2012

The action “Emerging nonviolent civil society actors in the Euro-Mediterranean region” aims to empower Youth leaders, groups and CSO in order to participate effectively in the political transitions to democratic societies where dialogue, respect to diversity and respect to Human Rights are the basic pillars.
The project particularly works to advance a regional solidarity and strategy through: (1) identifying key priorities, challenges and lessons learned from country experiences, while increasing understanding and dialogue between them; and (2) defining a common “route plan” of co-operation between the target groups with concrete coordination, training and research/reflection activities.
The Open Dialogue Space in Tunisia will be the starting point of one-year project which will include innovative training programmes, case studies of the nonviolent movements in the region and accurate mapping and consultation process to identify key leaders and groups and the national and regional priorities of the new emerging Civil Society from Spain, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and eventually Syria.
With this aim, Nova-Social Innovation (project leader, Spain) and the project partners in this proposal: iWatch (Tunisia), Un Ponte Per (Italy), Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (Palestine), Pax Christi (Netherlands), Foundation for Future (Jordan, regional), Beyond Reform & Development (Lebanon) and the Nonviolence Network in the Arab Countries / PPM (Lebanon, regional), have engaged for the past seven years in

GO: Contributing to build health democratic systems in the Euro-Mediterranean region, where Human Rights and Diversity are ensured and dialogue is implemented to solve social conflicts through empowering the Nonviolent Civil Society and increasing dialogue between them.
SO1: Identifying key priorities, challenges and lessons learned of the emerging nonviolent leaders, civil society organizations and groups in the Euro-Mediterranean region while increasing understanding and dialogue between them (ER1 and ER2)

The action “Emerging nonviolent civil society actors in the Euro-Mediterranean region” aims to empower Youth leaders, groups and CSO in order to participate effectively in the political transitions to democratic societies where dialogue, respect to diversity and respect to Human Rights are the basic pillars.
The project particularly works to advance a regional solidarity and strategy through: (1) identifying key priorities, challenges and lessons learned from country experiences, while increasing understanding and dialogue between them; and (2) defining a common “route plan” of co-operation between the target groups with concrete coordination, training and research/reflection activities.
The Open Dialogue Space in Tunisia will be the starting point of one-year project which will include innovative training programmes, case studies of the nonviolent movements in the region and accurate mapping and consultation process to identify key leaders and groups and the national and regional priorities of the new emerging Civil Society from Spain, Italy, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine and eventually Syria.
With this aim, Nova-Social Innovation (project leader, Spain) and the project partners in this proposal: iWatch (Tunisia), Un Ponte Per (Italy), Popular Struggle Coordination Committee (Palestine), Pax Christi (Netherlands), Foundation for Future (Jordan, regional), Beyond Reform & Development (Lebanon) and the Nonviolence Network in the Arab Countries / PPM (Lebanon, regional), have engaged for the past seven years in

GO: Contributing to build health democratic systems in the Euro-Mediterranean region, where Human Rights and Diversity are ensured and dialogue is implemented to solve social conflicts through empowering the Nonviolent Civil Society and increasing dialogue between them.
SO1: Identifying key priorities, challenges and lessons learned of the emerging nonviolent leaders, civil society organizations and groups in the Euro-Mediterranean region while increasing understanding and dialogue between them (ER1 and ER2)

The Euro-Med Youth Music Expo is a unique showcase of how nonprofits, NGOs and civil society are using music as a powerful tool for social change, resolve conflicts, spread knowledge, create awareness and change mindsets. It is a four-day happening that combines various modalities of high-level youth music productions embracing all musical styles. This large-scale event brings together over 200 young musicians – young soloists, youth bands, and orchestras from all musical backgrounds: classical, Arabic, ethnic, jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae etc, music teachers, cultural organisers and industry professionals for a multilevel educational and artistic fair.

The Euro-Mediterranean Youth Music Expo aims to stimulate the dialogue and mutual understanding among cultural workers and artists of two sides of Mediterranean by bringing them together, improving perceptions between them, and reducing the existing gaps and prejudices.

