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ALLIANCES
AND NETWORKS
READI, REDI, ESBAL
Social Promotion considers that cooperation is an associative and participatory process, based on the role of civil society. That is why it has promoted the creation and is a member of the READI, REDI and EBAL networks, which serve as a space to share information, successful experiences and good practices among social organizations in the Mediterranean basin, Latin America and Eastern Europe and the Balkans, respectively.
NGO FORUm OF ROmE
The Forum of Rome was created with the purpose of reflecting on the contribution that the organizations that integrate it can offer, in collaboration with the Holy See, to solve the problems and challenges faced by the United Nations and other international and regionalorganizations.Tothisend,ithas organized various thematic work groups: family, youth, human rights, education, development and environment, health and emigration.
The Foundation, a member of the Executive Committee of the Forum, acts as co-facilitator, together with the NGO MIAMSI, in the thematic group “Development and environment”. In this way, it participates in periodic meetings by video-conference, prior to the meeting “multidisciplinary group of experts”, in which the facilitators of the groups and the steering committee of the Forum participate, and which in 2018 has been held on 4-5 October.
Likewise, the Foundation has participated in three seminars organized by the Forum during the year: “Diversified and sustainable agriculture in light of Laudato Si’”, “Water: present and future of an indispensable element for life” and “The ‘Zero Hunger’ goal is possible? The commitment of Catholic-inspired NGOs”, held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in Rome, in the months of March, September and October, respectively.
ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION (FAL)
The Foundation is a member of Spanish network of the Anna Lindh Foundation (RE FAL), whose objective is to promote cultural dialogue between the north and south of the Mediterranean. Social Promotion collaborates with FAL, providing content to the newsletter and web page.
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