SMEX
Source Passport
LB-C-00003-2
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Social Media Exchange Assoc.
- Country
- Lebanon
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- 2008
- Director or chair
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it not disclosed
- How it is funded on record, not yet checked
- Named funders on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- SMEX
- Social Media Exchange
- Tasharuk
- Registration number Pending check
- Lebanese NGO no. 165 (registered 2010, as stated in SMEX's Idealist profile)
- Registered address Pending check
- Tapirama Building, 5th Floor, Beirut, Lebanon (address in SMEX's Idealist profile, listed 2012)
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Idealist, nonprofit profile 'Social Media Exchange Assoc.' (listed since January 2012), read 2026-10-20 ('Registered as a Lebanese NGO (no. 165) in 2010'; Tapirama Building, 5th Floor, Beirut; www.smex.org)
- Media Landscapes (European Journalism Centre), 'Lebanon – Media development organisations' (undated), read 2026-10-20 (SMEX founded in 2008, a registered Lebanese NGO; Tasharuk platform built with financial support of Hivos)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Network or umbrella organisation
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors Pending check
Funder Type Note Hivos Foundation financial support for the Tasharuk platform (Media Landscapes, undated)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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