Donor: Building Alliances for Local
Advancement, Development, and Investment – Capacity Building
(BALADI CAP)
Partners: Development for People and Nature
Association (DPNA) and Youth Initiative (Mubadarat)
Duration: June 2017 – May 2018
Geographical
Reach: Majdal
Anjar (Bekaa), Nemrin (North Lebanon), Chwaya (South Lebanon)
Short Description:
This
project was designed to enable youth within the three selected localities
(Majdal Anjar, Nimreen, and Chwaya) to effectively advocate the implementation
of good governance practices in municipalities. These Youth Committees (YCs)
attended a series of capacity-building workshops to develop their advocacy
skills and knowledge on Municipal law and budgeting. Furthermore, needs-based
assessments were conducted in the areas to identify the top priority needs of
the local community. The YCs worked towards advocating a participatory form of
Municipal budgeting in order to address the top priority needs of their
communities.
Main
Activities:
·
Forming three Youth Committees in
Majdal Anjar, Nemrin, and Shwaya and hold several meetings with Municipal Officials
·
Capacity building workshops for the
Youth Committees (12 youth from each village) on the following topics:
- Consensus building
-
Good governance, transparency and
accountability, and budgeting
-
Comprehending needs-based
assessments
-
Advocacy and Communication Strategies
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Municipal Law and Citizens’ Rights,
e.g., Access to Public Services
·
Rapid needs-based assessment with the
support of Youth Committees for each village.
·
Needs-based assessment reports for
the three villages.
·
Town Hall meetings in the three
villages to discuss the needs-based assessment reports.
·
Advocate the implementation of the outcome
of the recommendations of the need-based assessment reports.
·
Assist the municipalities in
developing the municipal budget.
·
Developing a booklet on the phases
of the project with success stories.
·
Documentary for the project.
·
Final event.
