Never give up on your dreams!
I am happy to share with you that I am starting a new position as Youth Engagement Specialist & Coordinator at
@UNDP
Headquarters in
#NewYork
🇺🇳🇺🇸- Bureau for External Relations & Advocacy (BERA)/ Innovative Digital Partnerships.
#Generation17
I won my first award in New York City ✨😉 🗽
After a rigorous selection process from 100+ of delegates attending the
@YouthAssembly
this year, I was the first Lebanese to be selected as the Outstanding Youth Delegate.
I am proud to represent my 🇱🇧 anywhere, anytime.
#YA27
“Do NOT underestimate the power of collective, yet, united young voices”. Glad to be raising the Lebanese young voices high yesterday all the way from my
#Beirut
during the
#ECOSOCYouthForum
2021 with the participation of more than 11,000 people coming from all over the 🌍❤️
Intergenerational collaboration can help to achieve the
#GlobalGoals
.
Join us at the ECOSOC Partnership Forum and learn more about partnerships that benefit youth initiatives.
📅 31 January
🕒 3pm EST
➡️ RSVP now:
#Youth2030
It is always a pleasure to be meeting with
#YLP6
participants and inform them how
#YLP
is moving forward with partners and to answer all the questions and inquiries raised by
#youth
. Special Thanks for
@fadzzzzzz
for your spontaneous contribution today.
#IamYLP
Whatever I do, I do it for YOUth🌏
With the support of
@UNDP_Lebanon
, I've been working on bringing 100+ youth from
@YLPLeb
cohorts on yearly basis for over the past 4 years!
I promise to keep amplifying your voices & supporting you even from miles & miles away!
#YLPLeb
#SDGs
Beautiful people,beautiful faces and lot of hopes! Wrapping up
#YLP6
virtual launching with more than 220 change makers coming from Mount Lebanon. Thank you for all your kind words, we are here to support. You know what, get ready! Our mission just started!
#IamYLP
#YLPLeb
“
#YLP6
kif be café ? كيف بكفي" . We promised that nothing will left unanswered. Therefore, we met with
#YLP6
participants today and we discussed ways moving forward with
#YLP6
and with
#YLP
partners. Positive vibes everywhere!
I spent my weekend with like-minded ambitious leaders! Through
@YLPLeb
@UNDP_Lebanon
in partnership with
@FNFLebanon
, we brought together 80 🧑💻👩🏻💻 from all over 🇱🇧 to an intensive bootcamp for community builders.
3 full days, from 9am - 9 pm are absolutely worth it!
#YLPLeb
We are so glad that today more than 200
#young
leaders joined us from South, North and Bekaa regions. We pledge to support and empower you throughout the programme because you are the hope of our
#future
.
#Lebanon
needs you.
#IamYLP
@YLP_UNDP
@UNDPArabic
What a DAY! a wonderful group of young change makers joined us today for
#YLP6
virtual launch.We are really impressed how
#youth
are excited to join
#YLP6
. Looking forward for our next meetings😍South, North and Bekaa,waiting for you tomorrow
@YLP_UNDP
@UNDP_Lebanon
@NadaSweidan
For the first time in my life, I spend my 27th
#birthday
away from home 🇱🇧, away from my family & friends.
Yet, I am so grateful for the new & exciting journey in New York City 🇺🇸
PS: View from my office
@UNDP
#goodmorning
#1stFebruary
“it was seen that a lot lost hope to act during these times, BUT it was noticed that the youth are the ones that were proactive”
@SarahMPoole
. Many Thanks Mrs.Poole for joinig us today and special thanks for our number 1 supporters
@MoyroudUN
&
@Lindalou000
.
#ylplebanon
#IamYLP
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, what are we doing for others?" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
On this
#SocialJusticeDay
, I pledge to keep fighting for justice, peace, prosperity & security for everyone in this world 🌏
A pledge to Leave No One Behind...
