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Gender & Diversity: Queering the Funds

This publication of the ifa - Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen gathers views on global cooperation and funding in the field of LGBTQIA+ activism from CCP alums and partners, including in-depth perspectives from international donors and the realities of life for LGBTQIA+ people as well as insights on the funding of the anti-gender movement.

With articles by and interviews with Matthew Hart (Global Philanthropy Project), Damjan Denkovski (Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy), Hazem (Rainbow Street), Nelly Paytyan (Armenian Progressive Youth), Said Nazir (Tribal News Network) and Valeria Neufeld (ifa), and a greeting by Kai Gehring (Member of the German Bundestag (Alliance 90/The Greens)). Photo series by Eythar Gubara and Dawood.

The publication is available for download in English language here.

German Commission for UNESCO

National Network

Germany

Address

Colmantstraße 15
53115 Bonn
Germany

Telephone

+49 228 - 60 49 7 10

Telephone (other)

+49 228 – 24 25 706

Fax

+49 228 – 60 49 730

E-Mail

koehler@asp.unesco.de

E-Mail (2)

merkel@unesco.de

Website

http://www.unesco.de

Contact (1) Full Name

Dr. Karl-Heinz Koehler

Head of the organisation

Dr. Roland Bernecker

Contact (2) Full Name

Christine M. Merkel

German coordinator as panelist in EuroMed Civil Society Dialogues

The first Euro-Med Civil Society Dialogue Webinar organised by the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) took place on 22 December with the participaton of Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha from ZAK | Centre for Cultural and General Studies at KIT, Karlsruhe.

The conversation with the Anna Lindh Foundation Heads of Network and coordinators from Germany, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Greece revolved around the state of Civil Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.

The session was moderated by Dimitris Triantaphyllou from the Center for International and European Studies (CIES), Kadir Has University, with the participation of the panelists:

-- Zeina El-Hage, Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO (LNCU), Beirut

-- Anis Boufrikha, We Love Sousse, Tunis

-- Stefanos Vallianatos, Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Athens.

The Webinar's video can be watched here.

German Jordanian Society and German Jordanian Youth Society

National Network

Germany

Address

An der Ringkirche 6
c/o Honorarkonsulat Jordanien
65197 Wiesbaden
Germany

Telephone

0049 611 308 6591

Fax

0049 8458 38099

E-Mail

tobias@spielmannleitner.com

E-Mail (2)

helmut.henseler@t-online.de

E-Mail (3)

info@d-j-g.com

Mobile Phone

0049 173 3629175

Website

http://www.d-j-g.com

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Year of Establishment

1963

Fields of Activity

International/Cultural relations
Youth and education

General Information

We are a German registered society founded in 1963 in Hanover, Germany. Founder was the honorary consul of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Germany Kurt Uihlein, who still is honorary president of the society. We have about 300 paying members in all regions of Germany. We also have Regional Sections, such as Bavaria, Berlin and Lower Saxonia. We don’t have any employed staff; all activities are done on a honorary basis. All actions must be funded by the budgetary resources of member's fees. In case of Youth Exchanges we have to apply to official German supporters of Youth Exchanges, such as such as the German Foreign Office or private sponsors.

Mission and Objectives

Encouraging intercultural awareness between European / German culture and Arab / Jordanian cultural spheres. Mission of the society is to strengthen the special ties between the two peoples, to widen the intercultural knowledge about each other and to encourage civil society and youth of both countries to meet and understand their different cultures.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main projects are

Youth exchange programms between Jordan and Germany yearly since 2004
Seminars, lectures and exhibitions on different cultural or social items
Organising members and delegation journeys to Jordan
Hosting of Jordanian delegations
Lobbying activities in favour of Jordan at governmental and other institutions within Germany and in the regional centers

Contact (1) Full Name

Tobias Spielmannleitner

Job Title

Youth Coordinator

Head of the organisation

Gabriele Groneberg, President, Cloppenburg

Contact (2) Full Name

Helmut Henseler

Job Title (2)

Honorary President, Amerang

German network's contribution to YMV Communication Lab

Virtual Communication Lab Young Mediterranean Voices

The German networks members Kreisau-Initiative e.V. and CRISP contributed to the Young Mediterranean Voices’ 2020 edition of the Communications Lab that took place virtually from 7 to 11 December. The event was organised by the Anna Lindh Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Mediterranean Integration, on the occasion of Germany's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Lab focused on the development of youth-led creative communication initiatives to challenge extremist narratives in the digital world. CRISP facilitated a session on “Simulation Gaming and Conflict Resolution”, while Kreisau-Initiative e.V. offered a “Values-based Communications Workshop”.

