WARD Working Assembly for Rights and Dialogue launch
WARD logo
NATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCE · LEBANON

Working Together for Rights & Dialogue.

WARD — the Working Assembly for Rights and Dialogue — brings civil society organizations and local actors together to strengthen cooperation, amplify local voices and advance coordinated action across Lebanon.

RIGHTS DIALOGUE COORDINATION ADVOCACY LOCAL ACTION COLLECTIVE VOICE
01
ABOUT WARD

From fragmented action to collective strength.

WARD is a national alliance of civil society organizations and activists providing a participatory platform for cooperation across Lebanon.

Lebanon's overlapping political, economic, humanitarian and social crises have placed extraordinary pressure on communities and the organizations serving them.

Civil society organizations continue to provide essential services, defend rights, strengthen social cohesion and respond to emergencies — often while facing limited resources, institutional pressure and shrinking civic space.

WARD was created to respond to this fragmentation through coordination, shared learning, dialogue, advocacy and collective action.

✦
WORKING ASSEMBLY FOR RIGHTS
AND DIALOGUE

تجمع العامل من أجل الحقوق والحوار

02
OUR PURPOSE

A platform for coordinated civil society action.

01 MISSION

Empower local actors.

Enable local actors and civil society organizations to coordinate community-driven work in human rights, environmental action and humanitarian relief through dialogue, collaboration, advocacy and capacity building.

02 VISION

A stronger civil society.

A cohesive and transparent Lebanese civil society working collectively to serve communities and advance justice, rights and sustainable development through respect, legal protection and good governance.

03 APPROACH

Local voices first.

WARD creates a shared space where organizations exchange knowledge, identify common priorities, develop responses and strengthen the collective voice of locally rooted civil society.

WHAT WARD WORKS TOWARD

Three priorities. One stronger civic space.

◎
01

National Dialogue & Coordination

Convene civil society actors, connect initiatives and improve coordination across organizations, sectors and communities.

◇
02

Evidence-Based Advocacy

Strengthen advocacy around legal protection, fair funding, meaningful participation, transparency and accountability.

✦
03

Awareness & Capacity Building

Support public awareness, training, organizational learning and technical capacity across participating organizations.

WATCH WARD

A network built through dialogue.

Watch the WARD story and discover the people, organizations and shared commitment behind this growing civil society alliance.

WARD · WORKING ASSEMBLY FOR RIGHTS AND DIALOGUE LEBANON
معاً نوّحد الصوت ونبني الأمل Watch on YouTube ↗
03
CIVIL SOCIETY IN ACTION

Diverse expertise. Shared challenges.

01 Peacebuilding

Dialogue, conflict transformation and social cohesion.

02 Human Rights

Rights, justice, protection and accountability.

03 Women

Women's participation, equality and empowerment.

04 Youth & Education

Youth engagement, leadership and learning.

05 Arts & Culture

Creative expression, culture and community connection.

06 Environment

Environmental sustainability and climate justice.

07 Humanitarian Action

Relief, community support and local development.

08 Health & Wellbeing

Health, psychosocial support and community wellbeing.

04
THE WARD JOURNEY

From launch to collective action.

2025
18 OCTOBER · MASABKI HOTEL · CHTOURA

WARD officially launches.

Civil society organizations gathered in Chtoura to establish the foundations of a national platform for coordination, exchange and future collective action.

WARD launch event 18 October 2025
2026
16 JANUARY · ONLINE COORDINATION

From alliance to working platform.

WARD's first coordination meeting of 2026 brought national and local civil society leaders together to align priorities for the year.

Discussions focused on structured communication, funding intelligence, collective resilience and new thematic working groups responding to humanitarian and development challenges.

WARD coordination and civil society dialogue
05 WARD ORGANIZATIONS

The organizations behind the network.

WARD Network

Select any organization to visit its website or public social-media profile.

06 WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Build the network with us.

Participation is intended for Executive Directors or Founders of eligible civil society organizations committed to active engagement in WARD's assemblies, activities and collective work.

Apply to Join WARD ↗
01
Registered organization

Officially registered for at least two years.

02
Relevant civil society work

Active in one or more of WARD's thematic areas.

03
Leadership participation

Participation by an Executive Director or Founder.

04
Active commitment

Commitment to assemblies, activities and collaborative initiatives.

التجمع العامل من أجل الحقوق والحوار

معاً نوّحد الصوت ونبني الأمل.

