Egyptian Democratic Institute to raise awareness of constitutional rights and legal

National Network
Egypt
Address

80 Khatem elmorsleen st
El Omrania
Elharam
Egypt

Telephone
01228617998
Fax
35604735
E-Mail
ramy_edi2007@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
edi_egypt2006@yahoo.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
General Information
EDI has 15 employees working on a permanent basis in addition to the Board of Trustees consists of seven people Units: - Support Unit Legal and Parliamentary - Unit  good governance and support of civil society organizations - Unit women and children. - Training Unit and the political and economic rights
Mission and Objectives

Vision: Community practice the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the law and international conventions through the rule of law and the practice of democracy
Message: Institute exceeds his work in traditional formats for the practice of democracy among groups and individuals in the framework of activating the values ??of community involvement and an emphasis on constitutional and legal rights of the masses of Egyptians.
Egyptian Democratic Institute aims to achieve several goals and are as follows:
1 - building a knowledge society.
2 - spreading the culture of human rights.
3 - spreading the culture of constitutional and legal rights.
4 - Establishing the values of citizenship and social practice.
5 - spreading the culture of tolerance and acceptance of others, and renounce violence.
6 - spreading the culture and the values of transparency, accountability and good governance.
7 - the development of legislation and laws to achieve greater legal safeguards to activate the democratic process.

Main Projects / Activities

EDI now operates two projects:
The first project to monitor the parliamentary performance with seven consecutive years (NED) and aims to develop and improve national legislation.
The second project is a campaign to educate voters participated in the elections the parliament in 2012 and also the presidential elections of 2013.
EDI Website (Parliament today), a site that specializes in the affairs of the Egyptian parliament, issued seven reports, including the report on the performance of the Commission session to amend the constitution which was passed in 2014.http://parliamenttoday.org

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

EDI has experiences  and strong connections in the Egyptian parliament and its members could reach demands or recommendations on draft laws.
EDI can through a network of organizations collaborating with him in the voter education campaign which be carried out any activities in the provinces in which they operate campaign.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

EDI will benefit from Anna Lindh  through a network of organizations in the common issues and can cooperate with them .
EDI believes that the institution has a lot of experience and a variety of ready to take advantage of them .

Contact (1) Full Name
Ramy Abdelrazek Hafez
Job Title
Executive Director
Head of the organisation
ُُEmad Ramdan