ALGERIA

NAME : Association Tourisme et Développement Béni-Isguen
ORGANIZATION : Local
DESCRIPTION : This association was founded in 1988 and reactivated in may 2006. It aims at developing a responsible and equal tourism for both visitors and welcoming populations, supporting the preservation and the promotion of both material and immaterial cultural heritage, the respect and the comprehension of human and natural environment, economical prosperity, mutual understanding and world peace safeguard.
COUNTRY : Algeria
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: oltisguen@gmail.com

NAME: Youth without borders
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Informal network of young leaders all over the world, gathering more than 3300 members. It has been working for almost two years for youth profit, specially within the Arab-European region. It helps young people understand each other and find common ground and projects for a better life and a higher role within the process of development and change in local society. It opens great opportunities for training courses, internships, scholarships, etc. purposely conceived for young leaders.
COUNTRY: Algeria
WEBSITE: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthwithout_borders/
EMAIL: youthwithout.borders@yahoo.com

NAME: Wave of hope
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Wave of Hope is a university cultural club whose main aim is to promote foreign language learning (mainly French and English). It has joined various cultural activities whenever the opportunity has been offered to it (last participation: media training on ‘Understanding Media” organised by MEPI). It also takes part in humanitarian actions for the profit of children in hospitals and abandoned old people.
COUNTRY: Algeria
WEBSITE: www.waveofhope.wordpress.com
EMAIL:

NAME: Business Leaders
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: This organization is a students’(scientific, cultural and sportive) club; it has been created by the students’ community of the department of business at the University of Constantine. The aim is to involve students in their community issues, teach them some valuable concepts such as honesty, tolerance, responsibility and devotion to duty. This club acts as a crossroads where the students can meet, discuss and share their points of view in order to solve the problems that Algeria has to face, and work for a better future. So it has been working on the importance of civic engagement and social commitment. Many conferences and workshops were held in its department, discussing different topics (AIDS, Smoking dangers, How to create a micro company, the Chinese products invasion, micro credits…). It has frequently worked with other partners such as the Algerian “Croissant rouge” (A nongovernmental charity organization) to develop the students’ sense of voluntarism. It has also accomplished training in first medical aid with the same organization. Also, it has worked with ANSEJ: an Organization which helps young people create small and medium companies. It is also working on a project that consists on creating links and networks between local, national and international clubs and associations in order promote the cultural exchanges.
COUNTRY: Algeria
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: businessleaders@hotmail.com

NAME: Wave of Hope English Club
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Wave of Hope is divided into 4 sections: a ” Your Say” space where students and teachers are invited to speak their minds on a topic that the club’s team agrees about; a ”Reading Space”, a session with one of our doctors, in which students learn how to be creative, to effectively communicate with others, to be more open-minded, to accept other views and ideas, to be more tolerant. Moreover, it monthly organizes a journey with different students, to have some fun and breath in: the best way to break the ice and learn through practice. It also does voluntary work when the opportunity is offered.
COUNTRY: Algeria
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: waveofhope.team@gmail.com

NAME: Algerian volunteers for peace and cultural exchanges
ORGANIZATION:
DESCRIPTION: Created in 1998, the Association of Algerian volunteers for peace and cultural exchange is an association that works for peace, solidarity and cultural exchange between peoples. It is member of the euro-mediterranean platform.
COUNTRY : Algeria
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: zmostari@hotmail.com

BELGIUM

NAME: FYEG
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: The basis of the activities of FYEG is its political work on a European level, in a European political space. This is not limited to lobbying inside the European Parliament: FYEG is also involved on a street level, running practical campaigns that it carries out within its Member Organizations. At the same time it is not afraid of lifting topics and relevant questions from the local organizations, supporting them and spreading them throughout the network. Once a year FYEG hosts a formal meeting, the General Assembly, where the MOs, through their delegates, decide on policy and strategy and elect an Executive Committee (EC). FYEG arranges seminars, study sessions, camps, political debates, training sessions in different parts of Europe. FYEG also organizes campaigns on essential political themes. The most recent ones have been the Keep it Cool-campaign on ways to tackle and face Climate Change, the one before that dealt with fight against xenophobia. A vast majority of its members are under 30 and all its events are planned and run by young unpaid activists from across Europe.
COUNTRY: Belgio
WEBSITE: www.fyeg.org
EMAIL: office@fyeg.org

BULGARIA

NAME: Association for research and development of civil society
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Association for research and development of civil society /ARGO/ is a youth organization, established in may 2005. ARGO works to effectively implement the principles of good democratic governance, activating young people through providing information, trainings, organizing events on the issues of good governance and participation in consultative departments at national and local level. ARGO is a team of young experts in different areas, working successfully to promote the right of citizens of democratic good governance through the active involvement of young people in the process of making decision. Its strategic objectives are: activating civil society through involvement of young people to protect the right of citizens to good governance; developing and carrying out youth activities and policies; increasing awareness among young people about the role and importance of civil society and its structures, promoting various youth and civic initiatives.
COUNTRY : Bulgaria
WEBSITE: www.argobg.net
EMAIL: dpan4ev@yahoo.com, argobg@yahoo.com

