Maktabat MEPI Library
Training Resources for Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa

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Organization: Near East Foundation
Project: Empowering Youth Through Entrepreneurship in Morocco (EYEM)
Arabic
This manual includes 22 exercises and supplements for the pre-creation workshop presentation for empowering youth through entrepreneurship. The exercises focus on identifying business plans and opportunities, developing strategies for product demand, finding appropriate business partners, hazards of projects, operating costs, profitability ceilings and more.

Published:
Organization: Near East Foundation
Project: Empowering Youth Through Entrepreneurship in Morocco (EYEM)
English
This manual for empowering youth through entrepreneurship includes 13 exercises to support the training course. Topics include cash flow, expense and revenue calculation, understanding customer components, understanding market components and more.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
The WES-Up Business Growth and Accelerator series includes a trainer's manual, which aims to help women understand their needs through baseline assessment. It also provides information to put in place a plan to develop participants' skills, networking, funding, production and productivity. It includes detailed instructions and resources for trainers. The series also includes manual and curriculum files.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
The WES-Up Business Growth and Accelerator series includes a curriculum resource that highlights six modules, such as advanced market studies, strategic marketing and preparing your pitch. Other resources in the series include a trainer's manual and a coaching guide.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Business Launch resource for trainers focuses on the WES model for business plans. Other resources in the series includes: an Entrepreneurship Coaching Toolkit, Participant's Guide, Trainer's Manual, and WES Entrepreneurship Curricula. All of the resources are available in French.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Business Launch resource for trainers provides an Entrepreneurship Coaching Toolkit. Other resources in the series includes: a Business Plan Template, Participant's Guide, Trainer's Manual, and WES Entrepreneurship Curricula. All of the resources are available in French.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Business Launch resource for trainers provides a Trainer's Manual. Other resources in the series includes: a Business Plan Template, Entrepreneurship Coaching Toolkit, Participant's Guide and WES Entrepreneurship Curricula. All of the resources are available in French.

Published: 2017
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) Business Launch resource for trainers provides the WES Entrepreneurship Curricula. Other resources in the series includes: a Business Plan Template, Entrepreneurship Coaching Toolkit, Participant's Guide and Trainer's Manual. All of the resources are available in French.

Published: 2017
Organization: Education for Employment (EFE)
Project: Capacity Building for High-Quality Growth
English
This training manual on workforce readiness includes information on EFE's pedagogical approach, resources for instructors and detailed program schedules and accompanying resources. Five courses are included, ranging from keys to personal and professional development to succeeding in the workplace. Each course provides modules, talking points and activities. The material was piloted in Yemen as part of a job training and placement program for unemployed youth and were later utilized for a training of trainers in Amman in October 2017. An Arabic version of the manual will be added when available.

Published: 2016
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
French
This curriculum provides information about advanced entrepreneurship topics, such number of employees, performance evaluations, compensation, and other policies and procedures.

Published: 2015
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
English French
This social media curriculum resource includes a trainer's guide and PowerPoint presentation, targeted at female entrepreneurs for a two-day workshop. The content focuses on using social media platforms (blogging, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) and simple frameworks for integrating social media into business marketing plans. Tips are included for customizing the curriculum for specific participants.

Published: 2015
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This two-part guide is intended for WES curriculum trainers. The first part explains the guide’s logic and methodology. The second part, highlighting curriculum content, is organized by topic and provides information and recommendations for the trainer to present economic sustainability material.

Published: 2015
Organization: Institute of International Education (IIE)
Project: Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES)
French
This financial education guide provides information to increase the knowledge and skills of female entrepreneurs to better manage their finances. It also tools and a working methodology to change participants’ relationship with money.

Published: 2015
Organization: World Learning
Project: Promoting Education, Altruism, and Civic Engagement (PEACE)
English

This manual provides six training modules focused on leadership and volunteerism to promote workforce and community engagement through experiential learning. While the module progression is designed to build a comprehensive leadership program, each module can be used as a stand-alone two-hour program. Each module includes a one-page overview: module background, objectives, expected application, data collection plan, pre-training preparation and outline.

Published: 2014
Organization: Creative Associates International
Project: Voter Ownership & Increasing Civic Engagement (VOICE) Project
Arabic
This civic education module focuses on teaching gender issues. It highlights the status of women in Libya compared with other transitional democracies and defines the basic rights that protect women internationally. Also provided are resources for women to call for equal rights and best practices for expanding access to people with disabilities.