Cluster 3: Med Dialogue Leaders

Overview

Med Dialogue Leaders programme supports young leaders committed to tackling specific policy challenges in their respective countries. It is targeting participants from the Euro-med region, through three thematic areas for which open calls for interest were announced each time as follows:

• “Addressing the ecological challenge in the Mediterranean”( Bootcamp held in February 2020, in Tunis)
• “Entrepreneurship for social and solidarity economy” (Bootcamp, held online in October, 2020)
• “Developing youth’s critical thinking tools” (expected date: January 2022 in Valencia)

Goals

Med Dialogue Leaders Programme targets young potential leaders in activism in order to:

• Enhance their mobilization to advocate for rights and equality skills,
• Strengthen their capacities in strategizing and networking beyond national borders,
• Give them the opportunity to exchange practices and build channels of cooperation between them,
• Support them in developing local awareness and advocacy actions within a coherent regional framework.

Accomplishments

Selected young leaders were empowered and mentored through: 

• Enrolment in two thematic Bootcamps
• Conception and realization of 57 local awareness initiatives within the framework of a common action
• Involvement in other Programme activities such as participating in regional events as well as through coaching sessions by partners from the North or the South during study visits (Mobility Fund).
• Membership in the programme’s Alumni Network.