The expertise hubs enrich the international profile of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. They enable joint work across regions through their focus on globally relevant policy issues. These include questions of international financial and economic policy, digital policy, security, development and human rights policy.
We are Active in over 60 Countries: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is committed to working with all its strength for a liberal world. Our core concern is the realization of freedom and responsibility. We promote the development of democratic, market-based and constitutional structures so that more and more people can live in a liberal, democratic society.
Through the connection of EU experts, civil society, and decision makers we seek to foster open dialogue and discuss liberal policy solutions to European challenges. Together with our liberal partners, we develop formats and campaigns to promote rule of law, free markets and human rights. Moreover, we coordinate EU co-funded projects in the field of democracy support, development cooperation and human rights protection.
Through our seven offices in the MENA Region, we actively promote the political debate to support innovative liberal approaches and solutions. Our projects are liberal platforms on which the Foundation's partners from the Gulf to the Levant and the entire southern side of the Mediterranean can provide creative impulses and discuss geopolitical issues.
From our seven offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, we focus on promoting political networking. We are committed to strengthening liberalism and promoting human rights, the rule of law and the social market economy.
In North America, our focus is on the transatlantic partnership, which we see as a supporting pillar for the security and stability of Western democracies. We encourage the political debate and develop innovative liberal approaches. In Latin America we work to promote strong democratic institutions, respect for human rights and rule of law as well as promoting liberal dialogue throughout the region.
With its offices in Asia, the foundation supports programs to strengthen democratic processes, particularly free and fair elections, and transparent and accountable governance. The Foundation in the region also showcases innovation as a tool to encourage civic participation that further promotes freedom.
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom’s office in Abidjan is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the reopening of the office in Cote d’Ivoire. The office was forced to close down in the 1990s...
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is hosting Freiheitstag, or Freedom Day, in the countries where we have representation in the sub-Saharan Africa region.
#FemaleForward2020 presents stories of five women rising above tides and hierarchies: a young girl in Indonesia unintimidated by age and gender, creatively turning waste into artistic products; a...
FNFs project offices in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Tanzania have been hosting a series of high school debate initatives in 2017. The debate programmes are a way of training future politicians who...
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom organised the national final of the competition Falling Walls Lab Abidjan 2017 on Thursday 29 June, under the framework of promoting entrepreneurship and...
The DA welcomes the judgement handed down on 22 February 2017 by the North Gauteng High Court confirming that the ANC-led government’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was...
The aim of the FNF sub-Saharan Africa country gathering in Johannesburg was to discuss some of the challenges against democracy on the continent. This included analysing challenges facing fair and...
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom’s involvement in Africa has been around promoting democracy, the rule of law, social market economy and an increased focus on promoting human rights.
Freedom versus is a podcast series that uses the value of freedom as a lens through which to examine perennial topics such as religion, identity politics and censorship. While the show is rooted...
The Human Freedom Index presents the state of human freedom in the world based on a broad measure that encompasses personal, civil, and economic freedom. Human freedom is a social concept that...