Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa": A path to sustainable democracy, peace and security “Let’s Act Together for Change”

ANHRE in cooperation with International Center for Human Rights Education has been involved in the framework of the project entitled: “Citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa" (Oct. 2010-Oct. 2012): A path to sustainable democracy, peace and security “Let’s Act Together for Change”. ANHRE, through its regional members took part in the scope of this project and developed a toolkit on citizenship education in five countries (Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Morocco). It aimed to promote respect for human rights and democratic citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa. As part of the program citizenship Education in the Middle East and North Africa: A path to Sustainable Democracy, Peace and Security, ANHRE and the focal points in the five countries (Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt and Morocco) developed a practical Toolkit for women and youth "Let's Act Together for Change". The goal of the Toolkit is to promote respect for human rights and democratic citizenship in the Middle East and North Africa.

The objectives of the Toolkit:

• To equip frontline civic education workers and local and national government officials with knowledge and skills to better promote citizen participation and engage people in their communities and societies to become more actively involved in issues that affect them.
• To increase participation of local community in developing and implementing citizenship projects at the local levels.

The Toolkit is designed primarily for use in non-formal and formal educational settings such as NGO offices, community centers, schools and other settings where activities and projects are offered or initiated.

The Toolkit is designed to be used by civil society workers as well as government officials coordinating activities on citizenship education with various target groups, particularly:

• Youth- 16 to 30 (men and women)
•  Women

Individuals from discriminated against, marginalized and vulnerable groups in particular are targeted to participate in the activities and action-oriented projects