ورد هو تجمع وطني لمنظمات المجتمع المدني والناشطين، ويوفّر منصة تشاركية لتعزيز حقوق الإنسان والبيئة والإغاثة ومختلف مجالات العمل المدني في لبنان.

الرسالة

تمكين الفاعلين المحليين ومنظمات المجتمع المدني لقيادة جهود مجتمعية منسقة عبر الحوار والتعاون والمناصرة وبناء القدرات.

الرؤية

مجتمع مدني لبناني أكثر تماسكاً وشفافية، يعمل بصورة جماعية لتعزيز العدالة والحقوق والتنمية المستدامة.

انضم إلى ورد ←
✦
WARD · LEBANON

Uniting voices. Building hope.

Strong civil society is built through cooperation, trust, shared learning and the willingness to act together.

Group of eighteen individuals posing for a photo at a formal event in a conference room with banners and a projector screen. The image is part of a collage with logos of Peace of Art International and WARD, along with the date 18/10/2025.
A meeting room with people seated around a U-shaped table, watching a presentation on a screen. The walls are decorated with ornate panels, and the room is lit with recessed ceiling lights.
A meeting room with people standing around a U-shaped table with white tablecloths, engaged in a formal event. The room has white walls, bright ceiling lights, and a projector. The image is part of a design with logos of Peace of Art International and WARD, and the date 18/10/2025.

About WARD

المزيد عن ورد

التجمع العامل من أجل الحقوق والحوار

WARD Organizations

Logo of the Berghof Foundation with black text and a curved line above the text on a white background.
Logo for CVC Charity, an organization for charity work and voluntary activities in Lebanon, featuring a colorful abstract symbol and bilingual text.
Logo featuring a blue swoosh, green leaves, and colorful bar graphs representing growth or sustainability.
KON International logo with stylized letters and the word 'INTERNATIONAL' underneath.
Logo of the Michel Daher Foundation featuring a stylized tree with a blue and green semi-circle, and the foundation's name in black text.
Logo of Rass Baalback Club with stylized human figures in red, green, and yellow around a gray circle, with the club's name in English and Arabic.
Logo of Akkar Development Center with Arabic text and green dotted arrow design.
Logo for Atadala for Minors featuring stylized scales of justice and the text 'Atadala for Minors' in gold and blue.
Beirut Center logo with green circular border and inner text
Arabic text with decorative elements, saying 'Message' and 'A message of peace from the heart'.

Resala NGO

Logo for OSAS with a shield emblem containing a green and gray shape and a yellow dot, accompanied by the text "OSAS" and the slogan "Safety and Sustainability."
Logo for Social Urjuwan with the slogan 'Empowering Communities, Shaping Futures' on a purple background. Contains a stylized smiling face icon.
Green logo of a tree with leaves, featuring the acronym 'RECO' and text in English and Arabic for Rashaya Environmental Committee Organization.
Logo featuring a stylized book at the bottom, above which three abstract human figures in orange, pink, and blue, appear to be dancing or jumping, enclosed within a green outline of a house.
Logo for Dynamo Association with a dove holding an olive branch, and the words 'Dynamo Association' and 'Akkar'.
A logo with stylized hands in blue, green, and orange forming a heart shape, with the text 'Self Efficiency' and Arabic script below.
Blue square with Japanese characters, Arabic script, English text 'L. T. A', and the phrase 'Learning through action' at the bottom.
Logo of the Tanniyah Youth Association with purple text and graphics, featuring stylized crescent shapes and Arabic script.
Logo with a heart shape in the center, surrounded by concentric circles in red and blue, with Arabic text and 'Ame Association' written underneath.
ASDAA logo with blue and white design elements and text in English and Arabic
Logo of the CDC vaccination campaign with a stylized pink and black circular symbol and text promoting vaccination.
Illustration of a hand holding green pencils and a green branch with leaves, surrounded by a gear and Arabic calligraphy.
Logo with the words 'Anics CLAC' written in stylized red and blue text.

Launch Event

Date: 18 October 2025
Location: Masabki Hotel - Chtoura 

This event will mark the official launch of WARD in Lebanon, bringing together leading NGOs to set the foundation for collective action and future collaboration.

حفل الإطلاق

  • تاريخ: 18 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2025

  • المكان: فندق مسابكي – شتورا
    ستشكّل هذه الفعالية الإطلاق الرسمي لتحالف ورد في لبنان، حيث ستجتمع أبرز المنظمات غير الحكومية لوضع أسس العمل الجماعي والتعاون المستقبلي.

Uniting voices, building hope

معاً نوّحد الصوت و نبني الأمل