Initiatives
Our work
Since inception, EED has supported over 600 initiatives aimed at promoting democracy in the EU neighbourhood and beyond. This database provides an insight into the work of EED partners over the years. However, due to the sensitive nature of certain initiatives and personal security risks facing some grantees in the restrictive environments where they operate, not all initiatives are listed in the database.
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Al Marah Association for Development and Solidarity
Country: MoroccoMorocco’s new constitution, adopted after the 2011 protests, introduced a more active role for civil society in local decision-making. From a gender perspective, however, women are still marginalised in regional institutions and governance. With EED’s contribution, al Mar’ah Association for Development and Solidarity is promoting gender parity and equality in the marginalised Hoceima region. They is conducting trainings for local authorities, as well as women’s rights awareness-raising campaigns.
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Tafra
Country: MoroccoFounded by two former leaders of youth movements including the ‘20th of February Youth Movement in 2011’, Tafra is a young ‘think and do’ tank that produces essential research on democratisation, constitutional history and parliamentary elections in Morocco. They provide citizens and political researchers with crucial data that is otherwise difficult to access.
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Advocating for progressive Moroccan youth | Forum for Modernity and Democracy
Country: MoroccoForum for Modernity and Democracy strives to counter the raising influence of conservative political and ideological currents on Moroccan youth.
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Clarté Ambition Courage
Country: MoroccoClarté Ambition Courage is a collective of organisations setting up the first-of-a-kind cultural and political festival, called “Kamline” (Arabic for “Whole”), in Morocco.
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Forum for Social Development Alternatives | “We Decide”
Country: MoroccoForum for Social Development Alternatives focuses on enabling youth in peripheral towns of Moroccan Al khemisset province to engage in policy-making processes at the local level.
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SimSim Participation Citoyenne
Country: MoroccoBy supporting this proposal, EED renewed support to Simsim Participation Citoyenne (hereinafter Simsim) - a Moroccan organisation that seeks to increase civil society and citizen-participation in local and national politics using online and offline tools.
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Association Fomsour pour le Développement et la Coopération (AFDEC)
Country: MoroccoMoroccan civil society activities have traditionally been limited to large urban centres where the central governmental institutions are based and where international donors are active.
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Moroccan Forum for Young Journalists (MFYJ)
Country: MoroccoThe Moroccan Forum for Young Journalists (MFYJ) aims to create a new platform that meets the professional needs and expectations of young Moroccan journalists, and advocates for freedom of press, and the rights to access information and professional training.
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Centre for Strategic Thinking and Defence of Democracy
Country: MoroccoIn Western Sahara, lack of mainstream funding caused by political constrains severely hampers work of civil society actors in the region.
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Rabat Social Studies Institute (RSSI)
Country: MoroccoIn Morocco, there are very few independent think-tanks. There are also no links between the policy and academic communities in Morocco - civil society and researchers do not participate in policy formation initiatives.
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