Anna Lindh Foundation: Networking in Euro-Med and Project Development ALF: Networking in Euro-Med and Project Development ©, Training

Dialogue B a c k g r o u n d The Anna Lindh Foundation The late Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh promotes the idea of creating a Euro-Mediterranean Foundation (Valencia 2002). The Foundation is named after Anna Lindh (Dublin, May 2004). The Foundation would be jointly co-hosted by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Swedish Institute of Alexandria. The statutes of the Foundation are adopted (The Hague, November 2004). The Foundation, the first common institution jointly established and financed by the 35 Euro-Med Governments, is officially inaugurated in Alexandria on April 20, 2005.

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A network of networks Dialogue P r o j e c t s 35 countries 1 Head of network in each country National networks composed by organism of the national civil society 1 Secretariat based in Alexandria (Egypt) A board of governor composed by ministry of foreign affairs from each country

Dialogue N e t w o r k s Anna Lindh Foundation: Opportunities How can the Foundation help you? Networking and Partnership-building: possibility to met civil society members from different countries Funding grants: system of Call for proposal Awards and recognition Intercultural events: Biennale for young artists, Dialogue Night… Training and Capacity-building: help you to apply for the Call for proposal ( VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO) VIDEO_TS\VIDEO_TS.IFO

Call for proposal what is it? providing grants ‘Call for Proposals’, One of the ways in which the Anna Lindh Foundation works to fulfill its mission is by providing grants to civil society organizations through its ‘Call for Proposals’, an open competition to select the best projects for intercultural dialogue in the Euro-Med region. Dialogue Networks

Some rules 1+1 Formula, each project should involve 2 partners:  1 from an European countries  1 from a Mediterranean countries Amount  minimum amount: EUR 10,000; maximum amount: EUR 75,000 Have fill in the profil Dialogue P r o j e c t s

Themes For proposals in 2007, action have to correspond to themes: EuroMed music (workshops/festivals) and cultural/artistic creation EuroMed schools programme; EuroMed teams of young researchers, academic mobility… For 2008 no themes are needed, action have just to create an intercultural dialogue Dialogue P r o j e c t s

How to apply? For apply you have to send before the deadline, the application form A and a 4 page concept paper witch include: Dialogue P r o j e c t s a summary of the action the relevance of the project the methodology and Sustainability of the project the operational capacity and expertise of the project If your application is accepted, and only in this case, you have to send the budget and other applications.

Dialogue B a c k g r o u n d Tools on line Partner Search Join a project Search for Funds Call for proposal documents Information on ALF events du 8 juin\presentation site fondation.doc

Estonian ALF network Young network 30 members No participation for the Call for proposal yet Few participation in ALF events (dialogue Night, ALF Training, Teacher training, Biennale…) Most developed network in Baltic States Dialogue N e t w o r k s

Reflexion on Euro-Med in Estonia No knowledge about the Mediterranean world No connection, no exchange between Euro-Med organism Questions: –How improve the knowledge on Mediterranean world, how concern people about a so far region? –How help organism to be connected between them? Dialogue P r o j e c t s

Team Work Dialogue P r o j e c t s Your aim is to make the EuroMed process famous in Estonia. How do you do? What sort of event do you organise ?