
It's a wrap! Beirut was talking freedom on November 17 at KED Beirut. Our experts shed light on pressing social, economic and political topics, including Lebanon's economic model, individual freedoms in Lebanon, democracy in the Middle East and the future of the world order. -
Human Rights Work under attack the Case of Iraq and Lebanon
FNF organized the in-person seminar “Human Rights Work under attack the Case of Iraq and Lebanon” in partnership with the International Federation of Liberal Youth and in collaboration with the Iraqi Organization, Sasa Iraq, and the Lebanese Organization, Nahnoo, to connect civic activists from the two countries, and to identify common challenges for Iraqi and Lebanese Civic spaces.
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Expatriates voting analysis - 2022 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections
The expatriates’ (expats) vote in the 2022 Lebanese parliamentary elections has been a frequently discussed topic, with respect to its impact on the results and the role it played helping the Change Movement and independent groups secure additional seats. As part of a series of in-depth research papers on the 2022 parliamentary elections, the Electoral Lab at IFI drew an analysis of the voting trends of the Lebanese Expats or the Out of Country Vote (OCV).
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OurVoice 2022
In this year’s edition of the OurVoice project, in collaboration with Alsama, young students of the Alsama project attended our two-week workshop in Shatila on visual storytelling, photojournalism, and zine creation held by Erol Gurian and Sara Hteit.
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Fe-male: Intersectionality of Digital Safety and Feminist Activism
In collaboration with Fe-male we launched cybersecurity workshops for Women Journalists, Women Political Activists, and Women Human Rights Defenders about cyberbullying and cybersecurity from a gender sensitive perspective to equip them with a toolkit on how to protect themselves online.
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On Wednesday, we hosted the "National Climate Change Dialogue", a one day conference, in partnership with @lem , the ministry of energy and water, and the ministry of environment. The conference consisted of different panels tackling policies and strategies adopted by the ministries and relevant authorities towards mitigating and adapting to climate change, the topic of green economy, and the work of CSOs and Local Initiatives in Light of the Economic Crisis and Climate Change. The goal of the conference was to engage all relevant stakeholders in Lebanon in the activities that may help the country to adequately and timely respond to the challenges of climate change. #FNFLebanon #Lebanon #beirut
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As the curtains close on MYP23, let's take a look at the numbers that made this year's Model Youth Parliament a resounding success! We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who graced the event with their presence, and contributed to its success. Your passion, energy and ideas have once again made MYP23 a true celebration of youth leadership and democracy. We can't wait to see what the future holds, and we look forward to welcoming you all back next year, as we continue to shape the leaders of tomorrow! #MYP23 #FNFLebanon #USJLiban
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Are you interested in municipal work? Do you want to participate in voting, monitoring, or candidacy? If you are interested in participating in the training on Municipal Elections in Lebanon please apply through the link below: tinyurl.com/Municipality-N-FNF Training starts at the end of March. For more information, contact us via WhatsApp at the number below 00961-81495975 هل أنت مهتم بالعمل البلدي؟ هل تريد أن تشارك بالتصويت أو بالمراقبة أو بالترشح؟ شارك معنا في التدريب حول الانتخابات البلدية في لبنان عبر الرابط. يبدأ التدريب نهاية شهر آذار، للمزيد من المعلومات التواصل عبر الواتساب على الرقم أدناه: 00961-81495975
