To strengthen youth ability
to
identify situations in need
of change
in their villages
and learn how to
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| To encourage youth networking from di erent villages in North Lebanon |
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The United States Agency for International Development
O ce for Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) funded the "Youth
Leaders" project which took place from November 2008 to
February 2009.
The main strategy to implement our objectives was not only to
coach the young North Lebanese population on the skills we
wished for them to acquire, but to also give them an
opportunity to channel them through a project they plan on
their own.
The workshop mostly included material on identifying and
defining problems, on enhancing communication, clarifying
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Once they were equipped with the proper expertise and
know-how to take action on their own, the group of young
participants did wonders in their district.
Examples include:
Installing two bus stop shelters next to a university campus in
Tripoli,
Collaborating with donors on gathering books for the public
library,
Rehabilitating and equipping a public hall used for major holidays
and ceremonies,
Distributing academic books for middle school and high school
students,
Creating networks between youth from Tripoli and Akkar region,
Planning a photoexhibition in Tripoli for 34 photos taken by
participants depicting areas they liked in their communities and
others they thought needed improvement,
Organizing a committee out of the villages' residents to supervise
the democratic voting process and announce the results for the
best photo taken.
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