Egyptian Democratic Academy

National Network
Egypt
Address

4 Dr mohamed chahen street from nawal st , in front of the main gate of naser military academy , 7th floor flat num.19
Giza
Egypt

Telephone
+2 02 374 87248
Fax
+2 02 374 87248
E-Mail
bassem.samir@egyda.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Gender
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Media
  7. Youth and education
General Information
Hossam Eldin Ali – Chairman Bassem Samir – Executive Director Basem Fathy – Projects Director Esraa Abdelfattah – Media Director Ahmed Ghoneim: Finance Manager Ahmed Badawy – Program Director Youssef Mohamed – Elma7rosa Radio Director
Mission and Objectives

Mission:
The Egyptian Democratic Academy (EDA) is a Youth non-profit Organization established by a group of Human Rights and Democracy activists working for promoting the values of Democracy, Human Rights, and political participation. In addition EDA works for promoting values of freedom of opinion and Expression, openness, political and religious tolerance. EDA focuses on using New Media tools in promoting Democracy and Human Rights values with a special interest in the participation of the groups who are most subject to marginalization as women, children, and disabled in the political and public life.
objectives:
1. Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in Egypt.
2. Promoting Freedom of opinion and Expression, tolerance, and acceptance.
3. Supporting Youth Organizations in the Political Parties and Social Movements.
4. Promoting using Internet and New Media tools in Advocacy.
5. Supporting the Participation of the groups who are most subject to marginalization as women, children, and disabled.

Main Projects / Activities

• Under New Media Program EDA planned and carried out the following projects:
Elma7rosa.net Internet Radio: Youth Internet Radio based on article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Convenient for the Civic and Political Rights. It works for promoting Democracy, Human Rights, political and religious tolerance in an entertaining, dramatic, and news frame.
Elma7rosa Academy: Project proposal to the American National Endowment for Democracy (NED). The main idea of the project is the production of radio shows and new media materials by various groups of youth that are politically, culturally, religious different, that are going to be put in the same arena for a long time to cooperate in producing such materials.
• Under Political Participation Program EDA Planned for the following projects:
Including Disable Citizens in the Electoral Process: Project Proposal to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) about activating the disable citizens voters block through eliminating the obstacles that may face them through the election process, supplying facilities, and supporting their participation.
• Under Democracy and Human Rights Promotion Program EDA carried out the following trainings:
Training Course on Human Rights: for the young lawyers, in cooperation with lawyers youth committee in the General Lawyer Syndicate.
Training Course on Human Rights: for the members of Watany Youth Parliament, in cooperation with Watany Newspaper.
• Under Political and Civic Education for Political Parties and Social Movement Youth Program EDA carried out the following activities:
Training Course on strategic Planning for Advocacy Campaigns for the Social Movements Youth.
Training Course on strategic Planning for Advocacy Campaigns for the Political Parties Youth.
Training Course on New Strategies for Political Youth Organizations, funded by Friedrich Nauman Foundation.
• EDA is planning and preparing for a group of projects and trainings under the Electoral Campaigns Management program

Contact (1) Full Name
Bassem Samir
Head of the organisation
Hossam el Din Ali