From 27 to 28 July 2009, the Anna Lindh Foundation will be organizing in Luxembourg the first phase of the Hyperlink Project, “the ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” on the margin of the regional initiative Restore Trust – Rebuild Bridges which was launched by the Anna Lindh Foundation and the UN Alliance of Civilizations to encourage a culture of peace and coexistence in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.

The “the ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” aims at providing 20 Euromed bloggers with an interactive 2 days training about intercultural dialogue, and Informing them about the Anna Lindh Foundation and its activities.
“The ALF Euromed Bloggers Training on Intercultural Dialogue” is taking place in Luxembourg in cooperation with the ALF Head of Network in Luxembourg, the Abbey of Neumunster Cultural Centre.

The training targets influential bloggers from the 43 Euromed countries who share the values of dialogue and coexistence, and are committed to promote mutual understanding between the countries of the region.

The 20 participants will be given the title of Cyber Ambassadors for Dialogue and would be asked to participate through there blogs in the one shot online campaign on the 18th of September on Restore Trust – Rebuild Bridges, in order to encourage exchanges between people from different communities, promoting a culture of mutual respect, reconciliation, non-violent conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence inside and between the 43 member countries of the Euro-Med Region.

The training will be delivered by 2 highly professional trainers, one from the north and one from the south of the region. The methodology of the training will try to combine between plenary informative presentations, tools and games used in non-formal education on intercultural dialogue, and working groups to design the online campaign. The training will also include a Cultural Night where the participants will have the opportunity to discover each others cultures more closely.