The Collective for Research and Training on Development-Action (CRTDA) is a non-governmental organization initiated in July 1999 and based in Beirut. Whether working in Lebanon or across the Arab World primarily in Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, CRTD.A seeks to contribute to the social development of local communities and organizations through enhancing capacities particularly in gender analysis, gender and development, poverty and exclusion, for the purpose of contributing to creating a more just and equitable environment.

CRTDA has a dynamic and flexible team of highly specialized researchers, trainers and practitioners who are able to respond to diverse needs and changing environments. Our team draws on varied and extensive skills and experiences from across the region. CRTDA operates within the different cultural and linguistic environments of the Middle East. An advantage of CRTDA's is its ability to tap into a vast network of key scholars, researchers and practitioners across the Arab World. Furthermore, CRTDA is guided by a voluntary International Advisory Board (IAB) of highly regarded gender and development experts.