Event Reports

The Media and Its Role in Promoting Electoral Awareness

Part of the Project: Promoting Electoral Awareness Among Lebanese Citizens

As part of the project “Promoting Electoral Awareness Among Lebanese Citizens”, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Lebanon Office (KAS) and Advance Democracy for Sustainable Peace (AD 4 Peace) conducted a training session with media presenters on “The Media and Its Role in Promoting Electoral Awareness”.

Against the current: Courageous people of Lebanon

Young Voices Mobile journalism workshop and competition

A two weeks’ intensive capacity building workshop aiming to develop Mobile journalism skills of young junior journalists and citizens. More than 130 applications were received and 13 participants were selected. Participants produced 9 short videos to shed the light on positive stories of young people who display a great deal of courage to make a difference for society, their communities and surrounding.

Elections; a Gateway for Change and Good Governance

Beirut, December 9, 2021: Under the good governance forum, the Observatory of the Public Service and Good Governance (OFP) at Saint Joseph University in Beirut (USJ), in partnership with Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) and in the presence of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities Judge Bassam Mawlawi, is organizing a conference entitled “Elections, the gateway to change and good governance”.

Beirut Debates - Waiving subsidies... Where are we heading to?

A Panel discussion covering the topic of subsidies from all its angles.

Lebanon's financial crisis is fueling hunger and unrest. Lebanon is facing the worst crisis since the civil war of 1975-1990. The subsidies have been reduced to ration remaining foreign currency reserves as Lebanon's economy collapses. Till date, politicians haven’t agreed on a rescue plan and the discussion of a cash card programme to throw a desperately needed financial lifeline to half a million vulnerable families are still ongoing. Beirut Debate is a panel discussion format where selected guests discuss issues and topics generating a significant amount of coverage in both the media and the Lebanese society. This panel is discussing the topic of subsidies from all its angles.

Media Role in Establishing the Good Governance

The Observatory of Public Function and Good Governance (OFP) at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), organized an online seminar entitled “The Role of Media in Establishing Good Governance,” at the campus of the Faculty of Law and Political Science - Huvelin, on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

The 2021 Training Lab – NGO Management

EDGE for Lebanon, in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Lebanon, has launched the “2021 Training Lab”

Echoes from Lebanon

A Collective Virtual Art Exhibition

A virtual art exhibition under the theme of Arts & Politics

Thoughts and Talks for a Better Lebanon-Part III

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Lebanon Office in cooperation with I Have Learned Academy completed the third phase of the project “Thoughts and Talks for a Better Lebanon”.

The State of Civil Society in Lebanon

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in collaboration with The Pulse officially launched " THE STATE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN LEBANON" a mapping of civil society organizations in Lebanon

Model 201. Pathways for an Economic Takeoff

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in collaboration with the Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (MEIRSS) launched a 48 minutes documentary entitled "Model 201. Pathways for an Economic Takeoff"