The Civil Society Academy (CSA) program is a regional initiative for youth civil society activists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region aims to support youth in addressing some of the problems found in their communities through grassroots civil society work. The program also provides a platform for civil society activists to encourage collaboration among them as well as exchange experiences and lessons learned between their societies. The program is managed by the International Republican Institute (IRI) and is funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), in collaboration with the Center for Humanities Studies and Research (MADA Center) in Morocco and Civil Pole for Development and Human Rights (PC-DDH) in Tunisia.