| Valentina Petersen | The Road to Digital Licensing Tourism licensing in Lebanon is about to move from paper to platform. For years, investors seeking licenses navigated a process spread across multiple offices, paper files,
| By Mario Nasrallah | Amid the many crises Lebanon faces, people tend to forget what’s right in front of them, consuming their mountains, polluting their ecosystems, and damaging their long term health and well-being.
The road to effective governance and transparency is long. Taking a moment to reflect on milestones and accomplishments is essential to keep efforts on track and motivation high. So, what have our five interns been
| By Perla Tannous | When one mentions Nefaa, Lebanon’s Vehicle Registration Office, the perception is a negative one. During a recent survey, citizens were asked to describe Nefaa in one word – many responded
| By Nour Sibai, Marie-Assine Ghantous & Charbel Hajj Moussa | The Youth4Governance Summer Internship Program at Siren has been nothing short of eye-opening and transformative. We began with Coursera courses, led by the renowned
| By Noor Akoum & Elissa Tabet | We had no idea what we were getting into. Our generation grew up with the resigned despair of our parents – “everything is bad, and nothing will
| By Sarah El Ghoul | Lebanon’s Vehicle Registration Office (VRO), responsible for providing essential vehicular related services, has faced many challenges in recent years. This has added to the dangers on Lebanon’s roads, with
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