For more info about the project, please visit:  http://www.eaymc.org/

The Euro-Med Youth Music Expo is a unique showcase of how nonprofits, NGOs and civil society are using music as a powerful tool for social change, resolve conflicts, spread knowledge, create awareness and change mindsets. It is a four-day happening that combines various modalities of high-level youth music productions embracing all musical styles. This large-scale event brings together over 200 young musicians – young soloists, youth bands, and orchestras from all musical backgrounds: classical, Arabic, ethnic, jazz, rock, hip-hop, reggae etc, music teachers, cultural organisers and industry professionals for a multilevel educational and artistic fair.

The Euro-Mediterranean Youth Music Expo aims to stimulate the dialogue and mutual understanding among cultural workers and artists of two sides of Mediterranean by bringing them together, improving perceptions between them, and reducing the existing gaps and prejudices.

For more info about the project, please visit:  http://www.eaymc.org/

The goal is culture to be used as a sustainable tool of support for Euro-Med region – promotion of cultural activities in which
people to be involved informally and free as an origin of inspiration and internal energy to counteract to crisis; to present contemporary genres of music, dance, drama, audio-visual formats - language of arts brings bridges between different people. 2 international editions of the festival after selection of participants in Istanbul, Turkey and Radomir, Bulgaria; (including B&H, Montenegro and Slovenia); Performance (drama, comedy), exhibitions of modern artifacts, concerts (music and dances of youth); International jury lead by ALF headquarters representative from Egypt and members from B&H, Bulgaria and Turkey will evaluate the participants; Multimedia product Culture Versus Crisis will be produced and disseminated; International Round Table in Istanbul: Homophobia, discrimination, arts. Discussion: The role of arts today. International Round Table in Radomir - Culture Versus Crisis; Discussion: New Aesthetics. Almanac will be elaborated with presentation of ALF networks of partners' countries. Posters for each of the events and brochures of the project goals and results will be spread. The winners’ performance will be broadcast on Bulgarian TV Channel. TV commercial of the FEMCA and ALF mission and vision will be made and broadcast. Certificates of attendance of participants will be issued. Municipality of Radomir will be permanent host the festival after the project life.

The aim is encouraging cohesion, Culture and Creativity, inter cultural exchange and participation in public life: social inclusion of youth, women, minorities; cohesion between people developing any contemporary cultural practices; creating assumptions for increasing of better understanding; participation in common exhibitions, dance, music and theatre performances;
Raising the level of citizens culture, knowledge about “others” (differences in culture, habits and tradition should be found as advantage, not matter for mistrust through Culture and Creativity,encouraging exchange and participation in public life; Creating assumptions for new understanding of habits, culture and traditions among citizens from different countries and various ethnic groups; Create a common festival web platform about Culture and Creativity and international conference that should be used by representatives of target groups and representative of authorities, as a basis for creating a permanent model for further collaboration of ALF network and authorities – annual festival of contemporary Euro-med arts;

The goal is culture to be used as a sustainable tool of support for Euro-Med region – promotion of cultural activities in which
people to be involved informally and free as an origin of inspiration and internal energy to counteract to crisis; to present contemporary genres of music, dance, drama, audio-visual formats - language of arts brings bridges between different people. 2 international editions of the festival after selection of participants in Istanbul, Turkey and Radomir, Bulgaria; (including B&H, Montenegro and Slovenia); Performance (drama, comedy), exhibitions of modern artifacts, concerts (music and dances of youth); International jury lead by ALF headquarters representative from Egypt and members from B&H, Bulgaria and Turkey will evaluate the participants; Multimedia product Culture Versus Crisis will be produced and disseminated; International Round Table in Istanbul: Homophobia, discrimination, arts. Discussion: The role of arts today. International Round Table in Radomir - Culture Versus Crisis; Discussion: New Aesthetics. Almanac will be elaborated with presentation of ALF networks of partners' countries. Posters for each of the events and brochures of the project goals and results will be spread. The winners’ performance will be broadcast on Bulgarian TV Channel. TV commercial of the FEMCA and ALF mission and vision will be made and broadcast. Certificates of attendance of participants will be issued. Municipality of Radomir will be permanent host the festival after the project life.

