01 /Education & opportunity
Give hope through education
Helping students continue their education when financial hardship puts learning out of reach.
A community with a common purposeA better
A better
Lebanon.
Built together.
We bring people, ideas and resources together for a free, equal and sustainable Lebanon.
Rooted in Lebanon. Coming together in Norway.
ACTIVE
TOGETHER
TOGETHER
A Norway-based nonprofit
A worldwide connection.
A worldwide connection.
Politically independent. Religiously independent.
Open to people of every background.
Who we areDifferent backgrounds.
Different backgrounds.
One shared belief.
A better Lebanon is something we build together.
ACTIVE LEBANON is a Norway-based nonprofit, working with Lebanese communities and friends of Lebanon around the world. Politically and religiously independent, we welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures.
We turn shared concern into connection, collective action and ideas that can make a difference.
Our story & what we stand forWhat brings us into action
Explore our workIdeas become action.
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02 /Human rights & solidarity
Stand for dignity. Speak for rights.
Connecting our community with collective calls for rights, accountability and freedom of expression.
03 /Culture & conversation
Closer through conversation
Creating spaces for film, dialogue and exchange between Lebanon, Norway and the wider community.
A selection of our documented initiatives. Explore each initiative for its history and source records.
Our foundationFive values.
Five values.
One direction.
These are the principles that brought us together, and the ideas that shape the Lebanon we believe in.
Explore our values- 01
Independence
- 02
Secularity
- 03
Transparency
- 04
Freedom & equality
- 05
Sustainability
Our shared recordVoices, moments
View the archiveVoices, moments
and collective action.
03 November 2024Film & conversation
Culture & dialogue
Read the recordMelahuset (opens in a new tab)The Last Sky: a shared space for film and dialogue
A documentary screening at Melahuset in Oslo, followed by a panel conversation with Rana Issa and Khaled Zaza.
Melahuset · Oslo · Past activity26 June 2022Joint statement
Human rights
Read the recordAccess Center for Human Rights · PDF (opens in a new tab)A collective call to end torture and impunity
ACTIVE LEBANON is listed among the signatories to a joint statement calling for action against torture in Lebanon.
Civil society advocacy · Past activity04 August 2021Remembrance gathering
Community
Read the recordOriginal website · Internet Archive (opens in a new tab)Remembering Beirut, together in Oslo
The original website recorded a remembrance gathering for Beirut at Eidsvolls plass, with Masahat Open Spaces for Arab Culture in Exile.
Eidsvolls plass · Oslo · Past activityA place for your ideas
Find your way to take partChange starts with us.
Bring your time, skills or a conversation. There is strength in coming together.