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.
Fifteen innovators turned Zimbabwe’s everyday challenges into breakthrough ideas. Winner Anesu Mukuwane now takes her post-harvest solution from Harare to the Falling Walls Global Finale in Berlin.
Thirty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell, Falling Walls continues its mission: connecting leading innovators and supporting bold research talent through a growing global network of labs and ideas.
Can a public square strengthen a community? This question brought together students, professors, locals and partner organizations from Germany & Israel for an extraordinary week in Hamburg.
Where can people still gather freely, safely, and without barriers? More importantly, what happens to a society when those shared spaces gradually disappear?
Los terremotos expusieron la incapacidad del Estado venezolano, pero también la fortaleza de su ciudadanía. Reconstruir el país exige transformar sus instituciones y avanzar hacia la democracia.
From grassroots activism to municipal leadership, Zintle Olayi’s journey is rooted in service. This Women’s Month, they reflect on politics, purpose and giving communities a stronger voice.
Polish politics is shifting fast: PiS fractures, Morawiecki launches a new party, and the balance on the right is changing ahead of the 2027 elections.
Do Zambia’s electoral reforms strengthen democracy or merely regulate it? The real test is whether they protect citizens’ rights, participation, representation and trust.
Germany’s dependence on China for rare earths remains high and has even increased for certain elements, according to an analysis by the Taipei office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.