By some counts, there are more than 18,000 civil society nonprofits/NGOs registered in Lebanon, but only a fraction of them are actually operational. Information about where they’re working, their funders, their successes, and their grantees is often hard to find. The lack of organization of and access to this data not only reinforces rampant corruption but also makes it difficult for donors and volunteers to find partners to whom they are willing to contribute funds or time. In addition, there is a lot of overlap between NGOs. Our mashup would help identify areas of redundancy and neglect, render them visually, and become a call to action to distribute resources accordingly.

There is nothing like this in Lebanon, or perhaps the world? If we were able to realise our concept, it could become a model for other countries in similar circumstances and/or link into a global network.