My trip to Egypt is considered as the trip of* the first time*; the first time I visit the Algerian capital ,the first time I travel alone, the first time I travel by plane ,the first time I participate in such wonderful conference.
I knew a lot of awesome people from all the Arab world especially Egypt, and I’ll never forget Zina and Manar from Lebanon and Jerusalem.
My participation in the workshop of TIG and my meeting with Tala and Jennifer were an important point in my life, that I’ve learned a lot from it; I learned that I can do some thing to develop my self and to develop people around me, I have never felt such self confidence before and I absolutely felt full of energy when I saw people in my age carrying and acting for their societies
For me I’m still living this experience even after I returned back to my country, and I’m still trying to give the best I have to the project that TIG put its confidence in.

منتدى الشباب العربى كان لى بمثابة اتحاداً لكافة العرب حتى ولو كان ذلك الإتحاد نظرياً. فما أجمل أن يتجمع العرب تحت سقف واحد مثل مكتبة الأسكندرية التى احتضنت ذاك الحدث العظيم. وما أجمل أن يكون أكثر من فى هذا اللقاء من الشباب الذين هم دعائم الوطن ومستقبل دولنا، أو ربما قول دولتنا العربية الموحدة أجمل.

لم يكن هذا الحدث عظيماً فحسب لكونه كذلك وإنما ضمت لقاءات الأسكندرية بين جنبات المكتبة وأروقتها تفاعلاً رائعاً بين الشباب وحدث فيه أن تعارفوا حتى اتفقوا ولم يختلفوا.

فى ذلك الحدث كانت السمة الغالبة أن كافة الشباب العربى من كافة الدول العربية يتفقون على الآراء ويختلفون جميعهم مع المقدمين أو المحاورين غختلافاً فى الرأى لا يصل إلى مستوى الخلاف. فكان اتفاق الشباب على القضايا والأفكار التى من شأنها رفع مستويات المعيشة وتحسين ظروف المستقبل لديهم اتفاقاً لطالما أردناه.

كما أنه كان حدثاً هاماً أن أتعارف شخصياً مع الشباب وأعمالهم، وخصوصاً الفائزين بمنح برنامج شباب من أجل التغيير، وهو الأمر الذى سعدت به كثيراً وأحب أن يتكرر دوماً وبدون توقف.

الأن أخدت المبادرة تأخد مجراها حيت قمنا بمبادرة غرس أشجار الزيتون في أحد الحياء المهمشة حيت زرعنا العشرات منها في كل المناطق من الحي و عند كل الناس المحتاجة حتى أنه أطلق أحد الأزقة عليه إسم زنقة الزيتون و دالك من اجل تحسيس الناس بأهمية الحفاض على البيئة و العمل على جماليتها
المبادرة شارك فيها مل فئات المجتمع من شباب و اطفال و شيوخ نضرا لأن المسؤولية هي ملقات على الجميع و أن العمل التشاركي في بناء تقافة مجتمع تعطي بالضرورة النواة الأولى للحفاض عليها و حراستها و ديمومتها و هو مانسعى إليه في الجوهر مع شباب من اجل التغيير

My participation in the fifth Arab youth forum and the seventh reform forum in Alexandria from 26 February till 3 March one of the most interesting events I attended in my life. however, what is worthy to shate with all of you is Youth for change phase two project that I participated in to present my project "One vision, Common destiny" and i was more than happy to listen to other projects tackling environmental, social, and economic aspects of youth empowerment grass root projects. Now, after one month, I ma working on my new challenge which is achieving the best results for building a group of self-awared 15 Lebanese, palestinian, and Iraqi youths to promote refugess' rights in lebanon.

It was a pleasure to participate in the 5th Arab Youth Forum and get the opportunity to listen to youth led initiatives and success stories. I was inspired by so many young participants who dedicate themselves to making a difference in the world. This experience encouraged to be more engaged in community work as I am passionate about volunteering.
My participation in the forum and YFC in particular opened the door for new opportunities and networking with youths from different countries. I was able to share my experience and learn from the experience of others which would not have been possible otherwise, as in emails or e-chatting. Due to this amazing experience, I received support from many participants who were previously engaged in a similar project (on HIV/AIDS).
The YFC gave us the opportunity to implement our projects, each in his or her own field of interest. I believe that it is of utmost importance that topics were not imposed on us as each individual was free to choose the topic according to the local needs. This is considered as 1 of the strengths of YFC as it gives the freedom for people to implement their projects but at the same time it provides us with support, whether it’s financial or in supervision.
Last but not least, the friendships that were created as a result of the mini-grant project are wonderful especially that we all share a passion for community work, social change and development work. This shared vision and willingness to create change in our societies is the main driver for the memorable moments we lived and the life long friendships created.