The aim is encouraging cohesion, Culture and Creativity, inter cultural exchange and participation in public life: social inclusion of youth, women, minorities; cohesion between people developing any contemporary cultural practices; creating assumptions for increasing of better understanding; participation in common exhibitions, dance, music and theatre performances;
Raising the level of citizens culture, knowledge about “others” (differences in culture, habits and tradition should be found as advantage, not matter for mistrust through Culture and Creativity,encouraging exchange and participation in public life; Creating assumptions for new understanding of habits, culture and traditions among citizens from different countries and various ethnic groups; Create a common festival web platform about Culture and Creativity and international conference that should be used by representatives of target groups and representative of authorities, as a basis for creating a permanent model for further collaboration of ALF network and authorities – annual festival of contemporary Euro-med arts;

Le projet veut réaliser le même Festival, avec la même image, le même nom dans 5 villes de 5 pays différents : Ponte de Sor (Portugal), Tanger (Maroc), Haifa (Israel), Tunis (Tunisie) et Ceuta (Espagne). Le nom « Sete Sóis Sete Luas » a été inspiré par l’esprit illuministe du Prix Nobel José Saramago, Président d’Honneur du Festival. Les actions du projet, supporté par les 20 ans d’expérience de dialogue interculturel dans la Méditerranée du Festival (1993-2012), promeuvent la mobilité med-arabe-juive des musiciens et artistes venants de Portugal, Maroc, Israel, Tunisie et Espagne, qui vont s’exibir hors de leur pays. Le projet veut, dans un coté, faire connaître la diversité des cultures de la Méditerranée à travers les concerts et les résidences artistiques des artistes hors de leur pays, et de l’autre côté, démontrer les points en commun des cultures méditerranéennes, avec la production originale d’une orchestre de musique populaire contemporaine, la « Med.Arab.Jewish.7Sóis.Orkestre ». Les actions se réaliseront dans 5 villes dont l’esprit multiculturel est apprécié internationalement. Cet esprit multiculturel favorise le bon déroulement des actions du projet et peut être un exemple pour des autres villes et donc peut avoir un effet multiplicateur.

Le projet vise à construir un grand Festival méditerranéen (et seulement méditerranéen) qui veut être un lieu de dialogue et production culturel pour les artistes méditerranées (et seulement méditerranéens) et un lieu de travail conjoint entre les artistes arabes et juives, venants de deux rivages du Mare Nostrum.
L’objectif spécifique est la création d’un Festival de la Méditerranée qui se réalise au même temps en 5 pays différents des deux rives du Mare Nostrum et qui, à travers ses actions de mobilité transnationale med - arabe – juive, sensibilise la société civile sur le thème de la diversité culturelle. Les objectifs sont ceux d’impliquer la population locale, les acteurs de la société civile dans son ensemble dans les activité de préparation, implémentation et diffusion de résultats du projet.

Le projet veut réaliser le même Festival, avec la même image, le même nom dans 5 villes de 5 pays différents : Ponte de Sor (Portugal), Tanger (Maroc), Haifa (Israel), Tunis (Tunisie) et Ceuta (Espagne). Le nom « Sete Sóis Sete Luas » a été inspiré par l’esprit illuministe du Prix Nobel José Saramago, Président d’Honneur du Festival. Les actions du projet, supporté par les 20 ans d’expérience de dialogue interculturel dans la Méditerranée du Festival (1993-2012), promeuvent la mobilité med-arabe-juive des musiciens et artistes venants de Portugal, Maroc, Israel, Tunisie et Espagne, qui vont s’exibir hors de leur pays. Le projet veut, dans un coté, faire connaître la diversité des cultures de la Méditerranée à travers les concerts et les résidences artistiques des artistes hors de leur pays, et de l’autre côté, démontrer les points en commun des cultures méditerranéennes, avec la production originale d’une orchestre de musique populaire contemporaine, la « Med.Arab.Jewish.7Sóis.Orkestre ». Les actions se réaliseront dans 5 villes dont l’esprit multiculturel est apprécié internationalement. Cet esprit multiculturel favorise le bon déroulement des actions du projet et peut être un exemple pour des autres villes et donc peut avoir un effet multiplicateur.

Le projet vise à construir un grand Festival méditerranéen (et seulement méditerranéen) qui veut être un lieu de dialogue et production culturel pour les artistes méditerranées (et seulement méditerranéens) et un lieu de travail conjoint entre les artistes arabes et juives, venants de deux rivages du Mare Nostrum.
L’objectif spécifique est la création d’un Festival de la Méditerranée qui se réalise au même temps en 5 pays différents des deux rives du Mare Nostrum et qui, à travers ses actions de mobilité transnationale med - arabe – juive, sensibilise la société civile sur le thème de la diversité culturelle. Les objectifs sont ceux d’impliquer la population locale, les acteurs de la société civile dans son ensemble dans les activité de préparation, implémentation et diffusion de résultats du projet.

