Sit-in for Women’s Rights to Nationality: Thursday the 24th of July,
Place : Grand Saray- Beirut
Time : from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M

The new cabinet is drafting its ministerial declaration and we are requesting that this declaration makes specific reference to an egalitarian reform of the nationality code.

Assistant Finance Manager
(based in Beirut office)
First deadline: 31 July 2008

Duration of the post: 1 year renewable
Immediate Recruitment

The Assistant Finance Manager will assist the Finance Manager and the Finance Department of CRTD.A in the following tasks:

1. Monitoring of CRTD.A different project accounts and issuance of project related financial reports for donors;
2. Monitoring of expenditures of projects/programmes accounts according to budget or according to donor’s guidelines;

A Study Of The Role Of Faith Based Organisations In Influencing Public Policy In Lebanon
Recruitment Announcement for Field Researchers
 
CRTD.A is recruiting a number of Field Researchers to support its research project Faith, Social Activism and Politics.  This project explores and analyses the role that such organizations in Lebanon play in social provision and policy dialogue.
 

Discussion Seminar on Fair trade in Lebanon
A Review of Existing Post–Conflict Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Women Cooperatives
Wednesday June 25th, 2008, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Beirut

Dear friend and colleague,

Once again, the Collective for Research & Training on Development-Action (CRTD.A) has the pleasure to invite you to take part in a two-day seminar organized in collaboration with DELTA Association on “Fair Trade” to be held on Wednesday June 25th, & Thursday June 26, 2008, from 09:00 to 15:00 in Beirut.

“Fair Trade” is a trading partnership based on dialogue, transparency and respect. Its overall aim is to achieve greater equity in global trade. Fair Trade contributes to social justice and sustainable development by offering better trading conditions and guaranteeing the rights of producers and marginalized workers, particularly in the South and the developing world.

The experience of Fair Trade in Lebanon is indeed quite nascent.  Throughout our work with rural women cooperatives and producers in Lebanon, there were strong indications of a need to engage in a learning and dialogue process around Fair Trade.  Such process should ideally involve multi-stakeholders with a view towards teasing out prospects for developing local Fair Trade initiatives benefiting rural women.

This first day seminar (25 June 2008) is organized by CRTD.A and is addressed to various individuals and organizations involved and/or interested in Fair Trade. It aims at engaging in a constructive dialogue on experiences in Fair Trade and opportunities available for exporting Lebanese products with a particular focus on women producers organized in rural women cooperatives.

Immediate Recruitment
Short term – Part Time Editor
Deadline for Application: 30 June 2008
Position starts immediately
6 months with possible extension

CRTD.A is looking for immediate short term recruitments for writing assignments.

These tasks including:

1. Developing concept notes for project proposals (mainly involving action research projects)
2. Editing project reports
3. Editing communication material

Skills and competencies required:

• University graduate in social sciences or equivalent
• Excellent writing skills in English. Arabic and French are a plus.
• Excellent research skills.
• Familiarity with writing research documents and projects documents
• Knowledge of and familiarity with gender and development terminology and concepts
• Ability to work within and meet tight deadlines

Interested candidates are invited to send a CV and a sample of writing of at least 1000 words to vacancy [at] crtda [dot] org. Please mention: “Short term Editor” in subject space.

Recruitment is on a rolling basis.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are a coalition of women’s rights and human rights organisations belonging to several Arab states and we are launching a Regional Campaign for the withdrawal of the reservations on the CEDAW and the ratification of its optional protocol by the Arab states.

CONFERENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Launch of the Arab Human Rights Fund
Advancing Women's Rights via Strategic Partnership Grants - Open Society Institute
International Coalition Launches Groundbreaking Disability Rights Fund
First World Conference Of Women’s Shelters
Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR): Sexuality Institute 2008

NEWS & ARTICLES
HUMAN RIGHTS
Iran Anti-Vice Chief 'In Brothel'
GENDER

Majal publication issue number 55

Under the High Patronage of the Ambassador of Germany to Lebanon his Excellency Mr Hansjorg Haber
Justice Without Frontiers in cooperation with the German Embassy, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Lebanon and The Coalition for the International Criminal Court, are pleased to invite you to the opening ceremony and reception of the Exhibition
“From Nuremberg To The Hague”