Civic Engagement projects funded by MEPI focused on CSO capacity building and advocacy, and civic education. Projects have aimed to strengthen local engagement, CSO national dialogue, voter ownership, leadership skills and NGO governance.
This training guide focuses on promotion of advocacy skills for Palestinian women who have been divorced and their participation in public life. It highlights gender needs and roles, and provides suggestions for advocacy and campaign planning, as well as working against the stigma of divorce. Training exercises are included in the appendices.
Organization:
Freedom House
Language(s): Arabic
Published:
2015
This presentation focuses on the meaning of facilitation, including key skills, when the different skills should be used and how the learning process supports facilitation.
This guide highlights human rights culture and history in the last century, the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, and practical steps to increase human rights and legal awareness in communities. It describes how to build groups of activists who support human rights and strategies for encouraging communities, especially youth, to prevent human rights violations. Several examples are provided, such as the issue of human trafficking and how activists found supporters, pressured decision makers and influenced communities.
Organization:
Freedom House
Language(s): French
Published:
2015
This presentation describes how to facilitate and manage public meetings. It highlights tips for effective facilitation, characteristics of good facilitators and how to make appropriate decisions during facilitation.
This manual is meant to serve as an introduction to project management for organizations interested in strengthening their knowledge and promoting collaboration and sustainability within the civic sector. It is one of a series of 12 manuals that was developed as part of the STAND program, which aims to build the capacity of non-profit organizations in Kuwait and the region. A brief introductory video is available in English with Arabic subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSQ3vZXtzJM&index=5&list=PLJv7VOmQDSjCiufqB6vBimeuDu0WG5-qy. The full tool kit also is online: http://www.envearth.com/program_post_type/toolkit.