1. Assala Jawhary / Local trainer
Youth for environment
Assala Jawhary / Local trainer
Lebanon
SwitchMed est financé par
L’Union Européenne

2. It is an up-cycling initiative
Youth for environment
General Idea
It is an up-cycling initiative
The idea is that a group of volunteer mostly from Syrian refugees in Lebanon gathered in Baalbeck (a city about 90KM from Beirut) and decided to start recycling waste in the area and sale the outcome.

3. The idea started in 2014 after the waste problem that invaded Lebanon
Starting point
(before the support)
The idea started in 2014 after the waste problem that invaded Lebanon
We were able to do some recycled items but stopped for lack of funds
We had a supporting local NGO that gave us space to put our stuff
We did some awareness sessions in schools and during children activities with local NGO’s working with refugees

4. Awareness sessions with other NGO’s
Achievements to date
Awareness sessions with other NGO’s
We were able to do some examples of the waste up-cycling products to show in further coordination steps (visible sphere)
Some connection are done with local authorities visible sphere)
Décrire les résultats obtenus depuis le travail avec le formateur local pour la phase de support SwitchMed a commencé// Describe the achievements made since the work with the Local Trainer for the SwitchMed support phase has started

5. Work as a team on the tangible sphere (canvas)
Achievements to date
Work as a team on the tangible sphere (canvas)
Having new volunteers from different nationalities involved in our initiative
Décrire les résultats obtenus depuis le travail avec le formateur local pour la phase de support SwitchMed a commencé// Describe the achievements made since the work with the Local Trainer for the SwitchMed support phase has started

6. Being able to work with all local authorities in the city of baalbeck
Expected results
Being able to work with all local authorities in the city of baalbeck
Raising awareness about this topic within the area (more schools for example)
Participation in local expos
S'il vous plaît expliquer les résultats que vous souhaitez atteindre à la fin de la phase de support comment voulez-vous pour obtenir ces résultats// Please explain the results you would like to achieve by the end of the support phase and how do you expect to achieve these results

7. Suggestions Work more on the spheres during the workshop
Know more about the fundraising steps since it is the most challenging part in our situation
Ici, nous vous demandons de suggérer ou recommander des choses qui pourraient être faites pour améliorer le soutien apporté par SwitchMed// Here we ask you to suggest or recommend things that could be done to improve the support provided by SwitchMed

8. Thank you!
SWITCH-Med Programme is funded by the
European Union