American University of Beirut and Malala Fund hold policy forum and launch campaign for girl education

American University of Beirut and Malala Fund hold policy forum and launch campaign for girl education

NNA - The Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship at the American University of Beirut (AUB), in partnership with the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at AUB and the Malala Fund, held a high-level policy forum to discuss an ongoing project for setting an inclusive framework for human security and social justice within the restructuring and reform plan of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Government of Lebanon. The discussion that took place this March, centered around education as an equalizer and enabler for social justice and human security and raised awareness on the importance of girl education. 

Participants discussed the main findings of a research report that was conducted by the Asfari Institute. The report highlights the main challenges the education sector is facing; the gendered impact of these challenges on women, girls, and vulnerable communities; and offers policy recommendations that prioritize financing and reforming the education sector promoted as an essential pillar of social justice. The policy forum addressed the recommendations laid out in the report as well as the right mechanisms to implement them in the Lebanese context.

The policy forum was also the launching ground for a national social media campaign that