{"id":2666,"date":"2016-07-28T12:48:19","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/usa\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2016-07-28T12:48:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:48:19","slug":"middle-east-partnership-initiative-mepi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/middle-east-partnership-initiative-mepi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), located within the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, is a unique program designed to engage directly with and invest in the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).\u00a0 MEPI works to create partnerships with citizens to foster the development of pluralistic, participatory, and prosperous societies throughout the MENA region.\u00a0 To do this, MEPI partners with local, regional and international non-governmental organizations, the private sector, academic institutions, and governments. More information about MEPI can be found at:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/algeria\/401501\/pao2015\/MEPI_Local_Grant_Algeria.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">MEPI Local Grant Algeria<\/a><\/span> \u00a0<span class=\"small_text\">(PDF 275kb)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mepi.state.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.mepi.state.gov\/<\/a> (in English) and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/arabic.mepi.state.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/arabic.mepi.state.gov\/<\/a> (in Arabic).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please email <a href=\"mailto:MEPIAlgiers@state.gov\" target=\"_blank\">MEPIAlgiers@state.gov<\/a> with any questions about MEPI programs and activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maktabat MEPI \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The MEPI library is an online portal providing free access to presentations, white papers, and other materials on a range of civil society issues.\u00a0 Materials are available in English, French, and Arabic.\u00a0 Please follow this link to visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maktabatmepi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maktabat MEPI Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452753276072_16489\" class=\"yiv5549351667MsoNormal\"><strong>MEPI Notice of Funding Opportunity 2016: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1452753276072_16490\" class=\"yiv5549351667MsoNormal\"><strong>Leaders for Democracy Fellowship 2016 (English Program)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"red_text\"><i>Deadline: April 21\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\">The MEPI Leaders for Democracy Fellowship (LDF) Program is a three-month program in the United States designed to give young civic leaders from the Middle East and North Africa an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge, experience, and skills as well as networking opportunities with like-minded peers and professionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/algeria\/401501\/pdf2016\/Algeria_Flyer_LDF_English_program2016_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">For more information click here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/algeria\/401501\/pdf2016\/LDF_Application_Form-US_Program_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Application Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.state.gov\/libraries\/algeria\/401501\/pdf2016\/LDF_Application_AnnexA_Professional_Reference_Form-US_Program_001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Professional Reference Form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/algiers.usembassy.gov\/mepi.html\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), located within the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, is a unique program designed to engage directly with and invest in the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).\u00a0 MEPI works to create partnerships with citizens to foster the development of pluralistic, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[42,49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2666","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diaspora","8":"category-news-diaspora"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algerienetwork.com\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}