Youth Democracy Academy pilots first class of 22 students in Tunisia

Shana Kaiser | International IDEA

International IDEA introduces the Academy and its modules to participants in Tunisia in January 2017.

Shana Kaiser | International IDEA

An Academy facilitator teaches participants how to make a presentation and speak in public throughout during an April 2017 session.

Nour Kaabi

Each day of an Academy session ends with a review of knowledge gained. Participants form a circle and share a new learning before passing the ball of string to others. The web of string that is formed in this process symbolizes the interconnectedness of the participants and their learning (March 2017).

Nour Kaabi

Participants engage in concentrated group work, which is key to the participatory methodology used throughout the Academy (February 2017) .

Shana Kaiser | International IDEA

Group exercises such as glossary matches ensure high levels of participation while scholars gain baseline knowledge on each theme discussed in the Academy (April 2017).

Nour Kaabi

Scholars take a break for picture during the March 2017 session of the Youth Democracy Academy.

Nour Kaabi

Learning is gained through many ways including visual, audio and tactile. This exercise puts to use all these approaches as participants work together in teams of two. One person closes their eyes to create an item as instructed by the other team member (February 2017).

Nour Kaabi

Three scholars of the Academy at the April 2017 session of the Youth Democracy Academy.

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