The aim was to leverage youth-led dialogue and exchange to shape digital narratives. The group, formed by young influencers and civil society workers, from Europe and the Southern Mediterranean, emerged from the workshop with a set of project campaign ideas that were presented in a public online event which can still be watched here.

CRISP is an independent non-profit organization based in Berlin, which develops projects, facilitates trainings and conducts consultancies in the fields of conflict transformation, civic education and citizen’s participation.

The Kreisau-Initiative e.V. aims at initiating activities based on the ideas of the Kreisau Circle and Central and Eastern Europe opposition movements to connect people of different origins through active remembrance, mutual perception and constructive creation.

German network’s workshop “Shaping Dialogue Processes - Promoting Participation"

The German network’s online-workshop started in December 2022 and was run by Carolin Gebel (Dipl. Pol.), who has been working for 20 years as a coach, dialogue facilitator and process consultant with holistic concepts and formats for personnel and organizational development.

This capacity building component took place online in order to open it to international members and we were excited to welcome members of the Anna Lindh Foundation from different civil society organizations from 6 countries - among them Hungary, Albania, Cyprus, Greece Austria and Germany.

In two sessions, Carolin provided frameworks and different forms of dialogic process design - for both analog and digital dialog formats. Basic principles of participatory dialogue process design will be taught, and case studies from the participants' own practice will be used to explore in depth the application and adaptation possibilities of various formats.

Foto credit: Caroline Gebel

Germany

The ALF Network in Germany collaborated in large scale cross-cultural dialogue programmes with civil society partners in countries including Egypt, Finland, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sweden and Türkiye.

In Germany, the Head of Network is appointed by the German Federal Government; the Goethe-Institut e.V. has been chosen by the German Federal Government to act as Head of the German Network. The Goethe-Institute e.V. is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, which is active worldwide. They promote the knowledge of the German language abroad and encourage international cultural exchange.

The network includes public institutions, NGOs, welfare associations, political and cultural organisations, theatres, foundations and media. The German Network of the ALF has set itself the objective of focusing its activities on enabling intercultural encounters of people across the region and increasing the visibility of topics that matter to citizens of the region, with a special focus on cultural activities. In cooperation with the secretariat of the ALF, the network works on culturally and politically relevant topics concerning the intercultural dialogue across the Euro-Mediterranean region to increase the visibility of the Euro-Mediterranean topics in the public debate.

Internal Rules

NIR_Germany_2022_23.pdf

Network Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/AnnaLindhStiftung

Network Twitter Page

https://twitter.com/ALS_Deutschland

Gesellschaft für Europabildung

National Network

Germany

Address

Petersburger Str. 94
10247 Berlin
Germany

Telephone

+49 (0)30 417 233 00

Fax

+49 (0)30 417 233 029

E-Mail

iwona.vonpolentz@europabildung.org

E-Mail (2)

neide.pedro@europabildung.org

Website

http://www.europabildung.org

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Year of Establishment

2005

Fields of Activity

Youth and education

General Information

Gesellschaft für Europabildung(Association for European Training) is a certified non-profit organisation founded in 2005 and registered in Charlottenburg court, Berlin. Headquarter is located in Berlin and there are two independent associations in London and Vienna. Management consists if 3 people and overall number of staff employed is 8 persons. Budget is approximately 1,5 - 2 mln € per year. Main sources of funding are budgets of the programmes supported by the European Commission (LLP, Youth in Action, Citizenship, Culture), state funds (KJP), foundations such as Allianz and Aktion Mensch and private donors (companies and associated members). There are various modalities of action realised by the organisation: internships, youth exchanges, volunatry services, study visits, seminars, conferences, international meetings. We have a strong network of local and European partners both private and public, mostly devoted to the informal education. We are a member of Förderband, organisation that emerged from an initiative of writers and artists after the fall of Berlin Wall in order to support the artists in Berlin after the political and transformation. The organisation gathers 300 cultural initiatives threatened after the unification of West and East parts of Berlin.

