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Submitted by weep on Fri, 09/28/2012 - 16:45
Fri, 09/28/2012 - 16:45
Job key data
Job title: 3 Case Workers/Social workers
Organisation: ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality
Location: Beirut - North - Bekaa - Lebanon
Working area: Beirut - North - Bekaa - Lebanon
Deadline: October 10, 2012
Job specifications
Description:

Key responsabilites:
  • Provide direct support and care for women and girls survivors of gender-based violence, including counseling and basic case management.  Case management services will include: Assessment of needs; Developing an action plan ;Implementing the plan; Appropriate following & Case closure;
  • Provide direct age-appropriate and specialized support and care for beneficiaries including counseling and case management.  Case management services for survivors under the age of 18 will include the above steps of case management along with: Best Interest Determination; Age appropriate engagement and decision-making by survivors; Do No Harm analysis;
  • Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and 3-month work plans in a timely manner and incorporate manager feedback;
  • Participate in weekly supervisory meetings to ensure adherence to standards of care and appropriate case management;
  • As requested undertake/participate in liaison, coordination, and information sharing activities with national NGOs, international organizations, donors and government.
Key competencies:
  • Degree/ diploma in Social Work, Counseling or other related field.
  • Counseling and training experience with a reputable organization, including 3-5 years of experience counseling survivors of abuse or violence.
  • Clear understanding of gender inequality, and issues surrounding violence against women and girls.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect for clients at all times is essential.
  • Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain composure and prioritize work under pressure, work overtime when necessary and be able to coordinate multiple tasks and maintain attention to detail.
  • Ability to work as a member of a team essential.
  • Ability to communicate in English and write clear and concise reports in English.
  • Must be computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Personal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
  • Fluency in English and Arabic required.
Contract terms:

Post holder reports to: GBV Case Management Program Coordinator
Duration: One year (renewable) - Full-Time position

Applicants should send their CV and a cover letter that includes expression of interest by email to abaad@abaadmena.org no later than October 10  and include Case Worker/Social Worker position in the email subject. Applications received after end of business day on closing date will not be considered.

UN launches a new world program to empower rural women || Press release

28-09-2012

UN Women and the three United Nations agencies working on food and agriculture launched the past Thursday a joint program “Accelerating Progress Toward the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women” to empower poor rural women through economic integration and food security initiatives.
The program is a five-year initiative of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Program (WFP). It will be implemented initially in Ethiopia, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Nepal, Niger and Rwanda.
Most rural women and girls face many obstacles in gaining access to public services, social protection, decent employment opportunities, and markets and other institutions. To address these issues, the joint program will focus on four goals:

  • Improving food and nutrition security,
  • Increasing incomes,
  • Enhancing leadership and participation in rural institutions,
  • Creating a more responsive policy environment at national and international levels


For more information you can click on the following link for the full news: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/158377/icode/
 

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KAFA, Enough Violence and Exploitation - Baalbak || Violence against Women in local societies || Gender Based Violence

September 30, 2012

Organizing party: KAFA – Enough Violence and Exploitation
Title of the event: Violence against Women in local societies


Venue: Cultural forum – Yammoune – and Baalbak public square
Date and Time: 30-09-2012 – 11:00-17:00


Other information: the event includes educational activities and entertainment to shed a light on gender based violence in local societies

The Minister of Public Health submits a comprehensive health coverage plan to the Cabinet || Newspapers (Arabic)

25-09-2012

The Minister of Public Health, Ali Hassan Khalil, declared during the launch of the medicines program for patients with chronic illnesses, that he has submitted a preliminary program for comprehensive heath coverage for all Lebanese who do not benefit from any other form of health care coverage.  The Minister's program proposes the transformation of the Ministry's decentralized primary health care centers into referral centers to hospital thus upgrading present health care services taking into consideration both cost and quality considerations.
The Minister added that his Ministry is also working on addressing the challenges posed by non-communicable diseases which are the main cause of mortality worldwide.  In this vein, he also indicated that the program catering to patients with chronic illnesses is being implemented through 414 dispensaries.  The process also involves assessing the reliability of existing dispensaries and widening the scope of beneficiaries as well as partners and allies.  The Minister also indicated that the Ministry has made headways during the past year in increasing the budget of the chronic illnesses program.  His plans for 2013 are to increase the outreach to beneficiaries and the number of available chronic care drugs to include 14 chronic illnesses.  Five new chronic care drugs will be added to the existing list of 63drugs already used by beneficiaries from the program.

