Women Empowerment

Imam Sadr Foundation (ISF) is championing the development and empowerment of women in Lebanon by continuously raising the ceiling of their potential through evolving and innovative social services addressing the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.

The insight gained from almost 60 years’ experience is that women’s empowerment is a reliable approach for social change and a prerequisite to win the fight against misery and oppression. But most importantly, the work with women is promising because women, in their own right, are indispensable to win in difficult times while transiting to the “people spring”.

The social entrepreneurship at Imam Sadr Foundation is manifested through a consistent postulate to empower women. While the ISF makes a wide range of contributions to Lebanese life, probably the single greatest value-added is its success in emphasizing the importance of women to providing direction and solutions to societal issues. . Thousands of orphans and vulnerable girls have graduated from ISF programs and have subsequently found an enhanced role for themselves in society.

Women make up about 75% of the working team at ISF. Additionally, every year, hundreds of women participate in ISF programs and receive professional training and social empowerment. In a traditional culture, where disparities and discrimination against woman are prevalent, this venture is unprecedented.