The “Future Worlds Center” and the “Institute of Entrepreneurship Development” invites 20 young people from the Middle East to participate in the Middle Eastern workshop of a global project “Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era” funded by UNDEF that aims to reinvent a new system of governance by proposing new and innovative ideas for actions.
The results/products of the workshop will be included in e-books and the Manifesto for the 21st Century Democracy.
All expenses covered.
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
Background: Representatives of NGO’s and informal groups OR representatives of formal education, non-formal & administrative bodies working with youth
Experience: 2 years volunteer/professional experience in a non-profit, for-profit or hybrid organisation (preferred but not obligatory)
Age: 18-30 years
Language: Very good level of both spoken and written English
Nationality: Nationals of Bahrain/ Cyprus/ Egypt/ Iran/ Iraq/ Israel/ Jordan/ Kuwait/Lebanon. Oman/ Qatar/ Saudi Arabia/ State of Palestine/ Syria/ Turkey/ United Arab Emirates or Yemen.
PARTICIPANT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Able to identify 10 shadow participants that will virtually contribute with their ideas and feedback to the project objectives through online media
- Active participation in the workshop in Cyprus
- Contribute ideas for the content of e-books and the Manifesto for 21st Century Democracy (during the workshop)
- Participate in 3 regional webinars and 2 global webinars
WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
- 50 Proposals for Action towards designing ideal future systems of governance
- Collectively authored e-books for Democracy’s problems and ideas for action
- Manifesto for 21st Century Democracy: “Requirements of a new system of democracy”
- Creation and implementation of a regional action plan
