Tahawor’s Roundtable Discussions

Rashad Center for Cultural Governance is Adyan Foindation’s Think-Do-Tank for policymaking and enhancement of cultural governance and diversity management. The center led the Tahawor initiative, that brought together Members of Parliament and their staff in structured roundtable discussions to advance values-driven reform policies. The initiative addressed key national priorities, including public service, justice, freedoms, transparency, human rights, education, and the environment. LAL was in charge of facilitating the discussions around Education. 

Through a participatory approach that engaged MPs’ staff, civil society actors, experts, specialised NGOs, and research centres, Tahawor fostered cross-party dialogue and collaborative drafting processes that resulted in 1 law amendment and 2 new laws proposal. 

• Amendment to Law 73: Prioritize school principal candidates with a master’s in education management, impacting salary and retirement benefits.
• New Law – Teacher Professional Development & Micro-Credits: Structured teacher training with automated needs assessment, core and elective topics, and micro-credits recognized as diploma/master’s-level credits.
• New Law – Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE): Certification system recognizing experience and micro-credits, mandatory continuous training points, flexible career paths, and monitoring to meet evolving educational needs, including AI integration.

Impact: Mobilized Lebanese parliamentarians and their support staff to discuss and develop long-term values-based policies, building consensus that supports more genuine, democratic governance and policymaking processes.