Partnerships with NGOs
CRTD.A engages in partnerships with NGOs with whom it shares a common vision. It work with partners at both local and international levels in order to share best practices, support capacity building and promote policy advocacy on cross-cutting and national issues that face the region. CRTD.A also assists organizations in reaching their full potential through supporting them to make the most effective and efficient use of donor aid and financial resources.

Technical support and training
CRTD.A provides technical support and training to NGOs, governmental partners, researchers, and international agencies on numerous areas of social and community development with particular focus on gender equality and equity. Our services cover efficient and effective resource mobilization, strategic planning, project/program management, counseling, and project/program monitoring and evaluation.
CRTD.A has developed locally based training modules and resource kits on "Gender and Participatory Development" as well as "Gender and Participatory Research" as well as other key topics including readers, training and resource material. Support provided by CRTD.A also includes referrals and linkages with other organizations, projects and funding.

Research; production and dissemination of learning and knowledge
CRTD.A focuses on the theory and practice of qualitative, participatory, action-oriented social research. CRTD.A also produces original literature on gender and development, gender mainstreaming, gender training, social development, civil society and poverty. These and other relevant issues are given further exposure in our bulletins, monthly updates, newsletters, translated materials, books, website and other electronic communications. CRTD.A runs an established and highly sought after resource information centre, which provides indigenous and international information and research on Gender and Development issues, Lebanon, and the Arab World. Access to a resource library is offered to academics, researchers, practitioners, donors, and NGOs among others.

Consulting services
The CRTD.A team provides consultancy services for NGOs and other development actors in areas such:

• Needs and situation analysis reflecting local social demands
• Proposals to address respective problems
• Implementation of proposed strategies
• Review and evaluation of impact of projects
• Gender mainstreaming