Why Do You Use Flickr?
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This file provides an overview of the features Flickr offers for saving and organizing images.
Module 8: Women’s Human Rights at Work
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This resource is the eighth module of the manual Making Human Rights Real: A Human Rights Education Program for Women in Morocco. It focuses on women’s human rights at work and includes three sessions: discrimination at work in the formal sector: hiring, salaries, hours, and family responsibilities; discrimination at work in the informal sector: the case of domestic workers; and the right to belong to a labor union.
Home-Based Businesses - Presentation
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2014
This slide presentation was used for an Institute of International Education workshop that focused on home-based businesses, part of the Women's Enterprise for Sustainability (WES) program.
Munathara - Mobile App for Promoting Public Dialogue
Language(s):
Published: 2012
Tunisian CSO Munathara worked with local mobile developers to build this app promoting public dialogue. Users can record and upload a 99-second video on a key civic issue, which is then viewed and rated by other app users.
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/munathara/id572965744?mt=8
This app was funded by the IREX Social Media | Social Action program, through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
Capacity Building
Language(s): French
Published: 2010
This manual provides a framework for strategic planning and local capacity building using the Program Planning Objectives (PPO) method. The presentation outlines a roadmap for project planning from deciding to pursue a project through implementation. The training also provides worksheets to guide the planning process.
Create Your Activism Plan Builder Template (Designed to Accompany the rest of the Create Your Activism Plan Course)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
The Activism Plan Builder Template includes questions about goals and objectives, leadership, civic environment, message and audience, and outreach activies. Information about the steps is included, as well as templates for developing an activism plan.
Women's Rights Survey (2009 Gulf Portion)
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2011
The Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa study presents detailed reports and quantitative ratings on the state of women’s rights in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. It is the first installment of a larger project encompassing the entire MENA region.
Polish Your Public Speaking Skills
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This self-paced public speaking course was designed primarily for women running for public office in the Arab world. It describes how to craft and deliver a message that is memorable. The aim is for participants to become more confident, prepared and in-demand speakers.
Mohammed Bitar and Al Manarah - Mobile App for the blind and visually impaired
Language(s):
Published: 2012
Arabi Israeli developer Mohammed Bitar worked with Al Manarah to develop this mobile app for the blind and visually impaired, allowing this audience to listen to Arabic language literature on their smart phones. It also features bookmark and review functions. Al Manaraah is based in Nazareth, Israel.
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/jo/app/mktbt-almnart/id597383899?mt=8
This app was funded by the IREX Social Media | Social Action program, through the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
Module 4: Social Media Engagement Module
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This resource provides an outline for a four-week online training session that aimed to introduce social media, creation of a social media strategy and constructive online dialogue. It includes learning components and a weekly breakdown of discussion points, activities and assignments. It is one of four modules in the series.
New Media for the Networked NGO: Integrated Content Strategy
Language(s): English, Arabic, French
Published: 2012
New Media for the Networked NGO Worksheet: Facebook Editorial Calendar
Language(s): English, Arabic, French
Published: 2012
Entrepreneurship Trainers Manual
Language(s): English, French
Published: 2014
This training manual provides a summary of 14 modules for a entreprenuership course, along with a summary of concepts and discussion points. Topics include starting a business, strategic planning, business plans, business operations, marketing, communication, finance, risk and more. Brainstorming exercises and quizes are included.
Trainer's Guide: Workshop 3 - Strategic Social Network Use for NGOs: Facebook & Twitter
Language(s): English
Published: 2011
This guide for trainers provides details on the two days of E-Mediat's Workshop 3, as well as an overview of the five workshops in the series. It gives an outline of what is included: participant agenda, trainer's agenda/outline and workshop materials. The appendix includes a Facebook content management worksheet. The topics for the two days are: Facebook Strategies for NGOs; and Facebook Engagement & Twitter Strategies for NGOs.
Participants' Selection Criteria
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This resource details the Participants' Selection Criteria for training on women and youth political participation, including conditions that must be adhered to by participants.
Create Your Activism Plan
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
This self-paced course helps users to understand what they need to do to accomplish their goals. It presents a guide for creating a specific plan to succeed. The course covers six “building blocks” of activism: vision, goals and objectives, leadership, civic environment, message and audience, and outreach activities.
Be an Expert on Facebook Pages... Tips for Greater Popularity
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This file reviews the most common method for increasing the number of civil society organization (CSO) Facebook fans.
A Training Manual on Empowering Women With Rights to Inheritance
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
This training manual contains detailed information about the concept of inheritance in Palestinian and Islamic law and the laws governing inheritance. It explains women’s shares in inheritance and property rights in religious and legal systems, along with problems women encounter in obtaining their inheritance. The manual offers practical steps for an advocacy campaign to raise women's awareness of legal procedures to advocate for their rights.
Financing Politics: The Middle East and North Africa
Language(s): English
Published: 2013
This manual highlights the importance of political finance in the Middle East and North Africa, and provides a discussion of global and regional standards in the regulation of political finance. Country studies are provided for Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Yemen.
The Arabic version of this manual will be available later.
Executive Guide - A Civil Society Approach to the Media
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
This manual contains a table of contents, as well as an introductory section focusing on the manual's goals - who it is intended for and how to benefit from it. It also contains a chapter on "The Media and Us," covering the history, financing and importance of the news media.
Develop Your Personal Leadership Style
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2010
In this self-paced course, users explore and develop their leadership style and identify what kind of leadership would be most effective for their situation. Steps are included to create a plan for developing a communication style.
Confidence, Capacity, Connections: A Young Woman's Guide to Leadership
Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2010
The manual has three sections: Building the Confidence to Participate, Enhancing Capacities to Lead, and Making Connections to Succeed. The guide is designed to provide basic tools necessary to start taking action in communities.
How to Write a Success Story for a Civil Society Organization?
Organization: International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2012
This file offers tips for writing success stories about the programs and projects of civil society organizations (CSOs).
Training Evaluation Form
Organization: Media Women Forum (MFW)Language(s): Arabic
Published: 2013
The Training Evaluation Form for women and youth's political participation training has six parts, starting with materials, training tools, trainers and trainees, and the team conducting the training session. The final sections address the challenges encountered by the team and solutions, and recommendations.
Community Dialogue and Advocacy Facilitation Manual
Language(s): English, Arabic
Published: 2021