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The toolbox is intended as an open learning resource for youth workers that are engaged in community work with young refugees, asylum seekers and young people with migration background. Specifically: project managers, community leaders, educators, facilitators, social workers, intercultural mediators that are interested to improve their ability in the social inclusion of excluded groups. The toolbox could also be used in formal settings such as schools, colleges and universities addressing development challenges as well as for project managers and experts engaged in the design and...

This document is the outcome of a workshop done during the Erasmus Plus training "Influence Youth". The workshop was about the topic of teamwork, specifically the challenges faced when working with a team of volunteers and how to overcome it. The participants of the workshop talked about their challenges and possible interventions were shared also by participants based on their experience working in this field. The document includes the information shared by the participants in this workshop.

The Jafra Foundation releases its 2017 Annual Report to the public.

“More than 60% of Syrian refugees households comprise a person with disabilities and 1/5 Syrian refugees has a disability in Lebanon and Jordan”, shows a large study conducted by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and iMMAP.

Fact-sheet 4 of 4 Education

Maps showing the distribution of development projects in various fields including health, education, agriculture, etc.

This package includes 3 maps pertaining to Lebanon's 2009 elections: - "confessional-distrib": showing the confessional geographic distribution of Lebanon's population - "election-results": showing the election results in West Bekaa/Rashaya and Metn areas. - "results&voters": showing the sectarian representation of parliamentary seats across Lebanon, the percentage of voters per electoral district, election results, and deputy representation per number of voters

Analyzing the Impact on the Personal and Professional Development of Young Participants at Erasmus Plus/Youth in Action/Euromed projects through “Chabibeh Sporting Club” From 2008 till 2017

A toolkit with 6 games/activities on social cohesion for youth workers, youth leaders and facilitators

Lebanon may witness a remarkable rise in the number of women serving in Parliament come May 2018 due to initiatives from women’s groups, “civil society” activists, and the substantial number of female candidates – 113 at the start of the election period. However, as this briefing paper shows, Lebanese women continue to face numerous challenges in entering government. The new electoral law passed in June 2017 does not provide women with equal opportunity to be elected, and it is yet to be seen whether it will increase female representation in Parliament. Nevertheless, the historic number of...

For the first time in nine years the Lebanese political scene is mobilising for elections.

Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya is a regional non-profit community development organization that works with disenfranchised communities through education, youth volunteerism and grassroots organizing. Our approach encompasses an array of programs and projects that, together, strengthen initiative and facilitate redress to problems prioritized by members of the community. We believe in Embracing pluralism, Respecting diversity and Promoting equity wherever we operate.

Ruwwad, which spans today Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine, and operates through a strong network of partnerships with civil society and...

This research study presents the main finding of marginalization and exploitation processes related to Palestinian youth in Lebanon. The study was conducted between 2016-2017 in all over Lebanon including Palestinian camps and gatherings. Quantitative facts about the topic are well documented in the study. The methodology was based on three forms of data collection: desktop review, focus groups and in depth interviews with Palestinian youth and stakeholders.

The research is divided into three main chapters:

‘“No future” for Palestinian youth in Lebanon?’ is the first chapter of the report...

"An Education for Future: The Schooling Experience of Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon and Germany" is a comparative study conducted by the Centre for Lebanse Studies. The study examines the future prospects of Syrian refugee children who dropped-out of Lebanese public schools and the German schools. The study compared Germany’s and Lebanon education provisions for inclusion of Syrian refugee children in public schools, as well as dropout rates of Syrian refugees. This comparison sought to highlight examples of best practices from Lebanon and Germany to reduce the dropout rates, to...

This report aims to acquire a comprehensive understanding of the barriers to education faced by Syrian youth, using both qualitative and quantitative data-collection methods.

This report presents issues within tertiary education for young Syrian refugees in Lebanon. It is part of a broader regional study commissioned by UNESCO.

The study aimed to raise awareness on the Digital Economy in the Arab region and its contribution to Sustainable Development.

The Building a Better Response project, together with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Humanitarian City, launched the Building a Better Response (BBR) e-learning course in Arabic with a panel discussion in Dubai on the role of local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in humanitarian response. The event came in advance of the World Humanitarian Summit, set to take place in Istanbul in May 2016, where much of the conversation is expected to focus on placing local actors at the center of humanitarian response. Our work cannot be as...

This report investigates the use of memory by political parties in Lebanon in the political and educational domains.

This is an analytical report based on data and statistics collected from public schools and aiming at detecting the effect of the Syrian refugees crisis on the public education sector and the priorities and needs for the public schools in the best interest of the Lebanese and refugees students.