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A roundtable consultation was hosted by Save the Children and Issam Fares Institute at the American University of Beirut under the title ‘Listening to our youth: Turning youth priorities into action.’
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The discussions aimed to build on the Participatory Action Research, which was carried out by a group of youth across several towns in North Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley.
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The research identified a host of challenges facing young people in vulnerable communities and detailed a list of recommendations in order to overcome those challenges.
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Government representatives from the Lebanese Ministry for Refugee Affairs, Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Ministry of Social Affairs attended the discussions.
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The youngsters presented their findings at the meeting and shared their experience during the research.
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The youngsters presented their findings at the meeting and shared their experience during the research.
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They recalled some of the most challenging moments and described the progress they made.
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The researchers demands their recommendations be taken into consideration. Those recommendations relate to improving healthcare services, building new schools and creating safe spaces for children to play.
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The researchers demands their recommendations be taken into consideration. Those recommendations relate to improving healthcare services, building new schools and creating safe spaces for children to play.
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Working groups debate the three main challenges that the youth identified: education, employment and public safety.
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Kareem*, one of the researchers in North Lebanon, said only a tangible change would make their mission a success.
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Working groups debate the three main challenges that the youth identified: education, employment and public safety.
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They identified a list of barriers that stop children from accessing education and stand in the way of university graduates looking for jobs.
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They identified a list of barriers that stop children from accessing education and stand in the way of university graduates looking for jobs.
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They identified a list of barriers that stop children from accessing education and stand in the way of university graduates looking for jobs.
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The next step will be to turn the findings of the research into concrete action that will improve the lives of host communities and refugees alike.