The Educational and Social Development Foundation (ESDF)

The Educational and Social Development Foundation (ESDF) is a Lebanese non-governmental Organization aiming at improving and enhancing the educational and social sectors in Lebanon based on a participatory approach.  ESDF’s mission: The development and dissemination of the educational and social cultures in Lebanon targeting different areas including the public sector through the ministries and public entities. ESDF is an NGO working with all level communities (both public and private) of Lebanon for the improvement and enhancement of the educational and social sectors in Lebanon based on the participatory approach focusing on the following themes: Equity and Progress in Education Capacity Building Advocacy and Outreach Women Empowerment and GBV Reduction Poverty Reduction Local Governance and Rural Development Children Basic Rights and Protection Health and Environment Awareness  The main interventions of ESDF have as a framework a well defined and formulated project identifying the objectives and the deliverable and aiming to include the larger number of partners supporting the appropriate implementation of the projects through their very diversified contributions.