Call For Partners: Active Citizens Programme Cycle 2014-2015 In Tripoli – Lebanon

Call for Partners Be part of our Active Citizens Network to positively impact the youth of Tripoli – Lebanon Are you an active civil society organisation focusing on youth as a priority? Do you want to contribute to youth development and be the change you want to see in your community? The British Council is pleased to announce the launch of an open call to select a partner organisation to join the Active Citizens programme cycle for 2014-2015 in Tripoli city – Lebanon. For more details, please check the terms of reference and the application form to submit your expression of interest by 30 June 2014. What are the benefits of such a partnership? A globally standardised training for facilitators Enhanced capacity of developing and managing projects Opportunities for developing young leaders Benefit the community through social initiatives and projects Access to national and international Active Citizens network About Active Citizens The British Council’s Active Citizens programme promotes community cohesion through civic engagement and volunteering. The programme aims to increase the contribution of individuals who are influential within their community towards achieving sustainable development both locally and globally. It provides them with tools and support to better understand how to work with people from diverse backgrounds. They then put their new skills into practice by setting up or adapting the way they run their own social action projects to tackle a social issue within their community. The programme also encourages peer-to-peer relations across cultural, geographic and political boundaries via a lively online social network of participants, as well as occasional international exchange visits. Active Citizens was launched in 2009 and has run in 38 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, South and East Asia and the UK. The programme is owned and managed globally by the British Council. It is funded and delivered in partnership with a wide range of organisations that work internationally, as well as at a national and local level. For more info, please visit The British Council website on www.britishcouncil.org/lebanon