Based on civic, human rights and social justice values, ANHRE network was a partner in the Citizenship Education project that was funded by Foundation for Future, for the period between Jan.2011 to Dec.2012. ANHRE aimed throughout this project to empower its members' capabilities in civic education in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, Yemen, and Iraq. 

 

The purpose of the project was to create active Arab citizens able to play a responsible role in creating a society that upholds civic values, human rights and social justice. Moreover, the project develops students’ capacity to effectively interact with government or community leaders through a series of structured cooperative learning activities, using a five-step process: 

1) Identification of public policy problems in the community

2) Data-gathering and evaluation of a selected problem 

3) Analysis of possible solutions  

4) Selection and development of a public policy proposal which addresses the problem 

5) Networking and development of an action plan which brings the proposed solution to authorities with the power to implement it. The project has proven highly successful at instilling civic education values in students and catalyzing student civic action. 

 

The project included a series of workshops beginning from a TOT for 2 people from ANHRE members in each country, followed by memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Education and a training workshop for teachers who then guided the process with their students.

The project ended up with a regional showcase to celebrate the students’ success. 

 

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