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One of the foundational objectives of Social Promotion Foundation is to try to generate in society and, especially among young people,
a greater awareness of citizens, responsible and supportive. To
this end, the Foundation launches initiatives every year that explain the reality of the countries in which it works, the causes of poverty, social exclusion or violation of rights, in order to create critical awareness and generate attitudes and commitments in the society that help transform reality and be supportive.
SEMINARS, STUDIES AND REPORTS
Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (CEMO)
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CEMO) for Social Promotion Foundation is a multidisciplinary Think Tank that regularly brings together experts to reflect, exchange opinions and seek joint solutions to different aspects of the Middle East reality.
Thus, within the framework of the agreement of rural development that the Foundation develops in the West Bank, and funded by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Social Promotion Foundation held the seminar “From crisis to opportunity: Water and Sustainable Development in the Middle East” at Casa Árabe in Madrid, to reflect on the human right to water and sanitation in the West Bank and Gaza, good practices on its access and management, and water as a resource for cooperation in the region.
On the other hand, in Rome, two seminars have been held that have tried to shed light on the stability of the Middle East and how it affects a country like Lebanon, on the one hand, and relations with Beijing and Tehran, on the other.
Seminars
and encounters
In March, the Foundation, together with the Chamber of Commerce of Peru
in Spain and the consultant Dédalo, organized a technical seminar on
the perspectives of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Peru, an open country prepared to undertake proposals centered on in this aspect.
On the other hand, in April he participated in the International Congress: “Perspectives for the Service of Integral Human Development: 50 Years
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