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Deutsche UNESCO Kommission (German Commission for UNESCO)

National Network

Germany

Address

Colmantstr. 15
53115 Bonn
Germany

Telephone

+49 228 6049739

Fax

+49 228- 6049730

E-Mail

Bundeskoordination@unesco.de

Website

http://www.unesco.de

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Year of Establishment

1945

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development
Environment/Sustainable development
Human rights
International/Cultural relations
Media
Research

General Information

UNESCO has 193 member states. UNESCO headquarters are in Paris. The German Commission for UNESCO (DUK), based in Bonn, is a National Commission established under Article VII of the UNESCO Constitution, and is thus the link between Germany and UNESCO. It acts as an intermediary of foreign cultural and educational policy, and is funded by the Foreign Office. The DUK was founded on the 12th May 1950, even before Germany had been admitted to UNESCO (11th July 1951). Its members – which number around 100 – reflect the broad spectrum of institutions and associations active in Germany in UNESCO’s areas of competence: education, science, culture and communication. UNESCO Associated Schools: Founded in 1953, UNESCO’s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) is a global network of some 7 900 educational institutions in 176 countries, who work in support of quality education in practice.

Mission and Objectives

The German ASPnet is a network for Intercultural Education which advocates: Human Rights, Tolerance, Democracy, Intercultural Learning, Environment and Sustainability, Global Education. Allover Goals of the German Commission for UNESCO - Education for sustainable development - Democratic participation - Sustainable Development - Cultural Diversity

Main Projects / Activities

The German Commission for UNESCO advises the Federal Government, Parliament and all other public bodies on UNESCO issues, as well as on selected issues in the competence of the Council of Europe. It coordinates the contribution of German experts and civil society to the drafting of UNESCO’s programmes and norms. The DUK is responsible for providing information and for public awareness activities in German on all of UNESCO’s areas of work, together with its partner organisations in Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. German ASPnet: - Networking - Annual Conferences - International Project Days - Publications - Euro-Arab Dialogue - Intercultural Exchange

Contact (1) Full Name

N.N.

Head of the organisation

Dr. Roland Bernecker

Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

National Network

Germany

Address

5 Port Said Square, Floor 4, Flat 12,
Maadi, Helwan
Cairo
11413
Egypt

Telephone

01222565824

E-Mail

rousha@aucegypt.edu

E-Mail (2)

rousha@aucegypt.edu

E-Mail (3)

rousha@aucegypt.edu

E-Mail (4)

rousha@aucegypt.edu

Mobile Phone

00201222565824

Website

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasha-el-ibiary-75374a80/

Organisation Type

Individual Person

Year of Establishment

1998

Fields of Activity

Democracy and community development
Gender
International/Cultural relations
Media
Research
Youth and education

General Information

Deutsche Welle is the official German Media Development organization.

Mission and Objectives

Objectives of my organization include mainly Media Development in the Middle East

Main Projects / Activities

- Gender development project - Women's Voices - a 5 years project that has tabke place in Egypt between 2015-2019
- Education development project - partnership with Cairo Univerity and Assiut University to develop media education in Egypt
- Idea Lab - a project in Lebanon designed to enhance teaching journalism cirruculums in the middle east.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

I can conduct research and collaborate with other members in research.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

I need to foster my network of researchers and acadmics worldwide.

Additional Information

cv_rasha_el_ibiary_.docx_academic.docx

Contact (1) Full Name

Jens Rahe

Job Title

Head of the Middle East Program, Deutshe Welle Akademie

Head of the organisation

Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany

Deutsche Welle, Fremdsprachen Fernsehen

National Network

Germany

Address

Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
Bonn
Germany

Telephone

+49 228 429-2536

Fax

+49 228 429-2012

E-Mail

Dirk.Beusch@dw.com

E-Mail (2)

Fabian.Pianka@dw.com

Mobile Phone

+49 172-2600650

Website

http://www.dw.com

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Year of Establishment

1953

Fields of Activity

Media

General Information

N/A

Mission and Objectives

N/A

Main Projects / Activities

N/A

Contact (1) Full Name

Dirk Beusch

Head of the organisation

Mr. Peter Limbourg

Contact (2) Full Name

Fabian Pianka

Deutsches Archäologisches Institut

National Network

Germany

Address

Podbielskiallee 69-71
Berlin
Germany

Telephone

0049 3018 7711 178

Telephone (other)

0049 3018 7711 100

Fax

0049 3018 7711 00

E-Mail

presse@dainst.de

E-Mail (2)

wissenschaft@dainst.de

Website

http://www.dainst.org

Organisation Type

Public Institution

Year of Establishment

1833

Fields of Activity

Heritage
Research

General Information

N/A

Mission and Objectives

N/A

Main Projects / Activities

N/A

Contact (1) Full Name

Nicole Kehrer, M.A.

