The E-mediat program aims to increase NGO knowledge and skills to use new media effectively and to promote their access to these new communication channels to enable them to advance their unique missions and strengthen their organizations.

It is a program of international cooperation, administered by the Institute for International Education (IIE) and funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) of the United States Department of State with the support and kind donations from Microsoft, Cisco and the CraigList Charitable Fund.

In Morocco, the E-Mediat program is hosted by Tanmia association in Rabat. For the year 2011-2012, the E-mediat program will be implemented in two main regions: L’Oriental and the Middle Atlas.

Thus, 60 NGOs representing rural and urban areas in both regions will benefit from a training program from June 2011 to January 2012 in the following areas:

1. Introduction: New Media and Strategic Planning

2. About Website and Blogs,

3. Social networks and online communities.

4. Digital film production and Internet Activism.

5. Advocacy via the mobile phone and civic engagement

In addition to Morocco, the program is implemented in five other countries in the MENA region, namely Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen for more information on the E-mediat program, please visit our webiste.