EGYPT

NAME: Egyptian Association of Junior Scientists
ORGANIZATION: Local/National
DESCRIPTION: The Association was created in September 2005. Its vision is to have scientific development in all fields coming from youth minds as it believes that science and technology are the only way to develop the country. Its mission is to make this dream come true by helping youth & the community in increasing scientific awareness & researches to achieve the scientific revolution. Its goals are: encouraging scientific research among young people; increasing the awareness of the theoretical science &academic studies; making scientific research projects. It is a scientific association working to improve scientific issues. No discrimination between different minds, religions, genders or colours. No political issues discussed in the association as it works to improve, not to criticize. It also cares about saving the identity of Arabic language. The association activities are many: composing scientific research teams depends on youth; supervision of the professors on theses teams; motivating junior scientists to produce scientific papers helping in the industrial development; building centres to attract business to implement these ideas & invest in these researches; having our electronic library of youth researches; getting &facilitating scholarships to junior scientists; scientific camps to increase the awareness of new scientific issues; scientific competitions to attract youth to science; a scientific magazine having the latest technology and science news in Arabic written by youth; a scientific website connecting junior scientists with each other & with worldwide. In the past, the Association organized many seminars and courses about medicine, research, human development, intercultural dialogue.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: www.shababelolama.com , www.eajsonline.org
EMAIL: info@eajsonline.org

NAME: Islam Glory Association For Aid & Social Services (ME.DIA.T.E. Member)
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: IGAASS is an Egyptian NGO whose aim is to provide help to poor and disabled people, as well as people suffering from diseases and orphans. IGAASS works for the general welfare of the people.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: igaass@link.net

NAME: Small Enterprises & Community Development Association (SECDA)
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: The Small Enterprises & Community Development Association is an Egyptian NGO founded in 1999 by a group of volunteers forming its General Assembly, who believe in the highest importance of SMEs in developing national economy, participating in solving unemployment and youth economic problems and sharing the efforts of softening the Economic Reform and Structural Adjustment Programs effects(ERSAP).SECDA aims not only at developing SMEs financially, but also at raising their capabilities and to improve the work environment of SMEs in Egypt. SECDA works to support and develop SMEs Sector in Egypt as it believes it is an effective tool in poverty alleviation and employment generation process through the implementation of financial and technical assistance programs, using its scientific & technical experiences to insure the concept of social development through an economical perspective.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: www.secdaegypt.org
EMAIL: secda@link.net

NAME: The Egyptian Medical Students’ Association
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: The Egyptian Medical Students’ Association, EMSA, is a legally recognized Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), registered at the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs. It is the sole legal organization representing Egyptian medical students both inside and outside the Egyptian territories. Through its activities, it promotes the ideals of tolerance, open mind to the world, experiential learning and the international involvement that has become a necessity for the medical practitioner to accomplish his mission according to today’s standards. Opening new doors to career development possibilities and maintaining a continuous contribution to the community – are all fundamentals to create a physician who is capable of benefiting his community, to think globally and act locally, and this is EMSA’s mission.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: www.emsa.org.eg
EMAIL: Sec.gen.@emsa.org.eg

NAME: Ayshalek ya Baladi, YLI (Youth Leadership Initative)
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Alashanek ya Balady Association for Sustainable Development (AYB-SD) is an Egyptian non-governmental organization. AYB-SD is inspired by Egyptian youth seeking the comprehensive development of poor communities in Egypt through various social, cultural, and economic projects. AYB-SD believes that poor communities are productive and are able to contribute to the development of Egypt if they are given the right chance and direction.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: http://www.yliegypt.com
EMAIL: YLI_2006@hotmail.com

NAME: Pyramids Gardens Youth Group
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Pyramids Gardens Youth Group, PGYG, is a youth initiative in the pyramids gardens area in Giza governorate, Egypt. This initiative came from the belief in the necessarily of youth involvement in the development and management of their local area and to empower youth involvement in the local municipality and the other decision-making bodies in the PG area. It has intercultural dimension through its participation in many international cultural programs. It believes that cultural dialogue, understanding and respecting are the main ways of facing racism, xenophobia and stereotypes. Its main activities are: charity work, organizing soft skills training courses, Youth in Action program.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: Pyramidsgardsens@yahoo.com

NAME: Development No Borders
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: It is a youth organisation founded in 2003. Its vision is creative youth, capable of development . Now it has started to open its youth centre, the Youth Development Centre (YDC) to offer youth a lot of courses to give a good opportunity in real life . It has also cultural activities (trips , visits to historical places , book reading and workshops, etc….), charitable activities and EuroMed activities. It works on projects in Egypt and joins other countries’ projects. It has also a program called Egypt Ambassador: a course for people who travel or deal with other countries and cultures.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: www.dnbegypt.org
EMAIL: dnb@dnbegypt.org