#SDGs
“Don’t just pray, ACT as well”. The one thing that reliefed me today is coming to the ground and helping my people and my Beirut🇱🇧.I was extermely happy to see YLPers engaged with kafe be kafak work and helping people down there. Beirut, I am always here for you. #تفجير_بيروت
“Push yourself, because no one else can do it for you”.That’s how our
#YLP6
participants work towards achieving their
#goals
and
#ambitions
at 2600m in Raachine, Lebanon. Thank you
@omarelazzi1
for this!Keep going and keep aiming for a better future in
#Lebanon
❤️🇱🇧
@UNDP_Lebanon
Two months ago, my friends and I launched Kafe be Kafak, an indepedant initiative to
#support
needy families,
#LeaveNoOneBehind
,
#endpoverty
&
#endhunger
in Lebanon 🇱🇧. Today, our 🇱🇧 is SUFFOCATING even more.We cannot proceed with our mission without your support. PLEASE SUPPORT🙏🏻
Happy to share with you that I have graduated from the Youth Development Delegate Program with
@UNDP_Shababeek
&
@ArabYouthCenter
& which marks my last working days with
@UNDP_Lebanon
Grateful for this opportunity through which I was able to inspire, support, empower👫🏻 in 🇱🇧 & 🌏
Back to the
@UN
Headquarters this time to attend the
@YouthAssembly
opening ceremony with
@AFS
.
After two years of virtual interactions, it feels good to see young change-makers from all over the 🌍 again! Looking forward for today’s sessions!
#YA27
#IYD2022
We’ll be meeting 225 energetic
#YLPers
next week. Some will choose to work on
#corruption
, others on
#inequalities
..Whatever their cause, they all still believe in their role and their power to make the change needed. And that is all that we need.
#hope
#YLP6
Shocked,tired, devastated,broken, mentally damaged, sleepless and hopeless.Yesterday, before the catastrophe, I was thinking about the complex situation brought to 🇱🇧starting from the economic crisis and the COVID19 pandamic.But
#Beirut_Explosion
is something unimaginable.
Nadine, youth activist from Lebanon asked us to not tokenise young people but to support their substantive inclusion in decision-making.
At our annual
@UN
Senior Women Leaders Retreat.
Tomorrow, UNDP Goodwill Ambassador for climate action
@mikaelhaddad
will be having a special talk with our
#YLP
participants about facing challenges and uncertain circumstances. Disability is a state of mind” Micheal Haddad.
#ylplebanon
@YLP_UNDP
@UNDP_Lebanon
Our youth started their journey with
#ylplebanon
on May 2020. Today, more than 600 participants are being trained by our partners on design thinking, leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship.
#YOUth
are the hope for a better and brighter future in
#Lebanon
.
Today marks the 6th anniversary of the
#SDGs
, our blueprint for a better future for people & 🌏. I am grateful that throughout my roles as community leader & youth delegate, I’m raising more & more awareness about the
#GlobalGoals
in different ways.
#Act4SDGs
#GlobalGoalsWeek
مبارح، هيك كان منظر الرفوف بالسوبرماركت. ايه، لبنان عم بواجه اصعب الظروف. بس نحنا، فريق الشباب بحملة #كفي_بكفك ما منترك حدن لأن نحنا حد شعبنا اليوم و كل يوم لتنفرج عليكن و علينا. ساعدوا لو بلقليل هالحملات لإنقاذ البلد.
#EndPoverty
#EndHunger
#LeavingNoOneBehind
#DecadeOfAction
I’m proud to announce that I’m joining the second cohort of Young Leaders in
@SamsungMobile
and
@UNDP
’s
#Generation17
, which elevates the voices of young people making a difference around the world to advance the Global Goals and
#Youth2030
. Can't wait to start this journey😍
I was honored to be invited today as a session leader and discussion facilitator during the“Voluntary Youth Forum” 2020 . I had the chance to discuss with the esteemed guests how their
#initiatives
related to
#COVID19
pandemic were implemented in different countries.
