This toolkit -- Youth Activism for Lebanese Accountability: An Inclusive Civic Engagement Training Curriculum -- is about creating change through activism and accountability. It is about creating change at the individual, institutional, and socio-political level by providing young people with the knowledge and skills to help shape the future of their country. It was developed at a time when the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) was witnessing the second wave of mass protests movements led by youth and women.

The toolkit is based on the principles of empowerment and inclusion and is intended to provide youth with the technical know-how, confidence, and opportunities to effectively engage political institutions, and create space for young men and women to collaboratively work with the government to advance inclusive and responsive policy solutions. The toolkit is divided into five modules: 1) Masculinities and Gender Norms, 2) Being a Change Agent, 3) Democracy and Civic Engagement, 4) Debate and Dialogue, and 5) Advocacy and Accountability. An annex of complementary handouts is also available in order to provide participants with additional information and resources on specific topics that could not be covered in the lesson.

While the training content has been contextualized to the Lebanese context, the curriculum can be easily updated to reflect any existing political system and context. The aim of the toolkit is to provide a framework and offer a pedagogical approach for how to implement a comprehensive youth civic engagement program. 

*Please note: there is no presentation for Module 1.