2016: LWPP Organizes the First International Festival in Benghazi During the War

On March 6th 2016, Libyan Women's Platform for Peace brought together Libyan women and youth from different walks of life at a unique social and cultural peace event in the embattled eastern city of Benghazi, marking International Women's Day on 8 March.

The Libyan Women For Peace Festival, organized in partnership with RNW Media, celebrated the efforts of civil society organizations and grass root movements in the war-torn city, and shed light on civic, humanitarian, and charitable initiatives of the local community, and spread awareness of the importance of upholding social and cultural life in times of war and conflict.