WAY LEBANON · SINCE 2009
WAY Lebanon is a community-rooted NGO working since 2009 to empower women, engage youth, and build lasting peace across Tripoli and beyond.
Championing gender equity, leadership, and rights for women across Lebanon and the MENA region.
Strengthening community capacity and fostering civic engagement among adults in vulnerable contexts.
Empowering the next generation through leadership training, peace education, and civic participation.
Over a decade of community-driven change across Lebanon and the MENA region.
2013 | Funder: SIDA | Beneficiaries: 600 young women.
A regional initiative that equipped over 600 young women with leadership, advocacy, and civic engagement skills — building a new generation of changemakers across the MENA region.
2015–2016 | Funder: Zivik / ifa | Beneficiaries: 365 participants. Two successive phases training 365 participants from Lebanese and Syrian communities in conflict resolution, dialogue facilitation, and grassroots peacebuilding — fostering sustainable social cohesion.
2025–Present | Funder: Zivik / ifa | Beneficiaries: Ongoing. WAY's current flagship program supports Lebanese youth to articulate their vision for Lebanon's future. Through dialogue, capacity-building workshops, and civic education, TLYV 2030 puts young people at the heart of national recovery.
Founded in 2009 and registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Interior (No. 2283/2009), WAY — Women · Adult · Youth — is a Tripoli-based NGO dedicated to promoting sustainable social change through community empowerment. For over 15 years, we have worked alongside women, youth, and local communities to build skills, foster dialogue, and advocate for human rights and gender equity. Our programs span peacebuilding, leadership development, civic education, and social cohesion — reaching 800+ community members and completing 10+ projects funded by international partners including SIDA and Zivik/ifa. Rooted in the communities we serve, WAY believes that lasting change happens from within.
