ARM’s mission is to decrease racist discrimination and abuse in Lebanon on the social and institutional levels by advocating for changes in the systems that perpetuate racist exploitative practices, through sensitization, awareness raising, advocacy, and community building for more just social and institutional frameworks in Lebanon. The main focus of this work is on migrant domestic workers and to a lesser extent on all migrant workers. The MCCs’ mission is to make meaningful improvements in the quality of life of migrant workers in Lebanon and their capacity to self-advocate to advance their socio-economic rights, and to contribute to a strong and powerful migrant civil society, with a focus on women as leaders of change.

Our main fields of intervention in Lebanon include organizing with migrant domestic workers (MDWs), migrant workers (MWs), Sudanese refugees, children of migrant domestic workers, relevant governmental ministries and policymakers, media institutions, schools, universities, civil society/international/intergovernmental organizations, local activists, and more broadly influencing the general population through our advocacy campaigns and activities. The main strategies we use in our intervention include: providing resources that sustain MDW community networks and support/empower MWs, MDW activists & MDW-centered initiatives; mobilizing collaboration between local activists and MDWs; developing strong advocacy activities and campaigns for structural change; and collaborating with media, researchers, and educational institutions against racist abuse and exploitation in Lebanon.