The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Prof. Driss Guerraoui, an executive member of the Fondazione, spoke at the international meeting on  “SOCIAL ECONOMY AND FAIR TRADE: LEVERAGE FOR NEW MODELS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE MAGHREB”, which was held at the University of “Ibn Tofail” in Kénitra.

This year, the Fez Forum is being organized by the Moroccan Interdisciplinary Center for Strategic and International Studies (CMIESI) and the Fondazione Mediterraneo in collaboration with a number of partners including the League of the Arab States.

The Fondazione Mediterraneo – with President Michele Capasso and members Pia Molinari, Driss Guerraoui and Caterina Arcidiacono – participated in a seminar dedicated to young people and the democratic transition in the Mediterranean.

From 1-4^th December, the Moroccan Youth Forum for the Third Millennium together with  the National Association for Studies and Research in Development organized an international meeting on the theme of “Young people and Human Safety”,  in collaboration with  the Agence du Sud, the Groupe OCP, the Wilaya of Dakhla , the Ministry of Youth and Sport, Royal Air Maroc, the World Peace Organisation and the Fondazione Mediterraneo  in Dakhal,
The meeting took place at a time in which Morocco is undergoing historical,  political, social and economic reform in a global context that is marked by profound transformations. More than 220 ardent peace supporters participated. Among them were young people aged between  18 to 35 from Africa, the Arab World, Asia, Europe and North and South America.
The meeting was animated by experts on human safety and key figures from all over the world. The event included cultural and artistic activities as well as solidarity actions for the populations of Dakhla. Agreements were also signed in favor of young people from the Southern Provinces of Morocco.

At the end of the forum, youth representatives from five continents signed a Memorandum constituting a Global Youth Network for Human Safety.