“I started to feel that I am on the right path in municipal work.”
Mohammad Ali,a participant from Hiche Wadi Khaled Akkar.
In July,DRI rolled out a tailored training series in Beirut and Tripoli for elected municipal council members and prospective candidates from across Lebanese regions. Fast forward 6 months,municipal officials and potential candidates were brought together for a host of discussions on Access to Information Law,the Municipal mandate,and Municipal finance and budgeting- all part of an in-depth training programme.
“People think that women’s political participation is limited to voting,but little importance has been given to their participation as candidates.”
A female participant
Raed Sleiman from Akkar Wadi Khaled said the training was an eye-opener,“The training transformed the way I viewed goveance and legal issues and made me more aware of the tools I can use as a future candidate.”