Arab Region

April 22, 2025

Launching the “Salma” Agreement to Promote Women’s Representation in the 2025 Local Elections

The Salma agreement seeks to ensure that women make up no less than 30% of municipal councils, in addition to calling on elected municipal council members […]
April 22, 2025

Launching the “Salma” Agreement to Strengthen Women’s Representation in the 2025 Local Elections

As part of an effort to enhance women’s representation in Lebanese municipal councils, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women, in collaboration with the […]
April 22, 2025

Launching the “Salma” Agreement to Enhance Women’s Representation in the 2025 Municipal Elections

In a step aimed at enhancing women’s representation in Lebanese municipal councils, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Women, in collaboration with the organization […]
April 15, 2025

The distribution of municipalities in the Lebanese districts according to the number of members and the major families in each municipality

This map is a tool that can be used by candidates for municipal, local, and parliamentary elections as an information source about their electoral district Read […]
March 12, 2025

After the low participation… Will we witness a breakthrough for women in the upcoming municipal elections?

Isn’t it time to ensure women’s representation in the electoral process and give them a chance to participate in decision-making at the local level? Read More
March 12, 2025

Reforms and Challenges in Municipalities: 3,000 Women for Elections

The President of the Fiftyfifty organization, Joelle Abou Farhat, revealed in her interview with Al-Joumhouria that “around 3,000 women are preparing with us to run as […]
January 10, 2025

كسر الحواجز: الطريق نحو المساواة بين الجنسين مع فيفتي فيفتي

لكل رائدة أعمال اجتماعي قصة شخصية – تجربة أو توجه تدفعها إلى الطموح. في حالة جويل أبو فرحات، المؤسسة المشاركة والرئيسة التنفيذية لمؤسسة فيفتي فيفتي، بدأت […]
January 10, 2025

Breaking Barriers: Journey to Gender Equality with Fiftyfifty

Every social entrepreneur has a personal story—an experience, an orientation, or a philosophy that drives ambition. In the case of Joelle Aboufarhat, co-founder and CEO of Fiftyfifty, the […]
December 19, 2023

اللقاء الديمقراطي” يوقع اقتراح قانون الكوتا النسائية في البلديات.. أبو الحسن: توقيعنا واقعٌ عملي طبقناه في التقدمي

توقيع قانون الكوتا من قبل 10 نواب اللقاء الديمقراطي” يوقع اقتراح قانون الكوتا النسائية في البلديات.. أبو الحسن: توقيعنا واقعٌ عملي طبقناه في التقدمي Read More
December 19, 2023

For first time ever 10 MPs sign the Quota Law

Signing of the Quota Law For the first time in Lebanese History, 10 members of the parliament sign the proposed Quota Law and submitted to the […]
December 15, 2022

Female Candidates Mapping

The aim of the mapping study is to provide the facts & figures, outcomes, empowerment, recommendations, and challenges of Fiftyfifty during the Parliamentary Elections 2022, in […]
December 5, 2022

Development Projects on Public Policies for Female Candidates for Parliamentary Elections

Lebanon is in the midst of a crisis on different aspects, and it is taking on toll on the country and its people, being on the […]