Censorship and the spread of fake news remain two of the main challenges that media and journalism face in Tunisia. Tunisian journalists are continuously working to alleviate these challenges and improve the sector. To help solve these challenges, MEPI’s Leadership Development Fellowship (LDF) program Alumna Ahed Jamaoui created Media Impact +, a project for training local ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 13 August, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Featured Event, Near East & North Africa, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, civil society, journalism, LDF, media, MEPI, North Africa, Success Stories, Tunisia, TV
Duke University has welcomed 21 participants of the Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF), a leadership development program organized through the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative of the U.S. State Department. The program provides early- and mid-career professionals from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the opportunity to gain academic and practical experience ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 14 August, 2018 | Topics: News, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: Duke University, LDF, leadership, MEPI
Reham El-Saidi experienced major changes in her life after participating in the Leaders for Democracy (LDF) Program. The program increased Reham’s knowledge of civic engagement, leadership skills and introduced her to new cultures and ideas, which allowed her to see things from different perspectives and reflect on her role within her community back home. During ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 3 July, 2018 | Topics: Featured Event, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, Gaza, LDF, MENA, MEPI, Success Stories, West Bank
Awsam believes that the LDF program was a turning point in his professional career. The program provided an opportunity for him to write and publish his first book on the Media Public Service Broadcasting Network (PBN) in Iraq. This book is a part of Awsam’s CAP project in which he aims to engage the broadcasting ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 18 June, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Featured Event, News, Success Stories, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: alumni, Iraq, LDF, MEPI, Success Stories
The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) is pleased to announce the 2018 Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) program. Since 2007, the program has provided early and mid-career professionals from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with the opportunity to complete training in leadership, ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 17 January, 2018 | Topics: U.S. & MEPI | Tags: LDF, MENA, MEPI
The 2017 Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Program and implemented in Lebanon by World Learning in collaboration with the American University of Beirut (AUB), held its closing ceremony on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 11:00am until 1:00pm. The closing ceremony took place ...
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By The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) | 23 May, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & MEPI | Tags: LDF, MEPI
