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Syria: “The Treasures Within” project for reconciliation and early recovery kicks off with a national inception workshop
In the framework of “Syria: The Treasures Within: an intersectoral project for Syria as a means for reconciliation and early recovery”, a national inception workshop was organized by UNESCO Beirut office in Damascus, on May 31, 2021, in collaboration with the Syrian National Commission for UNESCO. It aimed to introduce key approaches and to explore collaboration modalities for the implementation of the one-year project supported by the Japanese Government’s supplementary fund.
A group of 36 youth stakeholders from Ministries, universities, civil society organizations and youth organizations from Damascus and Aleppo as well as UN agencies joined in a lively discussion to share recent experiences, good practices and lessons learnt in enhancing youth engagement and leadership and explored ways of collaboration to 3 pillars of the project namely on skills development of young men and women; institutional capacity development for youth local engagement and inclusive policy dialogues participation, carefully aligned with the Multi-Sector National Framework for Youth Needs in Syria.
In the pressing current humanitarian context further accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact, participants questioned the best adaptability of the human security approach to address the multidimensional causes and consequences of complex challenges.
Mahmoud Kousa, Aleppo branch director of Sanad Foundation, found the workshop as “great opportunity to learn about important experiences and expertise in youth projects and to set practical steps for coordination and cooperation in the future”.
The UNESCO project aims to support youth initiatives, not only to address youth challenges in learning, but also to reach out the wider vulnerable communities through young talents and volunteers, to enhance the communities’ resilience and to promote social cohesion and recovery in a most inclusive manner.
A group of 36 youth stakeholders from Ministries, universities, civil society organizations and youth organizations from Damascus and Aleppo as well as UN agencies joined in a lively discussion to share recent experiences, good practices and lessons learnt in enhancing youth engagement and leadership and explored ways of collaboration to 3 pillars of the project namely on skills development of young men and women; institutional capacity development for youth local engagement and inclusive policy dialogues participation, carefully aligned with the Multi-Sector National Framework for Youth Needs in Syria.
In the pressing current humanitarian context further accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative impact, participants questioned the best adaptability of the human security approach to address the multidimensional causes and consequences of complex challenges.
Mahmoud Kousa, Aleppo branch director of Sanad Foundation, found the workshop as “great opportunity to learn about important experiences and expertise in youth projects and to set practical steps for coordination and cooperation in the future”.
The UNESCO project aims to support youth initiatives, not only to address youth challenges in learning, but also to reach out the wider vulnerable communities through young talents and volunteers, to enhance the communities’ resilience and to promote social cohesion and recovery in a most inclusive manner.
6 June 2021
Last update:20 April 2023
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