Anna Lindh Foundation

CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe

National Network

Belgium

Address

Bruxelles Brussels Belgium

Country

Belgium

City

Brussels

Street address 2

Bruxelles

Telephone

+32 2 344 3444

E-Mail

ceji@ceji.org

Year of Establishment

1991

Contact Person1

Stefanie Lecesne

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Gender

General Information

1. Board, Director + 5 staff + 1/2 voluneteers 2. 466.000€ 3. Sources of fund: EU, Ford Foundation, the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund, the Hanadiv Charitable Foundation, Private donors, Membership fees (members of General Assembly) 5. Partners include: The Belgian branch of the International League of Jewish Women, Islam and Citizenship, Netherlands. The Multifaith Centre, Derby UK, Islamic Christian Study Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark , Partners Bulgaria Foundation.

Mission and Objectives

Mission: CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe stands with individuals and organisations of all religions, cultures and backgrounds to promote a diverse and inclusive Europe. Objectives: Delivering diversity education, facilitating and contributing to networks, enhancing inter-faith and inter-cultural dialogue, advocacy at a European level and facilitating Jewish participation.

Main Projects / Activities

CEJI delivers diversity education to empower people to fight prejudice and discrimination, and provides education and training to develop respect for diversity and skills needed to succeed in a multicultural Europe. CEJI works through national and European networks to address the needs of schools, youth and public authorities. CEJI assists and contributes to networks to combat all forms of discrimination by facilitating ACODDEN (A Classroom of Difference™ Diversity Education Network) and plays a supporting role in the youth network EPTO (European Peer Training Organisation). By coordinating and guiding the European Platform for Jewish Muslim Cooperation, CEJI enhances interfaith and intercultural dialogue and understanding between Muslim and Jewish communities. CEJI actively contributes to European policy-making processes dealing with antisemitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination and diversity education through lobbying at European level Facilitating the involvement of Jewish communities CEJI empower local Jewish organisations to become more interculturally and internationally active.