The aim of the project is develop tailor-made tools for inter-ethnic dialogue in support of peace building activities in war- and conflict affected areas in Palestine and Israel. Examples of best practices in peace-building and with cooperation during the war conflict in Croatia in the period between 1991 and 1995 will be discussed through first-hand recollections and experiences of activists directly involved in peace activities during that period, from both opposite sides: Serbs and Croats. In this exchange of experiences with peace-activists and trainers from Croatia, capacities of young people from Israel and Palestine will be increased and they will be better able to launch peace building initiatives in their local communities. Through mutual cooperation and support, young people active in peace- and community building in Israel, Palestine, Croatia and The Netherlands will feel strengthened and will develop new peace building initiatives, activities and projects, also as a toolkit and example for others.

The aim of the project is to increase capacities of young people and the partners from Israel and Palestine for initiating peace building activities and inter-ethnic dialogue in conflict-areas, while also learning from and making use of experiences and best practices from Croatia.

1. Ensure the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of peace building and through the presentation of practices of civil society from Croatia encourage initiatives in Palestine and Israel
2. To develop knowledge and skills to launch peace initiatives in local communities in response to problems defined by these communities
3. To create space for mutual dialogue and cooperation of young people active in building of civil society from Israel, Palestine, Croatia and The Netherlands as a foundation for the development of new peace building initiatives, activities and projects.

The aim of the project is develop tailor-made tools for inter-ethnic dialogue in support of peace building activities in war- and conflict affected areas in Palestine and Israel. Examples of best practices in peace-building and with cooperation during the war conflict in Croatia in the period between 1991 and 1995 will be discussed through first-hand recollections and experiences of activists directly involved in peace activities during that period, from both opposite sides: Serbs and Croats. In this exchange of experiences with peace-activists and trainers from Croatia, capacities of young people from Israel and Palestine will be increased and they will be better able to launch peace building initiatives in their local communities. Through mutual cooperation and support, young people active in peace- and community building in Israel, Palestine, Croatia and The Netherlands will feel strengthened and will develop new peace building initiatives, activities and projects, also as a toolkit and example for others.

The aim of the project is to increase capacities of young people and the partners from Israel and Palestine for initiating peace building activities and inter-ethnic dialogue in conflict-areas, while also learning from and making use of experiences and best practices from Croatia.

1. Ensure the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of peace building and through the presentation of practices of civil society from Croatia encourage initiatives in Palestine and Israel
2. To develop knowledge and skills to launch peace initiatives in local communities in response to problems defined by these communities
3. To create space for mutual dialogue and cooperation of young people active in building of civil society from Israel, Palestine, Croatia and The Netherlands as a foundation for the development of new peace building initiatives, activities and projects.

Hydria is a pilot bilingual website (functioning in English and Arabic) that promotes water related heritage sites in the Mediterranean dated from the distant up to the recent past. The sites promoted (case studies) demonstrate sophisticated wise management systems and technologies that were developed to capture, store and distribute water. Over the centuries these technologies were passed on to neighbouring or succeeding civilisations throughout the region forming a unique interlinked puzzle.
The case studies are presented through texts, maps, photos, and some high quality animations to explain their operation. Also, the social structure around these water works is presented, as in many cases the water availability (abundance or shortage) has determined the way human societies evolved.
Furthermore, the website makes links to today’s water stresses and trends in the Mediterranean region (augmented by climate change) and emphasises on the role of youth, as consumers aiming to help them adjust their behaviours to more sustainable patterns. Finally, information for potential visitors to the sites is included, so as to support these sites as cultural tourism destinations, especially the less valorised ones.
The pilot phase of HYDRIA (2008-2011) resulted in a bilingual website that includes 19 sites from 7 countries. The current project allows for the enrichment both in terms of sites (18 sites from 12 countries) as well as target audiences (young professionals, educators, researchers, etc.)

