Council ForMENA Affairs - ForMENA

National Network
Belgium
Address

25 Square de Meeus
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Telephone
003223183721
Fax
003223307720
E-Mail
info@formena.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2014
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Media
  5. Others
  6. Research
  7. Youth and education
General Information
Council for MENA Affairs “ForMENA” is an international organisation, which is dedicated to upholding fundamental values of democratic governance, individual freedom and human development.
Mission and Objectives

Our Vision:
MENA region has been going through a critical phase of transformation, leaving all windows of possible outcomes open. We believe that it is rather crucial to utilise all possible tools to ensure that such transformation will lead to achieving better state of stability, security, and prosperity for the people of the region. 
Our values:
Our values are those of integrity, transparency, partnership, openness, and mutual respect, all generated from our commitment to the principles of human rights, democracy, tolerance, freedom and equality. 
Our objectives:
• Raise the awareness of citizens and civil society so that they can play an active role in the process of democratic transformation and the development of human security;
• Work with European Union institutions and other international organizations or interest groups to strengthen respect for citizens’ rights and freedoms;
• Promote intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, tolerance and peaceful conciliation;
• Establish networks and links, to serve actors in political, economic, academic, social and cultural aspects;
• Diffuse objective and variant information to the general public.
 

Main Projects / Activities

Our mission:
• To advocate to the European institutions and relevant bodies, as well as civil society on the developments of the MENA region
• To provide an opportunity for MENA citizens and civil society to better present their arguments to the appropriate European fora
• To facilitate achieving cooperation and networking between the different political, social economic and cultural actors from MENA countries and their European counterparts.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ms. Rania Kharma
Job Title
Director
Head of the organisation
Ms. Rania Kharma