FNF Bangladesh 2.6

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) was established in 1958 by Theodor Heuss, the first president of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Foundation has worked under the banner of political liberalism and promotes individual freedom worldwide.

The Foundation follows the ideals of the protestant theologian, Friedrich Naumann. At the beginning of the last century, Naumann was a leading German liberal thinker and politician. He resolutely backed the idea of civic education. Naumann believed that a functioning democracy needs politically informed and educated citizens. According to him, civic education is a prerequisite for political participation and thus for democracy.

In this regard, the Foundation is an agent of organized liberalism. It promotes this through civic education and political dialogues. The Foundation has about 50 offices worldwide and supports programs and partners in more than 70 countries. It also enjoys close links with Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) and London based Liberal International (LI).

While the Foundation’s activities in the field of civic education consist of seminars, conferences and publications aimed at promoting liberal values and principles, the international political dialogue program provides a discussion forum for a wide range of liberal issues. The Foundation closely works together with liberal parties in various contexts to promote liberal solutions.

The Foundation is mainly publicly funded and subject to the oversight of the German Federal Court of Auditors and other auditing authorities. It publishes an annual accountability report which is available on the Foundations German website.

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In Bangladesh, we facilitate civic awareness to promote liberal ideas on market economy, right to information and governance issues. We collaborate with policy-makers, business bodies, think-tanks, journalists and other members of the civil society.