The overall aim is to unfold a part of the diverse, yet common tangible and intangible Mediterranean Cultural Heritage using water as a vehicle. HYDRIA aims to shed light to the relation of Mediterranean civilisations to the natural environment, particularly water; to promote the past as inspiration for developing innovative modern solutions and also to cultivate a "new water ethic" to consumers.
The more specific objectives of HYDRIA project are:
- TO cultivate cultural literacy and promote intercultural dialogue using water as context and ICTs as a tool.
- TO safeguard water remnants giving emphasis on sites that are not so popular.
- TO demonstrate the wisdom of water management techniques, especially those that could inspire for innovative technologies today.
- TO promote the heritage sites as cultural tourism destinations.
- TO build the capacities of young professionals on protecting and promoting the cultural heritage sites in a sustainable way.
- TO support educators to use water as a tool of intercultural education.
- TO sensitise the public and internet users on water-related Mediterranean heritage.
- TO cultivate a low-consumption ethic in water users.

Hydria is a pilot bilingual website (functioning in English and Arabic) that promotes water related heritage sites in the Mediterranean dated from the distant up to the recent past. The sites promoted (case studies) demonstrate sophisticated wise management systems and technologies that were developed to capture, store and distribute water. Over the centuries these technologies were passed on to neighbouring or succeeding civilisations throughout the region forming a unique interlinked puzzle.
The case studies are presented through texts, maps, photos, and some high quality animations to explain their operation. Also, the social structure around these water works is presented, as in many cases the water availability (abundance or shortage) has determined the way human societies evolved.
Furthermore, the website makes links to today’s water stresses and trends in the Mediterranean region (augmented by climate change) and emphasises on the role of youth, as consumers aiming to help them adjust their behaviours to more sustainable patterns. Finally, information for potential visitors to the sites is included, so as to support these sites as cultural tourism destinations, especially the less valorised ones.
The pilot phase of HYDRIA (2008-2011) resulted in a bilingual website that includes 19 sites from 7 countries. The current project allows for the enrichment both in terms of sites (18 sites from 12 countries) as well as target audiences (young professionals, educators, researchers, etc.)

The overall aim is to unfold a part of the diverse, yet common tangible and intangible Mediterranean Cultural Heritage using water as a vehicle. HYDRIA aims to shed light to the relation of Mediterranean civilisations to the natural environment, particularly water; to promote the past as inspiration for developing innovative modern solutions and also to cultivate a "new water ethic" to consumers.
The more specific objectives of HYDRIA project are:
- TO cultivate cultural literacy and promote intercultural dialogue using water as context and ICTs as a tool.
- TO safeguard water remnants giving emphasis on sites that are not so popular.
- TO demonstrate the wisdom of water management techniques, especially those that could inspire for innovative technologies today.
- TO promote the heritage sites as cultural tourism destinations.
- TO build the capacities of young professionals on protecting and promoting the cultural heritage sites in a sustainable way.
- TO support educators to use water as a tool of intercultural education.
- TO sensitise the public and internet users on water-related Mediterranean heritage.
- TO cultivate a low-consumption ethic in water users.

INCF and its partners plan to use all their network of contacts and resources to achieve better understanding regarding the cultural dimensions of religious issues between and within predominantly Christian and Muslim societies, parallel to sustainable economic growth. The project will involve structures and people from nature conservation, ecotourism and intercultural fields: members of ALF, SIETAR Europa, PAN Parks Foundation, local communities around national parks, national audiences of at least 15 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region. It will add value by linking the intercultural
dialog to ecotourism development. The activities will result in the creation of: two reports on the cultural traditions of the local communities around Kure Mountains, Rila and Central Balkan national parks; training program and manual; Tourist Entrepreneurs’ Handbook; series of provoked articles/reports published/broadcasted by national and international media; number of press releases disseminated; a comprehensive, regularly updated web page; archive of more than 50 newspaper articles and radio and TV broadcasts. The Project will develop, test in the project area, and popularize widely in the whole region a model of an intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, supporting economic development. Special efforts will be made for its multiplication. The channels and major events of the organizations within the ALF, SIETAR Europa and PAN Parks’ networks will be used to raise visibility of the Project to media and civil society.