#IamYLP
Another Milestone, Another Award ✅ 🏅
After being selected to receive the "The Outstanding Delegate" Award by
@AFS
&
@YouthAssembly
in New York, I was selected by
@JciLebanon
@JCIBeirut
&
@UNICBeirut
as one of the " 2022 Ten Outstanding Young People in 🇱🇧".
Forever Grateful!
I said YES to my
#1
supporter, best friend & soulmate!Thank you for pushing me to be the best version of myself,for your patience,understanding & support all the way. I am proud of our commitment even when living miles & miles away from each other! Can’t wait for the next chapter
Global lockdowns have been a wake up call for all of us, highlighting the amount of harm we are inflicting on nature. It’s time to take matters into our own hands before it’s too late.
#MakeItRight
#ForNature
#WorldEnvironmentDay
Wear your Mask 😷
Wear your gloves 🧤
Bring your sanitizer 🦠
Then GO on the streets to help your people and your beloved country 🇱🇧💔
#buildingbackbetter
#بيروت_في_قلوبنا
Proud to be joining
#generation17
initiatiave in partnership with
@SamsungMobile
and
@UNDP
and represent my beloved country through the work we are doing through kafe be kafak initiative to help our people during the hard times.
Alongside
@UNDP
, our four new
#Generation17
Young Leaders are championing equality, education and more across the globe. Learn more about the Young Leaders and their inspiring work:
Moderating the preparatory meeting for the Lebanese delegation 🇱🇧 heading to the HL Regional
#Youth
Summit happening in Jordan 🇯🇴 this May
@UNDP_Lebanon
@YLP_UNDP
Thank you
@SamsungMobile
&
@UNDP
for supporting me in my journey as a
#Generation17
young leader. While my dearest country 🇱🇧 is still facing a huge & unbelievable crisis,I will continue to fight for a better future, raising the voice of Lebanese people to the world 🌍
#youth2030
We were glad to conduct a TOT on
#SDGs
for our colleagues in
#YLPPalestine
using virtual tools and platforms that are useful for running online activities and trainings. Many Thanks for
#YLP
advisory board members for their valuable input.
#ylplebanon
@UNDP_Lebanon
@YLP_UNDP
Joining efforts with other initiatives to organize the food aids arrived from
#Qatar
today. It is really heart warming to see all
#youth
acting in the front line. Was extremely happy to see
#ylp6
participants joining
#kafebekafak
initiatives. We will start
#BuildingLebanonForward
I’m happy to announce that I will be attending the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
#CannesLions2022
🇫🇷 as a part of
#Generation17
with
@SamsungMobile
I look forward to connecting with other passionate people around how we’re taking action for the
#GlobalGoals
❣
I am so proud to be one the Co-Founders for Kafe Be Kafak Youth Campaign. Since April, my team and I were able to help families affected by the current situation ALL over Lebanon 🇱🇧. Yes, we are an independent youth campaign working towards building a better future 🇱🇧🙏🏻❤️
#youth
This Sunday,
@HBKU
's virtual summer program “Design Post-COVID 19” will be launched!
#UNDP
partnered with
@HBKU
to unleash innovation and support youth alongside
@noboxlab
&
@SOGLabCO
in developing systems & ideas for a post-COVID world. Our
#YLP
alumni will be on board too!
فخورون بطاقة الشابة ندين خولي عضو برنامج مبعوثي الشباب للمنطقة العربية الذي أطلقه #مركز_الشباب_العربي عبر التوعية المجتمعية برعاية البرنامج الإنمائي للأمم المتحدة.. الجميع مسوؤل عن الجميع
Worldwide
#volunteers
including the
#Lebanese
youth have taken action at local,national &international level to fight
#COVID19
& help people after
#BeirutBlast
.During
#IVD2020
, we THANK
#YLP
volunteers,shed light on their needs & highlight their impact despite all the challenges.
