Under the heading “Developing the Youth Leadership Skills and Supporting its Participation in Public Life”, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty and the National Youth Council are embarking on a new set of training programs. The cooperation of the Foundation and the Egyptian governmental institute is based on an agreement signed in 2000.

The main objectives of the workshops are to increase political participation of young Egyptians and to encourage them to take a more active role in society. Facilitators will apply interactive and participatory teaching methodology. The workshops will focus on various topics such as human rights, participation, civil society and democracy. The program targets members of students' unions, youth centers and youth parliaments. The first workshop is slated for April 21 through 23, 2008 at the Civic Education Centre in Ghezira/Cairo.