The Project aims at promoting ecotourism as an area of convergence between the Euro- Mediterranean countries and people, which is identified and developed to certain extend by the partners and which assists better mutual understanding regarding the cultural dimensions of religious issues between and within predominantly Christian and Muslim societies, parallel to sustainable economic development

• connect different organizations in an intercultural dialogue, encouraging exchange and participation in economic development;
• develop the capacities of young people and women in doing business with partners from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds;
• fostering cross-cultural teaching about religious issues in training for ecotourism services providers;
• create powerful tools (training program, methodology and materials, electronic handbook) for promotion of knowledge on A) intercultural and inter-religious dialogue and B) Muslim diversity in Europe;
• generate multiplying effects in at least 15 countries from the Euro-Mediterranean region by creating spaces for exchange and interaction, acting as communication channel from the grassroots level to the decision makers.

INCF and its partners plan to use all their network of contacts and resources to achieve better understanding regarding the cultural dimensions of religious issues between and within predominantly Christian and Muslim societies, parallel to sustainable economic growth. The project will involve structures and people from nature conservation, ecotourism and intercultural fields: members of ALF, SIETAR Europa, PAN Parks Foundation, local communities around national parks, national audiences of at least 15 countries of the Euro-Mediterranean region. It will add value by linking the intercultural
dialog to ecotourism development. The activities will result in the creation of: two reports on the cultural traditions of the local communities around Kure Mountains, Rila and Central Balkan national parks; training program and manual; Tourist Entrepreneurs’ Handbook; series of provoked articles/reports published/broadcasted by national and international media; number of press releases disseminated; a comprehensive, regularly updated web page; archive of more than 50 newspaper articles and radio and TV broadcasts. The Project will develop, test in the project area, and popularize widely in the whole region a model of an intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, supporting economic development. Special efforts will be made for its multiplication. The channels and major events of the organizations within the ALF, SIETAR Europa and PAN Parks’ networks will be used to raise visibility of the Project to media and civil society.

The Project aims at promoting ecotourism as an area of convergence between the Euro- Mediterranean countries and people, which is identified and developed to certain extend by the partners and which assists better mutual understanding regarding the cultural dimensions of religious issues between and within predominantly Christian and Muslim societies, parallel to sustainable economic development

• connect different organizations in an intercultural dialogue, encouraging exchange and participation in economic development;
• develop the capacities of young people and women in doing business with partners from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds;
• fostering cross-cultural teaching about religious issues in training for ecotourism services providers;
• create powerful tools (training program, methodology and materials, electronic handbook) for promotion of knowledge on A) intercultural and inter-religious dialogue and B) Muslim diversity in Europe;
• generate multiplying effects in at least 15 countries from the Euro-Mediterranean region by creating spaces for exchange and interaction, acting as communication channel from the grassroots level to the decision makers.

Civitas and its partners will select 15 representatives of SCO's from Palestine “Gaza/WB”, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria”; the participants will exchange ideas and learn together on “Policy Analysis” and how to hold their national governments accountable towards their citizens; thus, a 70-hours training program will be designed and conducted to 15 trainees at Cairo during 10 days that includes: 1) Research skills; 2) Policy analysis and practices, and 3) Budget analysis of the national budgets of their countries, where Civitas has a financial watchdog manual to be used and practiced to enable the CSO's trainees identifying their government's deviations and deficits. The participants will practice, in their respective countries, the acquired knowledge and skills during 5 months, as they will analyze their national governments' procedures and policies in four aspects: 1) Health and Education; 2) Youth and gender; 3) National Budget Expenditures, towards ensuring social justice and inclusion of minorities; and 4) democratic reform. The target CSO's will carry advocacy campaigns to address grassroots' concerns in their own countries including using social media tools, publications, and information dissemination towards communities' mobilizations and launching a multi-stakeholders’ dialogue. A final findings of CSO's efforts will be published via a regional conference at Cairo on governments' performances across the region.

To contribute to democratic societies in the region that respects human rights and democratic principles through empowered, engaged, and aware marginalized groups resulting from vibrant societies that would create opportunities and provide platforms to public to debate national policies and decision making.

• Improving skills of CSOs within the region towards ensuring vibrant and dynamic societies;
• Enhancing and empowering CSO's in being watch dog of the national governments of the Arab Spring Countries;
• Holding the governments accountable and more responsible towards their citizens and constituents.

