Advocacy & Lobbying projects

Youth in ActionYouth in Action: Public Service Accountability Campaign Fact Sheet

Create and empower a youth lobby group to advocate for the implementation of a new bill of law amending law 154/99, which deals with the illicit gains of politicians and public servants.

  1. Amended Law: Illicit Wealth 154/99
  2. Training Material:
    "الشباب يحاسب ويسأل من اين لك هذا" - حملة تعديل قانون الإثراء غير المشروع - حقيبة الشباب
  3. Number of NGOs in the Campaign: 30
  4. NGOs Partners:
    5. Area Partner
    Tripoli CESMO
    Saida DPNA
    Beirut -
    Nabatieh Kamel Youssef Jaber Center
    Baalbeck LOST
    Zahle Rotaract- JEC-
  5. Number of Training Workshops: 5 trainings
    1. Saida
    2. Tripoli
    3. Baalabeck
    4. Beirut
    5. Nabatieh
    6. Zahle
  6. Trained Lobbyists:
    7. Area Number
    Tripoli 22
    Saida 21
    Beirut 37
    Nabatieh 34
    Baalbeck 25
  7. Geographic Coverage:
    1. North
    2. South (Saida & Nabatieh)
    3. Bekaa (Baalbeck & Zahle)
    4. Beirut
  8. Contacted Members of Parliament: 68
  9. Members of Parliament Visited: 25
  10. Member of Parliament Signed Commitment: 11
    1. Boutros Harb
    2. Nabil de Freige
    3. Pierre Daccache
    4. Ghassan Mkheiber
    5. Robert Ghanem
    6. Ahmad Fatfat
    7. Kassem Hachem
    8. Mostapha Allouch
    9. Hagop Pakradonian
    10. Mohammad Kabbani
    11. Mohammad Al Hajjar
    12. Ali Khreiss
    13. Ali Hassan al Khalil
    14. Hassan Hoballa
  11. Number of Volunteers Involved: 139
  12. Media Appearances: 8
    1. Daily Star
    2. Annahar
    3. Al Balad
    4. Al Akhbar
    5. AUB bulletin
    6. Radio Sawt el Ghad
    7. Tele Lumiere
    8. Sawt Lebnan
  13. Project Presentations: 3
    1. NGO meeting- 28 February 2007: 40 participants
    2. AUB- 11 January, 2007: 21 participants
    3. Na-aM lil Hiwar- 20 November, 2006: 17 participants
  14. Total Budget: USD 13,681
  15. Last Phase: Media Campaign and Best Practices