Overview

Anhre is a regional network working in the Arab region which promotes the values of citizenship & the culture of human rights, and includes the principle of gender equality, the rights of persons with disabilities and the rights of the most vulnerable groups to discrimination and exclusion through coordination of efforts and capacity-building. The network includes 45 organizations from 9 Arab countries: Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Yemen, & Tunisia. The 11-member coordinating committee and the executive management of the network from Amman, Jordan The first founding committee of seven elected members was formed as follows: President: Rifat Al-Sabah/ Palestine Vice President: Karima Ibn Jelloun Touimi/ Morocco Treasurer: Arwa Khadr El Borai/ Egypt Secretary: Avian Rahim Sheikh Ali/ Iraq Committee on Information and Public Relations: Mohammed Al – Jubouri/ Iraq and Arwa Khader Albora/ Egypt Technical Support and Resource Mobilization Committee: Sawsan Al Rifai/ Yemen Capacity Building Committee: Ghassan Saleh/ Iraq In addition to the Executive Director of the network: Fattouh Younis/ Jordan Arab Network for Human Rights and Citizenship Education (ANHRE) We looked for a short name of the network that makes it easier for people to remember, and gives the network a meaning that suits its objectives. Ideas were lost and scattered, the word came from the Sudan and the word "Anhre” to give the meaning of giving, taking, mixing, continuity, life, hope and love, as we Vision A civil society that functions based on respect of human rights principles and enhancement of equal citizenship and acceptance of diversity. Mission A regional network in the Arab region that works towards the enhancement of citizenship values and promotion of culture of human rights with a focus on mainstreaming gender equality, and rights of persons with disability and vulnerable groups, through coordination of efforts and capacity building.