Beirut, Lebanon, 2018

Supporting human rights organisations from Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon.

BEIRUT BY THE NUMBERS

Applications
received

150

Nationalities represented

14

Value of pro bono work donated

$123k

OVERVIEW

We received 150 applications and in total 28 CSOs representatives and creatives (14 men and 14 women) were selected to attend, they came from 14 different countries: Yemen, Mexico, US, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Brazil, Jordan, Iraq, Czech Republic, Singapore, Turkey and UK.

Together they tackled topics like the impact of the war in Yemen, internally displaced people in Iraq, migrant domestic workers in Lebanon and the media representation of women MPs in Lebanon.

This was the first time we formalised the Team Leader position and people had to apply for these positions as part of the call for applications. Like at our 2016 sprint, we had a partnership with the UK-based data design studio Beyond Words and its Design Director Michael Brenner attended the workshop as a mentor and trainer. In addition, we had a mentor and trainer for the team leaders and for the sprint in general and that was the Head of Google Campus, Sarah Drinkwater.

MEET THE CSOS

Established in 2004, Yemen Polling Center is Yemen's first and only independent research and polling centre.

Anti-Racism Movement's mission is to decrease racial discrimination in Lebanese society and institutions.

Maharat defends freedom of expression by developing the media sector and advocating for legal reform.

Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights monitors and documents human rights violations in Iraq.

PROJECTS

Featured

Re:Iraq

An exploratory multimedia campaign about Internally Displaced People in Iraq.

Perceiving Yemen

A data visualisation project with unusual offline capabilities designed for young people and policymakers inside Yemen.

TEAM LEADERS

From front to back: Mirna, Naji, Marwa, and Omar

Mirna Noaman

Is a designer based in Cairo, Egypt. She specialises in human-centred social design and is the regional digital design lead at the International Red Cross.

Naji El Mir

Is a Lebanese graphic and type designer based in Paris, specialising multilingual visual identities. He is the co-founder of the design studio Ne—Po.

Marwa Boukarim

Is a Lebanese visual and web designer specialising in user experience and interface design. She is a member of Visualizing Palestine and is currently based in Milan, Italy.

Omar Altabakha

Is a communication and strategy specialist working in the human rights sector. He is the MENA training manager for New Tactics.