Anna Lindh Foundation

Inizjamed

National Network

Malta

Address

2, Triq Tonna Barthet Pembroke Malta

Country

Malta

City

Pembroke

Street address 2

2, Triq Tonna Barthet

Mobile Phone

35679242212

Telephone

35621376941

E-Mail

koordinazzjoni@inizjamed.org

E-Mail (2)

koordinazzjoni@inizjamed.org

Year of Establishment

1998

Contact Person1

Keith Borg

Contact Person 2

Clare Azzopardi

Organisation Type

Non-Governmental Organization

Fields of Activity

Arts

General Information

Inizjamed is a voluntary non-governmental cultural organization founded in 1998 in Malta that is committed towards the regeneration of culture and artistic expression in the Maltese Islands and actively promotes a greater awareness of the cultures of the Mediterranean. Inizjamed is a secular, non-partisan organization that acknowledges that every generation must seek to create its own language and both respond to realities of its day and look beyond them. The internal structure of Inizjamed is not a hierarchy with an executive committee and a pool of dormant members but rather · a central coordinating team of five persons · project coordinators who may or may not be members of the organization. The project coordinators bring with them competences, experiences and contacts that enrich both the participants and the organization itself.

Mission and Objectives

Inizjamed is · a founding member of the Association that runs the Biennial for Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean · an affiliate member of the Forum of Justice and Cooperation based in Malta. Since it was founded in 1998, Inizjamed has been nominated three times for the Youth in Society prize awarded by the Government of Malta for the work it carried out in 1999, 2000 and 2003. It has also run major projects funded by the European Union, the British Council, the University of Malta, and UNESCO.

Main Projects / Activities

. literary encounters and performances mainly for emerging Maltese writers working in collaboration with artists from other fields · community arts projects · workshops led by internationally-renowned foreign authors · publication of Maltese literature in the original and in translation · training courses · long-term projects for young European volunteers · participates in international arts festivals and seminars about culture and the arts · works closely with other Maltese and foreign organizations