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North Africa and the Middle East: 6 Projects
Name of Organization: AIESEC
Location: New York, NY
Subject: Building professional relations between the U.S. and Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar
This grant is allowing sixty emerging leaders (30 from the United States, and 30 from the Gulf States) to participate in international internships and cultural immersion experiences that focus on professional development, cross-regional cooperation, and responsible citizenry.
Country(ies): Bahrain, Oman, Qatar
Region: Near East
U.S. State: NY
Theme(s): Democracy & Governance, Business
Name of Organization: Bowling Green State University
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Subject: Strengthening environmental journalism in Algeria and Tunisia
Under this grant, Bowling Green State University is conducting an exchange program focused on journalism education, the development of environmental specialists, and public engagement in environmental issues. A total of 64 youth environmental activists, future media practitioners, and university teachers of journalism and environmental studies (20 from Algeria, 20 from Tunisia, and 24 from the United States) are participating in the program. The program consists of five reciprocal exchange visits between the United States and North Africa over the course of two years, and is designed to develop the investigative and objective reporting skills of young people interested in environmental issues in Algeria and Tunisia, and to increase leadership potential for the environmental movement.
Country(ies): Algeria, Tunisia
Region: Near East
U.S. State: OH
Theme(s): Media, Democracy & Governance
Name of Organization: Center for Higher Education in the Middle East (CHEME)
Location: Cambridge, MA
Subject: Fostering youth in civic affairs through training their teachers as agents of social change
Under this grant, the Center for Higher Education in the Middle East promotes innovative teaching methodologies and curriculum enhancements focused on coexistence and democratic principles in the Middle East and North Africa. Twenty-eight secondary school teachers from eight countries in the Middle East and North Africa participate in an intensive, month-long Teacher Education Institute in Massachusetts. CHEME then conducts a 12-day civic participation workshop in Egypt for 40 educators (from the Middle East and North Africa, and from the United States). Participants are also developing plans for increasing student participation in their local communities, and for conducting a workshop in Lebanon on how to build teaching capacity in civic education for 16 educators from both the Middle East and North Africa, and from the United States.
Country(ies): Algeria; Egypt; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Morocco; Tunisia;
West Bank
Region: Near East
U.S. State: MA
Theme(s): Democracy & Governance
Name of Organization: Hamline University
Location: St. Paul, MN
Subject: Implementing an effective and practical curriculum to encourage active and responsible citizenship
Under this grant, Hamline University is building on an intensive Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian-American cooperative effort – that now includes Lebanese educators – to strengthen the capacity of teachers to implement an effective and practical curriculum of civic education that is relevant to their communities. Twenty-five teachers and students from the Middle East and 20 American counterparts are engaged in activities designed to demonstrate how teachers and students can take the civic lessons they have learned in the classroom and put them into practice in their local communities. Workshops and youth leadership seminars are being conducted by teams of American and Middle Eastern teachers in Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Lebanon throughout academic year 2007-08. The grant is being executed according to all relevant laws and policies regarding assistance to the Palestinian Authority, and to the West Bank and Gaza.
Country(ies): Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority
Region: Near East
U.S. State: MN
Theme(s): Democracy & Governance
Name of Organization: International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
Location: Washington, D.C.
Subject: Strengthening civil society in Iran through improved maternal and child health services
This grant is expanding discourse on civil society and active citizenship by bringing together 16 Iranian and five U.S. participants for site visits at public and private hospitals, non-profit organizations, federal and state oversight agencies, and rural clinics in or near Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and New York. Participants discuss maternal and child health issues with the Iranians learning how public, private, and non-profit entities interact with citizens to form health policy in a democratic society. The American participants are traveling to Iran for ten days to conduct site visits and participate in discussions about health education and cooperation between policy makers and healthcare providers. Both the Iranian and American participants are health providers, medical university faculty, and community leaders active in public health and women’s issues. The grant is being executed according to all relevant laws and policies regarding assistance to, or interaction with, the Government of Iran.
Country(ies): Iran
Region: Near East
U.S. State: DC
Theme(s): Democracy & Governance, Health, Women
Name of Organization: National Peace Foundation
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Understanding Muslim life in the United States
This project is designed to improve the understanding of Muslim life in the United States for 24 Muslim scholars and clerics from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, who come to the U.S. in two groups for two weeks each. These groups are given access to the American Muslim communities in several cities, and they will be challenged not only to understand more clearly the reality of Muslim life in the U.S. but to work with American scholarly and religious leaders to break down inaccurate stereotypes about religious life in the participating countries. Themes being addressed include Islam in practice, the successful experience of Muslim women in the United States, and addressing stereotypes through discussion with American writers. Two groups of four American scholars and clerics are traveling to Qatar, the UAE, and Yemen for related discussions and workshops.
Country(ies): Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Region: Near East
U.S. State: DC
Theme(s): Faith and Community
>> View the 2006 North Africa and Middle East grants.
>> View the 2005 North Africa and Middle East grants.
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