Ala Boued Amtar / A Step Away (ASA)

National Network
Lebanon
Address

Imm. Sœurs de la Charité, Rue Amine Nasser ed Dine, Achrafiye. P.O.Box 167 133 Place Sassine, Achrafiye
Beirut
Lebanon

Telephone
323535
Fax
323535
E-Mail
petzy.hage@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
667879
Mobile Phone (other)
148959
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Media
  8. Youth and education
General Information
1- Association - executive Committee 6 members. General meeting: 16 members? 2- Budget: 45 000 Euros 3- Car financing and funds relative to specific projects such those of the European Union for "The Other", "16sproj.com" and "Signs of Belonging"? 4- Projects, forums, trainings technical? 5-center for the Active Citizenship (CCA)
Mission and Objectives

To promote the culture and the production of contemporary artistic work
To inform and train young people on the means and the techniques used in the contemporary artistic production
To accompany the components by Lebanese social fabric in their search of knowledge, their right to express themselves, communicate and create freely
To bring a moral and material support to the students, to artists, to intellectuals and to researcher at the time of the implementation of their capacities with the service of the company.
To develop the role of the culture in the establishment of laws and the context of programs of development
To extend the role of art in sensitizing to the rights, the democracy and social justice.

Main Projects / Activities

"The Other" is one of the programs of ASA which gives the possibility to the young people of taking part in the cultural and democratic development of their company by implying them in a joint effort aiming at producing an artistic work (ex: in 2005, cartoon films) based on comprehension and the acceptance of the other? "16sproj.com" is a project in progress which allows classes young people countries MEDA to exchange ideas and information cultural and histories related to their country and to produce and show their artistic production on a Web site creates for this purpose
"Signs of Belonging" is a project about how to begin. This project gives the possibility to young people of becoming aware of their cultural luggage through photography.

Contact (1) Full Name
Richard Bteich
Head of the organisation
Nell Abou-Ghazale
Contact (2) Full Name
Fadi Yeni Turk