PROFILE

IRIS achieves these goals through an ongoing process of interaction and involvement with NGOs and development agencies. By keeping abreast of the media and updated on recent events, studies and research, IRIS provides an essential source of information throughout the NGO sector in Lebanon. This process of communication and exchange is manifested in specific IRIS initiatives, including:

• The Monthly Information Bulletin (MAJAL)
  
• The Resource Library
  
• "Special Dossier" Publications
  
• NGO Seminars
  
• The IRIS website
  
• A comprehensive directory of NGOs in Lebanon
  
• A hotline service
  
• A training and capacity building program

How can IRIS be used?

IRIS is useful to individuals and organizations alike, from donors and communities, to scholars practitioners and the media.


IRIS can:

• Provide prospective volunteers with contacts and information;
  
• Aid students and academics with research and analysis;
• Publicize NGO events nationwide;
• Inform community groups of trends and developments;
  
• Put donor and recipient organizations in touch with each other.
  

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