Sign up for INTRAC News Who We Are What We Do Where We Work How We Work Resources Blog Contact Us Home / Where We Work / Middle East & North Africa We have staff and members of our network focused on providing context-specific and politically-sensitive support for civil society across the region. INTRAC has been supporting the development of civil society organisations across countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for over 20 years. We have staff focusing on MENA, and have a growing network of experts located within the region. We combine international expertise and knowledge in our core areas with strong linguistic, cultural and social knowledge of the region. INTRAC’s emphasis is on strengthening the quality of capacity development support for civil society and giving people access to innovative approaches and best practice that can strengthen the sustained and long-term impact of local organisations. We focus on: Advice and design of capacity development programmes for civil society. Developing the skills of civil society actors to carry out evidence-informed programming and advocacy including use of theories of change and action research. Online and face-to-face training and mentoring for civil society in our core areas of monitoring, evaluation, and impact assessment, organisational and capacity development, and programme design. Delivering high-quality scoping studies and contextual analysis. Conducting evaluations and impact assessments. Development of programmes of training and mentoring of consultants and trainers to improve high-quality capacity development support in the region. Sharing knowledge between different actors within countries and across the region. Promoting publication and dissemination of learning by practitioners from the region. Recent training and consultancies include work in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen. Additionally, INTRAC has done work on Syria. Open the menu below, or view our project pages, to read about examples of our work in this region. Examples of our work in the Middle East and North Africa Related Projects Action research and advocacy training for Women Participating in Public Life programme Needs assessment for the Humanitarian Leadership Academy in the Middle East Mixed methods evaluation of Syrian Active Citizens Programme, British Council – Syria Evaluation of Transparency International’s National Integrity Systems Exposing the King Khalid Foundation to advocacy strategies in the UK Related Resources 19.06.17 Policy brief. Building civil society capacity in fragile and conflict affected states 14.12.16 Praxis Series Paper No.2. She Parliamentarian. A campaign for women MPs in Jordan 16.09.15 Praxis Note 71. From Action Research to Advocacy. Promoting Women’s Political Participation in North Africa 23.05.14 ONTRAC 57. Beyond spring: Civil society's role in the Middle East and North Africa Related Post 25.01.18 Who dares? Dealing with the ambiguities of consulting ‘with soul’ in Lebanon 06.12.17 The crucial role of local actors in shaping Syria’s future 03.12.15 Thinking like a business? Social enterprise and civil society sustainability in the Middle East 29.10.15 Building a strong and sustainable civil society across Middle East North Africa: a collaborative approach Contact Us If you have any questions or need more information about our our work in the Middle East North Africa, please contact the INTRAC MENA Team: +44 (0)1865 201851 consultancy@intrac.org Where We Work Global Middle East & North Africa Central Asia & Russia Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern & Central Europe South & Southeast Asia Latin America & the Caribbean Sign Up to INTRAC News Sign up to get updates from INTRAC, including free resources and exclusive offers. We never sell or give any of your contact information to third parties. Sign Up for INTRAC News Tel: +44 (0)1865 201851 Fax: +44 (0)1865 201852 Email: info@intrac.org INTRAC is a company limited by guarantee No.2663769, Registered in England. Registered Charity No. 1016676. Privacy Policy Web design Oxford: