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MENA Leadership Academy

Strengthening Skills in Communication, Negotiation, and Strategic Planning

Second training of the two-year MENA Leadership Academy program for young civil society activists from the MENA region. This training focuses on strengthening communication, negotiation, and strategic planning skills for NGOs.

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Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Arrival of participants

Thursday, 25 October 2018
09:00 Welcoming remarks and introduction
Dr. Canan Atilgan, Director, Regional Program South Mediterranean of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Tunis

09:15 Lessons in Crisis Communication

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Media Relations: How to make your voice heard

13:00 Lunch

14:30 Government Relations: How to make your voice powerful

15:45 Coffee Break

16:15 Fundraising Relations: How to make your voice count

17:30 End of the workshop day

Trainer: Jacob Schrot, Founder, Young Transatlantic Initiative & Association of Parliamentary Staffers on Foreign and Security Policy

Friday, 26 October 2018

08:45 Ice breaker

09:00 Build a movement that lasts

10:15 Coffee Break

10:45 How to use digital tools for your mission

12:45 Lunch

14:15 Workshop: Pitch your idea

16:30 Coffee Break

17:00 Fishbowl Discussion: Defending your Pitch

18:00 End of the workshop day

Trainer: Jacob Schrot, Founder, Young Transatlantic Initiative & Association of Parliamentary Staffers on Foreign and Security Policy

Saturday, 27 October 2018
08:45 Ice breaker

09:00 Project Presentation and Discussion: Digitalization and Participation
Discussed with Amel Saidane, President, TunisianStartups & Digital Transformation Consultant, Tunis

  1. Ikram Ais, Algeria
  2. Sara Belahcene, Algeria
  3. Almothana Hasan, Jordan
  4. Shahed Deebajah & Barik Mhadeen, Jordan
  5. Amged Shwehdy, Libya
  6. Abdelghani Achahoud, Morocco

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Project Presentation and Discussion: Urban Youth and Local Development
Discussed with Andreas Berding, Head of Local Economic Development Projects, Supporting Municipalities in Libya Program, GIZ, Tunis

  1. Mohamed Azouz Rebai, Tunisia
  2. Hiba Daher, Lebanon
  3. Malek Zakraoui, Tunisia
  4. Ahmed Alkarriri, Palestine
  5. Abbas Sbeity, Lebanon

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Project Presentation and Discussion: Urban Youth and Local Development
Discussed with Andreas Berding, Head of Local Economic Development Projects, Supporting Municipalities in Libya Program, GIZ, Tunis

  1. Jasmin Lilian Diab, Lebanon
  2. Bahaeddin Ahmeed, Libya
  3. Fatima Zahra Nassik, Morocco
  4. Maroi Ech-Charkaouy, Morocco
  5. Hind AbuShkhadim, Palestine
  6. Kaied Maari, Palestine

16:00 Transfer to El Kasba, Medina of Tunis

16:30 Alternative Medina Tour with Doura fel Houma and visit of El Warcha Project

18:30 Free time in the Medina

20:00 Dinner

Sunday, 28 October 2018

09:30 Ice breaker

10:00 Transparent Tunisia? The Work of a Civil Watchdog
Fadoua Ouni, Advocacy Officer & Ismail Ben Khelifa, Legal Expert, I Watch Organization, Tunis

11:00 Coffee break

11:15 Project Presentation and Discussion: Culture and Arts for Change
Discussed with Raoul Cyril Humpert, PhD Student & Co-Founder, Journal de la Medina, Tunis

  1. Nassim Touati, Algeria
  2. Mays Abdullah, Jordan
  3. Elham Algaid, Libya
  4. Safa Mesrati, Tunisia
  5. Summar Rasras, Palestine
  6. Mahdi Yahya, Lebanon

12:45 Lunch

14:00 Legitimacy Challenges of CSOs in the Arab World
Youssef Cherif, Deputy Director, Columbia Global Centers Tunis

15:00 Final Discussion: Feedback and Evaluation
KAS Regional Program South Mediterranean

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Tunis, Tunisia

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Dr. Canan Atilgan

Dr. Canan Atilgan

Head of International Office United Kingdom and Ireland

canan.atilgan@kas.de +44 (0)20 7834 4119
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Head of the Ramallah office

simon.engelkes@kas.de +972 2 240 4305 +972 2 240 4307
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