Participation of Youth and Women at the Local Level (TN0070)

Commitment Description

The effective participation of youth and women is seen as a tool for positive change and for establishing a good model in the process of profound reform, in community development and in promoting the principles of accountability, integrity and transparency. This approach would contribute to consolidating collective responsibility and finding solutions to many of the problems faced by youth and women, such as exclusion, discrimination, marginalization, lack of opportunities to express opinions, unemployment, social inequality, and lack of interest and participation in public, national and local affairs. In this context, this commitment is aimed at empowering both youth and women in their various age segments in a number of governorates of the Republic, in decision-making, in formulating reforms, and in expressing their concerns, opinions, and aspirations, using their skills, abilities, and qualifications. In this regard, work will focus on the following: - Increase the participation of youth and women at the local level through the design, development and implementation of a series of development projects (at the level of a number of municipalities, in cooperation with various actors involved in youth and women's affairs and in partnership with local authorities). Furthermore, a series of procedures and measures will be implemented that will contribute to the sustainability of this trend, such as the signing of partnership agreements between the target groups, municipalities and relevant public structures, the organization of regular and targeted meetings between these young people and women and decision-makers at the national and local levels, with the aim of increasing the participation of youth and women in local development.

The problem to solve

- The reluctance of youth and women to participate in public life, especially in local affairs, - The limited frameworks available for communicating with youth and women and listening to their concerns and aspirations, - Lack of practical mechanisms to promote the participation of youth and women in public life at the central, regional and local levels.

Determine the objectives for implementing the commitment/expected results

This commitment will make it possible to develop and implement a group of pioneering projects based primarily on consolidating a culture of partnership among active youth and women at the local level and on strengthening the capacities of the various actors involved in governance and local development. This will allow many youth and women in different regions of the Republic to express their concerns and present their visions on issues that affect them, following a participatory approach based on the principle of co-creation, with the guarantee that their proposals will be taken into account in the decision-making process and in the design of government projects.

How will the commitment help solve the problems/change the reality?

- The participation of youth and women in the design of a series of projects at the local level will provide them with broader horizons to demonstrate competence, excellence and the ability to contribute to public life, - Strengthening the capacity of both youth and women to work in a team spirit within a participatory approach that brings together the various actors involved in decisionmaking at the local level, enabling them to present visions and proposals that respond to their needs and expectations, thereby becoming a force for proposal and implementation, - Improve the effectiveness of the decision-making process by establishing a relationship of trust and responsibility between youth, women and local authorities, based primarily on harnessing and accompanying the energies of youth and women in order to promote local development.

Proportionality to the main axes

- Participation: Enable youth and women to have access to decision-making processes related to public reforms, by allowing them to submit ideas and proposals on issues that affect them and respond to their aspirations, - Accountability: Provide mechanisms to follow up with and question the relevant authorities, especially at the local level, on the development and implementation of public policies.

Funding source/relationship to other programs and policies

- The German Agency for International Cooperation - GIZ

Phases and implementation schedule

January 2024 - February 2024 Opening the door to candidacy to select the relevant municipalities to implement the commitment

February 2024 - March 2024 Present the project by organizing open days and workshops in the municipalities concerned.

April 2024 Build work teams of youth and women who will oversee the implementation of the project

May 2024 - July 2024 Implement the program related to the development of skills targeting youth and women

August 2024- December 2024 Organizing workshops to help youth and women conceptualize, develop, and formulate their projects

January 2025- June 2025 Implementation of projects developed by youth and women after evaluation and selection of the best ones according to a set of objective criteria