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CRTD.A is recruiting a research coordinator to support its current action research on “Strengthening access of rural women cooperatives in Lebanon to internal and external markets”. This research includes three components namely a contextual review and analysis, a mapping of the private sector and a field research targeting rural women cooperatives.

The research coordinator will:

1. Provide support to the three components of the research including support in drawing their specific terms of reference and detailed research framework

2. Provide all forms of assistance to the consultants and field researchers

3. Undertake data gathering and desk reviews

4. Write up monthly progress reports of the research

5. Ensure that the research reporting requirements are met and are of high quality

Eligible candidates will have:

· A graduate level degree in social sciences or equivalent

· Demonstrable research experience with familiarity with qualitative research methods

· Excellent writing skills in Arabic and/or English. Reading ability in Arabic and English. French is a plus.

· Strong gender analytical skills

· Knowledge of the rural development sector in Lebanon

· Commitment to gender equality and social justice

Interested candidates should send a CV and a motivation letter to: vacancy [at] crtda [dot] org [dot] lb and specify “SAGA COORD” in the subject line.

Application will be reviewed on a rotation basis.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please

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The Lebanese Sociology Association and CRTD.A in partnership with the Heinrich Boell Foundation organised a workshop on Saturday 16 January on Faith Based Organisations and the Market Economy in Lebanon.
The workshop was held at YWCA premises and included a luncheon prepared by the Rural Women Cooperatives of Lebanon.

CRTD.A would like to apologise for the temporary problems we have been experiencing with our virtual server since the 24th of December.
As a result, we are not able to send our usual mass mailings and the LKDG (www.lkdg.org) is momentarily non-operational.
We hope to overcome the problem as soon as possible and we will be informing you once the problem is resolved.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Whilst we welcome the nomination of the new cabinet members after a protracted period, the Nationality Campaign and the regional Equality without Reservation Campaign would like to remind the ministerial committee entrusted with the task of writing the Ministerial Declaration of the urgent need to seriously address the issue of citizenship rights and entitlements for women and men.

The forthcoming Ministerial Declaration ought to include clear statements committing the cabinet to put in place legal reforms, programmes and actions aiming to contribute to gender equality taking especially into consideration the following:

1. Approve the reform of the nationality law so that women citizens have similar rights as their male counterparts in transmitting their nationality to their partners and children;

2. Ensure women’s full political participation in the forthcoming municipal elections through adopting a quota system;

3. Approve the proposed law for protecting women from domestic violence in line with the demands of the National Coalition for Legalizing the Protection against Family Violence;

4. Address seriously all the observations and comments expressed by the United Nations Commission for the Status of Women during their meeting of 1 February 2008 including lifting Lebanon’s reservations on CEDAW and signing its optional protocol;

5. Promote women’s economic participation and ensure women’s full economic rights and entitlements through putting in place relevant programmes and interventions as well as allocating state budgets for gender equality;

6. Promote the role of the National Commission for Lebanese Women especially in relation to its collaboration and coordination with women and civil society organizations.

It is imperative that the forthcoming Ministerial Declaration includes clear objectives, plans and programmes which commit the in-coming cabinet to its implementation. This will allow civil society organizations to participate in this process particularly at the level of monitoring and accountability. This is particularly critical since the two previous Ministerial Declarations of 2005 and 2008 included vague mentions of women’s rights and entitlements and were never reflected into action.

Beirut, 11 November 2009

The overall objective of this call for proposals is to empower children in playing a leading role in their own development and the development of their communities as well as improving children welfare.
Applicants eligible for the grant are non-profit and non-state actors, international organisations and local authorities.
The size of the overall fund is about €11 000.000 and the grant will vary between €250.000 and €1 000.000 and carried out between 12 and 36 months
Call Ref. 129133
Available on:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publ...

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