Tavaana E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society

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The NED’s Center for International Media Assistance states:

Tavaana E-Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society was launched in May 2010 with seed money from the U.S. State Department to conduct live e-courses and webinars, many dealing with subjects forbidden by the Iranian government. The Tavaana project’s parent organization, the E-Collaborative for Civic Education, has received support from the National Endowment for Democracy, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the United States Agency for International Development.[1]

History

According to Tavaana's website, the project seeks a “free and open Iranian society, one in which each and every Iranian enjoys equality, justice and the full spectrum of civil and political liberties.”[2] Tavaana was founded by Akbar Atri, a former student leader and drafter of a referendum for a 'democratic' Iranian constitution, and Mariam Memarsadeghi, who previously headed Freedom House’s Middle East and North Africa programs.[3]

Tavaana was originally incubated as a project of the Center for Liberty in the Middle East through a seed grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.[4][5] In 2011 Tavaana became a project of the E-Collaborative for Civic Education (ECCE), a US-based non-profit organization with a mission to leverage technology to promote civic learning and democratic political life internationally.[6]

People

Faculty

Prominent Tavaana faculty members include:[7][8]

Notes

  1. ↑ https://www.cima.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CIMA-Iran.pdf
  2. ↑ About Us.  Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Mariam Memarsadeghi.  Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Tavaana - Center for Liberty in the Middle East.  Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Supporting Internet Freedom: The Case of Iran.  Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ A Letter from the Founders.  Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Tavaana Teachers.  Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Defending human rights, empowering civil society in Iran.  Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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