What is Bridge Initiative International ?

Bridge Initiative is a civil society formally registered since 2003. However Bridge Initiative started as a project in 2001, under the initiative of people from diverse organizations and institutions.

The history of Bridge Initiative

What are the details of Bridge Initiative International ?

Bridge Initiative International
20, boulevard Poissonnière
75009 Paris
France
Phone : +33 1 55 33 52 60 / 67
Fax : +33 1 55 33 52 62
info@bridge-initiative.org

Is Bridge Initiative really a neutral space for dialogue ?

Yes. BII strives to be a neutral space, and has set up means to be. It is financed mainly by independant foundations, and European development agencies.

What are the relationships of BII with institutions ?

Bridge Initiative is independant of all institutions, be they multilateral insitutions or governmental institutions of any State.

What are the relationships of BII with civil society and NGOs ?

Bridge Initiative participes to the efforts of civil society to have its voices heard at international level. It does this by proposing a neutral space for dialogue and meditation between actors of globalization.

What are the relationships between BII and the media?

Bridge Initiative is independant from media, but has a specific work on public space and media, which it considers as a challenge for publicizing issues related to globalization.

Is BII an independant organization?

Yes, it is an independant non profit organization, under the French law of 1901.

How is BII financed?

The funding of Bridge Initiative

What is the concept of dialogue underlined by BII ?

BII doesn't defend a particular ideology concerning dialogue, as multi-stakeholder dialogue, for instance. It doesn't have a receipt or a "miracle solution", but it is only a tool for us, which can be powerful, of global change, allowing us to confront together global challenges.

You can ask other questions on the Bridge Initiative forum.