ASSOCIACIÓ CULTURAL PER A LA COOPERACIÓ AL DESENVOLUPAMENT AZAHARA

National Network
Spain
Address

c/ SANT ANTONI, 1
17190 SALT
Spain

Telephone
657222196
E-Mail
coordinacion@azahara.org
Website
http://www.azahara.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2018
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Youth and education
General Information
    Azahara es una organización sin ánimo de lucro con sede en Salt (Girona) y Málaga, cuyo objetivo es crear ecosistemas de emprendimiento social y cultural, en particular proyectos relacionados con la educación, la cultura, la inclusión y la cooperación al desarrollo. Azahara fue promovida gracias a los Consejos de Frigiliana (Málaga) y Chefchaouen (Marruecos). Las dos ciudades presentaron un nuevo aspecto centrado en el trabajo conjunto entre ciudades, compartiendo recursos y mejores prácticas.
Mission and Objectives

Azahara reúne a los sectores público y privado, el tejido asociativo y la acción ciudadana como actores esenciales en el desarrollo de proyectos de cooperación. Las áreas de acción en Azahara se basan principalmente en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 2030. Su objetivo es lograr un cambio global para transformar las ciudades a través de la innovación social desde una perspectiva transversal y global, compartiendo buenas prácticas y recursos. Los objetivos principales son fomentar la innovación educativa, de calidad y universal, y la construcción de sociedades coherentes e inclusivas en un contexto de diversidad y riqueza cultural.

Main Projects / Activities

 
Mixtura project
Summer camp
Youth projects

Contact (1) Full Name
MOHAMED EL AMRANI EL AMRANI
Job Title
PRESIDENT
Head of the organisation
MOHAMED EL AMRANI EL AMRANI
Contact (2) Full Name
SALIMA ABDESSAMIE
Job Title (2)
PROJECT MANAGER

Observatorio de los Contenidos Audiovisuales (OCA)

National Network
Spain
Address

Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Campus Miguel de Unamuno. Edificio F.E.S. Paseo de Francisco Tomás y Valiente, s/n. 37007. Salamanca. España
37007 Salamanca
Spain

Telephone
923 294500
E-Mail
jigartua@usal.es
E-Mail (2)
carcila@usal.es
Mobile Phone
+34676161042
Mobile Phone (other)
+34626256855
Website
http://www.ocausal.es/
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
General Information
The Observatory of Audiovisual Content (OCA), of the University of Salamanca, was born in 2005, following the obtaining of the First Research Prize in the call of the VI Prize "Holy Father Rubio, SJ", for advances in the knowledge of Immigration, granted by the University Institute of Migration Studies of the Pontifical University of Comillas. Just 10 years later, in 2015, the same Prize was awarded once again, highlighting its scientific rigor and its methodological approach, in addition to the opportunity of the subject. In 2006, the Vice-Rectorate for Research of the University of Salamanca recognized the OCA as a Recognized Research Group. In 2012, the General Directorate of Universities and Research of the Ministry of Education recognized the OCA as a Research Group of Excellence in Castilla y León (GR319). From the OCA, applied research projects and projects financed by public bodies such as the European Union, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities or the Junta de Castilla y León are developed. WebPage: http://www.ocausal.es Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ocausal/ Twitter: @OCA_USAL You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHtexnVrcX0rVqENo0YDMQ
Mission and Objectives

The Observatory OF Audiovisual Content (OCA) focuses its activity on the empirical study and analysis of the contents, uses, processes and effects of media communication: press, television, radio, cinema, information technologies and new interactive media (social networks, video games, etc.).
Regarding their main lines of research, they focus on:
Media processes and effects: cross-cultural research on content, processes, uses and media effects. Evaluation studies of media interventions.
Communication and education: design and implementation of applied studies of content analysis, image analysis in the Media and Strategic Frame Analysis.
Analysis of media messages: pre-test studies of products and media messages.
Consumption and use of media: design and conduct of research on consumption, uses, reception processes and effects of media communication.

Main Projects / Activities

Projects
2020-2022. Preventing Hate Against Refugees and Migrants. Financing Entity: European Commision. Call REC-RRAC-RACI-AG-2019. Ref: JUST/REC-875219. 362,131.85 euros. PI: Dr. Carlos Arcila
2019-2020. Development and Evaluation of a hate speech detector online in Spanish. Financing Entity: Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca. Plan TCUE 2018-2020. Referencia: PC-TCUE18- 20_016. Cuantía del proyecto: 7.000 euros. PI: Dr. Carlos Arcila Calderón. www.ocausal.es/proyecto-stop-hate/
2019-2023. Enhanced migration measures from a multidimensional perspective. Financing Entity: Comisión Europea. Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. Call H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2019. Referencia: H2020-SC6-870661. 2,992,035.00 euros. PI: Prof. Dr. Ides Nicaise (KU Leuven)
2016-2020. Narrative tools to reduce prejudice. Effects of similarity, imagined contact, empathy and narrative voice. Financing Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 49,126 euros. PI: Dr. Juan José Igartua Perosanz.
2018-2020. Narrative tools for smoking prevention in adults. Effects of similarity with the audience and narrative voice. Financing Entity: Consejería de Educación, Junta de Castilla y León, Spain. 12,000 euros. PI: Dr. Juan José Igartua Perosanz.
2019-2020. Data Science in Spain: knowledge and public perception of big data and artificial intelligence. Financing Entity: Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) in the Call for grants for the promotion of scientific, technological and innovation culture 2019-2020. 25,000 euros. PI: Dr. D. Carlos Arcila Calderón. www.ocausal.es/datasciencespain/
Patents
AutoCop: Software to run supervised sentiment analysis at large scale and with streaming analytics. Intellectual property registered in 2017 by the University of Salamanca [# 00/2017/3204] under the next authorship: Carlos Arcila Calderón, Félix Ortega, Francisco Amores, Sofía Trullenque, Mateo Álvarez and Javier Ramírez.
Online courses of a methodological nature:
2017. Mediation, moderation and analysis of moderate mediation with bootstrapping techniques. Introduction to the handling of the PROCESS macro for SPSS. IP. 9 videos 3,551 views. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0l_USEzgyRseeeIRh7APuhw2C_l6PT4n
Publicaciones recientes (selección):
Igartua, J. J., Wojcieszak, M., & Kim, N. (2019). How the interplay of imagined contact and first-person narratives improves attitudes toward stigmatized immigrants. A conditional process model. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49(2), 385-397.
Igartua, J. J., & Fiuza, D. (2018). Persuading with narratives against gender violence. Effect of similarity with the protagonist on identification and risk-perception. Palabra Clave, 21(2), 499-523.
Rodríguez-de-Dios, I., van Oosten, J. M. F., e Igartua, J. J. (2018). A study of the relationship between parental mediation and adolescents’ digital skills, online risks and online opportunities. Computers in Human Behavior, 82, 186-198.
Arcila, C., Barranquero, A. & García, E. (2018). From Media to Buen Vivir: Latin American Approaches to Indigenous Communication. Communication Theory, 28(2), 180–201.
Caffarel-Serra, C, Ortega-Mohedano, F., & Gaitán-Moya, J.A. (2018) La investigación en comunicación en España: Debilidades, amenazas, fortaliezas y oportunidades. Comunicar, 26, 61-70.
Arcila, C., Ortega, F., Jiménez, J., & Trulleque, S. (2017). Supervised sentiment analysis of political messages in Spanish: real-time classification of tweets based on machine learning. El Profesional de la Información, 26(5), 973-982.
Igartua, J. J., & Frutos, F. J. (2017). Enhancing attitudes toward stigmatized groups with movies: mediating and moderating processes of narrative persuasion. International Journal of Communication, 11, 158–177.
Igartua, J. J., Wojcieszak, M., Cachón-Ramón, D., & Guerrero-Martín, I. (2017). “If it hooks you, share it on social networks”. Joint effects of character similarity and imagined contact on the intention to share a short narrative in favor of immigration. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 72, 1085-1106.
Igartua, J. J., & Vega, J. (2016). Identification with characters, elaboration, and counterarguing in entertainment-education interventions through audiovisual fiction. Journal of Health Communication, 21(3), 293-300.
Igartua, J. J., & Rodríguez-de-Dios, I. (2016). Motivational correlates of use and satisfaction with Facebook. Cuadernos Info, 38, 107-119.
Soto-Sanfiel, M. T., & Igartua, J. J. (2016). Cultural proximity and interactivity in the processes of narrative reception. International Journal of Arts and Technology, 9(2), 87-107.
Igartua, J. J., & Barrios, I. M. (2013). Hedonic and eudaimonic motives for watching feature films. Validation of the Spanish version of Oliver & Raney’s scale. Communications. The European Journal of Communication Research, 38(4), 411-431.
Resources:
The Observatory of Audiovisual Content (OCA) has its own physical space and technological equipment for the development of the research of its members and doctoral students.
As for the techniques and methodologies used in the work of the group and the usual management of the researchers, support of the following is provided:
• Experimental research in studies on processes and effects of media messages (Media Lab). Online experiments with QUALTRICS.
• Quantitative research, through questionnaire, on uses, processes and media effects.
• Content analysis of media messages.
• Computerized Content Analysis (CATA). LIWIC (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count) program.
• Qualitative analysis of media messages (narrative and discourse analysis).
• Qualitative methodology (focus groups and open interviews in depth) for the analysis of media uses, processes and effects.
• Techniques for statistical analysis of univariate, bivariate and multivariate data. Programs SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), R, JASP, MPlus and AMOS.
• Big Data Analysis, development and processing of computerized algorithms.
• Cross-sectional studies of traditional and booming media (Internet, Videogames, Social Networks, Apps ...).

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Migration to Europe has grown in the last years in scale and complexity. The so called ‘refugee crisis’ and the migratory pressure is particularly acute in southern EU countries as the main entrance to the EU.
Currently, the Observatory for Audiovisual Contents is immersed in various projects based on the analysis and study of hate speech towards vulnerable audiences and the planning of future intervention phases. Some of the main challenges and objectives of these large-scale projects will add value to the network both in the country and abroad:
 “Preventing Hate Against Refugees and Migrants” (PHARM):
The main goal of PHARM is to monitor and model hate speech against refugees and migrants in Greece, Italy and Spain in order to predict and combat hate crime and also counter its effects using cutting-edge techniques, such as data journalism and narrative persuasion.
The activities include: Implementation of a conceptual and methodological common framework for large-scale analysis and detection of hate speech; Implementation and evaluation of machine learning approaches to model and predict hate crimes against refugees and migrants based on hate speech features; Survey journalists to understand how they inform and raise awareness about hate speech and how they can help building and disseminating counter-narratives based in data-driven news pieces; Creation, evaluation and dissemination of counter-narrative fictional stories adapted to different characteristics of citizens using large-scale narrative persuasion.
PHARM will benefit ~500.000 individuals in refugee-like situation, ~1.300 journalists, 750 citizens, 7 journalist associations, generic migrants, future asylum seekers and the broad general public who will indirectly benefit from countering strategies. The main result will be the identification and reduction of online hate speech, and the prediction of potential hate crimes.
 “Enhanced migration measures from a multidimensional perspective” (HUMMINGBIRD):
HumMingBird will investigate the changing nature of the social reality and reappraise assumptions about migration and identify key uncertainties.
This Project will explore the reasons why migration predictions may not hold. Given the dominance of the economic theories explaining mainly voluntary migrations, estimating the previous migration flows for the past years to check the robustness of the models will allow us to detect the shortcomings of the (quantitative) scenarios (in particular gaps in explaining forced migration) that are based on the migration theories and existing migration data.
The HumMingBird project’s concept of migration territory of Europe is not limited to the area within European borders, we also draw attention to the migration hubs of Europe that have been the main gates to Europe within or out of the EU borders. Working in the hubs will allow us listening and reflecting the perspective of the migrants en route and also gaining deeper knowledge on migration propensity, transnational networks, the impact of corruption.
HumMingBird will listen to the migrants on the way to understand the root causes of migration and aims to bring in the human aspect by allowing the voices of individuals to shine through for a better understanding of their reasons to migrate, experiences and migratory projections. We will focus on the contexts and considerations that shape migrants’ decisions to undertake cross-border travel. Moreover, the project findings will broaden and deepen the EU’s viewpoint on the nexus between the policies and migration flows through the analyses of the impact of migration, welfare policies and public social security systems and most especially by dint of the analysis of the impact of the policies on migration.
“Narrative tools to reduce prejudice. Effects of similarity, imagined contact, empathy and narrative voice” (HENAR):
This Project focuses on two of the main research lines of the Observatory for Audiovisual Contents, namely “Media, immigration and prejudice”, and “Narrative persuasion”. The project Chief Researcher (IP), Juan José Igartua, is Professor of Media Psychology, and heads the OCA since its creation in 2005. Researcher Magdalena Wojcieszak, Professor of at the University of California Davis (USA) has joined the Project, since we have been working with her on these topics over the past year. OCA has secured stable funding over the last decade and, with this Project, the aim is to enhance and consolidate the international presence of the Group through research networks that have been developed through the years. As a whole, the team is composed of senior and junior researchers with a common career in research (both together and on the same fields). The project focuses on a very much current issue in our country and in the rest of the European Union: prejudice and the techniques employed to reduce it through the use of narrative formats. Thus, it links two of the main challenges in European Society, as stated by the report Spanish position on Horizon 2020, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government: (a) Health, demographic change and wellbeing; and (b) Secure societies (integrating, inclusive and secure societies). Our project aims to press on the research on narrative persuasion processes; i.e. the knowledge on mechanisms that explain how narratives impact on attitudes and beliefs. Particularly, our goal is to provide causal evidence on the variables that influence the identification with characters and, indirectly, they impact on attitudes and beliefs related to a narrative topic (in our case, narratives designed to reduce prejudice toward immigrants). Furthermore, the project connects two research lines that, up to date, have been independent: research on narrative persuasion and psycho-social research on imagined contact, and the techniques employed to reduce prejudice against socially stigmatized groups. All this will affect and improve the design of campaigns against racism and xenophobia in the European Union. In other words, the knowledge of basic processes of narrative persuasion will allow the design of more efficient strategies based on empiric evidence. Three experimental researches has been carried out in two contexts where immigration is a relevant topic in public agendas: Spain and the Netherlands.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

It is a great opportunity to be part of a national network that in turn forms a large collaborative network with lines of work in common for dialogue and intercultural protection. Each of the national networks brings a lot of value to all partners in terms of collaborations, support, shared knowledge, cultural relations and sustainable development.
The support of a network of these characteristics is of great value to research groups like us, which develop large-scale projects and can also contribute knowledge and work for future progress.

Contact (1) Full Name
JUAN JOSÉ IGARTUA PEROSANZ
Job Title
FULL PROFESSOR OF MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY
Head of the organisation
Juan José Igartua Perosanz
Contact (2) Full Name
CARLOS ARCILA CALDERÓN
Job Title (2)
PROFESSOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION

Telšiai Žemaitė Gymnasium

National Network
Lithuania
Address

Šviesos g. 15
87123 Telšiai
Lithuania

Telephone
(8-444) 78540
E-Mail
zemaite@tzg.lt
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1918
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Telšiai Žemaitė gymnasium has 34 teachers and 5 people in the administration sector. It is a public institution financed through state budget. It provides secondary education to pupils aged 15-19. 
Mission and Objectives

Telšiai Žemaitė Gymnasium is an institution with the characteristics of a good school, where a continuous community learning and empowering leadership guarantee the personalized education and development of each student and their personality.

Main Projects / Activities

Participated in the Comenius project (2004-2007), an ongoing school cooperation between Telšiai Žemaitė Gymnasium and Minsk Mazowiecki Gimnazijum Miejske Nr.3 (since 2006), a few international online projects

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To be introduced with a varieties of practices, to join international projects, to enrich learning and teaching process

Contact (1) Full Name
Rasa Blaževičienė
Job Title
English teacher
Head of the organisation
Žydrūnas Želnys

ALBANIAN MEDIA INSTITUTE

National Network
Albania
Address

ALBANIAN MEDIA INSTITUTE
RRUGA GJIN BUE SHPATA, NR 8
1019
TIRANA
Albania

Telephone
+355 42 22 98 00
Fax
+ 355 42 229800
E-Mail
rlani@institutemedia.org
E-Mail (2)
info@institutemedia.org
Mobile Phone
+355 68 20 23 952
Website
http://www.institutemedia.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Media
  3. Research
General Information

The Albanian Media Institute (AMI)is the main organization of media development and media freedom in Albania. The AMIwas established in 1996, thanks to the grant provided by DANIDA and the assistance of the Danish School of Journalism. Now, the AMIis one of the main actors of civil society in Albania and one of most important media development institutions in the Balkan region. It was established based on an agreement between the two largest journalist associations in Albania and is open to all journalists in the country. The professional staff of the organization consists of 7 people (director, researcher, project coordinators, IT expert, financial manager) and has the appropriate premises and necessary equipment for implementing its projects. Each year, the AMIimplements between 15-20 projects. For more information on our projects you can refer to www.institutemedia.org.

AMI's activities are focused on training, media research and monitoring, media policy actions and publications. The AMI's donors include the European Union (EU), the Soros Foundation, UNESCO, the American Embassy in Tirana, the Council of Europe (CoE), the British Embassy in Tirana, IFEX, IREX, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the media program of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Norwegian Embassy. Today, the AMIis a member of several international organizations, such as IFEX, the EJTA, the World Association of Newspapers, the Reporting Diversity Network, the Global Forum for Media Development, SEENPM and SEEM.

Mission and Objectives

The missions of AMIare:

  • to become a training centre for the journalists of Albania
  • to coordinate and support the activities related to the training of journalists and the overall development of media in Albania
  • to undertake studies and projects in support of the development of the free and independent Albanian media
  • to establish relations with similar foreign and international organizations and to participate in the legislative processes in the field of media
Main Projects / Activities

Recent  project reference list (2018-2019) Towards Improved Labour Relations and Proffessionalism in Albanian Media /EU Commission National consultation on MIL Policy and strategyin CIMU SEE/SEENPM UNESCO project Media Literacy Project/EU –Media Centar Sarajevo Project Countering Violent Extremism and Religious Radicalism/USAID ANTARC Project Revising Albania Code of Ethics/CoE Project Albanian Media Scheme versus European Standards/Dutch Embassy project Media Sustanability Index report/IREX project 2019 Fostering Proffesional Media reporting SEENPM/NED Transitions Project Soft Censorship dhe Crisis of Trust/Soros Foundation project Mapping Local Media in Albania/FES Project  A Re-Examination of relationships Between Media and Democracy in Post Truth Era in the New Democracies/KAS Project Strengthening the Role of the Independent Media in the Justice Reform Process in Albania/Norwegian Embassy -Partners Project Promoting Media Information Literacy and Strengthening Independent Media in Western Balkans/Albany Project Improvement of media coverage of children in electronic media and media literacy/Audiovisual Media Authority Project

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We have a valuable experience in the fileds of Reporting Diversity, Countering Violent Extremism, Reporting Culture etc. which can help other members of the network in Albania. We have also a wide range of contacts outside of Albania, which can be with interest for other members. We bring the media angle, which is very important not only for us, but for all.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

First its' widen our networkig, very important for AMI. Second, it helps us with knowing the best practices, but also challenges in other countries. Third, it creates an oportunity for us to share our experiences.

Additional Information
AMI-logo.jpg
Contact (1) Full Name
Remzi Lani
Job Title
Executive Director
Head of the organisation
REMZI LANI
Contact (2) Full Name
Dorentina Hysa
Job Title (2)
Network Coordinator

The Network of Youth Engagement - Katerini

National Network
Greece
Address

Kountouriotou 12B
60100 Katerini
Greece

Telephone
+306989006457
E-Mail
info@diktyo-katerini.gr
E-Mail (2)
international@diktyo-katerini.gr
E-Mail (3)
president@diktyo-katerini.gr
Website
http://www.diktyo-katerini.gr
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2018
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Heritage
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Youth association consisted of 90 young volunteers age 18-30 Located in Katerini, Pieria, Greece Being operated by five board members and specific organizing committees Sources of funding: member fees, donations and public grants The projects are structured based on the following five thematic pillars Active citizenship Sustainable development Culture & Sports Education Phenomena of social pathogenesis  Based on those pillars we have designed and implemented the following projects:  City’s council simulation for the youth Public Consultation for the Greek National Youth Strategy 2017-2027 Youth City Council in Thessaloniki Participatory budgeting for the youth in Thessaloniki Public youth consultation for the city branding of Katerini Environmental actions including cleaning beaches and forests European Youth Mobility Projects  Partners:  Municipality of Katerini  Europe Goes Local  The informal network of youth local initiatives in Greece
Mission and Objectives

The main aim of our association is to create a safe environment for the youth of our community to interact and participate in the social and political reality of our city. In the direction of achieving this purpose, we design our projects based on the following guidelines: 
Objective n.1 : The research and development of proposals from Katerini’s young citizens regarding their needs and their ideas towards a more youth-friendly and sustainable city. Through this mechanism, we aim to create and publicize a youth agenda. 
Objective n.2: The active participation of the youth in the political scene of the city through projects and tools, which familiarize them with the concept of democracy and the decision-making process. This process is enhancing the opportunity of the youth to express their opinion and have an active role in reforming the society. 
Objective n.3: The promotion of a multicultural approach am the amplification of intercultural dialogue through European mobility projects, and international conferences and the exchange of good practises in an international level. 
Objective n.4: The creation of a safe environment which endeavours the design and implementation of ideas which are conceived by our members. At the same time through the process, we aim at developing the skills, competencies and theoretical background of our members in an approachable way.
Objective n.5: The promotion of the idea of a youth-friend, innovative, open-minded society.

Main Projects / Activities

Youth Consultation on City Branding
The Youth Consultation on City Branding is an action to identify strategic development proposals for the city branding and it took place in Katerini on March 23, 2019.
The young people expressed their ideas and suggestions during the discussion in which there was the presence of members of a Scientific Committee who submitted their own thoughts on the following topics:
1. Marketing and Branding as a Tool for the Development of the Cities of Pieria (architecture, urban design, communication design, logo design)
2. Participatory Design in shaping the brand/image of a City
3. Wine - Gastronomic routes
4. Religious tourism in Pieria
5. Monuments, Branding and Cultural Heritage Sites as  Means of Promoting Local Identity
6. City Branding through Festivals: Cultural Heritage, Creativity and Cultural Entities as elements of the brand of the cities
7. The role of media in shaping an image for a destination
8. Digital Cultural Design - Smart Cities
9. The prospects of highlighting Katerini's refugee status
10. Social innovation, solidarity policies and volunteering as a means of promoting a city
11. Sport as a mean of promoting an area
 
Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27
Starting in March 2018, in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Youth, we conducted a Youth Public Consultation in the framework of the National Youth Strategy 17-27 in Katerini. The participants expressed their views and commented on the priorities of the plan for that time frame of the National Youth Strategy, which was then voted on and ratified by the Greek Parliament.
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki
The Municipal Youth Council of Thessaloniki gives the chance to 15-30-year-old residents of the Municipality of Thessaloniki to take initiatives and become active through a standardized process designed by the Network of Youth Engagement - Katerini in collaboration with the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality. Participants are able to propose and discuss issues affecting the entire youth population of Thessaloniki. Following the discussion, the topics are submitted to the Community Enterprise of Thessaloniki Municipality and presented to the Municipal Council in a consultative manner so as to effectively organize youth-relative events and activities.
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation 
SYN-THESIS | Municipal Council Simulation of Katerini is a conference aiming at bringing youth in touch with the institutional procedures of the Municipal Council. It has been taking place for three consecutive years in Katerini, aiming at young people, high school students and public or resident students of Katerini up to 23 years old. By familiarizing them with the ways that the municipality operates, participants get to know the decision-making process, while acquiring administrative roles giving them the opportunity to discuss and decide on a virtual level on various issues related to local governance.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We aim to contribute to the network through the following means: 
Cooperation with members of the Anna Lindh foundation in a direction of exchanging good practises and implementation of projects. 
Design and implementation relevant to the values of the foundation projects in local & national level based on the needs of each specific target group.
The familiarization of the youth of provincial urban areas with the vision of the foundation. 
The provision of our creative capital and human resources in the implementation of various projects of the foundation.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Our association aims at long-lasting partnerships with reliable members of social and civic society which work towards a more sustainable and fair tomorrow. The vision of the foundation, as well as the quality of the implemented projects, demonstrate an actual impact. Besides that, it is really important the exchange of good practices in multidimensional level. Last but not least, we aim at presenting a new perspective to the youth of our community and our participation in the foundation is enhancing and broadening the horizon of Katerini’s young citizens. 
 

Contact (1) Full Name
Georgios Papageorgiou
Job Title
President of the Board
Head of the organisation
Georgios Papageorgiou
Contact (2) Full Name
Sofia Melissourgou
Job Title (2)
Vice President of International Relationships

Association ARREDA WA NNOUR Des enfants handicaps causes médical

National Network
Morocco
Address

N°32 RUE KARYAT RAIS 1 ROUTE BOUJDOUR QU ELBIAR SAFI
46000 SAFI
Morocco

Telephone
0524650583
E-Mail
malikabeya154@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
0669868425
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2016
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
les membres d'organisation : malika beya : president  yassine mara : Vice-président redouane chebli : Trésorier malika bensimo :ٍ Vice-Trésorier zahrae nouibe : secretaire  fatna mbarki : Vice-secretaire khadija chakir : Le conseiller Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities : centre mohammed 6 des handicapes de safi et sale
Mission and Objectives

Protéger les enfants handicapés en raison d'erreurs médicales et les défendre
Intégration des enfants handicapés pour des raisons médicales et amélioration de leurs conditions dans divers domaines sociaux
Sensibiliser un enfant handicapé pour des raisons médicales au sein de la famille et de la communauté
Essayer d'intégrer un enfant handicapé pour des raisons médicales et scientifiques dans la société avec les organismes travaillant dans le domaine du handicap
Création d'un espace de dressage et d'extension médicale
• Créer un refuge pour les personnes impliquées dans l'association vivant dans les régions de la région.
• S'efforcer de créer un centre de formation et de réadaptation des enfants handicapés pour des raisons médicales.
• Garantir une ressource physique permanente à une personne handicapée pour des raisons médicales qui contribue à sa production et à son innovation.
• Lier les liens de connaissance et de coopération avec les sociétés et organisations nationales et internationales.
• Cultiver l'esprit de coopération et de solidarité entre les personnes normales et handicapées.
• Participer à des projets nationaux à caractère social, culturel, sportif, de loisirs et artistique.
• L'association compte des membres d'honneur actifs dans la région (notables et philanthropes).

Main Projects / Activities

crée un centre pour integrer les handicapes dans La communauté .

Additional Information
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Contact (1) Full Name
malika beya
Job Title
Marchand
Head of the organisation
Malika beya

مؤسسة التنمية الإيجابية للشباب

National Network
Egypt
Address

24 ش بن سلامة متفرع من بن عقيل-أمام مسجد العزيز الغفور - أرض شاكوس - دربالة
الإسكندرية
21628
Egypt

Telephone
00201011362339
E-Mail
info@pydfoundation.com
E-Mail (2)
drraniafayad@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
01011362339
Mobile Phone (other)
01207319139
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2019
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Others
  3. Youth and education
General Information
مؤسسة التنمية الإيجابية للشباب مشهرة برقم 4040 لعام 2019 - تضامن المنتزة  مؤسسة مشهرة على مستوى الجمهورية ويمكن لها العمل بجميع أنحاء الجمهورية _ جميع العاملين بالمؤسسة من السيدات  الشباب سواء مجلس الأمناء أو المديرالتنفيذى او العاملين 
Mission and Objectives

رؤية المؤسسة  :​​​تتلخص رؤية المؤسسة فى التنمية الايجابية المستدامة للشباب الواعي القادر على تغير المستقبل متمثلة  الاسثمار فى المورد البشري لخدمة شباب المجتمع .
الرسالة : الإسهام الفعال​ في تطوير مجالات التنمية الايجابية للشباب. وتنمية القدرات الكامنة وتأهيل وتمكين الشباب ودمجهم في  المجتمع بكفاءة عالية . فتسعى مؤسسة التنمية الايجابية على إشراك الشباب في مجتمعاتهم بطريقة منتجة وبناءة ؛ تعترف وتستفيد وتعزز نقاط القوة لدى الشباب ؛ وتعزز النتائج الإيجابية من خلال توفير الفرص ، وتعزيز العلاقات الإيجابية ، وتقديم الدعم اللازم للبناء على نقاط القوة القيادية لديهم. وذلك  عن طريق  تقديم برامج تدريبية وتأهلية وصحية . الى جانب الشراكة الفعالة محليا ودوليا لتعزيز قدرات الشباب ودعم التنمية الوطنية .
تتلخص أهداف المؤسسة في
إعداد شباب قادرين علي ان  يكونوا متميزين في مجالات تخصصهم، قياديين ومنتجين في مجتمعاتهم. 
تمكين المرأة لحصولها على حقوقها التى كفلها لها الدستور والمواثيق الدولية . وتعزيز ثقافة المساواة بين الجنسين.
تطوير قدرات  ذوى الاحتياجات الخاصة وتأهيلهم مهنيا ليصبحوا فاعلين بالمجتمع .
تعزيز دور المجتمع المدنى في تمكين الشباب اقتصادياً وصحياً  ونفسياً واجتماعيا ً.
زيادة عوامل الحماية ؛ الحد من السلوكيات المحفوفة بالمخاطر المتعلقة بالشباب .
مساندة الفئات المهمشة بالمجتمع ووضع برامج متخصصة لهم .
ضمان تقديم كافة الخدمات الإجتماعية  وفق معايير الجودة والكفاءة والشفافية.
 

Main Projects / Activities

ااما عن لميادين والخدمات المقدمة من المؤسسة 
خدمات اجتماعية وأقتصادية ، خدمات تعليمية وثقافية  ودينية ، خدمات صحية ، رعاية ذوى الإحتياجات الخاصة، رعاية الفئات المهمشة ، التنظيم والإدارة ، التأهيل المهنى والدورات التدريبية ).
الأنشطة:
تمكين وتأهيل المرأة ومناهضة العنف ضد المراة، رعاية المرأة المهمشة، المعيلة ،المطلقة، الإرملة ، تعليم حرف مهنية للمرأة، أقامة معارض مهنية وحرفية .
دورات تدريبية للتنمية البشرية، لغات وكمبيوتر، دورات الاخصائيين الإجتماعيين والنفسيين ، أستشارات أقتصادية، تقديم إبحاث ودراسات ، ندوات ثقافية وتوعوية، أقامة مؤتمرات، التمكين الأقتصادى للشباب وأقامة مشروعات صغيرة للحد من البطالة، مركز لذوى الإحتياجات الخاصة ( تعديل سلوك، تنمية مهارات، جلسات تخاطب)، تصميم وتنفيذ برامج وقائية تاهيلية ( أدمان، إيدز، صحة أنجابية، ضحايا الإتجار بالبشر والهجرة غيرالشرعية  )، ندوات توعوية للوقاية من الأمراض، رعاية ذوى الإحتياجات الخاصة، أقامة مكتب توجيه واستشارات أسرية، تقديم أستشارات للمقلبين على الزواج .
رعاية السجناء وأسرهم .

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

يمكننا كمؤسسة تبمى أفكار الشبكة وتوصيلها إالى الشباب  على مستوى جمهورية مصر العربية ومساعدتهم فى الارتقاء بالفكر الديمقراطى وقدراتهم الذاتى مع التركيز على الفتيات منهم 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

تتشرف المؤسسة بالإنضام للشبكة حيث ان الشبكة لها اسم كبير فى مجال المجتمع المدنى ونسعى إلى مساعدة الشباب و اشراكهم فى أنشطة الشبكة خصوصا الحوار بين الثقافات واتاحة الفرصة للشباب للتعبير عن أرائهم ومساعدتهم لتمكنهم فكريا وأقتصاديا . 
 

Additional Information
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Contact (1) Full Name
رانيا أحمد علي فياض
Job Title
مدير تنفيذى للمؤسسة
Head of the organisation
أمال على ياقوت

Association Hay aleouda

National Network
Morocco
Address

صندوق البريد 20 السمارة المغرب
72000 السمارة
Morocco

Telephone
00212661935538
E-Mail
ass.hay.alouda@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Local/Regional Authority
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
شكرا
Mission and Objectives

الخير

Main Projects / Activities

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Contact (1) Full Name
ابراهيم ناجي
Head of the organisation
Maroc

souha kbaier

National Network
Tunisia
Address

3 rue batteni cité el fawz mourouj 5
2074 ben arous
Tunisia

Telephone
52526697
E-Mail
souhasihen@hotmail.fr
Organisation Type
Individual Person
Year of Establishment
1998
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Youth and education
General Information
my name is souha kbaier ,im 21 years old , i study design in essted , and i wanna be part of this organization.
Mission and Objectives

i wanna learn and interact with interssting people 

Main Projects / Activities

developement

Additional Information
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Contact (1) Full Name
souha kbaier
Job Title
student
Head of the organisation
souha kbaier

ASOCIACIÍN CULTURAL SOCIAL Y EDUCATIVA SEGUNDAS OPORTUNIDADES

National Network
Spain
Address

CALLE NÉSTOR ÁLAMO 6.8
SAN GREGORIO
35200 TELDE
Spain

Telephone
0034651304588
E-Mail
DANIEL.DIXON@ACSESO.ORG
E-Mail (2)
INFO@ACSESO.ORG
E-Mail (3)
MEDIA@ACSESO.ORG
Website
http://WWW.ACSESO.ORG
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2013
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
The Asociación Cultural Social Educativa Segundas Oportunidades is a non profit organisation working in the outermost region of the EU, The Canary Islands.   Target group/s We organise and implement different initiatives throughout the year, aimed towards young people aged 14-30 to provide them with non formal learning opportunities.  The majority of our members face financial, geographical and employment obstacles due to our location in the Canary Islands being an outermost region and most income and available employment being from the tourist industry.  As we have developed our services over the last 6 years, and adapted to the needs of young people, we have been able to provide more services and with more ways to connect, such as local events, international projects and virtual support and projects.  Type  Non profit association Size  12 staff & volunteers, 450 members Scope of work A.C.S.E.S.O’s purpose is to provide opportunities to young people to access education opportunities outside of the formal education system by providing training courses, workshops, events and debates. We also run various programmes targeting youth at risk of exclusion and with fewer opportunities.  Souces of funding Our funding comes from Erasmus+ projects, fund raising and the sale of services to the community,  Main Partners We work with multiple youth organisations and universities through Erasmus+ projects.
Mission and Objectives

A.C.S.E.S.O’s main aim is to support the community to improve their skills, competencies and curriculum, with the final aim to improve their employability at a local, national and European level. 
We have several youth programs and also programs for adults and regularly provide workshops, events and training courses.
We also widen our reach by providing virtual youth work as many of the young people we support may come from other islands, or the mainland and more recently, we have been supporting young people in other countries through various virtual activities. The most recent being Keeping Yourself Safe from Cyberbullying through Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project. 

Main Projects / Activities

A.C.S.E.S.O has several on-going projects, apart from regular events and trainings that take place all year long:
 
“NosVoz Program” is a media program that was started to give support and training to young prospective media professionals. The program gives a space for young people to write publicly in a blog, work with social media, and learn skills around the media industry. A lot of the workshops and articles produced in this project are related to migration, social cohesion, equality and more recently, the programme is working on a local project about the problems with “post-truth” journalism, and the links to xenophobia. We plan for it to develop into a street paper eventually supporting homeless/unemployed/migrant citizens to find work and gain experience. Within this program we have a youth led magazine called NOSVOZ that has a very wide readership. 
Mobility Today. This program continued following an Erasmus youth exchange “We’ve More in Common Than in Difference” and A.C.S.E.S.O continues to coordinate this with international youth. The project includes podcasts, blog and E-zines and is a way for young people to connect with others, learn about different cultures, and learn about opportunities for youth. www.mobilitytoday.eu
 
The English Project which aims at allowing citizens with fewer opportunities in the local community and migrant groups to learn English in a different learning environment based on the Montessori methods with children, teenagers and adults, and mainly on the results of the MOMA project (http://www.momaproject.eu/), Positive Youth Development (PYD) with youth, and Positive Adult Development (PAD). 
 
The European Youth Hub is a space for adolescents to meet and take part in various activities including training and development, performing arts, cultural activities and social events.The European Youth Hub is run by young people for young people and is managed through a democratic process. The youth organise debates and events for young people and the program follows the principles of positive youth development (PYD). This space is attended by many migrant  and local youth as a space to learn new skills, meet new people and contribute to the community through volunteering. Within The European Youth Hub, we also provide support for young people accessing European Voluntary Service. A.C.S.E.S.O is accredited as EVS sending and coordination body and organises workshops and events throughout the year promoting EVS and preparing young people. We have a weekly drop in session for young people to get information about EVS and support in applying for projects.
 
A.C.S.E.S.O Events regularly organises intercultural events in order to allow people living in Gran Canaria (locals and migrants) to meet, practice languages, and learn from each other’s cultures through educational games, informal discussions and organised debates. Many of our events are designed to support immigrants to assimilate and learn the local language, about the culture and to socialise
 
Migrant Youth Empowerment Programme (MYEP) supports young people seeking asylum and migrants under the age of 30 to increase their participation and engagement with the broader community through employment, education and opportunities to connect through social outings and recreation. The youth take part in various activities including training and development, performing arts, cultural activities and social events.The program aims to establish a proactive, engaged group of young people who make lasting friendships and gain confidence and leadership skills to thrive in Europe.The goal is for graduates of the program to move forward to successful jobs in their chosen fields, become leaders in their communities, inspirational speakers and also mentors for other young people who also share a lived experience of seeking asylum.
CONNECTING YOUTH is a programme that provides youth activities for young people with fewer opportunities and is youth led. 
Upstanders Project is a youth led project of young people working together to prevent bullying, racism and hate. 
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project. Several of A.C.S.E.S.O’s team have become trained dialogue facilitators through this project as we see this project as invaluable to our work. In addition to this, several of our team have also taken part in youth training provided by this project and the team have since gone on to write and manage a Transnational Exchange Project called Keep Yourself Safe From Cyberbullying, and are developing 6 other Transnational Exchange Projects that will be delivered throughout 2019. 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

A.C.S.E.S.O is based in The Canary Islands, and outermost region of the EU off the coast of Morroco and an area with high levels of youth unemployment and social issues. As a youth organisation, we are very involved in intercultural dialoge and have run several succesful projects and youth exchanges in this area. As part of the network, we can bring our expertise in youth work, especially regarding hard to reach youth. We are also increasing our virtual youth program to reach young people in other countries to encourage dialogue and have been supported by Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange to do this. 

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Our transational work with young people has encouraged the promtion of dialoge between young people in The Canary Islands and the Southern Mediteranean and we see this as an exremely important part of our work with young people. We found out about Anna Lindh Foundation through our work with Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange and after reading through your website, see that your netwrok alligns with our lans and believe that us being part of the network represnting The Canary Islands will also benefit the work that you do. 

Contact (1) Full Name
DANIEL DIXON
Job Title
PRESIDENT
Head of the organisation
DANIEL DIXON
Contact (2) Full Name
PAULA BOLAÑOS
Job Title (2)
VICE PRESIDENT
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