Original text in Arabic: Annahar

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Migrant domestic workers highlight the pitfalls of the Lebanese "sponsorship system" || Newspapers

24-09-2012

Women domestic workers organised a flash mob on Beirut’s Corniche on Sunday September 23d. The event sought to highlight the pitfalls of the Lebanese "sponsorship system", otherwise known as Kafala which literally binds the domestic workers to their employers.  The event which was  organized by two non-governmental organizations, KAFA and Insan, drew a large crowd.  To be reminded that, according to existing sources, there are 200,000 migrant domestic workers in Lebanon all of whom bound by the "Kafala" system.   KAFA had presented a draft proposal to replace the kafala system to Charbel Nahhas, the formed Minister of Labor.  The matter was not put up for Cabinet discussion. (The Daily Star)
 

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KidProof Safety: sexual harassment will become part of the educational curriculum || Newspapers (Arabic)

22-09-2012

In an interview for local Assafir newspaper, Darine Al-Masri, president of KidProof Safety described the most common incidents of violence that children are prone to in education establishments. These range from threats to children's personal safety, psychological and physical violence to sexual harassment.
 Al-Masri indicated that the KidProof educational curriculum will be a part of the essential educational curriculum starting the 2013-2014 school year. This project is now well into implementation with training of trainers being carried out in collaboration with the Centre for Educational Research and Development
 
Original text in Arabic: Assafir

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Souk Al-Tayyeb exhibits home made food and crafts in Al-Shouf || Newspapers (Arabic)

24-09-2012

The Shouf Cedars Reserve Association organized, in collaboration with the Maasser Al-Shouf municipality a “Souk Al-Tayyeb” event as part of the Jabalna festival.  
The event included exhibits of home made food and crafts.

Original text in Arabic: Al-mustaqbal
 

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Palestinian Women Forum’s roundtable on violence against women || Newspapers (Arabic)

24-09-2012

The Palestinian Women Forum in Lebanon organized in Tripoli, in collaboration with Najdeh Association and CAFOD, a British NGO, a roundtable on violence against women.   The event was funded by the EU and included several presentations by representatives from Lebanese and Palestinian women organisations and provided a space for discussing the manifestations and negative impact of violence against women.

Original text in Arabic: Annahar
 

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NCLW workshop on the national strategy for Lebanese women || Newspapers (Arabic)

22-09-2012

The National Commission for Lebanese Women (NCLW) organized a day-long workshop to discuss the national strategy for Lebanese women developed by the Commission and recently approved by the government. The strategy has as one of its key objectives to mainstream gender in government organizations through activating the role of gender focal points located in various ministries and public institutions.
During the workshop, the discussions revolved around the concept of gender and how it is linked to social discrimination based on sect, religion, gender and color. Furthermore, the practical needs of women in all work sectors and the strategies of the national strategy were reviewed and discussed.
There was a general agreement among the participants on the importance of implementation of all international treaties, conventions and human rights declarations signed by the Government of Lebanon. This particularly requires the lifting of all reservations regarding the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Original text in Arabic: Al-mustaqbal - Annahar

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Women’s Committee of the Future Movement’s Seminar on CEDAW || Newspapers (Arabic)

22-09-2012

The Women's Committee of the Future Movement organized in Beirut a seminar on the Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women as part of FM’s efforts to strengthen women’s political participation. The seminar sought to raise awareness about the Convention, its key areas of concerns and its implementation.  A reminder that Lebanon has already signed and ratified the Convention in 1996 but placed a number of its clauses under reservation, namely:

  • Clause 1 of the article (16) on equal rights in the family
  • Clause 1 of the article (29) on dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Convention
  • Clause 2 of the article (9) on equal rights to transmit nationality

The seminar was organised within the franework of the Future movement's effort to strengthen women's political participation.

Original text in Arabic: Al-mustaqbal
 

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