“Fondation Diane” has put woman empowerment and gender equality at the center of its mission. In this context, The Chair of “Fondation Diane” for Education on Eco-citizenship and Sustainable Development (CEEDD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to develop a Gender Based Violence Training of Trainers program. The MOU signing took place on 16 November 2021 at the University of Saint Joseph Beirut- USJ, in the presence of the Chair holder, Prof. Fadi El Hage, the UNFPA representatives, Mrs. Asma Kurdahi and Mrs. Nicia el Dennawi, in addition to the Professor Salim Daccache s.j., Rector of Saint Joseph University (USJ).
Funded by the UNFPA, This GBV project is content oriented. The participants are mostly GBV specialists and social workers. They are given the opportunity to experiment a systemic and holistic approach in order to integrate content in innovative and interactive methods of training. The training started on 23 Nov. 2021.