NAME: Students In Free Enterprise-Benha
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: SIFE is an international non-profit organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. It encourages students to form teams within their university campuses and apply business concepts to develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and living standards for people in need. An annual series of regional and national competitions provides a forum for teams to present the results of their projects, and to be evaluated by business leaders serving as judges. National champion teams advance to the prestigious SIFE World Cup. In addition to the community aspect of the program, SIFE’s leadership and career initiatives create meaningful opportunities for learning and exchange among the participants as well as the placement of alumni within companies in search of emerging talents.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE: www.sifebenha.org
EMAIL: dr.muhamed.hamdy@gmail.com

NAME: VCE , (Volunteers for Cooperation and Exchange)
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Its is a big network of Egyptian and non Egyptian young people working together to develop the local community around, such as poor families and orphans. At the same time it works to use young people’s free time in charity projects to be more involved in social life. VCE looks for youth energy and power to create great charity projects and events. VCE is against all types of discrimination and racism.
COUNTRY: Egitto
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: vce@live.co.uk

JORDAN

NAME: Freedom House
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: Freedom House is an independent nongovernmental non-profit association that supports the expansion of freedom in the world. Freedom is possible only in democratic political systems in which the governments are accountable for their own people, the rule of law prevails, and freedoms of expression, association and belief – as well as respect for the rights of minorities and women – are guaranteed. Freedom ultimately depends on the actions of committed and courageous men and women. Freedom House supports nonviolent, civic initiatives in societies where freedom is denied or under threat and it stands in opposition to ideas and forces that challenge the right advocacy and action. Freedom House functions as a catalyst for freedom, democracy and the rule of law through its analysis, advocacy and action. Freedom House’s project in Jordan “TAWASOL” aims at supporting Jordan’s civil society sector to better advocate for, build public awareness of and provide services for women’s issues. The achievement of this goal is done by focusing on three main objectives: improved CSO advocacy and collaboration for reforms that address women’s human rights; improved youth awareness of women’s rights and Increased availability and improved quality of sustained legal and social services provided to women in crisis.
COUNTRY : Giordania
WEBSITE: www.freedomhouse.org
EMAIL: liddawi@freedomhouse.org

NAME: Young Entrepreneur Association (YEA)
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: The Young Entrepreneurs Association was established in November 1998 as a non-profit organization with the mission of creating outstanding young entrepreneurs through idea exchange, fellowship, education, training and advocacy, to enhance entrepreneurs’ skill level allowing them to compete in the global economy. YEA was created to cater to specific needs for young businesspeople that either own their own businesses or hold senior executive positions in a company. Since its establishment, the association has generated 95 active members representing all sectors of the economy.
COUNTRY : Giordania
WEBSITE: http://www.yea.com.jo
EMAIL: marketing@yea.com.jo

NAME: Jordan Youth Innovation Forum
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Its aim is to increase youth active participation in development process, ensuring the chances of participation in local and international meetings, and emphasize the youth initiative to develop society and integrate in it. On the other hand, it spreads cooperation and peace spirit between Jordanian young people and the rest of the world for a better future. JORDAN Youth Innovation Forum (JYIF) is a national youth cultural organization registered by the Ministry of Culture as a national forum.
COUNTRY: Giordania
WEBSITE: www.jyif.org
EMAIL: office@jyif.org

ISRAEL

NAME: T’saar Baalei Haim: Volunteers for saving animals and teaching animal care to youth at risk
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: This organization takes in young people at risk found from the streets and poor areas in Israel. It builds groups of youth and starts helping them through dog-therapy. After they are ready to work with dogs, they are taught to train dogs to find drugs. This is an extremely helpful program for youth helping them feel important and useful to society, and it also helps train dogs in the land of Israel.
COUNTRY : Israele
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

NAME: ‘Tor Hamidbar NGO
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: ‘Tor Hamidbar Association (NGO) was established in August 2006, in order to provide empowering social and educational activities in the Negev region of Israel. The main goals of the association are education for democracy, social justice and solidarity, community development as an identity circle and encouraging leadership and communal responsibility. These goals branch into many diverse projects, under an educational concept which emphasizes values and skills for self-advancement, rather than providing goods. The Association works mostly with youth aged 10-30, in various different projects. The uniqueness of ‘Tor Hamidbar’ Association is that it is comprised of Urban Kibbutz members, a group of thirty young people that have been residing and working as educators and program developers in the area for nine years, which are committed to a social, educational and pioneering dream.
COUNTRY: Israele
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