Mission and Objectives

At present our main purpose is education both formal and informal,including civic and vocational education. In our area, we are working as advisors for institutions such as schools, small and medium-sized companies and administrative institutions. We have a strong network of European partners and we manage, advise and support the planning, realization and evaluation of international, European, national and local projects. In this way, we continue with our primary concept of transnational exchange and cooperation in the area of education. Our activity is mainly directed to young people, adults and less privileged people with the aim of raising their awareness regarding the importance of lifelong learning, intercultural exchange, democratic values, enabling their participation in education at international and European level.

Main Projects / Activities

Two main pillars of our activity are formal and informal education. The first one means planning and implementation of internships abroad for vocational students. We organise such projects in Germany as well as we send young people abroad to other European countries. It is a realisation of an idea of a common European vocational education. The second pillar is the informal education which includes organisation of voluntary services (in the frame of European Voluntary Service), youth exchanges (e.g. projects with Cuba, Chile and Russia about political and cultural education), conferences, meetings and seminars. In this way we enable the youth to encounter other cultural and social environments and acquire new skills and competences outside of formal institutions such as schools or universities. In this way they are involved locally but their actions and knowledge can have a global impact. It is also a way to organise the exchange of values, opinions and ideas and giving people a platform to learn from each other.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Gesellschaft für Europabildung could contribute to the national network and the network of national networks with partnerships and contacts tat we already have and the experience that we have gained during our work. We can promote the Anna Lindh Foundation and its values in our work and current projects as well as help to develop the network and the values for which it stands. We can also contribute with new ideas for cooperation with other members of the network and therefore, practically help with realisation of the Foundation's goals and aims.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We truely believe that the Anna Lindh Foundation gives a lot of possibilities and variety of options to improve our own programmes and projects. We think that being a member of Anna Lindh Foundation could also give us a chance to encounter new partners and be a platform of exchange. Moreover, we find that the priorities of the foundation are common with our own and therefore, we can see the prospects for the future cooperation.

Contact (1) Full Name

Iwona von Polentz

Head of the organisation

Iwona von Polentz

Contact (2) Full Name

Neide Pedro

Gesellschaft für Humanistische Fotografie e. V. (GfHF)

National Network

Germany

Address

Legiendamm 16
10179 Berlin
Germany

Telephone

0049 30 60 40 77 48

Fax

0049 30 60 40 77 18

E-Mail

info@gfhf.eu

E-Mail (2)

maragkaki@gfhf.eu

Website

http://www.gfhf.eu

Organisation Type

Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation

Year of Establishment

2006

Fields of Activity

Arts
Democracy and community development
International/Cultural relations
Youth and education

General Information

The Society for Humanistic Photography (Gesellschaft für Humanistische Fotografie – GfHF) promotes engaged auteur photography that focuses on socially relevant issues since its foundation in 2006.

Mission and Objectives

In solo and group exhibitions, realized in collaboration with museums and cultural institutions in Germany and abroad, as well as in the public sphere, the GfHF presents the works of both renowned and emerging contemporary photographers. Using innovative multimedia formats, online and print publications, workshops for professional photographers, as well as art education programs the GfHF sets important thematic and aesthetic accents within the current confusing image and media flood, and contributes to the public debate about social and political issues.

Main Projects / Activities

Photography Exhibitions + Lectures + Workshops + Education Programs

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The GfHF promotes engaged auteur photography that focuses on socially relevant issues since its foundation in 2006, realizes exhibitions along with cultural and educational programs. It offers workshops for professional photographers and realizes educational projects for kids, adolescents and adults. Through its 10 years of existance, the GfHF can contribute contacts and expertise in the fields mentioned.

Contact (1) Full Name

Dimitra Maragkaki

Job Title

Project Manager

Head of the organisation

Dr. Annegret Bayerl

Contact (2) Full Name

Katharina Mouratidi

Job Title (2)

Artistic and Executive Director

Gesellschaft für Humanistische Fotografie: CORTONA ON THE MOVE – Portfolio Review | 12. und 13. Juli 2024 im Teatro Signorelli in Cortona

CORTONA ON THE MOVE – Portfolio Review | July 12 and 13, 2024 at the Teatro Signorelli in Cortona

The COTM Portfolio Reviews will once again take place at the Teatro Signorelli in Cortona. They offer a unique opportunity to present your own photographic projects to professionals and international experts from the fields of photography, communication, journalism and curation.

We are delighted that our Artistic Director Katharina Mouratidi is part of this renowned team of reviewers. More info: @cortonaonthemove. For booking: https://buff.ly/3yiTgXX

Germany

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