The 2013-2015 Legislative Fellows Program (LFP-NA) brings emerging leaders from Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to the United States for an intensive one month fellowships designed to broaden their professional expertise. Fellows are placed in nonprofit organizations and government offices in Washington, D.C., to learn first-hand how issues in their fields are addressed in the United States. While deepening their understanding of American society, visiting participants also build a broad network of American colleagues and the other visiting Fellows.
Eligible candidates are invited to apply for a two-way citizen exchange program is a capacity-building and professional development initiative conducted by Legacy International. The program serves civil society development in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and the US and is designed for people with strong leadership skills who are early- to mid-career professionals and who are committed to making a lasting impact in the areas of public service, social development, government transparency, and citizen participation.
24 Fellows will be selected from three countries (8 each from Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt) to participate in a month-long, fellowship experience in U.S. Congressional offices, federal agencies, advocacy groups, and grassroots organizations.
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program is a scholarship program funded by the U.S. Department of State, and administered by AMIDEAST in countries throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. The YES program allows high school students the opportunity to study for one academic year in the U.S., where they get the chance to have a different learning experience in the U.S. school system, live with an American family, make new friends, learn about the U.S. culture and at the same time, help Americans learn about the Libyan culture, society and traditions.
Students must complete the pre-application online, and send it back to AMIDEAST to the e-mail address provided below by no later than November 30th.
Note: American citizens are not eligible
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AMIDEAST, the largest American provider of English language training in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has partnered with World Learning/SIT Graduate Institute—a U.S.-based global leader in teacher education—to launch a unique certificate program for teachers of English. Representing over 100 years’ experience in education, the two prestigious nonprofit organizations have joined forces to meet the growing demand in the Arab world for quality training in English language teaching and provide current and future teachers the first such American-accredited program available throughout the region.

Launched in 2011, the Arab Women’s Entrepreneurship Project (AWEP) is helping women to overcome barriers to their effective participation in the regional economy by providing access to training, mentoring, and other forms of support that enhance the chances that women participants in its programs will succeed as they start a new business or expand an existing one. By focusing on women from underserved backgrounds, the project seeks to help a greater number of the region’s women to realize their entrepreneurial goals and thereby enhance the region’s economic potential. Funding from Citi Foundation has enabled AWEP to offer training rounds in Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, and the U.A.E.
Grâce à la formation en langue anglaise et au perfectionnement des compétences professionnelles, AMIDEAST contribue au développement de la communication mondiale et aux qualifications nécessaires au succès des économies régionales.
Nous travaillons avec des hommes et des femmes de tout âge à la recherche de nouvelles opportunités. Nous coopérons également avec les entreprises et les organismes publics pour former les travailleurs en anglais spécialisé et fournir des compétences commerciales de base aux jeunes et à d’autres qui cherchent à entrer sur le marché du travail.
Les sociétés ont besoin d’institutions publiques et privées efficaces afin de répondre aux besoins sociaux, économiques et civiques de leurs populations. Les programmes axés sur le renforcement des capacités des institutions pour mettre en place efficacement leurs missions et répondre à la demande locale de services de qualité sont au coeur d'un développement réussi.
Nous travaillons avec des partenaires locaux, régionaux et internationaux pour soutenir les efforts déployés visant à renforcer et développer les capacités institutionnelles à travers le Moyen-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord. Ces efforts se concentrent dans quatre domaines essentiels: L'éducation, la réforme juridique et judiciaire, l'administration publique, et la société civile.
La formation à la gestion des cadres moyens et supérieurs dans l'administration publique par des approches modernes change la capacité du secteur public à fournir des services aux citoyens et répondre à leurs préoccupations.
Au cours des dix dernières années, AMIDEAST a mis en place un certain nombre de programmes visant à renforcer l'efficacité du gouvernement, l'ouverture et la transparence.
Des formations, une assistance technique, et des subventions aident à renforcer la capacité des citoyens à s'engager dans leurs communautés locales. Avec l’association des partenaires locaux et des organisations non gouvernementales, AMIDEAST a mis en place des programmes visant à promouvoir la sensibilisation des citoyens, l'engagement des jeunes, et les droits des femmes, des enfants, et des citoyens handicapés, entre autres.