Friends of Al Rowwad organization

National Network
فرنسا
Address

24 rue Custine
Paris, 75018
فرنسا

Telephone
(0033) (0)1 42 59 06 59
E-Mail
presse@amis-alrowwad.org
E-Mail (2)
webmaster@amis-alrowwad.org
Mobile Phone
(0033) (0)6 32 58 96 84
Mobile Phone (other)
(0033) (0)6 10 18 86 70
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2002
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Youth and education
General Information
The Société des Amis d'Al Rowwad, a French NGO, 1901 act status. - Staff: volunteers only. - Partner: Al Rowwad cultural Center, Aida camp, Bethlehem, Palestine. Al Rowwad ‘s director is the vice president of our association. - Average budgetary resources in a year: 70.000 euros (donations and handcraft’ sales) - Main activities: * Cultural exchanges (theatre and music tours) * Financial support (fundraising for Al Rowwad, Palestinian students and prisoners, funding Al Rowwad’s new building, 1st two floors achieved...) - Main Partners: * In Palestine: Al Rowwad (Bethlehem), French Consulate in Jerusalem, The Freedom Theatre (Jenin), DARNA and the national music conservatory (Nablus). * In France: les Amis de DARNA, les Amis du Théâtre de la Liberté (ATL), Association France-Hébron, the Philistin (importation of olive oil from Palestine), + a large network of theatre and music companies. * In Belgium : Association Belgo-Palestinienne (ABP)
Mission and Objectives

- Develop the collaboration network between European and Palestinian theatre companies and music groups
- Promote intercultural dialogue between Europe and Palestine, with an emphasis on reciprocity and collaboration.
- Target children and young adults in order to open an opportunity for them to express and develop their imagination and creativity.
In Europe :
- Present Palestine through a different scope than violence
- Sensitize people to the stakes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and claim for justice and peace to end a 58 year old conflict.
In Palestine :
- Break the cultural isolation of Palestine.
- Open a parenthesis in daily life under occupation thanks to quality cultural activities.

Main Projects / Activities

Past:
- 2003: Theatre tour of Al Rowwad’s children troupe in France, 25 performances over a month and a half.
- 2006: Tour of Al Rowwad’s children theatre troupe and the musicians of the national music conservatory of Nabluz, 30 performances in France and Belgium over a month and a half. Production of the DVD of the play.
Both time the troupe performed “We are the children of the camp”, a play by Abdelfattah Abou Srour, director of Al Rowwad center.
Present:
- October 2007: Theater and Music Festival in Palestine, as a project to reinforce networks of cultural cooperation between European (France, Belgium) and Mediterranean (Palestine, Morocco) countries. Five theater troupes and one music group will perform in 6 cities of the West Bank over 12 days.

Contact (1) Full Name
Laure Fourest
Head of the organisation
Jean-Claude Ponsin
Contact (2) Full Name
Julien Villalard