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ANIMA Investment Network develops and implements initiatives involving ecosystems in support of the private sector to promote an attractive, sustainable and inclusive economy

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About ANIMA

ANIMA is an international network for economic développement between Europe, Middle East and North and Sub-Saharan Africa. It develops initiatives with the objective of making its partner countries more attractive to business and investment, improving the performance of policies and institutions, and promoting companies that create value for society. 

ANIMA network brings together 70 member organizations in 20 countries and more than 400 experts and partners coordinated by a team of 16 people based in Head Office in Marseille, France and  Morocco.

Since its creation seventeen years ago, the association has successfully carried out 30 projects, managing to mobilize a total of 60 million euros in funding for 450 beneficiary organizations.

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The President's words

In a world experiencing a succession of crises, it is more important than ever to unite between countries and organizations to understand the current challenges and invent concrete solutions to address them together. ANIMA strives to act at all levels, both macro and micro, for the development of trade and investment in the service of sustainable and inclusive development.

Tarak Cherif

President of ANIMA and Confédération des Entreprises Citoyennes de Tunisie (CONECT)

Current projects

Discover how, through its initiatives, network of members, and collaborators, ANIMA is actively engaged in building inclusive and sustainable economic development between Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Euromed Clusters Forward

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Euromed Clusters Forward is co-funded by the European Union up to 90% for a global amount of EUR 7.8 million budget, and led by ANIMA until 2026

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Lebanon Innovate

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Lebanon Innovate is a 42-month program funded by the European Union to revitalize the Lebanese entrepreneurial ecosystem and the productive sectors.

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Start Africa Maroc

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Start up Africa is an entrepreneurship support scheme for sub-Saharan students and graduates in Morocco.

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Call Me Blue

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Call Me Blue project aims to strengthen existing cluster alliances in the Mediterranean region in order to foster the emergence of strategic maritime clusters in North Africa

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Finalised projects

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ANIMA | Closure of a GIZ Morocco initiative: a toolkit to optimise mentoring programmes for Moroccan start-ups

As part of the PROMET "Promoting Entrepreneurship" project, GIZ Morocco has commissioned ANIMA to develop and implement an Expertise Programme...

INNOVATION – Mapping Lebanon’s innovation ecosystem with Lebanon Innovate

On December 14, 2023, the Lebanon Innovate organized an exceptional event entitled "Mapping and revealing innovation ecosystem insights". The...

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