Trainer for Citizenship Participation

Project Description

The YALA project is managed by Fiftyfifty and supported by MALALA Fund. YALA aims at encouraging young dynamic individuals all over Lebanon to become effective citizens and be part of the solutions to achieve positive change and build their involvement in local governance. The project will empower the youths to become leaders making a meaningful contribution to the welfare of their communities through the following main activities:

• Empowering 120 young girls and boys between the ages of 16 and 20.
• Strengthening the capacity of the youth
• Spreading awareness regarding the importance of girl’s education and equal opportunities
• Create a community of young well-informed individuals

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare a well-structured power point pertinent to the topic
• Develop elaborative training material for the participants
• Train the participants on the methods and concepts of the topic
• Develop a pre-training questionnaire, to assess the participant’s knowledge of the topic
• Engage new interactive post-training methods in assessing the participants’ understanding of the topic
• Write a report by the end of the program, summarizing the outcomes of the training sessions and discussing the results of the pre- and post-training assessments.
• Present training sessions that are engaging and interactive to help participants retain information
• Teach about democracy, the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, and how to be active and engaged citizens.
• Centralizing the components of social participation, social and moral responsibility.
• Teach the youths to examine different communication tools and consider the importance of managing the expectations of citizens, and community organizations.
• Shed light on the importance of the attention that should be given to ensuring all voices are heard, including women, youth, and people with disabilities
• Specify conditions and do’s and don’ts for successful participation
• Prepares individuals to become good responsible citizens who have knowledge and skills to participate fully in democratic societies.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the field Local Development Training
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in designing and delivering training programs
• Content/Curriculum Development
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work flexible schedule to support delivery
• Excellent communication, writing, and presentation skills
• Strong organizational and time-management skills