UN GLOBAL COMPACT

NETWORK LEBANON

SDG BRAIN LAB

ENABLING THE CHANGE-MAKERS OF TOMORROW

2022 -2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 01

TRAINING HUB 09

BRAIN HUB 11

DATA HUB 13

SDG BRAIN LAB 2022-2023 TIMELINE 15

AMBASSADORS 16

INTERNSHIPS 18

VALUE PROPOSITION 19

APPLY NOW 21
THE SDG BRAIN LAB FOCUSES
ON THE TEN PRINCIPLES
& THE 2030 AGENDA
In line with the United Nations Global Compact Network
Lebanon's mission, the SDG Brain Lab sheds the light on the
importance of the Global Goals by empowering Lebanese youth
in advancing the Ten Principles and the 17 SDGs in Lebanon
and the region while offering the students the exposure they
need for future employment opportunities.

Youth are the leaders of tomorrow, and our mission is to equip

them with the required knowledge while providing an interactive
holistic program led by professional coaches, experts,
practitioners, trainers...
 SDG BRAIN LAB
TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN ADVANCING THE TEN PRINCIPLES &
WHY THE 17 SDGS IN LEBANON AND THE REGION WHILE OFFERING
EXPOSURE TO COMPANIES FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

WHO LEBANESE YOUTH BETWEEN 18 AND 24 YEARS OLD

BY CREATING A SPACE FOR CAPACITY BUILDING,

HOW IDEATION, AND RESEARCH

WHEN OCTOBER 2022 - MAY 2023

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

BETWEEN
18 - 24
1 YEARS 3
OLD

LEBANESE SDG
YOUTH 2 ENTHUSIAST
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IN NUMBERS...

600 8
SELECTED
PARTICIPANTS
LEBANESE
UNIVERSITIES
3
HUBS
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TIMELINE
Ongoing
Registrations Implementation

1 2 3 4 5 6

SEP 12 OCT 12 OCT 28 JUN JUL AUG

2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS OPENING CLOSING INTERNSHIP AMBASSADORS

APPLICATIONS SELECTION CEREMONY CEREMONY DISSEMINATION MANDATE
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SDG BRAIN LAB

October 2022 - May 2023

INTERACTIVE & PLAYFUL MODULES

June 2023: Closing ceremony

+ SDG AMBASSADORS
+ INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
 ALL SESSIONS ARE
SCHEDULED FROM
6:05 - 8:05 PM
ON ZOOM WITH A
COMMUNICATED LINK

1
Fuel your passion for
purposeful learning

Capping number: 600

2
Foster your entrepreneurial
capabilities

Capping Number: 150

3
Boost your research and
reporting capacities

Capping Number: 150

Agenda: 6 topics Agenda: 6 topics Agenda: 6 topics
Frequency: Once per month Frequency: Once per month Frequency: Once per month
Scheduled on: Scheduled on: Scheduled on:
The 1st Fridays of each The 2nd Fridays of each The 3rd Fridays of each
month month month
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8

TRAINING HUB
Open for all participants, it equips them
with the soft skills needed to complete

2
your sustainable journey in accordance
with the 2030 Agenda & the Ten Principles

SDG BRAIN LAB: BRAIN HUB

THE HUBS Participants get to enter a dynamic and challenging
journey revolving around social entrepreneurship where
they will be trained to find sustainable solutions and
We designed 3 interactive hubs assist in solving an issue the companies are facing

3
according to your area of interest
DATA HUB
Participants receive tailored training around
research methodologies and report drafting to
then assess the awareness of the employees
on their respective companies' best practices
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1 TRAINING HUB
Equipping youth with the needed skills to pursue their journey in
accordance with the Ten Principles and the 2030 Agenda

OPEN FOR ALL 6 SDG-BASED ONCE PER INTERACTIVE

PARTICIPANTS*
Selected sudents
enrolled in other hubs
are welcome to join the
training hub
MODULES MONTH
Modules are given by
Addressing SDG skillset, Enrolled participants will professional coaches
employability assets, attend monthly sessions who will be closely
and topics related to that will shape their mentoring participants
the Ten Principles and understanding and equip
the 2030 Agenda them with necessary
tools
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10

TRAINING HUB
Modules addressing impact-driven topics in relation to the Ten Principles
and the 17 SDGs set for the 2030 Agenda

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3

SDG TARGETS & PURPOSE-DRIVEN DESIGN &
TEN PRINCIPLES LEADERSHIP CREATIVE
THINKING

SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6

CIRCULAR THE 3 MAGIC LEVERAGING
ECONOMY LETTERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA
REPORTING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
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2 BRAIN HUB
Training the youth to identify challenges and build sustainable solutions to
support in solving issues local companies are facing

OPEN FOR 6 PHASES ONCE PER MONTH INTERACTIVE

UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS*
Change-makers willing to
solve most pressing issues
Lebanon is currently facing
1. Onboarding
2. Challenge identification
3. Solution development
4. Business model creation
5. Go-to-market plan dvp
6. Pitching
Enrolled participants will Modules are given by
receive 2 consecutive professional coaches who
sessions over 2 days each will be closely mentoring
month participants
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12

BRAIN HUB
Training the youth to identify challenges and build sustainable solutions to
support in solving issues local companies are facing

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3

ESG SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
CHALLENGE SOLUTION MODEL
IDENTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT CREATION

SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6

GTM PLAN EXEMPLARY MOCK
DEVELOPMENT PITCH PITCH
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3 DATA HUB
Training the youth to conduct research to support local companies in measuring
the awareness of their employees on best practices

OPEN FOR DATA- MODULES ONCE PER INTERACTIVE

DRIVEN MONTH
Addressing effective Modules are given by
UNIVERSITY surveying, focus groups professional coaches
Enrolled participants will
STUDENTS* targeting audiences, receive relevant skills who will be closely
For research-oriented analyzing, interviewing, through coaching mentoring participants
university students and report drafting sessions
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14

DATA HUB
Training the youth to conduct research to support local companies in
measuring the awareness of their employees on best practices

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3

SDG TARGETS REPORT SETTING THE
& INDICATORS COMPOSITION METHODOLOGY

SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6

DATA DATA FEEDBACK
GATHERING COMPILATION SESSION
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SDG BRAIN LAB ALL SESSIONS ARE

2022-2023
SCHEDULED FROM
6:05 - 8:00 PM
ON ZOOM UNLESS
STATED OTHERWISE

TIMELINE
OCT 12 2022 JUN 2023 JUL 2023 AUG 2023 SEP 2022
-Applications closure -Closing Ceremony Internship Ambassadors SDG Brain Lab
-Participants selection -Ambassadors selection dissemination mandate starts 2023-2024
Recruitment starts

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
2022 2022 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023

NOV 04

SDG TARGETS & DEC 02 FEB 03 MAR 03 MAY 05

TRAINING OCT 28

TEN PRINCIPLES

CRITICAL, DESIGN LEVERAGING
THE 3 MAGIC
HUB KICKOFF & CREATIVE
CIRCULAR
SOCIAL MEDIA
LETTERS OF
SESSION ECONOMY
NOV 11 THINKING REPORTING FOR IMPACT

PURPOSE-DRIVEN
LEADERSHIP

JAN 13
DEC 09 FEB 10 MAR 10 APR 21 MAY 12 DATE TBA

BRAIN

SUSTAINABLE
HUB ESG CHALLENGE BUSINESS MODEL GO-TO-MARKET EXEMPLARY MOCK WINNERS
SOLUTION
IDENTIFICATION DEVELOPMENT CREATION PLAN DVP PITCH PITCH SELECTION

DEC 16 JAN 20 FEB 17 MAR 17 APR 28 MAY 19

DATA

REPORT FEEDBACK
HUB SDG TARGETS SETTING THE DATA DATA
& INDICATORS COMPOSITION METHODOLOGY GATHERING COMPILATION SESSION
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AMBASSADORS OF CHANGE
NOMINATED SDG AMBASSADORS WILL BE PAYING IT FORWARD BY...

SPEAKING AT RELEVANT TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, AND SEMINARS 1

BEING THE VOICE OF THE SDGs & SETTING THE EXAMPLE 2

MOBILIZING 120 STUDENTS & INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE,

PARTICIPATION, AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE SDGs
3

INSPIRING, TRAINING, AND PROVIDING YOUTH WITH SUPPORT IN

DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE IDEAS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SDGs
4

PASSING ON TO THE NEXT ONBOARDING ON 2022-2023 5

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AMBASSADORS MANDATE
TIMELINE

MAY AUG SEP OCT NOV JUN AUG

2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023

INTRODUCE
AMBASSADOR REPRESENT, END OF
AMBASSADOR SDG BRAIN OPENING CLOSING
MANDATE REACH OUT AMBASSADOR
NOMINATION LAB AT THE CEREMONY CEREMONY
START & SUPPORT MANDATE
UNIVERSITY
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INTERNSHIPS

5 15 2 0
5 REMARKABLE 15 SUBSTANTIAL 2 MONTHS FREE OF
CANDIDATES MULTI-SECTORAL PERIOD CHARGE
FROM EACH HUB INTERNSHIPS
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VALUE
PROPOSITION
WHAT'S IN IT FOR THE STUDENTS?

PERSONAL BRANDING PROFESSIONAL COACHING VALUABLE SKILL-SET

Enhance your personal branding Benefit from coaching and mentoring Strengthen your skill-set and
by gaining recognition as a opportunities offered by top-notch experts knowledge via an array of blended
leading young SDG advocate working on sustainability and innovation opportunities

MULTI-SECTORAL COLLECTIVE NATIONAL

NETWORKING CHANGE ADVOCACY
Expand your networking pool Be part of a local network of like-minded peers Get your voice heard among fellow
across the private, academic, and young change-makers who are advocating students and experts and partake in
civil, and UN spheres for the SDGs through peer learning GCNL events
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VALUE
PROPOSITION
WHAT'S IN IT FOR THE UNIVERSITY?

UN AFFILIATION SOCIAL IMPACT IMPACT-DRIVEN

Be affiliated with the largest Play a strategic role in youth-led change Enhance your sustainability and social
UN sustainability initiative and nurturing responsible citizen impact efforts around the UN 2030
and PRME Agenda

CONCRETE STEPS COLLECTIVE ACTION CORPORATE REPUTATION

Take concrete action to
upgrade the skill-set of your
student body and better
position them for the ever-
changing workforce
Be part of a premier national network mobilizing Enhance your reputation as a
top Lebanese universities, leading companies, responsible higher education institution
and cross-sectoral top-notch experts aimed at acting as a key driver for the much-
accelerating collective action around the 17 SDGs needed change
APPLY NOW
Enroll by filling out the SDG Brain Lab 2022-2023
Application Form found here.

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