Youth Use Street Theater to Enhance Participation in Egypt’s Democratic Process

To encourage participation in the democratic process by marginalized populations in Egypt, youth volunteers, who had been trained by Internews, interviewed Egyptian lawyers, journalists, educators and analysts in order to explain different clauses and amendments to the new constitution that directly impact their communities, specifically youth, women and minorities.

The constitution, which was drafted in January, requires that a specific percentage of the GNP be allocated to education, health and scientific research, with the intent of improving conditions for the poor.