NDI Partner NAHNOO Mobilizes to Re-Open Beirut's Largest Park
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Public space is a rarity in Beirut, so the civic organization NAHNOO (‘We’ in English) led a three-year advocacy campaign bringing together citizens across Beirut to reopen Horsh Beirut, the city's largest park, has been closed to the public since 1992. Using skills acquired through NDI training to target both the legal and administrative aspects of the re-opening of the park, NAHNOO commissioned studies, organized consultations with land use experts, public debates, and town halls as part of their campaign to re-open the park. On a sunny morning in September 2015, Horsh Beirut officially reopened. Through this and similar partnerships, NDI helps Lebanese citizens influence the change they want to see in Lebanon. Read more »
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