Bernard is one of the most dedicated and passionate
#YLP6
participant who recently joined the UNDP family as a consultant in forest management field. YLP is not like any typical youth oriented program,
#YLP
is a FAMILY 🇱🇧
@NadaSweidan
@MoyroudUN
@SarahMPoole
@UNDP_Lebanon
Bernard’s lifelong passion lies within
#SustainableDevelopment
. His experience with the Youth Leadership Programme helped him improve his skills and advanced his knowledge on the
#SDGs
. Bernard is now turning his dream into action w/
@UNDP_Lebanon
in the forest management field!
Back to Lebanon 🇱🇧 with unforgettable times and great memories. Thank you
@ArabYouthCenter
&
@UNDP_Shababeek
for bringing together hundreds of youth from all over the Arab region 🌏 after almost 3 years of virtual interactions due to the
#COVID
pandemic.
#arabyouthcenter
Learning Journey
#2
Let's get fluent in Spanish 😀
I am finally finding some time to learn Spanish, one of the official
#UN
languages.
What's next? 😀🚀
#personalgrowth
#knowledge
On this
#EarthDay
, we are reminded that we all must be held accountable for the state of our 🌎. Climate change, pollution, & environmental destruction are happening now, and it's up to each one of us to take action to protect our home. Let's commit to making every day Earth Day.
I had the exciting opportunity to join my fellow
#Generation17
Young Leaders &
@samsungmobile
in a panel discussion with
@bustle
Digital Group! We discussed how young people are turning our passions into something much bigger to address the Global Goals!
#CannesLions2022
@UNDP
I am so proud of our
#YOUTH
! Their grit,curiosity, aspirations and ambitions are inspiring me everyday! Congratulations Hala, our very own climate change fighter 👏🏻
@UNDP_Lebanon
@UNDP4Youth
@YLPLeb
“
@ylp_undp
gave me an opportunity to attest to the power of youth in creating a better tomorrow.”
Hala Balaa's project was among the🔝ideas selected at the YLP Regional Forum. PulP is a social enterprise using non-recyclable paper waste to create low impact building materials.
This
#EidAlAdha
is bit different here in Lebanon 🇱🇧. As we are facing unpredictable challenges starting from
#COVID19
pandemic to the worst economic clash in modern history,
#kafebekafak
team and I are still acting in the front line facing these challenges and helping our people.
#Generation17
hitting the streets of NYC! 🔥
Glad to be finally meeting my fellow young leaders after 2 years of virtual communication! Thank you
@SamsungMobile
&
@UNDP
for bringing us together!
Leaders, let's spread some positive vibes in 🗽
And Now:We can finally say that: Hard Work Pays off !
19 group pitched today in YLP5 Event for a
#youthfulfuture
and more that 100 attendees came to celebrate with us the youth achievements and dedication ! YLP Family is growing😀
@YLP_UNDP
@UNDP_Lebanon
In Kafe be Kafak, we pledge to leave
#NoOneBehind
and to work on supporting needy families in our community 🇱🇧 during these tough times. Thank you for all who trusted us and believed in our mission!
#partnershipforgoals
#endpoverty
#Lebanon
Recycling in Lebanon :A vital step in subduing ongoing garbage crisis.Since by 2019 ,Lebanon scored the 6th rank in the Pollution Index .According to a research by the AUB,77% of Lebanon's waste is either dumped or land filled,even though only 10 to 12% of it cannot be recycled.
Their energy, dedication & commitment to
#YLP
and their ultimate goal to have a better future in their country 🇱🇧 are keeping us moving forward with this program despite the current circumstances we are facing.
#YLP6
participants, keep on shining!
#YLPLeb
#IamYLP
#youth
135 youth participants brought forward ideas to help advance the
#SDGs
in Lebanon. Their enthusiasm and commitment to
#BuildingLebanonForward
were evident in their pitches. Congrats to the 46 teams who made it to next phase!
#StayTuned
#IamYLP