Civitas and its partners will select 15 representatives of SCO's from Palestine “Gaza/WB”, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria”; the participants will exchange ideas and learn together on “Policy Analysis” and how to hold their national governments accountable towards their citizens; thus, a 70-hours training program will be designed and conducted to 15 trainees at Cairo during 10 days that includes: 1) Research skills; 2) Policy analysis and practices, and 3) Budget analysis of the national budgets of their countries, where Civitas has a financial watchdog manual to be used and practiced to enable the CSO's trainees identifying their government's deviations and deficits. The participants will practice, in their respective countries, the acquired knowledge and skills during 5 months, as they will analyze their national governments' procedures and policies in four aspects: 1) Health and Education; 2) Youth and gender; 3) National Budget Expenditures, towards ensuring social justice and inclusion of minorities; and 4) democratic reform. The target CSO's will carry advocacy campaigns to address grassroots' concerns in their own countries including using social media tools, publications, and information dissemination towards communities' mobilizations and launching a multi-stakeholders’ dialogue. A final findings of CSO's efforts will be published via a regional conference at Cairo on governments' performances across the region.

To contribute to democratic societies in the region that respects human rights and democratic principles through empowered, engaged, and aware marginalized groups resulting from vibrant societies that would create opportunities and provide platforms to public to debate national policies and decision making.

• Improving skills of CSOs within the region towards ensuring vibrant and dynamic societies;
• Enhancing and empowering CSO's in being watch dog of the national governments of the Arab Spring Countries;
• Holding the governments accountable and more responsible towards their citizens and constituents.

“Exit GBV dialogue” is a 12 months project to tackle GB discrimination and domestic violence and to allow intercultural dialogue between communities of origin, first and second generation migrant communities and the host society. As the Moroccan migrant community in Italy remains the largest non European migrant community, the project will investigate social perception of Moroccan first and second generation migrant women.
To this end, a survey on social perception of GB discrimination and domestic violence will be carried out both in Morocco and in Italy, with the aim of identifying key factors that influence perception change among first and second generation Moroccan women. The survey will also help to evaluate how the existing services for responding to domestic violence in Italy are culturally appropriate or not, thus helping gender mainstreaming into integration policies carried out by Italian local authorities.
A publication and a video documentary will be made available to present the outcome of the survey.
8 events will be organized both in Italy and in Morocco with the twofold aim of involving local institutions and allowing their common understanding in terms of perception of GBV and of fostering the exchange of experiences among women from the community of origin and migrant women in Italy. Four events are foreseen to be held in Morocco and four in Italy. The video documentary will be disseminated during the events and through the ALF network.

The project aims at promoting intercultural dialogue between the communities of origin, the Moroccan immigrant communities in Italy and the host civil society with a special focus on combating gender discrimination and violence against women. The objective is to increase the understanding of the phenomenon across Italy and Morocco through the dialogue between women.
The specific objective of the project is to have a deeper understanding of social perception of domestic violence and discrimination among community of origin and first and second generation migrant women with the twofold aim of contributing to their empowerment and of promoting targeted integration policies and culturally appropriate services for responding to domestic violence in the host country.
The project will focus on the Moroccan migrant community in Italy, as it remains the third largest migrant community in Italy (according to the Italian National Institute for Statistics Report on migration 2011, Moroccans accounts for 10% of migrant resident community, following Romanians (20%) and Albanians (11%).

“Exit GBV dialogue” is a 12 months project to tackle GB discrimination and domestic violence and to allow intercultural dialogue between communities of origin, first and second generation migrant communities and the host society. As the Moroccan migrant community in Italy remains the largest non European migrant community, the project will investigate social perception of Moroccan first and second generation migrant women.
To this end, a survey on social perception of GB discrimination and domestic violence will be carried out both in Morocco and in Italy, with the aim of identifying key factors that influence perception change among first and second generation Moroccan women. The survey will also help to evaluate how the existing services for responding to domestic violence in Italy are culturally appropriate or not, thus helping gender mainstreaming into integration policies carried out by Italian local authorities.
A publication and a video documentary will be made available to present the outcome of the survey.
8 events will be organized both in Italy and in Morocco with the twofold aim of involving local institutions and allowing their common understanding in terms of perception of GBV and of fostering the exchange of experiences among women from the community of origin and migrant women in Italy. Four events are foreseen to be held in Morocco and four in Italy. The video documentary will be disseminated during the events and through the ALF network.

