Asociación para la Cooperación "ENCUENTRO al-LIQÁ"

National Network
Spain
Address

C/ CAMINO DE OGIJARES; Nº6-1ºE
18140 La Zubia (GRANADA)
Spain

Telephone
+34-958 890477
E-Mail
maitesantos78@hotmail.com
E-Mail (2)
lepoder@ugr.es
E-Mail (3)
maiteg@correo.ugr.es
Mobile Phone
+34-679 911760
Mobile Phone (other)
+34-620 876352
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
Our structure is formed by a Directive Board (President, Secretary and Administrator) and also for the members. The budgetary ressources are the fees of the members (1.500 euros/per year). The modalities of action are seminars, projects of cooperation between us and another organizations like Administrations, NGOs and Universities and exchanges of research on the intercultural questions. We are professors and researchers in the University of Granada (Spain), also our partners and colaborators are The Euroarabian Foundation de High Studies (Granada) and the School of the Arab Studies (High Council of Scientific Research) from the Ministry of Education (Spain).
Mission and Objectives

Territorial Scope:
The scope in which the principle activities of the association will be developed shall be in the territory of Spain, the MENA Region, and Morocco.
Our mission is to promote the cooperation in development through the intervention in social, cultural and economic realities of the communities situation in Spain; in the MENA region (Middle East and North of Africa); and especially with Morocco, for the convergence of living conditions of these communities; and other purposes that tend to seek the common good.
The Association shall have the following generals objectives: one, is for welfare purposes in the educational, cultural, economic, gender, civic and environmental sectors, and tend to promote the general interest; and two, to ensure coordination with others organizations with similar purposes (foundations, governments, NGOs…).

Main Projects / Activities

Actions in Education:
Formulation of the Project "EDUFORM" Positives Actions in the South of Morocco.
Organizing Training Courses in languages for the tourism and services sectors, more specifically:
FRENCH AND SPANISH COURSES IN TOURISM LANGUAGE”“FRENCH AND SPANISH COURSES IN CUSTOMER CARE”.
Actions Gender Equality:
Leadership training workshops for women.
Program of interculturality: " The situation of women in the north of Africa". Impartition of conferences for sensibility about anothers close cultures in the communes and asociations in the metropolitan area of Granada city.
Research Seminaries on:
1.- "Arab womens today, policy, culture and economy"
2.- "Religious texts in laic contexts: Muslim migrations and integration".
3.- "Human Rights: the question today in arab countries"
4.- Book edition of the text "Sacrificio", about the Alpujarras war in XVI century.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The contribution of the Association is to deal with the existence of other cultures and realities in the mediterranean area and to focus on the solidarity  with mediterranean communities inmigrants which are present in Spain in cooperation with others organizations. To exchange acknowledges within the cultural, political science, sociology and economy areas with the arabian countries and the members of the spanish Network.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Because it is fundamental for our Association the interconnexion with organizations that are working in the same field.
Also for participating in a very important structure in the mediterranean area collaborating with oficial institutions like UE, The Union for Mediterranean Area, the ALF and others partners of the ALF Networks.
And to access to the funrising to get better possibilities for create quality proyects in this area and in Spain.

Contact (1) Full Name
MARIA TERESA GONZALEZ SANTOS
Job Title
Political Scientist. Association President
Head of the organisation
María Teresa Gonzalez Santos
Contact (2) Full Name
MARIE ÉVELYNE LE PODER
Job Title (2)
Administrator