من نحن
Whowe are
A community-rooted, rights-based organization in Lebanon since 2023. What we work for, what we hold to, and how we think change happens.
01 · Mission
مهمّتنا
Open the system
We strengthen the role of women and the LGBTQIA+ community through capacity building, applied research and community-driven initiatives, so that those most often shut out of systems of power can take part in them, benefit from them and shape them.
Lebanon · with strategic ties across Syria
02 · Vision
رؤيتنا
Vision
Inclusive, sustainable communities led by women and LGBTQIA+ people, where compounding inequalities no longer decide who takes part, who is protected and who leads.
03 · Values
ثوابتنا
Non-negotiables
Everyone we work with is treated with respect and without conditions on their worth.
We hold our ethical standards regardless of convenience, funding, or who is watching.
We design programs to remove barriers, and we ask those most likely to be excluded what they need first.
Communities are partners in our work, not beneficiaries of it. The results belong to them.
We answer to the communities we serve first, with transparency and honesty even when things go wrong.
We adjust to people's different starting points, because equal treatment is not always fair.
We stand alongside the communities we work with as members of the same justice movement, not as outside helpers.
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04 · What we do
عملنا
Four pillars
Every pillar starts from priorities that communities define themselves.
LGBTQIA+ leadership and economic participation
We build the community's power to lead, earn and shape decisions, so people can change the systems they are part of, not just enter them.
Capacity and community development
We equip communities and marginalized groups with the skills and support to drive their own development.
Applied research and knowledge production
Community-based, policy-relevant research, made with the communities it concerns and readable by the people who use it.
Institutional strengthening
Advisory and technical support that helps local organizations build governance, systems and real capacity instead of dependency.
05 · Where we stand
Nakoon is a community-rooted, evidence-informed and rights-based organization. We are locally driven and locally accountable, grounded in Lebanese realities while connected to international standards of humanitarian practice.
أين نحن
Where we stand
06 · Theory of change
Theory of change
نظرية التغيير
LGBTQIA+ communities gain structured access to rights knowledge, digital safety, health literacy, legal tools and a strong peer network,
they are better able to protect themselves, support their own and host communities, and push for systemic change,
individual strength, rooted in community and backed by institutions, builds both personal resilience and collective action.
06 · Where change shows up
Four levels of change
أربعة مستويات
Individual
Confidence in your rights, safer digital and physical habits, less isolation, and access to health and legal services.
Community
Stronger peer networks, violations documented, community-led initiatives launched and knowledge shared outward.
Organizational
Referral pathways activated and tracked, community data informing advocacy, alumni back as co-facilitators.
Systemic
Violations submitted to the right mechanisms, community voices in policy and donor spaces, coalitions across cohorts.
07 · Get in touch
معاً سنكون
Together we will be
There is a seat held open. Partner with us, fund the work, or join the next Akoon cohort.
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