Head of the organisation

Prof. Dr. Friederike Fless, Präsident

Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk e.V.

National Network

Germany

Address

Leonardo-da-Vinci-Weg 1
32760 Detmold
Germany

Telephone

+49 5231 7401 114 (Mr. Gunnar Borg)

Telephone (other)

+49 5231 7401 0

Fax

+49 5231 7401 225

E-Mail

Gunnar.Borg@jugendherberge.de

E-Mail (2)

international.headquarters@jugendherberge.de

Website

http://www.jugendherberge.de

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Year of Establishment

1909

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

The German Youth Hostel Association (DJH) with more than 400 hostels is the largest provider of youth accommodation in Germany. There are about 10 million overnights in DJH hostels every year. DJH as a non-for-profit association has about 2.4 million members supporting the idea of bringing young people together and to help all, especially the young, gain a greater understanding of the world and its people through hostelling. DJH offers programs in its hostels, including international exchanges and encounters. Partner associations from all over the world are organized in the International Youth Hostel Federation (Hostelling International).

Mission and Objectives

DJH offers various programs in more than 400 hostels in Germany, for school and university trips, for families, for young backpackers who want to discover the world and to meet other people. International programs, for example, are international encounters and internship programs. See, for example, the IOU Respect Program, in cooperation with Youth Hostel Associations from France, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and the USA: https://www.hiusa.org/iou-respect (Engl. description taken from the website of our partner HI-USA).

Main Projects / Activities

DJH offers various programs in about 500 hostels in Germany, for school and university trips, for families, for young backpackers who want to discover the world and to meet other people. International programs, for example, are international encounters and internship programs. See, for example, the IOU Respect Program, in cooperation with Youth Hostel Associations from France, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco and the USA: http://hiusa.org/education/international_exchanges (Engl. description taken from the website of our partner HI-USA)

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We want to join actively the events of the network, be partner in ALF working groups concerning the youth, we can promote the ideas and news of the ALF in our media. We want ot announce our programs within the network, offer ourselves as partner for new projects together with other partners/members of ALF.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to deepen our international cooperation with other organizations which aim on respect between people and cultures. We already have many bilateral partners in the Mediterranean area, but we want to be part of a strong multi-lateral network. The ideas of the ALF fit perfectly to the statutory goals of DJH.

Additional Information

djh_annual-report_2017.pdf

Contact (1) Full Name

Gunnar Borg

Job Title

Head of International Department

Head of the organisation

Prof. Dr. Günther Schneider (President)

Contact (2) Full Name

Miriam Wolters

Job Title (2)

International Department

DGAP, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.

National Network

Germany

Address

Rauchstr. 17/18
10787 Berlin
Germany

Telephone

+49 (0)30 25 42 31-0

Fax

+49 (0)30 25 42 31-16

E-Mail

info@dgap.org

E-Mail (2)

fakoussa@dgap.org

Website

http://www.dgap.org

Organisation Type

Individual Person

Year of Establishment

1997

Fields of Activity

Others

General Information

General information, including: 1. Structure of the organisation, Fellow and an Assistant. It is supervised by the Director of the including number of staff employed Research Institute. and/or partners It is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation and supported by various 2. Budgetary resources available other institutions and enterprises. in a year The Forum’s main objectives are achieved by the organisation of three 3. Sources of funding great international events per year: a Summer School, a New Faces 4. Modalities of action (concrete Conference and an Expert Conference for the DGAP’s international network of experts and partner institutes. The network is actively projects, exchanges, seminars, supported by various Alumni activities. The New Faces Conferences are organised in cooperation with the scholarships etc.) 5. Main partners involved: Swedish Institute for International Affairs and the Norwegian Institute

Mission and Objectives

Traditional security risks are nowadays supplemented by new nonmilitary and cross-border challenges such as securing resources, global migration and integration, global epidemics etc. The “International Forum on Strategic Thinking” offers a platform for promoting discussions and dialogue on these issues, not only from a European perspective, but enhances the debate with perspectives from important global actors and regions, such as Russia, the US, the Middle East and Asia. In addition to the promotion of debate and dialogue on relevant security challenges of the 21st century, the Forum’s main objective of is the creation of an international network among tomorrow’s decision-makers.

Main Projects / Activities

Summer Schools in Berlin are two week-long programs for 20 graduate and postgraduate students (aged 20 -27) from Europe as well as from the US, Russia, the Middle East, Japan and China· New Faces Conferences with 20 emerging research fellows and young strategic experts (aged 28 -35), coming from European countries as well as from the US, Russia and Asia· Expert Conferences on new challenges of international security with high-ranking participants from European countries, the US, Russia, the Middle East, China and Japan· Alumni work with database and big Alumni Conference in November 2005 (further reunion activities envisaged)

Contact (1) Full Name

Dina Fakoussa-Behrens (Head, EUMEF)

Head of the organisation

Dr. Harald Kindermann

Diakonisches Werk Bremen e.V.

