To raise awareness of the
rights to which Lebanese
women are entitled to under
the CEDAW convention.
To popularize CEDAW's content thereby generating a
wider and more concrete understanding of the
Convention in Lebanese society.
Recognizing that the majority of Lebanese women are not
aware of their rights, PCDD found it crucial to spread
awareness on the existence of CEDAW's convention as a legal
tool that protects women's rights.
The strategy in the
project "When
Women Speak
CEDAW" was
simplifying CEDAW's
sometimes rigid and
technical content into
colloquial Arabic
accompanied with
vulgarized schematic
representation to
ensure the
understanding of its
content by all women
and men in Lebanon.
This project, funded
by the Norwegian
Embassy, provided a
Training of Trainers
(ToT) for female
partner NGO representatives to enable them to become.
agents of change by disseminating CEDAW content through open discussions and organizing roundtables in their local communities.PCDD partnered with more than 10 NGOs in Southern Lebanon for this initiative.
In just two short months, When Women Speak CEDAW has
generated e orts that resulted in 15 roundtables in South
Lebanon alone!
All in all, the direct beneficiaries of these roundtables has reached
approximately 450 men and women, an impressive number
to target in such a short time, not to mention the indirect
beneficiaries like the participants' families and friends!
The campaign materials devised for spreading awareness
throughout the project (posters, short film, CEDAW manual) have
been copied and distributed by the thousands to NGOs, families
and organizations all over the country. The project originated in
the South but the media tools have helped it spread nationwide!
Our biggest achievement is that after witnessing the success of
When Women Speak CEDAW in South Lebanon, a duplication of
the project is to take place in all Lebanese governorates!