ITALY

NAME: YAP Italia
ORGANIZATION: National/International
DESCRIPTION: YAP Italia is a National and International, lay, non governmental and non profit association. It is leading member of Youth Action for Peace movement and contributes to the fulfilment of its aims. It is linked to other platforms, networks and associations committed into voluntary work, education and international solidarity, in order to create actions and projects within a long term strategy for social development. YAP has been working in italy since the 70s, after the solidarity experience lived by a group of young students during the flood in Florence. Its main activity is the organisation of bilateral exchsnges of volunteers coming from different countries and among various associations on a local, national and international level. These actions allow young from different social and cultural contexts to discover a place through solidarity and international voluntary work, joining usually small initiatives of local development. But YAP Italia is not only working camps. It promotes and supports seminars, training, long term voluntary work, information spreading, interventions on the territory and many other things.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE: www.yap.it
EMAIL: yap@yap.it

NAME: CGSI Regional Calabria
ORGANIZATION: Regional/National/International
DESCRIPTION: Regional Italian Young Deaf Committee of Calabria.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE: www.ens.it/cgsi
EMAIL: cgsi.calabria@gmail.com

NAME: Comitato Giovani di Cantinella
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: The Youth Committee helps young people through afterschool activities, sports, theatre and travels.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: annagrazia87@hotmail.it

NAME: Forum dei Giovani San Valentino Torio
ORGANIZATION:
DESCRIPTION: This Forum gives young people the chances to directly intervene in the municipal elective bodies, contributing with its own proposals to the decision-making phase about the interesting topics for young people. It works to promote the full development of the human person through an active policy of free time and association, as well as initiatives aiming at remove social or economic impediments which limit freedom and equality for the citizens; real participation to political, economic, social and cultural organization of the civil community, through training and civic education for youth; defence do democratic principles and individual and civil freedom, and the assertion of human rights; spreading of peace, solidarity and equal opportunities for men and women.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE: www.forumgiovanisvt.org
EMAIL:

NAME: Forum dei Giovani Striano
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: This Youth Forum is a point of reference for the Municipal Administration for youth policies. Besides the institutional commitment, the Forum organizes cultural and social events.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

LEBANON

NAME: Caritas Lebanon
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: Caritas is the Latin equivalent word for charity. The Caritas organization was founded in 1897 in Freiburg, Germany. In 1972, Caritas South Lebanon was founded to help the population of this area. Following the outbreak of the civil war in 1975, the organization expanded and became Caritas Lebanon. In 1981, the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon approved Caritas’ status and designated it as the socio-pastoral arm of the Church. Slowly, Caritas expanded and established branch offices throughout Lebanon to meet increasing social needs. Following this decentralization, Caritas Lebanon created 36 specialized sectors which responded to the specific needs of each area. Caritas Lebanon respects the decentralization and the local autonomy of its sector offices. Yet it encourages coordination and information exchange with the Head Office located in Beirut. Caritas Lebanon is a member of Caritas Internationalis, a worldwide confederation which figures among the world’s largest humanitarian networks, counting 162 Catholic organizations working in 200 different countries and territories. Based upon the Gospel’s love, Caritas Lebanon has a double-purpose mission: 1- Caritas is appointed by the Church to help people in need and restore their human dignity, regardless of their political, religious or social beliefs. 2- Caritas seeks to awaken a spirit of solidarity among Lebanese and to encourage the wealthier segments of society to help the poorest.
COUNTRY : Libano
WEBSITE: www.caritas.org.lb
EMAIL: executive@caritas.org.lb

NAME: Lebanon Family Planning Association
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: The Lebanon Family Planning Association (LFPA) is an NGO working on Advocacy for Reproductive Sexual Health and providing services to all groups of Society.
COUNTRY : Libano
WEBSITE: www.lfpa.org.lb
EMAIL: fpaleb@inco.com.lb

LIBYA

NAME: Leaders of Tomorrow
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: Leaders of Tomorrow is a non governmental organization created by young people in order to bridge the gap between the MENA countries, promote Arab multiculturalism, youth empowerment, lead to social, economical and environmental change, share a common goal which is building new sustainable future. It aims at providing insight on the youth of the Middle East on an International scale; providing equal opportunities for anyone who wants to become an active participant in society whether it be socially, developmentally or economically. Leaders of Tomorrow has scripted its first project, ‘The Unborn Generation.’ With a focus on educational transformation, this project would focus on taking education to a higher level through perspective of the future, for a new regime that helps create a new generation. Another project is targeting health campaigns towards AIDS, Youth Hygiene, Diabetes, Family history awareness and its effect on personal heath, psychosocial programs in which it helps rise awareness among youth and prevent the cause before happening. Leaders of tomorrow is also planning to start projects targeting citizenship and focus on the Arab identity, and create the sense of attachment towards both, helping youth serve the priority and responsibility, believing that unity is power, and youth represents future. Another project will be launched soon to give youth a voice and create an Arab youth parliament which has rights in being a decision maker and vital key for change.
COUNTRY : Libia
WEBSITE: www.lotom.org
EMAIL: info@lotom.org

