For half a century, civil society activity in Syria has largely been concentrated on charity work. Since 2000, there has been an upsurge in the number of development-focused NGOs in the country, reflecting greater government acceptance and support of NGO activity.
The First International Development Conference of Syria organised by the Syria Trust for Development from the 23rd to the 24th of January 2010 in Damascus, Syria under the patronage of H.E. Mrs. Asma al-Assad, the First Lady of Syria will host leading international, regional and local development practitioners and theorists to provide a forum for exchanging ideas and experiences about development projects/successful interventions from around the world as well as raise awareness on development issues and related challenges that Syria and the region are facing.
Conference attendees will benefit from a wide source of experts debating around specific development topics such as rural development & community empowerment, culture, children & youth, employment & entrepreneurship, with a focus on sustainability as a cross-cutting issue.
Parallel workshop sessions during the conference will encourage participants to present and discuss related case studies and learn about best practices and lessons learned, whilst subsequent plenary sessions will provide the opportunity for policy discussions.
The conference will provide an opportunity for stakeholders in the development sector to network and create opportunities for collaboration as well as identifying mechanisms on how the business and civic communities and government can participate in and support the development process.
Please call + 963-11-6122522 ext.151 for details or email info@syriatrust.org