TLS Theater Workshop Trainer

Organizational Information

The Lebanese American University (LAU) is an American institution of higher education that has been operating in Lebanon since 1924, with initial roots as the first school for girls in the Ottoman Empire. Committed to serving Lebanon, the Arab world and beyond, LAU offers diverse academic opportunities in the fields of arts and sciences, business, engineering, architecture and design, pharmacy, medicine and nursing. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and many of its academic programs have received accreditation from field specific organizations. LAU operates in two campuses, one in Beirut and another in Byblos.
The Middle East Partnership Initiative – Tomorrow's Leaders office at LAU manages 8 LAU TL grants, and supports TL students enrolled at LAU on the grants. The team consists of 25 highly qualified members of faculty and staff.

Project Synopsis

Tomorrow's Leaders grants at LAU provide funding for talented needy students from Lebanon and the MENA region at different academic levels (undergraduate and graduate). The grants foster leadership, civic engagement, citizenship values, and Gender equity.
The project fulfills Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) strategic framework objectives in a) providing economically deserving individuals opportunities to build leadership skills, effectively engage with civil society, the private sector, and/or government actors; and b) increase workforce employability and improve access to higher value opportunities through demand-driven professional training and targeted, localized job placement, primarily in the private sector.

Project Objective

Part of its annual communication plan, the LAU MEPI TL program works on a list of communication tools to showcase students’ achievements and activities. Therefore, LAU would like to engage the services of a Theater Workshop Trainer to fulfill the tasks defined in the sections henceforth, mainly to deliver a gender-relater theater workshop based on certain MEPI guidelines to be provided by the project’s team.

Scope of Required Services

LAU is looking for one a Theater Workshop Trainer to provide and deliver a gender-related theater workshop. The workshop should be delivered in the form of a Forum Theater (a semi-scripted theatrical format that addresses contemporary social issues within the context of its presentation). With this format the trainer will encourage the students to engage through a participatory approach, allowing them to discuss the gender-based violence issues at hand and suggest interventions for resolution.

For more information and details, please refer to the attached Request for Proposals