Youth Speak Out Forum announces the winning of two Lebanese teams

Some 200 students from various universities in Lebanon gathered at the Youth Speak Out Forum to discuss the basic problems they face in their communities. In collaboration with partners from the UNDP, Morgan International, UK-Lebanon TechHub, Info Pro, and Grenoble Graduate School of Business and others, students worked on a number of projects with the aim to solve a specific issues or problems. In this respect, two groups were announced winners. The first received the prize of implementation, and the second won a chance to participate in the ‘Bootcamp’ program supported by AltCity. As for the winning project which is expected to be carried out by the International Student Identity Card (ISIC), it is a newspaper targeting the young generation, with the aim to bridge the gap in terms of reliable information that express the youth’s state of mind. It should be noted, that the said forum has also invited a number of stakeholders in different fields to work together in raising awareness and achieving the goals of sustainable development. Speaking on behalf of Morgan International, Fadi Ghani said: “Young people should be well prepared for the future, and therefore should gain  expertise outside the classroom, as it is valuable in our world today.” He urged the youth to go abroad, volunteer, attend in conferences and get certificates beyond  their standard disciplines. This, he said, guarantees acquisition of skills and behavior needed for resolving above problems. (An Nahar, March 16, 2016)