Overview

This project aimed to enhance the awareness of youth in Euro-Mediterranean countries regarding the importance of reconciliation, conflict resolution, protection of human rights, and democratization in a multiethnic world.

General Objective:
To strengthen the cultural capacities of young actors in promoting democratization, reconciliation, and human rights — both within fragmented national contexts and across countries.

Specific Objectives:

• Enhance the capacity and participation of civil society in governance processes.

• Provide professional and cultural development opportunities for youth and young women.

Target Beneficiaries:

1. Youth and young women

2. Policy-makers

3. Education professionals

4. Civil society organizations

Implemented Activities:

• Coordination with the partner organization Centre for Research on the Economics of Institutions (CREI) to define the exchange program’s format, content, and participants.

• Selection of 16 participants: 6 from CREI (3 professors and 3 students) and 10 from Lebanon (1 expert, 1 journalist, and 8 students).

• Organization of two meetings:
    • First meeting in Beirut (8 days)
    • Second meeting in Hermel (2 days)

• Promotion of intercultural dialogue between Italian and Lebanese participants focused on shared values and mutual understanding.

• Capacity-building sessions on topics such as peacebuilding, acceptance, cultural diversity, and the roots of violence.

• In-depth group discussions on the topic of terrorism and its global impact.

• Drafting of a follow-up project concept targeting Lebanese youth, with the intention of submitting it to the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF).

Implementation Period:
6 months (15 June 2013 – 14 December 2013)

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