By Bashar Ghanem I have applied as an intern at Siren with ambition in my mind and enthusiasm in my heart, and the expectations I had for the experience I will attain were exceeded by…

By Myriam Kodeih Amid the worst socio-economic crisis that Lebanon has been through in its modern history, most of the Lebanese youth are jumping at any given opportunity to leave the country and find stability…

By Wissam Mahmoud When almost every circumstance seemed to lead to the airport, this internship gave us a glimpse of hope. Our ambitions are finally heard, and our engagement is sustained so we can become…

By Romero Kaddoum If I learnt one thing from weeks of fieldwork on the Youth4Governance program, it’s that you must be ready for anything and continue moving forward, despite the obstacles you may face in pushing for change. This was…

By Eva Abboudy Surveying is an under-appreciated art that requires precision, self-control and occasionally nerves. Practices also helps, and in this blog I’m going to share with you some tips I picked up while interviewing…

By Ahmad Jenzarli I was expecting a run-of-the-mill desk job where I would be conducting research about the public administration in Lebanon. Instead, the Youth4Governance program turned out to be one of the most enriching…

By Karine Ismail Most people think that working as a developer means sitting behind a screen all day and just writing lines of code that no one understands. Working in the Y4G program as a…

By Nazem El Khatib “What should we expect from this internship?” This is a question one normally expects during a recruitment interview and that is supposed to have an easy answer. But as one of…