MALTA

NAME: Young Entrepreneurs + Leaders (YEL)
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: YEL is an NGO which encourages youth to enhance its entrepreneurship and leadership skills. The mission statement of YEL is to Explore, Aspire and Achieve.
COUNTRY : Malta
WEBSITE: www.yel.org.mt
EMAIL: mfa@yel.org.mt

NAME: Organization for Friendship in Diversity
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: OFD is a youth-run, voluntary, non-profit making NGO. Through the organisation of activities and events it strives to activate youth, create awareness on issues that are pressing in Maltese society, with a strong focus on promoting cultural diversity so as to combat the current widespread and growing tendency to discriminate on the basis of race. Its first activities targeted children, teaching them to get to know each other, embrace a value-driven experience, aiming at taking the activity out towards the general public, proving that friendship in diversity is possible, important and the best way to fight racism.
COUNTRY: Malta
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: friendship.in.diversity@gmail.com

MOROCCO

NAME: Association des Jeunes Méditerranéeens pour le Développement au Rif
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: This association aims at improving young people from the Rif region in all fields and helping them play their role on a national and international scale. Since Rif is in the Mediterranean area, the association appeals to a dialogue for peace and tolerance among all Mediterranean young people.
COUNTRY : Marocco
WEBSITE: www.ajmdr.skyblog.com
EMAIL: ajmdr@yahoo.fr

NAME: Chabiba Istiqlalienne
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: This non-profit making organizes many different events both cultural and sporting for young people, as well as study days, conferences, football and basketball tournaments, nature clearing, travels, camping, Europapark outings, canoe and kayak, Disneyland Paris outings, sensitisation campaigns etc.
COUNTRY : Marocco
WEBSITE: www.jim.ma
EMAIL:

NAME: Coopmetra – Cooperative “mekade” de la Pêche Traditionnelle
ORGANIZATION: Local/International
DESCRIPTION: Association for the developmentt of traditional fishing, fishermen’s socio-economic life, cooperative spirit and solidarity, rural woman’s life. It fights against drugs taking and illegal immigration.
COUNTRY : Marocco
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: cooperativepecheouedlaou@hotmail.com

NAME: CMED (Centre Méditerranéen pour l’Environnement et le Développement)
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: CMED, association located in Tétouan, has been involved in regional development since 2000, working for the preservation and respect of the environment and natural resources, through sensitization campaigns, training courses and environmental education. CMED programme is built upon different kinds of action : intervention in case of environmental problems ; research and knowledge widening ; projects coping with different aspects of certain environmental problems ; creation of space for sharing and dialogue through seminars and conferences dealing with : Environment as main concern; Children and environment: education and participation; everybody for a more united society and local development
COUNTRY: Marocco
WEBSITE: http://perso.menara.ma
EMAIL: cmed01@hotmail.com

NAME: MATRAE
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: Matrae med-association for rural tourism and ecological agriculture works in Tétouan rural area (NW Morocco). It aims at valorising local products and help in its marketing, always remembering to protect natural environment.
COUNTRY: Belgio
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

MONTENEGRO

NAME: University of Montenegro Student Union
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: University of Montenegro Student Union is an NGO gathering 19 member organizations, one for every study program of University of Montenegro. All students at University are members. Main goal of the Union is to help students get all rights they have by the University Statue, organize initiatives to make new rules in order to improve the students’ rights. The Union is an affiliation between University and students, and its special purpose is to try to make better conditions for students, and for all youth in Montenegro.
COUNTRY : Montenegro
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

NAME: Arab-Jewish Community Center
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: AJCC was established in 1993 with the goal of bringing Jews and Arabs in Israel together and educating towards understanding and cooperation between the two nations. The Center operates as an affiliate of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality and honours the values of humanism and equality, promoting new models advancing educational and social goals. Its location in the heart of the mixed city of Jaffa allows it to serve as a unique meeting ground for adherents of three religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. AJCC is open every day, from morning to night, serving as a meeting place for residents of the city and the region for social and enrichment activities, exposing members to the traditions and cultures of the different religions. AJCC operates in four main areas: The Center conducts morning programs to meet and supplement school curricula and offers after-school and evening programs for older children and youth, including courses aimed at helping students prepare for matriculation and university entrance exams. The Center offers a wide variety of social and cultural classes and activities for all age groups including art, dance, music, sports, languages, youth leadership programs etc. Working to help create an authentic dialogue between Jews and Arabs in Israel, AJCC conducts ongoing coexistence activities and special events for adults, youth and children. The Center sponsors programs to support disadvantaged families and underprivileged and special-needs children. Moreover, the Center conducts community events and partnerships with social and philanthropic bodies working in and outside Jaffa.
COUNTRY : Palestina
WEBSITE: www.ajcc-jaffa.org
EMAIL: ajcc.tamar@gmail.com

