Me.Dia.T.E. (Mediterranean Dialogue Through Empowerment)

National Network
Italy
Address

Via Giovanni Devoti 16, 00167, Rome (c/o Associazione ONG Italiane)
Rome
Italy

Telephone
+39 06 66019202
Telephone (other)
+39 06 66019202
Fax
+39 06 66032774
E-Mail
presidenza@mediatenet.org
E-Mail (2)
segreteria@mediatenet.org
Mobile Phone
+39 338 9312415
Mobile Phone (other)
+39 347 1536280
Website
http://www.mediatenet.org
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Me.Dia.T.E. is a non-profit organisation of social utility (Onlus). It is a network of 61 NGOs and Associations from 18 Mediterranean Countries, representing more than 1000 aggregations of civil society. Me.Dia.T.E. has an Executive Committee - composed by the President, two Vice presidents, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two Counsellors - and a Board of Directors that is composed of a National Delegate from each Mediterranean country represented in the Association. It works as network of civil society organizations and the modalities of action it follows are seminars, meetings and concrete projects too. The sources of funding are the membership fees as well as the contributions paid by each member. contributions by individuals, private entities, Public Bodies, Institutions or International entities and incomes deriving from conventions can contribute in the budgetary resources of the Association.
Mission and Objectives

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

Main Projects / Activities

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”.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Guido Barbera
Head of the organisation
Mr. Guido Barbera
Contact (2) Full Name
Cristina Sonzogni