Junior Chamber International in Tartous wins the award of the best global development project

Concluding  the Junior International Chamber ‘s ( JCI) conference , which was held via internet,  a new achievement is recorded for the JCI   in Syria in general and the JCI  in Tartous in particular, by  achieving the first place at the local level in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to the award of the best global  development  project.    

President of the JCI in Tartous Mary Al-Hassan said  that the JCI winning project is the only project in Syria  which  won the award of  the best global   development  project in Africa and the Middle East.   

Al-Hassan  pointed  out that the project was based on the urgent need to  raise the  community’s  awareness of the importance  of adolescents’ role on the ground  and enhance  their self-confidence and  ability to achieve  positive change in their societies in various fields. 

She underlined  that the project aims to highlight the capabilities of adolescents, in addition to  providing a platform  for families of successful adolescents to share  the community  supporting  their children. 

President of the JCI in Tartous Al-Hassan indicated that the sustainability of this project was by providing development opportunities for these adolescents  to have real experiences  with the aim of  achieving  positive change within their community through  launching   the  JCI’s   Potentials Program.

The program set-up  by the global growth development  project, according to Al-Hassan,  included various training  activities  which were  carried out within a special program entitled “ Presentation Skills “ . This program aims at empowering adolescents to express their ideas and projects .  

The program’s activities also included training on effective leadership  as  30 adolescents  have become  30 leaders within their community in cooperation with the JCI,   carry out  training activities to introduce sustainable development goals, in addition to training on launching youth initiatives with the aim of enabling adolescents to learn the basics of starting any project.   

Al-Hassan pointed out that the project seeks to secure a friendly space for young people to meet together ,  express their ideas and problems and share their experiences with their counterparts . 

She explained  that the criteria for selecting participants in the project requires  choosing  10-18 –year old   adolescents and  each of them  should have  a previous  academic or practical success story which depends on a talent or distinction in different fields. 

Rawaa Ghanam