A FRIEND TOLD ME: STOP TALKING AND DESCRIBE YOUR PROJECT IN TWO PAGES. I DID IT IN ONE AND IT COVERS THE ENTIRE REGION. READ ON.
PROJECT TO GET A COUNTRY OUT OF THE MORASS
About
myself
First & last name: George Sabat
Email: George@cpi-lebano.org
Project leader: George Sabat, ACMA
About
the Project
Name of project leader: George Sabat
Project name: L.N.D.P. The Lebanese National
Development Plan
Level of development of the project: 44%
complete
Launch date & estimated completion: Launch
1rdt March 2015 – Completion: 31rst August 2015
Legal status: NGO
Country of origin: Lebanon
Country of action: Lebanon
1.The problems that the project addresses: The object is to save Lebanon from political
disintegration and financial ruin, through participatory planning, governance,
and monitoring.
2.The topics discussed in the project: Social, economic, financial, and political
topics are simultaneously addressed
3.The needs that the project addresses: 20 years after the end
of Civil war in Lebanon, the risks of a repeat are great. Economy and
infrastructure are in shambles. Corruption is rife. The country is divided
along political & confessional lines. The % of debt to GDP is probably the
world’s highest. To cement the communities and restore government’s authority,
participatory governance has become a must.
4. How the project works: 100 selected undergraduates, mentored by
twelve of the country’s top economists will seek, collect, and analyse all
available info on 18 national sectors & draw up a National Development 4
years Plan (the L.N.D.P.) to guide & monitor the performance of the
Authorities. Simultaneously, the political parties will be encouraged to do the
same. All the Plans will be submitted to Parliament’s vote. Civil Society will
participate in monitoring the approved Plan’s implementation.
5. What makes the project innovative?
• Associating
the students to the Plan’s elaboration is new.
• Encouraging
the political parties to draw up detailed plans is new.
• Allowing
the citizens to participate In monitoring the plan’s execution is new.
• Getting
the Plan approved by Parliament and calling on the Authorities to perform
according to the Plan’s guidance is new.
6. Current impact of the project: Project will benefit 5 million citizens &
3 million current foreign residents. It will promote democracy & prevent
the country’s economic & financial ruin. It will serve to halt spreading
corruption, political disintegration, civil war & foreign interferences. It
will promote social justice & inclusion & contribute to counter
the current rampant extremist culture.
7. Potential impact of the project:
Should this project succeed in Lebanon,
it will have a positive impact on the entire region. Other countries will be
brought to adopt the same democratic principles and introduce the same approach
of participatory governance. Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, & Libya may be
tempted to follow suit. Democratic governance will become the norm in the
region.
8. Dreams for this project and how to make
them come true Eventually, all
the nations will admit the usefulness of the participatory governance approach
and will be encouraged to introduce it in their political program. Justice and
fairness to all will prevail. Wars, revolutions, and destructions will be
contained. Democratic principles of the rule by the people, with the people
& for the people will be respected and applied the world over.