Foras Khadra Capacity-Building Programme for Youth in the Arab World
Funded by the Anna Lindh Foundation · 13 trainings in 12 cities across 7 Arab countries
An intensive full-day, in-person training that turns young people's climate awareness into practical initiatives, through a three-stage journey: understanding climate change and its challenges in the Arab region; mastering the search for opportunities, assessing fit and strategies to raise acceptance rates; and finally designing and pitching local environmental initiatives.
It targets, in particular, cities outside the capitals and the least-reached areas: 62% of trainings were delivered outside capital cities, and women exceeded 50% in every training.
Selection ran in two stages: an eligibility screen, then a qualitative assessment by two reviewers per application against weighted criteria — motivation, ability to lead a local initiative, relevance of background, geographic fairness with priority for non-capital cities, and gender balance.
In numbers
Milestones
Understanding climate change and its challenges in the Arab region
Mastering the search for opportunities, assessing fit and strategies to raise acceptance rates
Designing and pitching local environmental initiatives to the panel
After the training
- Team pitches are filmed and published on our channels.
- The best three initiatives in each country are selected and published on the website.
- Outstanding initiatives are connected to a network of more than 60 partners to explore development and funding.
From the field
Other flagship projects
The opportunities exist, but access to them is still limited. We have a proven model, a real audience and youth who are ready — what is missing is the partner.
- 2M+ monthly visitors to our platforms and country teams in 11 countries
- A model tested in several countries with documented acceptance and diversity rates
- Documented, measurable results that can be reported to funders