National Network

Germany

Address

Contrescarpe 101
28195 Bremen
Germany

Telephone

+49(0) 421 163840

Fax

+49(0)421 1638420

E-Mail

stein@diakonie-bremen.de

Mobile Phone

+49(0)1629734330

Website

http://www.diakonie-bremen.de

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Year of Establishment

1964

Fields of Activity

Human rights
Others
Youth and education

General Information

Diakonie Bremen e. V. is recognized head welfare association in the German federal state of Bremen. It organizes and represents the interests of its more than 40 member organisations, which include the Protestant Church of Bremen. The fields of work of Diakonia with separate facilities, initiatives and associations cover the entire spectrum of social work in Bremen. Diakonisches Werk Bremen as a framework association employs at the moemnt 13 people, whereas a total of 3,300 full-time employees and 800 volunteers are working in Bremen Diakonia, mainly on the fields of service for persons with disability, in hospital, rehabilitation units and institutional or home care for elderly people and families with education problems. Other professionals and volunteers work in community or human rights projects, including international solidarity and One World development. Their work is characterized by a high degree of professionalism on the one hand, as through human contact and warmth on the other. There are many different professions and varied ways in which people can participate and contribute. The tasks of the framework organisation are mostly political and social representation of Bremen diaconia, media and public relations, project management and pedagogical work with young volunteers working in the multiple institutions of our members. The annual budget of Diakonischen Werk Bremen is about 900.000 €, sources being membership fees, ontributions especially from the Bremen Protestant Church and the Federal Government Youth Plan (promotion of Young Volunteers Services) and the European community for partnerships within the Life Long Learning program and a project Fighting Human trafficking for Labor exploitation. Donations of diaconia Bremen are directly used in projects of our members or in development work and assinstance against catastrophes ("Brot für die Welt") worldwide.

Mission and Objectives

"Diakonia" refers to the social work of the Protestant churches, thus fulfilling an important mission. The church as a whole is called to witness the Good News of Jesus Christ in the world and this is realized in their diaconal action as charity and service to others. Services of high quality who are adresse any person in need regardless their faith or convictions and esse ntial parts of our mission. Democracy and peace could only prosper in an athmosphere of soical engagement and security.

Main Projects / Activities

Social Work for and with disabled and marginalized persons / groups.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

As far as possible given our structures as a smal regional association, we like to participate in the sharing of information and development of ideas.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

During our international work we got more and more involvend in questions and projects with connection to the development of democracy and peace on both sides of the Medeterreanean, we were eben asked to participate in projects which insvolves the inclusion of desfavored and disabled groups in these processes. We see Anna Lindh foundation networks as a helpful tool for information and network contacts.

Contact (1) Full Name

Dr. Jürgen Stein

Head of the organisation

Dr. Jürgen Stein

Die Bücherkarawane

National Network

Germany

Address

43 bis, bd. Krim Belcacem / Wiclefstr. 30
10551 Berlin
Germany

Telephone

00 49 30 3965774 (Berlin)

Telephone (other)

0049 30 39877885

Fax

00 213 21641446 (Alger)

E-Mail

S.Kebir@web.de

Website

http://www.Sabine-Kebir.de

Organisation Type

Private Company

Year of Establishment

1111

Fields of Activity

Others

General Information

We developed programs of tales and readings for North-African as well as European region intention, in direction of hard social centres which is composed of a huge number of Muslims migrants The objective of its programs revive among the children and the young North-African teenagers and Europeans the joy of the book and the voluntary reading. Our program of narration of tales and books presentation for children and youth ,observes that books have a very big importance for Muslims as for the European . Partners : Globalization Agency, Berlin - El Watan /Alger Newspaper - Goethe Institute in Algiers - National Education, Algeria -Algerian Muslims Scouts.

Mission and Objectives

The tales programs and readings that we organized in the intention of children and young teenagers ( in North Africa , Germany , France , Austria and in Switzerland), refer to the North African and oriental treasures of poetry, of tales and legends that contain a proper heritage which can be mobilized against the attraction of the violence poked by Islamism , specially towards youth , and also against the retrograde of relations between the two sexes as it is also preached by Islamism .

Main Projects / Activities

4-6 caravan trips each year .

Contact (1) Full Name

Saddek Kebir

Head of the organisation

Saddek Kebir (Editions Lalla Moulati, Algier)

Publication

Education

Media

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Publication

Education

Discourses of Globalisation.

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