This trip to the German capital marks the end of the second MENA Leadership Academy which went on for the past two years and brought together young civil society activists from the Middle East and North Africa in four different trainings in Madrid, Tunis, Istanbul and Berlin.

The overall objective of the training program was to enhance the knowledge of a professional methodology for civic activism; strengthen the understanding of and the capacity for democratic participation of civil society; increase the CSO contribution to economic and social development processes as well as their role as mediator between citizens and state in terms of articulating interests and defending citizens’ rights. Moreover, the program aimed at motivating young people to participate in the civic life and local development of their respective countries.

We are now looking for the third generation of motivated and committed future leaders to follow the footsteps of the first two MENA LAs. The call for applications for the MENA LA 2020-21 "Shaping the Digital Future" is now open. Apply through the following link until November 30, 2019: https://bit.ly/366Lwpt