NAME: Palestine Youth Committee
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: The Palestine Youth Committee is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan and youth-led committee founded in Gaza in 2008. It was initiated by some young intellectuals as a vehicle for youth to identify their needs, to organize activities that are beneficial to the community, to suggest services they need as a group, and to become active participants with their youth counterparts in abroad programs. This committee acts as a supporting body for youth-led initiatives, community organizations and other non-profit organizations working in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian youth are the country’s key human resource to build Palestinian democratic state. For this reason a committee should empower and motivate youth to play key roles in forming the shape of the country. Palestine Youth Committee exists to encourage and empower youth to make a difference in their community and be involved in activities and decision making. The purpose of the Palestine Youth Committee is to provide the Palestinian youth with an opportunity to get together and discuss youth-related and human rights issues, trough roundtables, social evenings, workshops and press conferences, which will help spreading awareness about issues of interest and importance to youth in Palestine.
COUNTRY : Palestina
WEBSITE: www.pycweb.org
EMAIL: support@pycweb.org

NAME: Alaqsa University
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Alaqsa University’s aim is to make high education accessible for the students in the Palestinian community. It supports researchers in different fields to develop the community and try to find solutions for the challenges that the community face. It also aims at strengthening the educational and cultural links at Arab and international levels, through the exchange, as well as supporting voluntary work and community service by implementing cooperative projects and programs with the local NGOs.
COUNTRY : Palestina
WEBSITE: www.alaqsa.edu.ps
EMAIL: info@alaqsa.edu.ps

NAME: Jadal Center
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Jadal Center for Culture and Social Development was established in 2001 through the initiative of a group of volunteers whose goal was to initiate and reinforce cultural and social development efforts. Jadal is one of the HWC institutions and its policy is derived from the original policies of the HWC. This policy considers the social and cultural development an accumulative integrated comprehensive process, in which all the available resources (human, cultural and financial in Palestine) should be used. The proposed objectives to be achieved through the Center take into consideration the cultural and historical characteristics of the Palestinian community, as well as the political and social priorities to achieve national liberation and build the independent democratic Palestinian state.
COUNTRY : Palestina
WEBSITE: http://jadalcenter.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
EMAIL: jadalcenter@gmail.com

NAME: Medici Senza Frontiere
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: Medecins Sans Frontieres is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters.
COUNTRY : Italia
WEBSITE: http://www.msf.org/msfinternational
EMAIL: webmaster@msf.org

NAME: Nidal Center
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: Nidal Center for Community Development is a Palestinian non-governmental institution established in 1999 in the old city of Jerusalem and was officially opened in 2000 as one of HWC’s centers in response to increasing demands of the new Palestinian generation to empower and strengthen their abilities and presence in their society through community mobilization and voluntarism. Nidal Center activities give new meaning and dimension to social work, covering different sectors within the society and encouraging the creation of a network of communication and collaboration between civil society organizations working in and outside the old city. All its activities aim at enhancing the Palestinian presence in the old city through capacity building and strengthening of marginalized groups and local society in general.
COUNTRY : Palestina
WEBSITE:
EMAIL:

NAME: Alternative Information Center (AIC)
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: The Alternative Information Center is an internationally oriented progressive joint Palestinian- Israeli activist organization. It is engaged in dissemination of information about political analysis of the Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Palestinian –Israeli conflict. AIC strives to promote full individual and collective, social and economic, political and gender equality, freedom and democracy and a rejection of the philosophy (ideology and praxis) of separation.
COUNTRY: Palestina
WEBSITE: http://alternativenews.org
EMAIL:

ROMANIA

NAME: MomenTTum Association for Youth
ORGANIZATION: Regional
DESCRIPTION: MomenTTum Association aims at enhancing the quality of the personal and professional development programs that are available for young people on the Romanian educational market, so as to build responsible adults who value a healthy, non-aggressive and ecological lifestyle. It has developed a program called ‘Communication through creative dancing’ which aims at enabling young people to match the accuracy of their language (both verbal and non-verbal) with their inner self. Moreover, it is currently developing a new program built upon the ‘do it yourself’ technique, addressed to all the young people that wish to scale up their life skills and independence. In addition to this, it is working on an educational project that encourages students to get involved in the teaching process, as a means to increase the students’ interest and the quality of their input in curricular activities. People in MomenTTum complete each other and enjoy working together, because they have found a very effective balance between professional and personal endeavors, so that they can handle both challenging work and amazing fun!
COUNTRY : Romania
WEBSITE: www.asociatiamomenttum.wordpress.com
EMAIL: momenttum.for.youth@gmail.com

