1. Current Partnerships 2026
2. Cooperation Protocol for Institutionalizing Inclusion Across Various Sectors
3. Partnerships for Inclusion and Rights Promotion
4. Working Groups on Women with Disabilities
5. Protocol of Cooperation with Economic Bodies and Unions (renewals in progress)
6. Cooperation with Municipalities
7. Cooperation with Universities and Colleges in Lebanon
8. All Partners and Donors in Projects

Current Partnerships 2026

1. Founding member of the Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (The Forum is registered in Lebanon and hosted by LUPD itself).
2. Strategic partner of the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND).
3. Founding member of the Alliance of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon, holding the position of General Secretariat and hosting the coalition at its headquarters.
4. Partners in the Accessible Environment Observatory, monitoring inclusive urban development.
5. Member of the Electoral Reform Coalition in Lebanon, consisting of: the Lebanese Association for Democratic Elections (LADE), Maharat Foundation, Transparency International Lebanon (La Fasad), and the LUPD.
6. Founding member of the “Amali Huquqi” (My Work, My Rights) Network, which aims to improve the protection of individuals working in both the formal and informal labor markets in Lebanon.
7. Member of a feminist intersectional platform from civil society in Lebanon, aiming to promote gender rights and equality and to combat all forms of discrimination.
8. Ally of the Passengers’ Rights Association, with which we work for accessible and barrier-free public transport. Our late dear colleague Fadi El-Sayegh was among its founders.
9. Strategic partner with Ṣilāt for Culture for Cultural Rights and Cultural Heritage.
10. Task Force for Persons with Disabilities in Emergencies, whose main goal is to promote the rights of persons with disabilities during humanitarian crises and armed conflicts; and to ensure the participation of persons with disabilities in designing and implementing emergency plans.
11. Participation in managing the Disability Inclusion Working Group at the United Nations, composed of organizations of persons with disabilities and UN agencies, alongside civil and international organizations working in the disability field in Lebanon. The group’s main tasks are to contribute to implementing inclusion based on the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon.
12. Strategic partner of the Youth Policy Path, whose main goal is to develop it to enhance youth participation and develop youth governance.
13. Strategic partner in the Civil Society Movement.
14. Allies with Nahnoo Association in advocacy campaigns for people’s right to public spaces and making them safe and accessible, such as Beirut Pine Forest and “The Beach for Everyone.”
15. Strategic allies with Public Works Studio and The Legal Agenda on many topics related to human rights, such as the right to housing, judicial independence, and others.
16. Coordinator of the Human Rights Periodic Review Report for disability associations in Lebanon.

Cooperation Protocol for Institutionalizing Inclusion Across Various Sectors

1. Cooperation protocol with the Beirut Order of Engineers and Architects (renewed with each new president) for the legalization of an inclusive built environment, the dissemination and production of knowledge, the development of tools, capacity building, and inclusive reconstruction.
2. Cooperation protocol with the Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR) to develop standards for an inclusive outdoor environment, inclusive reconstruction, and to spread the culture and practice of inclusive public administration.

Partnerships for Inclusion and Rights Promotion

1. A civil alliance in partnership with Trócaire, Nabad Association, the Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering (RDFL), and Women Now to institutionalize the shift toward inclusion.
2. A partnership with 1MoreCup to enshrine rights, translated annually into the 16-day campaign on women with disabilities.
3. A partnership with Najdeh Association on child protection in the Bekaa region.
4. Partnership in the Bar Elias Associations Committee in the Central Bekaa.

Working Groups on Women with Disabilities

We participate in the working groups on women with disabilities as follows:

1. GBV Core Group: This group focuses mainly on influencing national action plans and drafting key messages. Within this group, we discussed in depth the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and we have taken part in this campaign for four years.
2. Protection Case Management Task Force: Through this task force, we advocate for adopting inclusive case management processes and tools for persons with disabilities.
3. Other Working Groups (General Participation): Our participation mainly aims at general involvement to improve related policies and services, and includes:
   1. Livelihoods Working Group
   2. Food Security Working Group
   3. Education Working Group
   4. Child Protection Working Group
   5. Health Working Group

Protocol of Cooperation with Economic Bodies and Unions (pending renewal)

To achieve economic and social integration.

1. Hotel Owners’ Syndicate
2. Syndicate of Owners of Travel and Tourism Agencies
3. Tourist Guides’ Syndicate
4. Restaurants’ Syndicate
5. Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut – Zahle – Sidon
6. Association of Lebanese Industrialists

Cooperation with Municipalities

Linked to their central role at all times, between development and work during emergency conditions.

Cooperation with Universities and Colleges in Lebanon

By hosting students to promote the culture of inclusion and develop skills related to their fields of specialization.

All Partners and Donors in Projects

A list of all entities and organizations we have worked with over the years on projects and in preparing publications.