Back in 1997 the Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Woman LECORVAW was established by a group of social activists which saw the need saw the need to make a stand and stop all forms of violence and discrimination against women, by 1999 LECORVAW had two Listening and counselling Centers operating in both Beirut and Tripoli.

Mission:

LECORVAW mission focuses on highlighting the issues of Gender Based Violence (GBV), Violence Against Woman (VAW), and Violence Against Children (VAC), through different axis mainly the following:
_Raising awareness and sensitizing the civil society
_Legal reform of oppressive laws against women and Children
_Offering appropriate services and consultations for women survivors of violence and their children. (Social, Legal, Medical and Psychological).
_Issuing and releasing on regular basis different types of social and legal publications around the issues of VAW, GBV and VAG.
_Ratification and implementation of international conventions and UN resolutions.

Vision:

“LECORVAW” looks towards a society free of all forms of violence governed by democratic relations between the family members and within the society as a whole, a society that ensures equality, justice and dignity to all its citizens where all members of this society can live equally in a democratic environment free of all forms of violence and discrimination.

LECORVAW’s listening and counseling center services:

_we respect the principle of confidentiality

_we offer you the support, consultation and referral through our helpline 24/7.

_we receive you, listen to you and inform you on your social and legal rights.

_we offer you and your children the social and legal counseling and support.

_we offer you and your children psychological follow up.

_we provide legal representation for social special cases.

_we refer you to forensic doctors for medical legal reports.

_we refer you to other organizations as needed.

_we provide economic empowerment in special cases.

_we refer you to shelters in case of life threatening dangers.