NAME: Young Partners for Civil Society Development Association
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: “Young Partners for Civil Society Development” is an extremely active organisation both on a national and an international level. At a national level, it applies the principles of non-formal education and learning by experience organizing workshops, seminars and training courses meant to contribute to the development of civil society in Romania, young people’s involvement in the process of decision-making and development of creativity and a sense of tolerance. At an international level, it is involved in the implementation of a great number of international projects (60), promoting intercultural cooperation, active involvement in social processes and events and intercultural learning.
COUNTRY : Romania
WEBSITE: www.youngleaders.ro
EMAIL: young_partners@yahoo.com

NAME: Romanian Catholic Action (ASTRU)
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Formation of intellectual, moral and spiritual life of youth, promotion of ecumenism, spirituality rediscovery and assumption values; experience and practice of Christian charity; growth of national feeling under Christian principles; creation of links with other young people to know and start joint actions; deployment and support of charitable activities; leisure organization in the Christian spirit through cultural and recreational activities; excursions and camps to promote the strengthening of EU issues and the practice of Christian values.
COUNTRY: Romania
WEBSITE: www.astrums.blogspot.com
EMAIL:

SERBIA

NAME: Mladi za razemenu i razumevanje – YEU Serbia
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Since 2004NGO Mladi za razmenu i razumevanje (YEU Serbia) has organized local and international events and exchanges. Its first international project was YEU International Youth Convention: “GAIA and US – Request For Homo Ecologicus” in Serbia and Montenegro, as well as two seminars and the training courses in Serbia, 2005 and 2008, training courses in Turkey 2008 and Youth conventions in Romania 2007 and Lithuany 2009.
COUNTRY : Serbia
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: natasa.gucic@gmail.com

SYRIA

NAME: Syrian Environment Protection Society
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: It aims at positively healing, correcting and shaping the natural and urban environment, opposing the threats against it and clarifying the misconceptions using awareness campaigns, thereby improving people’s living conditions and their habitat.It confers great importance to environmental sound use of resources as it secures development opportunities for future generations, cooperation in a spirit of partnership as it leads to successes, transparency and integrity as they produce clarity, and so create trust.
COUNTRY : Siria
WEBSITE: www.enviro-syria.org / www.seps-sy.org
EMAIL: Gshahin@scs9net.org

SPAIN

NAME: Ecodesarrollo
ORGANIZATION: International
DESCRIPTION: Ecodesarrollo is a non-governmental, non-profit making, independent and lay organization founded in 1991 in order to positively work for sustainable development in all environments and countries. Ambition and experience, together with sudden international changes about capitalist globalization, have modified this organization’s goals, which today are the desire to build a Sustainable Society in which cooperation, solidarity, participation, equality among people and cultures, environment protection and sustainable us of natural resources are daily pursued. For this reason it is necessary to stimulate critical awareness through education, going into democratic citizenship values thoroughly and demanding equal rights for everyone.
COUNTRY : Spagna
WEBSITE: www.ecodesarrollo.org
EMAIL:

NAME: AFAIJ
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: AFAIJ is a non-governmental association located in Madrid which organises seminars about different topics like racism, women rights, sustainable development etc… It sends volunteers all over Europe to work in different kind of projects, as well as receive other volunteers to work in some projects around Madrid, mainly about social exclusion.
COUNTRY : Spagna
WEBSITE: www.afaij.org
EMAIL: info@afaij.org

NAME: Fotogracción
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: FotogrAcción is a photographic collective, created with the help of www.entropiaweb.org, that believes in self-management, condemnation, social transformation and political activism, through photography as a means of social transformation. Starting from an idealistic and anticonformistic philosophy, it sees photography as an active element that is able to and must change the world we live in, or at least make us reflect. The main aim of FotogrAcción is SOCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY to carry out condemnation on a social level and through art. We must be ready to take aim and shoot with our cameras, which are powerful weapons of social condemnation. Another goal is to create a space for exchange and knowledge, starting from popular education principles and active participation, where sharing experience and knowledge are the common denominator of FotogrAcción’s building process.
COUNTRY : Spagna
WEBSITE: www.fotograccion.org
EMAIL: fotograccion@gmail.com

TUNISIA

NAME: Association des anciens de Bir el Bey
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: This organization gathers promoters, trainers and social workers from the national youth insititute Bir el Bey in Tunisia. It works for youth, development and education. (National office and 24 regional offices).
COUNTRY : Tunisia
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: hamrounisami@yahoo.fr

