Governance & State Building

Based on its firm belief in the importance of national balanced development and state building in Lebanon now more than ever, HF works collaboratively with state institutions to seek policy solutions. HF seeks to promote the roles of state institutions and sectoral stakeholders in national development in order to derive best practices in good governance and to capitalize on stakeholders’ roles for trust-building in national policy reform. Through its national endeavor for years, HF has developed and mainstreamed unprecedented models of community participation in policymaking, capitalizing on international approaches to public participation and evidence-based decision making. Accordingly, HF seeks to empower and engage institutions and individuals, particularly youth in national policy research and planning.

– Building trust in state institutions & development partners
– Promoting public participation & civic engagement
– Promoting good governance & balanced development
– Contributing in trust-building through multi-sectoral approach

– Honoring and capitalizing on efforts of state institutions and stakeholders in national development
– Empowering and engaging youth in national policy research and development
– Mainstreaming and contextualizing civic engagement and public participation in policymaking
– Mainstreaming interdisciplinary dialogue in national and local development
– Building capacities of institutions and individuals in good governance and balanced development
– Empowering and engaging civil society organizations in inclusive and sustainable development