The project aims at promoting intercultural dialogue between the communities of origin, the Moroccan immigrant communities in Italy and the host civil society with a special focus on combating gender discrimination and violence against women. The objective is to increase the understanding of the phenomenon across Italy and Morocco through the dialogue between women.
The specific objective of the project is to have a deeper understanding of social perception of domestic violence and discrimination among community of origin and first and second generation migrant women with the twofold aim of contributing to their empowerment and of promoting targeted integration policies and culturally appropriate services for responding to domestic violence in the host country.
The project will focus on the Moroccan migrant community in Italy, as it remains the third largest migrant community in Italy (according to the Italian National Institute for Statistics Report on migration 2011, Moroccans accounts for 10% of migrant resident community, following Romanians (20%) and Albanians (11%).

Étant donné que la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits des personnes handicapées à la pointe e du Préambule affirme:
le handicap est un concept évolutif et le handicap est le résultat de l'interaction entre les personnes ayant une déficience et les barrières comportementales et environnementales qui font obstacle à leur pleine et effective participation à la société sur un pied d'égalité avec les autres ;
que d’ici dérive l’indication du handicap comme un phénomène d'exclusion sociale;
que les personnes sourdes sont particulièrement discriminés et exclus, en raison de leurs difficultés de communication;
que cela est particulièrement difficile pour les jeunes et les femmes, qui font partie des groupes les plus vulnérables de la société ;
le projet vise à fournir à 80 sourds Algériens (40 FEMMES ET 40 JEUNES), une formation appropriée pour leur permettre d'utiliser correctement la langue des signes comme un élément pour surmonter leur exclusion sociale et comme un véhicule pour leur intégration dans la société, en particulier dans le monde de l’écoles et du travail. Les participants seront divisés en 4 groupes, chacun formé par 20 personnes. Chaque groupe sera suivi par 1 formateurs.
Le projet a aussi le but de sensibiliser les autorités nationales et locales aux problèmes des personnes sourdes.

Le projet vise à fournir aux groupes vulnérables de la société en particulier les femmes et les jeunes sourds les moyens d'obtenir l'inclusion dans la société. Ces moyens sont constitués par la langue des signes, qui, comme indique la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits des personnes handicapées, est un élément clé pour l'intégration des personnes sourdes dans la société.
Les objectifs spécifiques du projet sont d'améliorer les capacités de communication des jeunes et des femmes sourds, d'ouvrir leur nouvel accès au monde de l'école et au travail. Les deux objectifs sont étroitement liés, car le premier est une prémisse nécessaire et essentielle et constitue le moyen d'obtenir la mise en œuvre du seconde objectif.

Étant donné que la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits des personnes handicapées à la pointe e du Préambule affirme:
le handicap est un concept évolutif et le handicap est le résultat de l'interaction entre les personnes ayant une déficience et les barrières comportementales et environnementales qui font obstacle à leur pleine et effective participation à la société sur un pied d'égalité avec les autres ;
que d’ici dérive l’indication du handicap comme un phénomène d'exclusion sociale;
que les personnes sourdes sont particulièrement discriminés et exclus, en raison de leurs difficultés de communication;
que cela est particulièrement difficile pour les jeunes et les femmes, qui font partie des groupes les plus vulnérables de la société ;
le projet vise à fournir à 80 sourds Algériens (40 FEMMES ET 40 JEUNES), une formation appropriée pour leur permettre d'utiliser correctement la langue des signes comme un élément pour surmonter leur exclusion sociale et comme un véhicule pour leur intégration dans la société, en particulier dans le monde de l’écoles et du travail. Les participants seront divisés en 4 groupes, chacun formé par 20 personnes. Chaque groupe sera suivi par 1 formateurs.
Le projet a aussi le but de sensibiliser les autorités nationales et locales aux problèmes des personnes sourdes.

Le projet vise à fournir aux groupes vulnérables de la société en particulier les femmes et les jeunes sourds les moyens d'obtenir l'inclusion dans la société. Ces moyens sont constitués par la langue des signes, qui, comme indique la Convention des Nations Unies sur les droits des personnes handicapées, est un élément clé pour l'intégration des personnes sourdes dans la société.
Les objectifs spécifiques du projet sont d'améliorer les capacités de communication des jeunes et des femmes sourds, d'ouvrir leur nouvel accès au monde de l'école et au travail. Les deux objectifs sont étroitement liés, car le premier est une prémisse nécessaire et essentielle et constitue le moyen d'obtenir la mise en œuvre du seconde objectif.