Av. de la Chasse 174
B-1040 Etterbeek
Brussels
Belgium
- Democracy and community development
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
FASE is a European NGO with the focus on youth, education and lobbying for Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis living abroad. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. It was established in 2006 by a group of young Azerbaijanis with various backgrounds, primarily residing or studying/having studied in the EU countries, who were united by the idea of direct contribution to the development and progress of Azerbaijan and who believed that their efforts will have better appeal and efficiency if coordinated and discussed.
FASE is a European platform of Azerbaijani youth/students acting as a hub for communication. Benefiting from the large network of activists and interested people, FASE utilizes the potential of this network for raising profile of Azerbaijan in Europe, initiating cultural interchange, engaged in informal educational activities, being in course of events happening regarding Azerbaijan in the EU and lobbying for these purposes.
Promotion of Azerbaijani cause in Europe
A set of promotion efforts among European politicians, academia, media and civil society aimed at promoting Azerbaijan as the country sharing the common European future and with the potential to contribute to the common European future with its positive experience of cultural and religious inclusiveness as well as such dimensions as regional security and energy.
As the consequence of the above and natural follow up to the above said the projection and promotion of European values of personal freedoms and social welfare to Azerbaijani youth.
Promotion of Azerbaijani culture in Europe
A set of efforts among European politicians, media, academia and civil society aimed at promoting Azerbaijani culture as the source of new inspiration and creativity for the common European culture through demonstrating cultural diversity and richness of Azerbaijani traditions and new cultural trends and subcultures.
FASE has the ambition to achieve through consistent and continuing efforts the truly equal cultural exchange between Azerbaijan and the rest of Europe.
Promotion of Informal Education in Azerbaijan
By believing in the power of knowledge and the culture of questions and through consistent activities contribute to overcome of the negative trends in Azerbaijani educational system in schools and universities. The main instruments being information technologies, innovative and entertaining educational formats, by identifying and accumulating Azerbaijani and international expertise from outside of Azerbaijan and transfer to Azerbaijan without referring but in close cooperation with formal and traditional educational establishments such as Schools and Universities.
Networking among Azerbaijanis in Europe and Azerbaijan
By believing that communication creates social and human capital and through consistent activities contribute to closer personal, social and professional links among Azerbaijanis living in all parts of Europe with emphasize on new IT instruments, open communication formats and “think and act” type of networks.