NAME: Democratic constitutional youth organisation
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: The Democratic Constitutional Youth organization comes from the Young Tunisians Mouvement (february 1907-march 1912). It firs convention was in 1937. JCD is an « avant-garde force for development and democracy ». it is a self-managed, avant-gardiste and progressive organization which gathers all national youth categories wanting to join political, economic, social and cultural action. It aims at: protecting Islam from extremist currents; a state subject to the rule of law and social justice; protecting national unity and promote patriotism; multipartitism principles; protecting freedoms; encouraging people to global development; promoting democracy and human rights; coping with youth problems; reinforcing civil society; encouraging work and creation; freeing culture and intellectual creation and joining human civilization; building a Maghreb without borders; supporting all causes related to dignity and freedom all over the world; defending the establishment of a righter universal order; protecting environment and working for ecosystem preservation. JCD wants to assure youth a national education and make it aware of the situation of its country ; train youth to undertake future responsibilities so ensuring the party’s continuity ; work for the success of national development plans ; alert youth and invest it with responsibility within the organisation ; increase youth skills and develop them for the march toward progress and national solidarity ; attend the constitution of a democratic and fair Arab-Muslim society which works in his Maghrebian, African and Mediterranean context, open to human civilizations and aspiring to a better future ; accustom youth to democratic practices, election principles and respect for the others.
COUNTRY : Tunisia
WEBSITE: www.jcd.tn
EMAIL: OJCD_TN@yahoo.fr

NAME: Centre National de la Formation La Marsa ( maison de jeuns la marsa)
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: This structure id a youth centre (national organization). It ensure a social and educational intervention for young people in their free time. Specialized trainers carry out different cultural, sporting and social activities. Together with young people, they develop projects and cultural events. It also works for intercultural exchange with some Euro-Mediterranena structures.
COUNTRY : Tunisia
WEBSITE:
EMAIL: hammabidi@yahoo.fr

TUNISIA

NAME: Association pour la Sauvegarde de la Médina de Gafsa
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: L’ASM Gafsa is a non-profit association for development working to improve the city, the medina and the oasis of Gafsa, through social, economic, cultural and environmental development of Gafsa region. ASM Gafsa great intervention principles are : development of Gafsa city and medina (old center) and its historical oasis; development of the city and its ancient center under all aspects (social, economic, cultural, environmental…); preservation of Gafsa historical and cultural heritage; promotion of exchanges, cooperation and partnerships with official authorities, social and economic protagonists, civil society and NGO on a national and international level; collection and diffusion of information concerning Gafsa.
COUNTRY: Tunisia
WEBSITE: www.asmgafsa.org.tn
EMAIL: asm.gafsa@planet.tn

TURKEY

NAME: Gaziantep Training Youth Association
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: This Association is willing to compare young Turkish social and cultural values to European youth’s ones. It promotes cultural interaction by installing the idea of European Awareness in the brains of Turkish Youth. Turkish young citizens need to be adapted to vision of EU Youth. The Association wants young Turkish to participate in EVS in order to make an income of new ideas and cultural values from EU nations to Turkey. It also wants to increase the quality of young people with fewer opportunities. It takes part in European Union education and youth programs to provide coordination to foundations in Europe and it aims at giving young people the opportunity to know different cultures and people. It deals with European Voluntary Service. It has been accredited as sending, hosting and coordinator organisation by Turkish National Agency.
COUNTRY : Turchia
WEBSITE: www.geged.org
EMAIL: youth.anatolia@yahoo.com

NAME: HAYAT OKULU EĞİTİM KȔLTȔR VE GENÇLİK DERNEĞİ (Life School Education Culture and Youth Association)
ORGANIZATION: Local
DESCRIPTION: This organisation was established by a group of young volunteers in 2008. The association has been working on education, culture and youth. It has got 25 members, 30 volunteers. Since January 2009 it has been working on a project: a film about working women. Our target groups are women and youth with less opportunity.
COUNTRY : Turchia
WEBSITE: www.hayatokulu.org
EMAIL: hayatgenclikdernegi@gmail.com

NAME: Anadolu Tanıtım ve Gelişim Derneği – (Anatolian Development and Introduction Association)
ORGANIZATION: National/International
DESCRIPTION: The Society was established in 2007 by six local people from the rural area. Now it has got many volunteers from all around Turkey and Portugal. Main aim of this Association is to create possibilities to improve personality of rural areas young and disable people and to give opportunities to individuals who are economically limited in order to increase their social development and life long education. Also it has different kinds of working groups on politics, youth problems and cultural prejudices. It is sending volunteers to Europe and Middle-East Countries (Iran and Syria) for international exchanges. It also has many supports from local municipalities, private companies and some national foundations.
COUNTRY : Turchia
WEBSITE: http://anatodias.googlepages.com
EMAIL: anatodias@gmail.com

NAME: Association of Civil Society and Development Institute
ORGANIZATION: National
DESCRIPTION: Association of Civil Society and Development Institute (ACSDI) is located in the Anatolian region, Turkey. The goal of the Association is to reach a developed society and provide projects for Mediterranean and EU countries. ACSDI has participated in many EU projects like Anna Lindh Foundation projects, MaltaLink 2006 – Poverty, Employability and Social Problems within the EuroMed region, etc.
COUNTRY: Turchia
WEBSITE: www.stked.org
EMAIL: info@stked.org