جمعية Fe-male

Feminist activists and women’s rights organizations in Lebanon, signatories to this Charter, are concerned with the human toll of the explosion of the Beirut port which took place on August 4th, 2020. This has come against a background of severe economic hardship, an unprecedented...

This feature article is a commentary on steps being taken in Lebanon to promote intersectionality in the civil society sector. The aim is to express the concerns of different groups in Lebanon based on the concepts of socio-cultural inclusivity and diversity management. It features...

Check out this case study, written by the journalist Tala Ramadan, who accompanied us during our Hygiene Kits distribution, where she met lots of women who told her about their struggle with period poverty. Year Of Production:2021 → Download PDF File Available in English

 Today, 76% of women and girls in Lebanon suffer from difficulty in accessing menstrual products due to the sharp increase in prices resulting from the economic crisis and the collapse of the Lebanese currency.  A national statistical study carried out by Fe - Male in...

As part of our fight against period poverty, Fe-Male’s co-director Aliaa Awada and Plan International influencing manager Rachel Challita met today, the 8th of July, the committee of women and children at the Lebanese parliament to discuss this alarming issue.  Knowing that Fe-Male and Plan international...

“We need safe spaces where we can speak our mind and make decisions that benefit our communities” said a young girl from a conservative region in peripheral city in Lebanon. To do so, Fe-Male has mobilized young women and girls as well as engaged...

The United Nations in Lebanon Launches Fund to Support Women’s Rights Organizations to Enhance Women’s Participation in the Beirut Port Explosion Response and Recovery Process – The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) together with the United Nations in Lebanon announced the launch of...

Technology-mediated violence against women is a new form of misogyny that women human rights defenders (WHRDs) face daily. It is, however, a well-known byproduct of patriarchal norms. Women only need to express themselves online to be subjected to gendered and sexualized attacks. This is...

Lebanon Feminist Civil Society Platform Signatories’ statement: Ethnic cleansing in Palestine; a call for action We, the members of the Lebanon Feminist Civil Society Platform and who are the signatories to this statement have been following with grave concern the recent and repeated escalation of violence...

Affected by the consecutive crises in 2020, women and girls found themselves amid a silent disaster, the period poverty. The illogical increase in the prices of hygiene and menstrual products (a 500% increase) has limited 66% of adolescent girls living in Lebanon from buying menstrual pads! Within...