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Asociación Kudwa
National Network
Spain
Address
336 Calle d'Espronceda Principal 1 08027 Barcelona Barcelona SpainCountry
SpainCity
BarcelonaStreet address 2
336 Calle d'Espronceda Principal 1Mobile Phone
0034634534948Telephone
0034634534948E-Mail (2)
razan@kudwa.orgE-Mail (3)
info@kudwa.orgWebsite
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2020Contact Person1
Razan IsmailJob Title 1
PresidentOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
International/Cultural relationsGeneral Information
We are migrants and refugees who faced the hardships of being in an unfamiliar culture and language. We are a collective of Arabic Speakers who are diverse in experience, skills, backgrounds, and cultures President, secretary and Treasurer (All Syrian Women) 12 Volunteers We are a newly formed association. We provide trainings to local and European organizations which we charge for. We recently received preliminary confirmation of approval on an AMIF project we are participating in. Modalities of action: - Face-to-face and online courses and workshops. - Mentoring and accompaniments - Events and conferences - Content and communication Main Partners: New Women Connectors Integrim Lab Fundacio Autonoma Solidaria Dubarah Inc.Mission and Objectives
Mission: Working towards an intercultural Collective Identity through building bridges between Arabic Speaking migrants and locals, promoting active citizenship, initiative, and community, and address barriers to effective integration and inclusion. Objectives - Training in labor and social skills from an intercultural approach and with a gender perspective, especially for Arabic-speaking women. - Awareness-raising of the local European community and those of migrant origin from an intercultural perspective, with special emphasis on the educational community and public officials and workers. - Dissemination of artistic expressions of migrant people. - Facilitate the integration and inclusion process by offering knowledge about the host society, legal, procedures and tools, etc., from a perspective of equal rights. - Develop activities to strengthen the social fabric in third countries, especially Arab countries, with a differential focus on gender, which allow progress in local development, and the enforcement of human rights and gender equality - Develop training activities, generation of knowledge and methodologies from an intersectional perspective (origin, gender, class) - Promote gender equality and the rights of women and LGBTQA + people in migrant communitiesMain Projects / Activities
RoleModel Factory Dynamic workshops, courses and trainings, to promote an intercultural perspective shift from otherness towards mutual accommodation, cohesion and the creation of shared values and trust. Addressed at migrants and refugees, local population and organizations, conducted by migrants and refugees Intercultural Adventures Cultural experiences to strengthen the social fabric in our diverse communities with a differential focus on intercultural dialogue between Migrants and Host Community. An exchange of knowledge that aims to help migrants be in charge of their own narrative. Shifting Perceptions Facilitation of the integration and inclusion process by offering knowledge to all stakeholders. Breaking stereotypes, influencing integration policies, and promoting real representation in the decision-making processes Awareness and Advocacy Work Informing and calling Attention to issues that directly impact migrants and refugees and raising awareness of their perspective and lived experienceHow can you contribute to the Network in your country?
Not only are we based in the EuroMed region, but most of our team members and volunteers are from the region and we believe we can bring in a new perspective on intercultural dialogue because we work on Intra and intercultural dialogue from a migratory and gender equality perspective.Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
We, as Kudwa and as the president Razan, have participated in the most recent virtual marathon on Intercultural Dialogue and we realized that we, as an organization and as people, fit perfectly within the network and we can provide value as much as we can get.