Egyptian Democratic Assocation

National Network
Egypt
Address

bulding 18 nahmed kattab street , fiasel
giza
Egypt

Telephone
002
E-Mail
bassem.samir.eda@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Gender
  4. Human rights
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Media
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
EDA – the association started to be a clear idea in its founders minds after the first wave of the Egyptian revolution on the 25th of January 2011 , especially after the referendum on the 19 of march 2011. The founders of EDA believe that the democracy is a style of life and is not only related to the elections and the political majority and minority , that democracy is a tool and a mechanism to choose your way while you are facing a decision
Mission and Objectives

Our vision:
Egypt need to be developed throw democratic process which will make a list of priority according to the Egyptians citizens needs when they know and feel and practice their role as an ….. active citizens , active Egyptians'
Mission :
Sharing the knowledge and experience among the youth , handicaps to give them the tools to create their own plans to reach better future

Main Projects / Activities

EDA programs :
• The barrel Arts
Produce art productions (social advertisements – plays – songs – online interactive educational games ) throw the main target groups women – handicaps – youth to make their issues and cases visible by them selves
• The alternative citizen community media (ACCM)
Using podcasting and different media outlets to present a kind of citizen media with a human rights standards , EDA have established elma7rosa community radio in 2009 and elma7rosa was developed to be a media network the community
• Bolotica online academy ( political school - Politicians' academy - Active citizenship college )
An online civil education platforms targeting : youth leaders from the universities and the civil movements ,young activists the content of the platforms is an academic content and new tactics of advocacy and campaigning .
• developing by democracy
after working for more than 3 yeas – as an academy – we reach a very important methodology which it is not really an invention , working with the people to have a list of priorities of developing according to their needs , according to their needs and their vision and with the cooperation with the local councils and the governorates
• Democracy developing
Working on the organizations of democracy to improve its capacity and improving the skills and the experience of the employee of this organizations , the main target of this program is to create staffers groups and MPs office having fresh graduated with a political , economical , mass media , social background , also targeting the citizens throw political empowering for youth, women, handicaps and working with the bedwen and the Nopa people to have leaders from them to join the process of democracy
• Egypt Transitional justice scale
A program working on Tracing and mentoring and analyzing the actions and decisions which is taken by the transitional government towards achieving the international standards of the transitional justice and the reforming of the justice organizations and national media and the future of Egypt and the acceptance of the others according to Justice and national forgiveness rules
Also this program is trying to track the progress of the handicaps role and their right to vote and participate

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

we would like to share ideas of activites and projects

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

to get more power to have our ideas throw networking

Contact (1) Full Name
bassem samir awad
Job Title
chair man of board of trustees
Head of the organisation
Bassem samir Awad