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Rome
Italy
- Democracy and community development
- International/Cultural relations
The Association's aim is the promotion of social justice and solidarity, social and cultural development, human rights and democratisation, peace, non discrimination and gender equality, decentralized cooperation in the Mediterranean countries, through the dialogue and the empowerment of civil society.
In order to reach these goals, the Association implements activities which aim at:
-Promoting the dialogue and networking of civil society organisations in the Mediterranean countries through institutional capacity building, education, research and training;
-Strengthening multicultural dialogue among the populations and the institutions in the Mediterranean countries, by sharing experiences, instruments and resources;
-Facilitating participation, advocacy and lobbying towards the European and international institutions;
-Promoting strategies for democracy and peace in the Mediterranean countries at a local, national and international level;
-Promoting strategies for the developm
In order to reach its aims, Me.Dia.T.E. organizes and participates in meetings and seminars which main objectives are the empowerment of civil society’s role as well as the promotion of social and cultural development and the decentralized cooperation in the Mediterranean Countries. The concrete participation and involvement of all its members, due to the different specializations and field of action of each of them, can assure a wide dissemination of all the activities and the proposals concerning the association’s aims. Since it was established in December 2004, Me.Dia.T.E. has organized some meetings and seminaries at international level, involving all its associates and offering to other associations too the possibility of attending them. After the first meeting in Malta in December 2004, a series of international seminaries and thematic workshops focused on the theme “Empowering instruments for local communities in the Mediterranean Area”.