Tafawoq

The project

The project works with the "Coaching Cycle" methodology developed by the Swisscontact C4EE project team in Albania in collaboration with the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, which is already being successfully implemented in Eastern Europe in its tenth year. In order to promote the development of young women and men, the project is aimed at solving important obstacles such as the lack of life and professional competence of young people, a lack of information and orientation on labour market opportunities, a lack of access and appropriate services for these categories at various levels. This will be achieved by training coaches to implement the coaching cycle. The weak cooperation between state and private actors in the field of employment is also reinforced.

During the current pilot phase of the project, the coaching cycle will be adapted to the local labour market, the different (legal) conditions and the individual goals of the project participants. Young people can find out where they can best use their skills through internships in different areas. Possible occupational fields are construction, production of local specialities (agrofood) and facility services.

Swisscontact works with local partner organisations which are deeply rooted in the local communities and are dedicated with great commitment to every single participant of the project.

Project goals

1. Training of coaches: 14 coaches of three partner organisations (DROPS Community Progress, Nawaya Network, Caritas Lebanon) are trained by the master trainers of Hochschule Luzern and Swisscontact and accompany the youth along the different stages of the coaching cycle.
2. Implementation of the first coaching cycle: 200 marginalised, unemployed young women and men from Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian population groups participate in the coaching cycle (50% women).
3. Partner organisations independently manage the implementation of the coaching cycle: Two local partner organisations (DROPS Community Progress and Nawaya Network) improve their project management and business competencies thanks to the support of Swisscontact.

Expected results

First results will be available after completion of the pilot phase in June 2021.

Project partner

DROPS Community Progress

Financing partners

This project is part of the Swisscontact Development Programme, which is co-financed by SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA).