Primo Piano Special Projects

National Network
Italy
Address

Via Potenza 14
73019 Trepuzzi
Italy

Telephone
0832757785
E-Mail
dores.sacquegna@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+393493720659
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Primo Piano LivinGallery has a history of contemporary art gallery, currently the company specializing in the design and implementation of various types of events planner in Italy and abroad. A dynamic and proactive company with over twenty years of experience in the industry, PPLG provides clients with turn-key services and effective tools for training evaluation, planning, and monitoring. Founded by Dores Sacquegna –  interior design, curator and collector  – the company organize events that enable audiences to learn about and deepen understanding of contemporary art thanks to conferences, artist interviews, curator talks, films, and more. https://primopianospecialprojects.com
Mission and Objectives

Thanks to our partnership with artists, designers, filmakers, performers, curators, art directors, etc. we are able to to offer customized solutions to manage and organize your event at 360° as from the conception to the realization, through the analysis of the target, the feasibility study, the graphic design stage, shipping logistics , office management releases and events.
Also, we can support clients in all the regions of Italy and  especially in Lecce, the Baroque city, with magnificent location situated in the heart of the city.  Our focus is to create proposals for authentic, inspiring and life-enriching experiences while rendering excellent quality services.

Main Projects / Activities

We worked with national and international clients since 1994.
Our numbers: PPLG has organized about n. 400 events including solo and group exhibitions in Italy and about n. 160 types of events in the rest of the world. The compant was been reviewed by press with newspapers, magazines, television, radio on  national and international audience. https://primopianospecialprojects.com/special-projects-2/

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

For us your event is a moment of experiential communication that helps to convey your products through a creative showcase of artistic excellence. We follow the following all aspects necessary for the realization of your event:
– Art and Technological Experimentation
– Art Suites & Hotels
– Green & Enviromental Art
– Large scale projects
– Multimedia design
– Performances
– Projections
– Street Arts & Forniture
–  Urban Screen
– Visual exibitions

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We can support clients/partners in all the regions of Italy and  especially in Lecce, the Baroque city, with magnificent location situated in the heart of the city.  Our focus is to create proposals for authentic, inspiring and life-enriching experiences while rendering excellent quality services.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dores Sacquegna
Job Title
Art Cuartor
Head of the organisation
Dores Sacquegna

In Diversity Onlus

National Network
Italy
Address

corso del popolo 117
30172 Venice
Italy

Telephone
3470986606
E-Mail
info@fortinfest.org
E-Mail (2)
inndiversity@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Research
  9. Youth and education
General Information
In Diversity Onlus is a organisation born in 1999 as Alif Onlus, a religious organisation that was promoting the making of a Mosque in Venice, once realised the objective the organisation changed its aims to promote the opening of a experimental centre of intercultural dialogue, in 2016 we opened up the range of the organisation aims and we starting the realization of FORT in FEST. FORT in FEST is a festival and a platform for the expression of cultural diversity and the intercultural dialogue, in a open process of community building. It take places in former military sites surrounding Venice, symbolic places that could help to deconstruct the concept of the enemy and the stranger giving an opportunity to meet and discover the diversity of cultures present in the metropolis of Venice, the causes of migrations, the driving forces of climatic changes and the impacts on local communities and indigenous people, the interdependences of the global-local life styles and system of agriculture and the global struggle for food sovereignty of the grassroots peasant movements La Via Campesina.
Mission and Objectives

In Diversity ONLUS operates to sustain and valorise diversity, social justice through cultural activities and innovative services to solve difficult situations of social and psycho physical diseases such as loneliness disabilities and poverty with experimental methods such as paths of art therapy, theatre of the oppressed, intercultural theatre and the promotion of communitarian ecologically sustainable life styles. From 2016 organiser of the Fort in Fest: festival of cultural diversity inclusion through arts for social change http://www.fortinfest.org/
 
The research in the long run aims to let the cultural minorities  present in Veneto express and have room to carry out their programmation on self organisation principles, letting new indipendent performers to emerge.
*Promotion and sustain the artistic realitiies present on the territory and in the fortresses strenghtening their notority and specificity.
*Activation of processes of care and attention on the nowadays abandoned former military sites starting new processes and youngers protagonism in solidarity.
* Pursuing an idea of open and caring society to the topics of natural biodiversity and welcoming the cultural human and natural diversities.
*Awarness and sensibilisation about the performative culture as an happening and a moment of social intercultural confrontation.
* to favour the access to culture in the most peripheric areas of the metropolitan city.
*to favour the intergenerational trasmission of active citizenship’ competences necessary to guarantee the fruition of historical and artistic places.
* to favour the emersion of indipendent artistic production and social innovation competences as catalysers of processes of societal change.
*to offer the opportunity of augmenting the consciousness and deepen the information about topics of global and local relevance, that causes the change of our society composition.
*to offer the opportunity of augmenting the consciousness and deepen the information about topics of global and local relevance, that causes the change of our society composition. 
• Intervene on the phenomenon of social marginalisation, or the lack of familiar network and assistance networks tht affect the most fragile subjects. To reweave the plot of social bounds at the neighborhood and metropolitan scale.
• Incentivate the access of youngers to the traditional jobs and to the principles and techniques that favour the increase of biodiversity
• Opening of new spaces of sperimentation and cultural production in network, for instance by opening neighborhood’s center where it will be possible to work in multidisciplinar sense to the construction of new meaning of active inclusive citizenship and reflect on the cultural evolution in the contemporary metropolis.
• Participatory planning and programming Pianificazione e programmazione  towards the creation of a solidarity creative cultural district. The network collaboration will help in thelong period to realise the scenario of a evolute cultural district, to valorise the cultural excellence , and lead to the creation of new forms of community entrepreneurships, to valorise territories throughout te promotion of sustainable cultural turism and the realisation of a integrated and shared landscape project between different subject
 
 
 

Main Projects / Activities

FORT in FEST is a festival and a platform for the expression of cultural diversity and the intercultural dialogue, in a open process of community building. It take places in former military sites surrounding Venice, symbolic places that could help to deconstruct the concept of the enemy and the stranger giving an opportunity to meet and discover the diversity of cultures present in the metropolis of Venice, the causes of migrations, the driving forces of climatic changes and the impacts on local communities and indigenous people, the interdependences of the global-local life styles and system of agriculture and the global struggle for food sovereignty of the grassroots peasant movements La Via Campesina.
 
 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

 
We like to think globally and act locally promoting process of cultural evolution at the small scale, we are actually dealing with the promotion of social inclusion of cultural diversity in territories that resist to the transformation of our societies in a multicultural way, promoting intercultural dialogue and knowledge of the rich variety of communities present in the metropolitan area of Venice. In this light to develop international ties in between the countries of emigration and immigration and their interdependencies is of extreme relevance

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We would like to work on the Euro Mediterranean relationships in order to develop project of cooperation and intercultural dialogue. We are based in Venice a cities with an acient cultures that was shaped by the contaminations with diverse civilizations in millenia of history, we would like to valorize this heritage of peace and diversity.

Contact (1) Full Name
Alessandra Manzini
Job Title
project manager, environmental and cultural planner
Head of the organisation
Alessandra Manzini
Contact (2) Full Name
Marianna Biadene
Job Title (2)
Art Director, artist, India-Italia intercultural dialogue

In Diversity Onlus

National Network
Italy
Address

corso del popolo 117
30172 Venice
Italy

Telephone
3470986606
E-Mail
info@fortinfest.org
E-Mail (2)
inndiversity@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1999
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Research
  9. Youth and education
General Information
In Diversity Onlus is a organisation born in 1999 as a religious   FORT in FEST is a festival and a platform for the expression of cultural diversity and the intercultural dialogue, in a open process of community building. It take places in former military sites surrounding Venice, symbolic places that could help to deconstruct the concept of the enemy and the stranger giving an opportunity to meet and discover the diversity of cultures present in the metropolis of Venice, the causes of migrations, the driving forces of climatic changes and the impacts on local communities and indigenous people, the interdependences of the global-local life styles and system of agriculture and the global struggle for food sovereignty of the grassroots peasant movements La Via Campesina.
Mission and Objectives

In Diversity ONLUS operates to sustain and valorise diversity, social justice through cultural activities and innovative services to solve difficult situations of social and psycho physical diseases such as loneliness disabilities and poverty with experimental methods such as paths of art therapy, theatre of the oppressed, intercultural theatre and the promotion of communitarian ecologically sustainable life styles. From 2016 organiser of the Fort in Fest: festival of cultural diversity inclusion through arts for social change http://www.fortinfest.org/
 
The research in the long run aims to let the cultural minorities  present in Veneto express and have room to carry out their programmation on self organisation principles, letting new indipendent performers to emerge.
*Promotion and sustain the artistic realitiies present on the territory and in the fortresses strenghtening their notority and specificity.
*Activation of processes of care and attention on the nowadays abandoned former military sites starting new processes and youngers protagonism in solidarity.
* Pursuing an idea of open and caring society to the topics of natural biodiversity and welcoming the cultural human and natural diversities.
*Awarness and sensibilisation about the performative culture as an happening and a moment of social intercultural confrontation.
* to favour the access to culture in the most peripheric areas of the metropolitan city.
*to favour the intergenerational trasmission of active citizenship’ competences necessary to guarantee the fruition of historical and artistic places.
* to favour the emersion of indipendent artistic production and social innovation competences as catalysers of processes of societal change.
*to offer the opportunity of augmenting the consciousness and deepen the information about topics of global and local relevance, that causes the change of our society composition.
*to offer the opportunity of augmenting the consciousness and deepen the information about topics of global and local relevance, that causes the change of our society composition. 
• Intervene on the phenomenon of social marginalisation, or the lack of familiar network and assistance networks tht affect the most fragile subjects. To reweave the plot of social bounds at the neighborhood and metropolitan scale.
• Incentivate the access of youngers to the traditional jobs and to the principles and techniques that favour the increase of biodiversity
• Opening of new spaces of sperimentation and cultural production in network, for instance by opening neighborhood’s center where it will be possible to work in multidisciplinar sense to the construction of new meaning of active inclusive citizenship and reflect on the cultural evolution in the contemporary metropolis.
• Participatory planning and programming Pianificazione e programmazione  towards the creation of a solidarity creative cultural district. The network collaboration will help in thelong period to realise the scenario of a evolute cultural district, to valorise the cultural excellence , and lead to the creation of new forms of community entrepreneurships, to valorise territories throughout te promotion of sustainable cultural turism and the realisation of a integrated and shared landscape project between different subject
 
 
 

Main Projects / Activities

FORT in FEST is a festival and a platform for the expression of cultural diversity and the intercultural dialogue, in a open process of community building. It take places in former military sites surrounding Venice, symbolic places that could help to deconstruct the concept of the enemy and the stranger giving an opportunity to meet and discover the diversity of cultures present in the metropolis of Venice, the causes of migrations, the driving forces of climatic changes and the impacts on local communities and indigenous people, the interdependences of the global-local life styles and system of agriculture and the global struggle for food sovereignty of the grassroots peasant movements La Via Campesina.
 
 

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

 
We like to think globally and act locally promoting process of cultural evolution at the small scale, we are actually dealing with the promotion of social inclusion of cultural diversity in territories that resist to the transformation of our societies in a multicultural way, promoting intercultural dialogue and knowledge of the rich variety of communities present in the metropolitan area of Venice. In this light to develop international ties in between the countries of emigration and immigration and their interdependencies is of extreme relevance

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We would like to work on the Euro Mediterranean relationships in order to develop project of cooperation and intercultural dialogue. We are based in Venice a cities with an acient cultures that was shaped by the contaminations with diverse civilizations in millenia of history, we would like to valorize this heritage of peace and diversity.

Contact (1) Full Name
Alessandra Manzini
Job Title
project manager
Head of the organisation
Alessandra Manzini
Contact (2) Full Name
Marianna Biadene
Job Title (2)
Art Director

Association les Amis du CEDEJ

National Network
France
Address

7, rue des Carmes
S/c IREMMO
75005 Paris
France

Telephone
01 43 29 05 65
E-Mail
karine.bennafla@cedej-eg.org
E-Mail (2)
karine.bennafla@9online.fr
E-Mail (3)
halla.bayoumi@cedej-eg.org
Mobile Phone (other)
+33 06 07 48 35 52
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2016
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Others
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
The Centre for economic, legal and social studies and documentation (CEDEJ) in Cairo is a multi-disciplinary research centre, whose works include all humanities and social science research with a main focus on contemporary Egypt. The Association Les Amis du CEDEJ aims to support CEDEJ activities, especially to maintain its library (40 000 books) and its map library. The Association Les Amis du CEDEJ is a French civil association (law 1901)located in Paris. Staff: 10 volunteers (admin staff). Budget: 2 000 euros per year. Actions: support to CEDEJ cultural and scientific action such as exhibition, documentary film, conference discussions, and publications. Main partners:  Bibliotheca Alexandrina; CAPMAS (Egyptian Statistical Agency);  University of Cairo; GIZ-GDP and UN-Habitat in Cairo; Egyptian Society of Geography; Sciences Po Grenoble, Univ. of Paris-Sorbonne; University of Lyon
Mission and Objectives

- Promote academic exchanges and mutual understanding between North and South Mediterranean area through conferences, debates, and training of Egyptian and European students 
- debate
- Contribute to the euro-mediterranean cooperation and debates of ideas on themes linked to sustainable development, (geo)politics, and gender issues in Egypt
- Support to CEDEJ publications about Egypt and its neighbours in social sciences
- Further cultural and scientific events and debates for a multicultural wide audience

Main Projects / Activities

- Creation of a scientific exhibition about Egypt (« 1956 in Egypt : comparative views ») in partnership with Egyptian, Lebanese, and Tunisian institutions and organisations. This exhibition is in French and in Arabic (File attached)
- Realisation (in Egypt and France) of public conferences  on cultural  and political topics (translated to French/Arabic) that contribute to the understanding of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean issues (File attached)
- Innovative academic training for Egyptian students providing a French Master degree on Spatial analysis and GIS (file attached)

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

By Promoting Franco-Egyptian links, specifically in the cultural and scientific areas
By an active connection with the association of Egyptian students based in France
By focalizing on scientific, cultural, and educational actions

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

For knowing order associations and institutions, not only in the academic field, in order to extend our partnerships
We believe in the Euro-med project and its materialization from below
To assert Egyptian position as a full Mediterranean partner

Contact (1) Full Name
karine Bennafla
Job Title
Administrator of the Association Les amis du CEDEJ, Academic, Director of CEDEJ
Head of the organisation
Jean-Paul Chagnollaud
Contact (2) Full Name
chagnollaud@wanadoo.fr
Job Title (2)
President of the Association Les Amis du CEDEJ

Maison de l'Europe de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

National Network
France
Address

Hôtel Saint-Jean
32 Rue de la Dalbade
31000 Toulouse
France

Telephone
+33 5 61 53 94 86
E-Mail
contact@europe-toulouse.eu
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1986
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Others
  3. Youth and education
General Information
La Maison de l'Europe de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées est une association à but non lucratif (loi 1901) qui agit en faveur de la construction européenne.  Labélisée depuis 1995 par la Commission européenne Centre d'Information Europe Direct (CIED). Structure: 2 salariés à temps plein 2 dirigeants bénévoles actifs  88 adhérents  une vingtaine de partenaires régionaux Sources de financements: Commission européenne Collectivités territoriales Fonds propres Modalités d'actions: animation de stands d'information organisation de formations linguistiques et sur les programmes européens organisations de séminaires européens participation à des manifestations à caractère européen  animation de réseaux Partenaires principaux: Conseil Régional Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Conseil Départemental de Haute-Garonne Toulouse Métropole Ville de Toulouse Chambre Régionale de Métiers et de l'Artisanat Académie De Toulouse
Mission and Objectives

Depuis 30 ans, la Maison de l’Europe de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées rassemble des associations, des collectivités territoriales ainsi que des représentations consulaires européennes pour:

Informer et former le citoyen européen sur ses droits, les institutions et les politiques européennes

Être un relais de proximité entre les citoyens et les institutions européennes

Promouvoir les échanges interculturels et la mobilité européenneLabellisée Centre d'Information Europe Direct depuis 1995, elle est un relais d'information de la Commission

Main Projects / Activities

2014: Accueil de la Campagne européenne "Jeunesse en Mouvement" à la Foire Internationale de Toulouse - 10 jours

2015 - 16: Organisation de deux séminaires européens sur le thème "La Nouvelle Génération dans les Jumelages"

Animation de stands d'information générale sur l'Union européenne, le fonctionnement de ses institutions et ses programmes

Participation à des manifestations à caractère européen

Organisation de journées d'information sur les prgrammes europées (Europe pour les Citoyens - Europe Créative - ERASMUS +, etc.)

Interventions sur le fonctionnement des institutions européennes

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

mutualisation des outils avec les membres du réseau

échanges de bonnes pratiques

mise en réseau

mise en place d'actions autour de la citoyenneté européenne et euroméditerranéenne

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

contribution aux débats et échanges du réseau

rencontre de nouveaux partenaires

création de nouvelles coopérations

Contact (1) Full Name
Geneviève SAINT-HUBERT
Job Title
Secrétaire Générale
Head of the organisation
Jacques VONTHRON

Koç University

National Network
Türkiye
Address

RumeliFeneri Yolu Uzeri Sariyer
34450 Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+902123381123
E-Mail
barsilmaz@ku.edu.tr
E-Mail (2)
exchange@ku.edu.tr
Mobile Phone
+905495626963
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
1993
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
  2. Youth and education
General Information
Koç University is a non-profit foundation university in Istanbul, Turkey. Since its establishment, Koç University (KU) has become one of the leading universities in Turkey, distinguished by notable contributions to the elevation of education, research, knowledge and service both domestically and beyond. KU has more than 400 faculty members and 6.500 students in total. While KU is very active in European projects such as Erasmus+, ERC, Horizon2020, the university has also established close ties with many institutions from abroad through exchange programs, seminars,projects.  Office of International Programs (OIP) was established in 2010 as a hub to support the internationalization efforts of Koc University. In favor of Koç University's internationalization efforts, the OIP serves as the primary resource for reaching out to prestigious global partners and quality students, facilitating international academic and research initiatives and raising the global presence and prestige of Koc University. The OIP creates diverse global learning opportunities that encourage intellectual and intercultural development through new knowledge, new perspectives, engaging difference, and self-reflection. OIP serves the University in the areas of International Partnership Development, Exchange Programs, Summer and Special programs, International Service Learning programs, Global Engagement Certificate program, Innovative International Learning experiences and International Community programs. These efforts provide cutting edge opportunities for the development of internationalized services and opportunities, global engagement, and research.
Mission and Objectives

Vision
In an interdependent world, OIP believes that it is important for students, faculty and staff to have the opportunity to become personally and intellectually familiar with the people, ideas and customs of other nations. Such interaction not only promotes a universal viewpoint and intellectual growth, but it also adds to the cultural and economic well-being of the university and the country.
Mission
OIP exists to facilitate the internationalization of KU along with its stakeholders through providing learning experiences by integrating knowledge, innovation and research so as to embrace the future from a global perspective.
OIP is committed to Koc University's vision of becoming the leading research university for international education. OIP contributes to a multicultural campus and international education experiences that are innovative, collaborative, and accessible to our colleagues, partners, and the student body.
Core Values

Being one of the major contributors of fostering critical thought and responsible global citizenship

Encouraging students to step beyond the safety of what they already know

Being an agent of what international students and scholars bring to the University’s learning environment

Supporting education in all forms; growth experiences; students learning from students; personal development; transformation

Valuing intercultural awareness and communication, diversity and respect for other people and cultures

Main Projects / Activities

OIP manages grants of various projects such as Erasmus KA103 and KA107. One of the major goals for OIP is to expand its sphere of influence in Turkey though joint projects on service learning, social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, gender empowerement, conflict resolution, migration, etc. 
"Peacemakers" is the pioneering project of OIP as it has been focusing on conflict resolution with invited young leaders from various countries for the last 4 years. More information can be found here:https://oip.ku.edu.tr/?q=peacemakers-2016 
OIP also has been organizing short-term summer programs on migration and urban political ecology for undergraduate, graduate students as well as young leaders. The nature of these programs allow OIP to collaborate with several NGOs and Civil Society organizations. More information can be found here: https://oip.ku.edu.tr/?q=thematic-programs-all-students 
Service learning is one of the maim areas that OIP has been focusing on since its establishment. KU Globalaid program allows students to take active role and training in various regions in the world (i.e. Mumbai, Zimbabwe) for a month in every summer. https://oip.ku.edu.tr/?q=ku-global-aid 
We would like to expand these project with partners.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are looking for partners to increase the impact of our projects and we're also looking forward to partner with various institutions to form new projects in service learning, peacemaking, conflict resolution, social entrepreneurship, etc.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

As an international office, we are serving both international and domestic students. Our efforts and programs are tailored to facilitating the integration of these young groups. Our work play an important role in the development of young leaders and we'd like to expand our impact through key partnerships.

Contact (1) Full Name
BURCU SARSILMAZ
Job Title
DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Head of the organisation
Koç University Office of International Programs

Suomen Somalia-verkosto ry / Finnish Somalia Network

National Network
Finland
Address

Lintulahdenkatu 10
00500 Helsinki
Finland

Telephone
+358447779422
E-Mail
toimisto@somaliaverkosto.fi
E-Mail (2)
mari.tuohimaa@somaliaverkosto.fi
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Youth and education
General Information

The Finnish Somalia Network (FSN) is an ideologically, politically and religiously independent umbrella organization and co-operative body for organizations that conduct or plan to conduct development cooperation projects in Somalia. FSN was founded in 2004 and registered in 2009. It currently employs 4 people and has 9 board members. It has an annual budget of approximately 300,000 euros deriving funding from membership fees, grants, state aid and fundraising. FSN executes development cooperation projects in different sectors and areas in Somalia with its member organizations and offers its member organizations peer support, training and advice in the form of seminars, consultations and information service. FSN also publishes an electronic, trilingual Afrikan Sarvi – Horn of Africa Journal to bring developmental issues of the region to the attention of the wider audience. More recently, the Network has started a volunteer program for immigrant background youth.

Mission and Objectives

The Finnish Somalia Network (FSN) is an ideologically, politically and religiously independent umbrella organization and co-operative body for organizations that conduct or plan to conduct development cooperation projects in Somalia. It executes development cooperation projects in different sectors and provides training to strengthen the capacity of its member organisations. Doing so it relieves the pressures the civil society faces in Somalia, and contributes to peacebuilding and development in the country. FSN is well-known and trusted expert among funders, media and other partners.

Main Projects / Activities

FSN is currently engaged in two environmental projects that target desertification, one of the root causes of the current migration flows. The first project began in 2012 and with its positive results another project was launched two years later. These project have been successful not only in environmental terms, but they have been able to generate cooperation between actors coming from different parts of the region that have previously experienced challenges in working together. Another long term project the FSN has been committed to is the electronic journal, Afrikan Sarvi - the Horn of Africa. The journal caters the wider audience bringing academic news and studies from the region to their attention. More recently FSN has began developing a volunteer program for immigrant background youth in Finland to fully integrate them to the Finnish society and to improve their societal skills and employment possibilities. Also, the Network is constantly preparing new development cooperation projects with organization partners as well as developing business cooperation.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

As an umbrella organisation we have an excellent and enthusiastic network through which we can distribute information and knowledge. Also, we bring our own expertise to the benefit of the ALF community.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Tackling the root causes of illegal migration, radicalism and other challenges the Mediterranean and European community is currently facing is very important in order to solve or at least alleviate the problems. As many of our members are in fact diaspora organisations as well as active in development cooperation, we feel we have a lot to offer in these current topics.

Contact (1) Full Name
Anna Diallo
Job Title
Executive Director
Head of the organisation
Mari Tuohimaa

We Learn

National Network
Syria
Address

Abo remaneh street
Damascus
Syria

Telephone
+973988371033
E-Mail
zaidalshlaby94@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Individual Person
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Youth and education
General Information
A 22 year old college dropout, and a serial youth worker, advising several initiative, and aiming to make the Arab world a place for innovation.
Mission and Objectives

Nothing makes me happier than motivating and empowering my youth team to start successful life.
I am looking to obtain a challenging position in an organization. To be part of it and add my personal touch where my skills and experience may contribute to the success of the work.

Main Projects / Activities

I have achived some projets with national tem work such as :

-Built relationships within the project and the local people in syria, both domestically and internationally, to have the resources necessary to meet our project goals.
 -increasing the awareness of how poor countries can deal with resources problems and find solutions

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

I can contribute to the network a lot, I can promoting the innovationand and entrepreneurship by                     
conducting live educational courses in their local region and preparing the local population for the advent of a Resource Based Economy.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Because, ALF is the largest Network of civil society organisations involved in the promotion of intercultural dialogue across Europe and the Mediterranean. Therefore I have common interests with the organization, Also I am looking for meeting actively individuals and organization who have the same goals and objectives.

Contact (1) Full Name
Zaid AlShalabi
Job Title
Youth Worker & Coordinator
Head of the organisation
Damascus -Syria

Fundación ACM (Asamblea de Ciudadanos y Ciudadanas del Mediterráneo)

National Network
Spain
Address

Calle San Francisco de Borja 20 puerta 8
46007 Valencia
Spain

Telephone
+34 963 219 558
E-Mail
info@fundacionacm.org
E-Mail (2)
comunicacion@fundacionacm.org
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2016
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Others
  7. Youth and education
General Information
The foundation is composed by a governing board, an advisory council, 24 citizen circles (in 22 countries) and three employees in the secretariat (one part-time). MCAF’s main funding source is the Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l’Homme. It also receives funding from public entities and institutions for specific activities (Municipality of Istanbul, PACA Region, Municipality of Tirana, Casa Árabe, Casa Mediterráneo, IEMED…). With an informal structure (2010-2015), the MCAF has organized six citizens’ meetings (Valencia, Tunis, Volos, Istanbul, Marseilles, Tirana). Festivals, workshops, seminars, declarations, books or European projects are important modalities as well. Several partners are involved: IPEMED, RESOLIS, Chair UNESCO in World Food Systems - U. Montpellier, French Regions’ Association, Citoyens de la Terre, Les Têtes de l’Art (France), CERAI, Mensa Civica, Mostra Viva del Mediterrani (Spain), Peripli Association (Italy)… The MCAF is an observer member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean and EMUNI.
Mission and Objectives

The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly Foundation mission is a citizens’ network of dialog, proposal and action, founded on the democratic values of freedom, peace, respect for cultural diversity and environmental responsibility. It aims to favour the emergence of a common voice and a common citizens’ action in the area of the Mediterranean, through the action and involvement of citizens, both men and women, that a united and positive “community of destiny” will be set up in the Mediterranean. The Citizens' nature involved in all the activities is a key component in itself.
In relation to its main objectives, the MCAF aims to:
- Contribute to the construction of a sustainable area of peace, development, solidarity and shared prosperity by the peoples.
- Enhance economic and political integration in the regional framework.
- Boost the emergence of the dialog and the common citizen action.
- Promote the citizen intervention within a new political, economic, and social construction, for the Mediterranean basin.
- Work to overcome mutual fears and give a human, political, cultural, environmental and economic sense to a Mediterranean community of peoples.
- Boost religious tolerance and peaceful conviviality between Mediterranean peoples.

