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View All"Speak Up Cartoons!" 2025 : A Creative Call for Artists
With the support of the Directorate General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), the European regional communication programme EU Neighbours South is launching the 3rd edition of "Speak Up Cartoons!", a comic book featuring works by artists from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia.
Who can take part?
Participation is free and open to amateur and professional artists aged 18 and over.
If you are a creative and talented cartoonist, illustrator or comic artist from the Southern Neighbourhood, this is ...
Stories
View AllImagining collaborative pathways to culture - Lebanon’s one-of-a-kind environmental film festival
Young Lebanese Sandra Sleiman always dreamt of bridging culture and nature through the power of films. With the REEF (Rural Encounters on Environment and Film) initiative funded by the EU, she brings cultural life to rural regions of Lebanon through a four-day event filled with cinematographic and social activities centered on the environment.
After pursuing her MA in Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Beirut, Sandra Sleiman found herself under an unexpected spotlight, after she made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of wild mushrooms.
The young graduate discovered 16 ...
Opportunities
View AllOpen Call for Participation - ALF Hands-On, The Anna Lindh Foundation
Closing date: 13 February 2023
The Anna Lindh Foundation is putting into action a Capacity Enhancement Programme, ALF Hands-On, to be implemented by and for Intercultural Dialogue operators from the Euro-Mediterranean region by providing their middle-level staff with free of charge online hands-on trainings.
ALF Hands-On aims to identify a roster of expertise from the ALF Networks organisations and beyond that can propose online practical training modules to empower Intercultural Dialogue entities in the following main domains:
Emerging intercultural challenges in the Euro-Mediterranean region
Management of intercultural organisations and projects
Strategic planning, governance and leadership ...
Open Call for Artistic Residency Hosts in Jordan, Lebanon, and Morocco!
Closing date: 10 March 2025
Call for Consultants - Ideation and Prototyping Expert, EU supported ENROOT Project
Closing date: 20 February 2025
Trainer for Digital Employment, EU supported ENROOT project
Closing date: 18 February 2025
Local Coordinator, The National Erasmus+ Office (NEO) in Palestine
Closing date: 22 February 2025
Call For Tenders For Security Services, EU Delegation to Egypt
Closing date: 10 March 2025
ALF Hands-On, peer-to-peer learning programme - Anna Lindh Foundation
Closing date: 23 February 2025
Events
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04 Nov
to
08 Nov
Cairo, Egypt
World Urban Forum 2024
The Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum WUF12, convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from 4 to 8 November 2024, returning to the African continent after more than 20 years after its inception in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2002.
The EU is supporting urban development with key partners through local actions.
Join the World Urban Forum to discuss collaboration for sustainable urban development!
WEBINAR: Connect•Empower•Change with Green Hydrogen
28 Jan
to 28 Jan
Online
National Info Days on the Call for Green Transition Projects, Interreg NEXT MED Programme
28 Jan
to 18 Feb
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia
MAJALAT II South Seminar
02 Feb
to 03 Feb
Istanbul
Capacity building in the field of vocational training / CB-VET
15 Jan
to 15 Jan
Online
SEEDS Training Programme in Amman - Jordan
08 Jan
to 13 Jan
Amman, Jordan
Erasmus Day in Kairouan, Tunisia
18 Dec
to 18 Dec
Closing event of the Digital Innovations for Peace project
10 Dec
to 10 Dec
Online
Tunisian Crowdfunding Tour by CnBees!
29 Nov
to 02 Dec
Tunisia
College of Europe Webinar for Prospective Students from EU's Southern Neighbourhood
04 Dec
to 04 Dec
Online
Press Trip: Powering Constructive Journalism in the South
19 Nov
to 22 Nov
Brussels, Belgium
TANDEM Media Awards and TANDEM DigiArt Awards
22 Nov
to 22 Nov
Brussels, Belgium And Online
Erasmus+: opportunities for associations and youth organisations
20 Nov
to 20 Nov
World Urban Forum 2024
04 Nov
to 08 Nov
Cairo, Egypt
"Blue solutions for ports to face plastic pollution", BlueMissionMed Spanish HUB event
05 Nov
to 05 Nov
SmartCity Expo World Congress In Barcelona
Publications
View AllSPEAK UP CARTOONS: The new edition is on!
Dear readers, as you dive into SPEAK UP CARTOONS! 2024, it's important to note that one of the illustrations was created by a computer through artificial intelligence. This means using specific keywords and clicks can lead to beautiful creations in no time!
Does this mean that we should fear for the future of art and artists in the Southern Neighbourhood? We think not, because this region is a fertile ground for talent, brimming with resources and creativity, just like the artists who have contributed to this booklet. These comics, illustrating success ...
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