We are excited to resume the Voices for Change series this year with a critical conversation on the status of women in Syria. Our opening session features two distinguished speakers: Rajaa Altalli, co-founder of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) and a leading advocate for women’s participation in peace and political processes, and
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During the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) in New York this March, Rajaa Altalli, co-founder of the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD), joined the delegation of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement in a series of high-level events and strategic meetings aimed at advancing the rights and political
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During the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Week this March, CCSD partnered with Red Dot Foundation on two events, both online and in person, to contribute to global conversations on feminist foreign policy, Women, Peace and Security, and accountability and access to Justice. CCSD’s co-founder Rajaa Altalli joined global
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Network Paper on Local Coordination Committees The Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), in collaboration with the Centre for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD) and partner networks including the Alliance for Empowered Partnerships (A4AP), the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN), and the Somali NGO Consortium (SNC), is seeking a research consultant to develop a new Network Paper examining the role of Local Coordination Committees. HPN
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As collaboration deepens between Space for Collaboration, hosted by the Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD), and the Women Peacebuilding Network in Lebanon (WPNL), hosted by UN Women in Lebanon, partners have organized a series of events to strengthen dialogue and coordination between Syrian and Lebanese women. On 13 February 2026, a joint delegation
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More than a year after the fall of the Assad regime, Syrian women are facing many challenges, including holding few official positions within the executive and legislative branches of the transitional government, and sidelining women’s voices in the foundational shaping of Syria’s future. In the face of these systemic challenges, Syrian women-focused organizations remain a
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