Al Safadi trains 11 women volunteers in Tripoli on active learning methods

Al Safadi Foundation kicked off the training of 11 women university student volunteers in active learning methods.  The trainees will use the acquired tools thereafter to work on the implementation of a scholastic support program targeting 90 elementary students living within the confines of the old quarters of Tripoli.  The training is being conducted at the Al Safadi women academy and within the framework of the “Life is ahead of us” programme.  This programme is funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs, via the national programme for local social and economic development, which in turn is implemented within the framework of Italian cooperation assistance, and seeks to alleviate poverty and support social development in old Tripoli.
The director of the project, Khaled Hannouf, noted in an interview with Al Mustaqbal newspaper that the content of the workshop was developed in collaboration with a number of experts in education and facilitation and will spread over several days during which trainees will be equipped with sufficient information about contemporary education and tools to enable them to motivate students to further engage with their academic learning.  The project will also collaborate with neighborhood schools so as to create a favorable learning environment for children.
For her part, Samira Baghdai, the director of the social development sector at Safadi Foundation noted that the project is compatible with the five national social development goals namely: providing better health care, supporting social protection mechanisms, improving the quality of education, providing safe and equal work opportunities, developing local communities and social capital.  The objectives of the project are also in line with those of the development strategies of the ities of Fayhaa’ (Tripoli, Baddaoui, and Mina)
Source: Al-Mustaqbal 20 August 2013