New Libya Foundation Information

Our Mission To nurture the successful development of civil society organizations and movements in Libya through training, education, access to resources and financial assistance. Our vision is broad with our immediate focus on: Civic engagement, inclusiveness, and association. About Us The New Libya Foundation was born from the Facebook page, Time For A New Libya. Launched on February 10th, 2011 in support of the historic events of the February 17 revolution, the page’s objective was to bring global media attention to the revolution and global users’ attention to Libya’s future. More than a call for the end of Gaddafi’s regime, the page espoused a singular vision for a New Libya that revolved around a thriving civil society. Building on that vision, the page’s co-administrators partnered with educational institutions, development agencies and active Libyan community members to launch the New Libya Foundation, a formal foundation for the development of Libyan civil society. Since our inception, the NLF has raised over one million dollars, successfully implemented fourteen capacity building and advocacy programs and conducted over three hundred events. We have directly impacted the lives of more than three thousand young activists and civil society leaders, and assisted in the establishment of more than seventy nascent organizations. In 2015, the New Libya Foundation will merge with Forum for Democratic Libya to create Jusur (bridges), a national policy making and advocacy organization.