(FEDA) Friends of Environment & Development Association

Our Objectives:
1. Mobilize resources of UNDP sponsored Sustainable Development Task Force in alleviating poverty, improving living conditions and protecting cultural heritage.
2. Implement programs and projects responsive to environmental, socio- economic, and cultural needs and priorities of selected areas.
3. Contribute to the solution of the unemployment problem by offering training programs on handicrafts, computers, and repair & maintenance of technical devices (TV, DVD, Fax, Mobiles, Refrigerators, Washing Machines …etc) .
4. Promote awareness with our Cultural Heritage .
5. Organize and hold symposia, conferences and seminars in the areas of Environment and Sustainable Development.
6. Upgrade building’s physical conditions and improve infrastructure of demonstration areas.
7. Develop democratic community structure and strengthen capacity of the community and local organizations.
8. Improve living conditions of the inhabitants (social, education, health, economic, environment and culture).
9. Offer services and provide consultations related to environment and sustainable development.
10. Initiate/ Revive local NGOs to serve relevant groups of people.
11. Advise on appropriate measures for conducting EIA of development projects.
12. Investigate socio-economic characteristics of selected communities based on the Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) approach.
13. Celebrate Earth Day through organizing workshops.
FEDA is accredited by:
·United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
·Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Convention to Combat Desertification (INCD), 1993
·International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), 1994
·World Summit for Social Development (WSSD), 1995
·United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005