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Middle East Ngos Gateway Project




MENGOS focuses on progressive, under-represented and marginalized NGOs that work on advancing human rights and development projects. MENGOS gives them a presence on the Internet and serves as a database of NGOs in the Arab world.

The MENGOS database lists organization name, region, area of focus, or primary contact person in three languages ( Arabic / English / French ) to open communication across borders and language barriers. Donors can identify potential grantees. Non-profit organizations throughout the Middle East can network with one another to learn from each others' experience, exchange information, and share resources for projects designed to reduce Poverty , empower people, and promote democracy and human rights.

The objectives of MENGOS are the following:
  • Create a network of Arab public, private and non-profit organizations.

  • Promote broad access to knowledge and information tools for equitable sustainable development and the promotion of democracy and human rights.

  • Increase the exchange of knowledge, experiences and resources to tap the potential of information and communication technologies to improve society, reduce poverty, and promote democracy.

  • Build information technology capacity to support the development of civil society institutions in the Arab World.



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