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Network of European Foundations
Forum to foster integrated community care in Europe and beyond
Today, healthcare systems are fragmented and disease-centred, difficult to navigate and do not consider the person as a whole. Integrated community care seeks to empower and engage people as co-producers of care within inter-sectoral and inter-professional …
European Philanthropy Learning Initiative: Discovering Philanthropy, Discovering America
In an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world, the role of national governments as societal standard-bearers is changing, and civil society is both threatened by illiberalism and empowered to drive the changes essential to ensuring an …
Network of European Foundations: New philanthropy partnerships in Tunisia
In 2013, following the Arab Spring, the Network of European Foundations brought together a group of European foundations to establish Fikra, the Tunisia Joint Fund, with the aim of contributing to the transition of Tunisian …
Network of European Foundations: Young people and the future of Europe
Europe is a multi-level governance system, and participation in European democracies starts at grassroots level. Yet every day news shows that policymakers are often remote from citizens’ daily considerations and that Europe is too often …
Network of European Foundations: European Practice Exchange on Deradicalisation
The phenomenon of violent radicalization has motivated a group of foundations to take action through the European Practice Exchange on Deradicalisation (EPEx), aiming to establish a network of frontline practitioners to share knowledge, experience and …
Network of European Foundations: Action for farmers in West Africa
To address the urgent need to reform current agricultural and food systems, a group of foundations has launched the Joint Action for Farmers’ Organizations in West Africa (JAFOWA) with the aim of creating a dynamic …
NEF triennial report for 2013-15 is now available for download
The Network of European Foundations (NEF) triennial report for 2013-15 is now available for download. NEF has long and sound experience with the development and management of operational partnerships at the European level and in …
Network of European Foundations: Early childhood development in social protection programmes
The Children and Violence Evaluation Challenge Fund was set up in 2011 to inform and improve programming and policies on violence prevention against children in low- and middle-income countries. It aims to generate more rigorous …
NEF – EPIM: ten years of promoting constructive approaches to migration in Europe
This year the European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) celebrates ten years of collaboration among 18 European foundations working to strengthen the role of civil society in advocating constructive approaches to migration in Europe. …
NEF – Creating a New Pact for Europe
The eurozone crisis has provided a strong new impetus for European integration, but it is becoming increasingly clear that to overcome the crisis, stabilize the European Union and reduce the chances of history repeating itself, …
