AND concludes its US-funded VAW project in Akkar

Akkar Network for Development (AND) organized yesterday in Chekka the closing ceremony for its ‘Justice for Akkar’ project, in the presence of experts and representatives of civil society organization operating in the region. Funded by the US Embassy Small Grants Program, the project is aimed at promoting awareness on the Law for the Protection of Women and their Family Members from Domestic Violence which was passed in April 2014. In this respect, project manager Nadine Saba pointed out that the initiative “primarily targets women and the Akkar community in order to to familiarize them with the law that protects them as Lebanese citizens.” Within the framework of the project some 100 women participated in intensive workshops on legal and psychological support. (Al Mustaqbal, September 2, 2015)