The Egyptian Network
The vision of the Egyptian National Anna Lindh Network is to promote cultural dialogue between Egypt and other members of the Anna Lindh Foundation's intercultural dialogue network, and to serve as a platform for exchanging experiences and networking in the fields of development and rights within the framework of shared human values based on international and national human rights standards. The Egyptian network currently includes 205 member organizations from civil society organizations across Egypt. The network works to implement numerous activities to improve the capacity building of its members and transfer opportunities and experiences from the Anna Lindh Foundation to the members of the Egyptian network.
Anna Lindh Foundation
The Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) was established in 2005, born out of the vision laid down by the Barcelona Process. The Barcelona Process was an initiative launched in 1995 that fundamentally changed Euro-Mediterranean relations. This initiative represented a turning point, bringing together the European Union and 12 Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries at the first Euro-Mediterranean Conference. The resulting Euro-Mediterranean Partnership aimed to build a common area of peace, stability, shared prosperity, and dialogue between cultures and civilizations.
The Anna Lindh Foundation headquarters is located in the heart of the Mediterranean in Alexandria, Egypt. The Foundation strives to achieve its objectives as an intergovernmental organization by bringing together civil society entities, institutions, governments, and change-makers from across the Euro-Mediterranean region. Through its diverse programs and initiatives, the Anna Lindh Foundation provides spaces for people to meet, learn, and collaborate on key issues of common concern. The Anna Lindh Foundation builds purposeful networks that transform dialogue into action, creating a multiplier effect that empowers individuals and communities, and spreading positive change through the exchange of knowledge and experiences, across the region where diversity is celebrated and all voices are valued.
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Al Watan Al Da'em for Development Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit Egyptian civil organization, registered with the Ministry of Social Solidarity under number (9822). The foundation was established by a group of senior consultants and development experts with a societal vision, who have been working in the field of development since the end of the last century.
The team comprises an elite group of experts with over 30 years of experience working with prestigious international organizations, such as: the International Labour Organization (ILO), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Center for Development Support (CDS), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Their expertise covers multiple fields, including: health, economic development and education, technical education development, entrepreneurship, gender rights, peacebuilding, refugee support, and capacity building for civil society organizations.
The team also has high efficiency in project design, monitoring and evaluation, community mapping, and local resource mobilization, enabling the organization to implement effective, evidence-based interventions that meet the real needs of the target communities.
Egyptian Network Presidency of the Anna Lindh Foundation
The Anna Lindh Foundation is an intergovernmental organization that brings together civil society entities, institutions, governments, and change-makers from all over the Euro-Mediterranean region. It is a regional network of civil society organizations from various Mediterranean countries, aiming to promote intercultural dialogue, mutual understanding, and cooperation in the fields of education, culture, youth empowerment, women's empowerment, and other areas of community development.
In January 2025, the Al-Watan Al-Daeem Foundation won the presidential elections of the Egyptian Network for the Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for Dialogue Between Cultures, established by Republican Decree No. 113 of 2005 and with the approval of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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We are pleased to announce that the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has granted “Alwatan Al daem for Development Association” special consultative status, in recognition of our organization's contributions to promoting sustainable development and social impact.
This consultative status enables the SHAD (Alwatan Al-Da'em Institution) to engage effectively with the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary bodies, the Human Rights Council, and, under specific circumstances, with the General Assembly and other United Nations bodies.
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The Egyptian National Network seeks to strengthen the Euro-Mediterranean partnership and promote the priorities of Anna Lindh Foundation's work and programs for intercultural dialogue by cooperating with other national networks and with the Anna Lindh Foundation's secretariat. The network also works to promote joint national activities among its members in a way that serves the goals, work programs, and plans of Anna Lindh. This includes encouraging member participation in activities and cooperation proposals launched by the Foundation, promoting cooperation and exchange of information and expertise among members, and enhancing the utilization of available training opportunities.
Objectives
Since its launch in 2005, the foundation has initiated and supported activities in various fields that impact mutual understanding among peoples of different cultures and beliefs. It has also developed a network of civil society organizations covering the entire region, comprising over 3,000 civil society organizations. Fostering Mutual Respect The main goal of the Anna Lindh Foundation is to overcome misunderstandings and stereotypes that affect our perceptions and relationships between communities in the region, and to encourage a future-oriented outlook based on shared values. This mission has gained significant importance after a decade of widening social and cultural divides between the two shores of the Mediterranean. To contribute to creating a space for prosperity, coexistence, and peace, the Anna Lindh Foundation works to restore trust in dialogue, appreciate and promote diversity, tolerance, mutual respect, coexistence, and bridge cultural divides. The National Network is a legal entity operating within the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership. It includes a group of civil society organizations within Egypt and operates in line with the Anna Lindh Foundation's mission.