The Anna Lindh Foundation is an intergovernmental organization that promotes intercultural dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region. It was created in 2005 and focuses on coordinating dialogue actions, funding, advocacy, and exchanges. The document outlines the Foundation's strategic pillars and main programs to address challenges like extremism, conflicts, and intolerance. The pillars include research on intercultural trends, empowering young voices, online exchange programs, capacity building for civil society, and networking opportunities. Areas for potential collaboration with UNIMED are also discussed, such as developing debate platforms, certification programs, and youth exchanges.

1. Anna Lindh Foundation
Programme from 2018
UNIMED WEEK IN BRUSSELS, 12 APRIL 2018
Co-funded by:

2. ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION
• Creation in 2005
• Promotion of Intercultural Dialogue
• Priorities on coordination of dialogue
action, funding, advocacy and exchanges
• Dual nature: intergovernmental and a
network of CSOs

3. CONTEXT AND CHALLENGES
• Rise of extremism and radicalisation and
populism
• War and terrorism
• Refugee crisis, migration and displacement
• Securitisation, intolerance and xenophobia

4. OBJECTIVES OF ALF ACTION
ALF the central institution and regional reference for
intercultural dialogue in the EuroMed
• Advocacy and Research
• Empower Young Voices
• Intercultural Learning and Capacity Building
• Networking and Cooperation

5. FIRST STRATEGIC PILLAR – THE INTERCULTURAL TRENDS OBSERVATORY
Research and debate
opportunities
Capitalisation of previous
Intercultural Trends Report
Dissemination, outreach and
advocacy actions with
production of tailor-made
products
Intercultural trends,
challenges and
recommendations identified
Fourth edition of the
Intercultural Trends Report
Research projects by ALF
members supported
Mapping of ICD good
practices

6. FIRST STRATEGIC PILLAR – YOUNG MEDITERRANEAN VOICES
Debate skills development and
opportunities for advocacy
Young influencers with
enhanced skills for
dialogue and debate
Training, debates
and national
competitions
Debate teaching
promoted and
embedded at scale
Agreements for
development of
curricula
Capacity-building
materials for
education and CSO
networks
Training materials
development
Mentoring and
advocacy
programme
Leadership and
communication
trainings - public policy
debate
Regional debate
platform and
communities
EuroMed
Championship
and Exchange

7. SECOND STRATEGIC PILLAR – ERASMUS VIRTUAL EXCHANGE
Opportunities for Euromed
Exchange
Opportunities for
exposure to external
views/cultures, language
Online Facilitated
Discussion
International
collaborations for skills
development
Transnational
Erasmus+ Virtual
Exchange Projects
Development of issue-
based contents and inputs
for regional programming
Advocacy training
Studying collaboratively
across boarders on joint
curriculae
Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs)

8. THIRD STRATEGIC PILLAR – THE INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE ACADEMY
Intercultural Learning and
cooperation
Support to ICD initiatives at
the local and cross-national
level
Grants to CSOs: small-size and
bigger size for cross-network
action
Educators and CSOs actors
better equipped with ICD skills
and attitudes
EuroMed ICD Capacity-Building
Scheme
Local dialogue platforms for
ICD
EuroMed Capital for Dialogue
and dialogue mechanism

9. FOURTH STRATEGIC PILLAR – NETWORKS CONNECT
Spaces for debate, encounter
and collaboration
Mapping of network members
Creation of resource database
with thematic communities
and areas of expertise
Network of Networks
reinforced and renewed
definition of Heads of Network
role
Support to Heads of Network
for coordination tasks
Creation of spaces of
encounter and debate for
CSOs, decision-makers, and
donors for the promotion of
ICD
Mediterranean Forum

10. OVERVIEW – OBJECTIVES AND MAIN PROGRAMMES
The ALF as the EuroMed
Institution for Dialogue
Advocacy and
Research
The Intercultural
Trends
Observatory
Empower Young
Voices
Erasmus Virtual
Exchange
Young
Mediterranean
Voices
Intercultural Learning
and Capacity Building
The Intercultural
Dialogue Academy-
Cities for Dialogue
Networking and
Cooperation
Networks Connect

11. UNIMED – AREAS FOR COLLABORATION
The ALF as the EuroMed
Institution for Dialogue
The Intercultural
Trends Observatory
Debate platforms –
research - courses
The Intercultural
Dialogue Academy-
Cities for Dialogue
Certification for ICE
modules– local
dialogue platforms
Networks Connect
Network
membership –
Grants – MED Forum
Young Med Voices
and EVE
Roll out of debates –
youth exchanges

12. THANK YOU
Eleonora Insalaco, Head of Programmes
Eleonora.Insalaco@bibalex.org