AEGEE-Riga were the last ones who “added this friend”, just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n
The AEGEEan<\/em> interviewed one of its members, Klinta Stasjule, who had an important role in the establishment of this partnership.<\/p>\n The purpose of ALF is to bring people across the Mediterranean together to improve the mutual respect between cultures. Since its establishment in 2005, the Anna Lindh Foundation has launched and supported action across the fields impacting perceptions of people from different cultures and with different beliefs, as well as developing a region-wide Network of civil society organisations. Currently the Foundation\u00a0brings together\u00a0more than 3000\u00a0organisations\u00a0from 43 countries!<\/p>\n What is their strategy to reach their aims? How do they organize the work?<\/strong> The fields of action sounds similar to the ones of AEGEE…<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes! There are many similar things.. AEGEE also offers the opportunity to work and develop yourself in multicultural environment and promotes cooperation\u00a0between\u00a0cultures.<\/p>\n What are the main differences instead?<\/strong><\/p>\n Mainly that they operate not only European countries, but also in Southern and Eastern Mediterranean\u00a0coast\u00a0countries (such as Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon…) and that this is an organisation which connects\u00a0a lot of\u00a0organisations such as\u00a0AEGEE, thus allowing networking.<\/p>\n How did you hear about the Anna Lindh Foundation?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong>One of our active members wanted to apply for an exchange organised by ALF and she got refused as the priority usually is given to the members from the ALF Network. Is the procedure to join easy?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n I would say, yes, it is. Any\u00a0non-governmental,\u00a0non-profit\u00a0organisation, association, university,\u00a0government and\u00a0enterprise\u00a0fund\u00a0that supports\u00a0the mission and\u00a0wants to promote intercultural dialogue\u00a0with the\u00a0Euro-Med\u00a0countries can join the AFL.<\/p>\n To become the\u00a0Anna Lindh\u00a0Foundation, we had to complete\u00a0application forms\u00a0online (one in English – http:\/\/www.euromedalex.org\/node\/add\/member\u00a0and one in Latvian). Then we were invited for a meeting with the representatives of ALF explaining our motivation to join that led us to be approved as a member of ALF Network in Latvia.<\/p>\n Do you have already in mind any specific initiatives that can be carried on with their support?<\/strong><\/p>\n We don’t know yet the precise answer as we have just joined the network and haven’t participated in any initiative. But anyway, it doesn’t make any extra costs to the organisation, you should prepare just some annual reports to be submitted. So that we encourage each of you take on this opportunity if it’s possible and in case you find it attractive!<\/p>\n Would you suggest other antennae to become a part of this network? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n As I said, the aim is similar to AEGEE and this only opens wider\u00a0horizons! Why not!?<\/p>\n Participation in the\u00a0Anna Lindh\u00a0Foundation\u00a0network\u00a0organisation\u00a0does not impose any\u00a0financial or legal\u00a0obligations and, if you are not convinced yet, this is a list of the advantages of joining, as described on ALF’s website:<\/p>\n *\u00a0Only\u00a0the network\u00a0member organisations\u00a0are eligible for the\u00a0Foundation for\u00a0the grant project competition. More info on the website –\u00a0http:\/\/www.euromedalex.org\/about<\/a>\u00a0!<\/p>\n Written by Martina Zanero, AEGEE-Torino<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you know what AEGEE-Riga, AEGEE-Tartu and AEGEE-Valletta have in common? In the Facebook era, we could say they have a friend in common: the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), a network can open many doors to their members and facilitate the foundation of new projects. AEGEE-Riga were the last ones who “added this friend”, just a few weeks ago. 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<\/a>Klinta, can you explain a bit more what the Anna Lindh Foundation is about?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThey provide people the opportunity to work together to promote intercultural dialogue and to create a Euro-Mediterranean region as an area of cooperation, mobility and peace.<\/p>\n
\nThe programme of the Foundation is focused on activities in fields which are essential for human and social dialogue:
\n\u2022 Culture and Creativity;
\n\u2022 Education and Intercultural Learning;
\n\u2022 Urban Spaces and Citizenship;
\n\u2022 Media and Public Opinion.<\/p>\n
\nWe checked all the info and decided that joining the ALF could be useful and it would open new\u00a0horizons!<\/p>\n
\n*\u00a0Opportunity to participate\u00a0in training\u00a0seminars, conferences\u00a0and\u00a0various other fund\u00a0and\u00a0its members’\u00a0events.
\n*\u00a0Possibility to\u00a0receive regular information\u00a0(advice)\u00a0about the ongoing\u00a0ALF\u00a0and Euro-Med\u00a0cooperation\u00a0in the field.
\n* Ability\u00a0to work with\u00a0other organisations\u00a0within the network\u00a0and\u00a0find partners\u00a0for different projects.
\n*\u00a0Opportunity to participate in\u00a0Euro-Med\u00a0policy making,\u00a0decision-making processes\u00a0involved in\u00a0the\u00a0performance of the network\u00a0priorities\u00a0and\u00a0key tasks.<\/p>\n