LIMS Leaders’ Academy – LLA Program

LIMS Leaders’ Academy provides a capacity building program for active groups in Lebanon, enabling them to integrate  sound principles of economics, when assessing a situation or taking a position on a policy issue. At the end of the program, activists  will able to:

  • Acquire a framework to accurately identify and interpret the economic challenges.
  • Come up with well thought out solutions to any economic problem they wish to address.
  • Draft market-oriented policy proposition.
  • Present the proposition in front of an audience and defend it.

In order to complete the LLA, participants should take the following four levels:

  • LLA 101 Economic Foundations of Prosperity (Workshop) 
  • LLA 201 Connect to Prosperity (Webinar) 
  • LLA 301 Shaping Public Policy (Workshop) 
  • LLA 401 Policy Fair (Event)

LLA 101 Economic Foundations of Prosperity 

LLA 101 Economic Foundations of Prosperity is a two-day workshop hosting active groups in Lebanon.  Participants meet, get to know each other,  attend workshops and  form working groups to address topics of common interests.

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By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify malpractices in government contracts
  • Assess the limits of the state’s intervention policies
  • Explain the economic pillars of prosperity
  • Analyze the importance of monetary stability 

Format

  • Number of participants : 50-100
  • Audience: Active groups in Lebanon
  • Training duration: 2 days
  • Language: Arabic
  • Location: TBA
  • Delivery methods: Debates, focus groups, and presentations.
  • Reading material, online videos, and audios will be sent to participants two weeks before the date of the workshop.

2020 Edition- UNITE:

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Distribution of Certificates

2019 Edition:

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Presentations and Feedback

Distribution of Certificates

2018 Edition:

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Distribution of Certificates

2017 Edition:

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Group Photos

Elevator Pitch

Distribution of Certificates

 

LLA 201 Connect to Prosperity

LLA 201 Connect to Prosperity is a webinar designed for high-achieving activists, who are seeking a unique structured and advanced knowledge, with a strong emphasis on practical solutions for economic challenges.

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By the end of LLA201, participants will acquire a deep understanding of:

  • Fiscal Deficit and Public Debt
  • The Lebanese Economy
  • Central Planning
  • The Importance of Global Trade
  • Solutions for Unemployment
  • Private Initiative
  • Free to Choose with Milton Friedman

Format

  • The webinar uses the Econ Arabic platform, gathering around 65 videos in Arabic, or translated to Arabic, produced by top policy experts.
  • Participants connect to www.econarabic.com and sign up, the process will take them less than 2 minutes.
  • The platform includes seven categories. 
  • Each video earned participants either 1, 2 or 3 credits, depending on the length. 
  • After gathering more than 70 credits (out of a total of 105), participants complete LLA201.
  • The participants who complete LLA201 first will qualify for LLA301.

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LLA 301 Shaping Public Policy

LLA 301 Shaping Public Policy is a two-day workshop followed by a two-months tutoring process. The workshop allows participants to draft a market-oriented policy paper that would serve their group. Each party might have its own priority and LIMS is very flexible on the topic. After the workshop, a tutor will be assigned to  each group to walk them through the process of drafting the paper.

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By the end of LLA 301, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the structure of a policy paper.
  • Collect primary and secondary data.
  • Build their case using strong arguments.
  • Discuss different alternatives and explain their shortcomings.
  • Draft a policy proposition and present it to policy-makers.

Format

  • Audience: Active groups in Lebanon
  • Training duration: Two-day workshop + two months of tutoring
  • Workshop sessions: six sessions, two hours each
  • Meetings with tutor: five meetings
  • Number of tutors:  six
  • Language: Arabic

2020 Edition

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Distribution of Certificates

2019 Edition

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Distribution of Certificates

2018 Edition

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Distribution of Certificates

2017 Edition

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LLA 301

LLA 401 Policy Fair

The Policy Fair is designed to help participants pitch their policy proposition in just one minute, to a crowd of experts and professionals. The crowd suggests insights, feedback, and experience to help participants overcome the challenges. A group of trained facilitators makes sure that each group aggregates the dispersed information, into a structured body of knowledge.

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By the end of LLA 401, participants will be able to:

  • Advocate for their policy proposition.
  • Discuss the topic with experts, in an informal manner.
  • Expand their own professional network.
  • Crowdsource the content of their paper, by having others contribute with ideas and solutions.

Format

  • Each group has a booth.
  • Participants from each group will be at the booth.
  • One representative of each group takes the stage, presents their policy proposition, and encourages attendees to visit their group’s booth – all in just one minute.
  • Around 50 attendees will then visit the stands and share their ideas with the staff of political parties, write their comments, and move on to the next stand.
  • Duration: Two hours.

2019 and 2020 Edition

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LLA 401 Photo Album

2018 Edition

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LLA 401 Photo Album

2017 Edition

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LLA 401 Photo Album