2nd Floor, Sfeir Building, Mar Elias Street
Beirut
Lebanon
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
ULDY believes in the importance of breaking the borders between the Lebanese youth. Those borders are mainly sectarian borders imposed by the nature of the Lebanese society. ULDY works to raise awareness about the need to have intercultural and inter religious cooperation among the youth. ULDY also believes in the importance of putting pressure on the decision makers to make reforms in the laws leading to sectarian divisions.
Another important issue for ULDY is the right of youth to affordable education for all. This is the most important tool in shaping the youth's culture and understanding of the world, and a good education will bring the youth together in spite of their differences.
ULDY tries to promote the talents of the youth in fine arts so that they can express themselves and find more tools that can unite them in a sound social structure.
Understanding our neighborhood in the region and around the world is another important value that we promote. People are similar in spite of their cultural differences. ULDY tries to involve the youth in international dialogues and cooperation as another element of the wide tolerant culture that we belive in.
Some of the recent important activities:
1. A relief aid for the victims of the 2006 War between Lebanon and Israel.
2. Establishing a cultural center in the town of Srifa in the South of Lebanon.
3. A youth march that toured all the cities of Lebanon for 33 days to promote unity between different regions and religions.
4. Several youth camps every summer with themes of dialogue, art and culture.
5. Exchange programs with several organizations in several countries.
6. A regional conference on human rights and democracy in the middle east.