Main Projects / Activities

The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly Foundation undertakes or participates in the:
- Organisation of meetings, workshops and seminars.
- Participation in projects, initiatives or actions in the Mediterranean, with special attention to youth and women…
- Creation of Mediterranean local citizens’ circles in different countries of the basin.
- Edition of publications and other output.
- Design of priorities, common strategies and specific proposals.
- All other activities considered to be appropriate to reach the objectives.
Since its new formal structure (2016), the foundation has been especially active in the following initiatives:
- Organisation of local cultural seminars and large events such as the Mostra Viva del Mediterrani (Valencia, October 2016).
- Organisation of a workshop about food security during the Medcop international conference (Tangier, July 2016), together with several Mediterranean partners and presentation of the Declaration about Food and Agriculture Transition, coordinated by the MCAF and already signed by around 30 organisations in the Mediterranean. Submission of a workshop for the COP22 (Marrakech, November 2016).
- Participation in activities of the Workshop of the Young Citizens’ of the Mediterranean.
- Contribution to submit a Europe for Citizens Programme project proposal. Possible participation as an associate in an Erasmus Plus project.
- Creation and coordination of an expert group in the field of the humanitarian crisis and the refugees in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the aim to establish recommendations and to design actions to be undertaken by the MCAF.
- Update and publication of a book summarizing the ideas behind the MCA and its activities since its creation in 2010 (October 2016).
- Participation in official conferences held (or to be held in the near future) by Euro-Mediterranean organisations (Euro-Mediterranean University-EMUNI, Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, Anna Lindh Foundation, European Parliament, etc.).

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The Mediterranean Citizens’ Assembly Foundation is a network in itself, putting together a number of citizens, from different cities and countries, and belonging to other organisations. Independently of their gender, religion, status, etc. they all share a Mediterranean citizen identity. This union in the diversity is the main strength of the MCAF and many synergies may arise if we work together with the Spanish network of the Anna Lindh Foundation and its member organisations.
From a sectorial perspective, the MCAF is able to work in any initiatives or actions to support the Mediterranean citizenship, for instance in the fields of culture, education, youth, women, food security, humanitarian issues, etc. Both MCA Circles and the MCAF itself may join projects and actions in these and other domains, or to launch new ones, to which other members of the ALF may be interested in contribute.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

After five years of informal activity (2010-2015), the MCAF has been formally established in Valencia as a foundation according to the Spanish Law at the beginning of the year. After a few months of legal and administrative procedures, the MCAF has now the opportunity to launch new outstanding relations with first order organisations working in the Mediterranean and the ALF is probably the most important network of organisations active in the Mediterranean region. In this sense, the MCAF would like to work within the citizenship working group.
The MCAF is certain that belonging to the Spanish network will create synergies with other members and will facilitate the participation in projects to enhance the situation in the Mediterranean.

Contact (1) Full Name
Andreu Iranzo Navarro
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón
Contact (2) Full Name
María Teresa Ibáñez Giménez
Job Title (2)
Member of the Governing Board

منظمة وعي وقضية من اجل الوحة الوطنية ومكافحة الرق

National Network
Mauritania
Address

شارع القوات المسلحة - تيارت -انواكشوط
222
Mauritania

Telephone
0022242011818
Telephone (other)
0022233521210
E-Mail
ceculce@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
ahmed76salum@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
General Information
منظمة وعي وقضية منظمة حقوقية فكرية غير حكومية فكرية تسعي الي ترسيخ ثقافة حقوق الانسان كما تسعي الي مناهضة اشكال الظلم بشتي اشكاله سواءا  انتهاك حقوق الطفل او المرءة وسجناء,,,,,,,اخ
Mission and Objectives

نشر ثقافة حقوق الانسان 
توطيد اواصل المحب بين جميع مكونات المجتمع 
مناهضة التعذيب 
محاربة الظلم  
مناهضة اشكال العبودية 

Main Projects / Activities

ندوات 
مؤتمرات 
مهرجانات 
حملات تحسيس  
تكوينات

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

من اجل زيادة المعارف وتبادل الخبرات وتعرف علي الفضاء الارومتوسط

Contact (1) Full Name
الامين العام : احمدسالم اميليد
Head of the organisation
سالك ولد انلل