In collaboration with FED, the regional committees have also set up their own social development projects in their respective regions:

• Alcohol and drug abuse prevention in the North jointly with regional associations and specialist NGOs at national level
• Computer literacy programmes in the South-East and South-West in conjunction with the National Computer Board,
• Mentoring for the youth in the South-West in conjunction with the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award programme (Ministry of Youth and Sports)
• Occupational integration project aimed at upper secondary level students from a college in the South-West

The regional committees also manage their own budget for the financing of NGOs and associations in their region in line with the philosophy and priorities of FED while adapting them to the specific characteristics of their regions. This allows the Foundation to develop links with local associations and authorities as well as specialist NGOs at national level in specific fields such as drug addiction and AIDS, which contribute their expertise to projects implemented by FED.