Donor Newsletter # 1-2006 - Capacity Building & Institutional Strengthening
The information in this donor newsletter series is based on data from the Both ENDS database of donor- and organisation profiles. Maintenance of this database is part of the ongoing services of Both ENDS to environmental organisations in the South and in Central and Eastern Europe.
This donor newsletter is the first in a new series of three issues regarding funding opportunities in the field of development and environment. This issue concentrates on funding possibilities for projects and programmes concerning capacity building and institutional strengthening.
This series of publications is made possible by grants of the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (VROM) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DG International Cooperation (DGIS).
Africa
70
Afrique Verte
Agronomes et
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières
Avalon
Bread & Water for Africa
British
Ecological Society's Building Capacity for Ecology Fund
Cooperative
Housing Foundation International
Centro Informazione ed Educazione allo Sviluppo
Conservation,
Food, & Health Foundation
DISOP
Eau Vive
FARM Africa
Global Environmental Health & Justice Fund
Institute for Sustainable Communities
Lighthouse Foundation
Link Community Development
Living Earth Foundation
MADRE
NICCO
Nippon Foundation
Opportunity International UK
PMU/InterLife
SOMNEED
SwedBio
Transrural Trust
Triangle
TRIAS
Unitarian Service Committee Canada
Volkart Foundation
World Accord
Background:
Movimento Africa '70 is an Italian organisation that was founded in 1971 as
civil and cultural movement in support of the independence wars fought in many
Africa countries and colonies but it soon changed into a development NGO.
Activities:
Africa 70 realizes development projects in the fields of rural development,
urban rehabilitation and institutional support.
Remarks:
The support of local bodies in developing countries has led the organisation
towards institutional counterparts interested in the opportunities offered by
the decentralized cooperation and in experiences of partnership with
municipalities in the South of the World. The work made by local bodies has
given the possibility to Africa70 to collaborate with decentralized and
specialized bodies (like universities, harbour bodies, research centres, etc.)
and to develop collaborations with associations that works in specific fields.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Burkina Faso, Central African Rep., Cape Verde, Eritrea, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Niger, Somalia; Asia: Thailand, Vietnam; Middle East & Northern
Africa: Lebanon, Morocco (incl. Western Sahara), Yemen; Latin America: Brazil,
Mexico, Nicaragua; South Eastern Europe: Albania.
Other themes:
Agriculture (animal husbandry, pastoral issues, rural development, sustainable
farming); Food sovereignty, sustainable development; Economic issues (income-generating
activities, micro-credits, eco-tourism); environmental issues (conservation,
natural resources management); community development; culture; education;
indigenous people; migration & refugees; gender issues; urban issues (housing,
infrastructure); water issues (drinking water, fisheries, sanitation).
Contact information:
Address: Viale Tunisia 37, 20124 Milan - Italy
Phone: +39-2-2901.5084
Fax: +39-2-655.1199
E-mail: africa70(at)africa70.org
Internet: www.africa70.org
Information collected 03/2006
Background:
Established in 1990, Afrique Verte ('Green Africa') is a joint venture of the
French NGOs Terre des Hommes, Frères des Hommes, Peuples Solidaires, the
Association Française des Volontaires du Progrès (AFVP), and the Comité
Catholique contre la Faim pour le Développement (CCFD).
Activities:
The aim of Afrique Verte is to promote food security and sustainable development
in the Sahel. This is done by reinforcing the professional capacities of
small-farmer organizations, participating in the consolidation of the
structuring of small-farmer organizations, and the promotion of marketing of
local cereals.
Project example:
Mali: project activities are carried out in seven target areas, where Afrique
Verte provides assistance and training facilities to 423 entities dealing with
cereals, including small-farmer organisations for cereals, processing units,
consumer cooperatives, women's associations and cereal traders.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal.
Other themes:
Agriculture (courses & training, food sovereignty, infrastructure, rural
development, sustainable farming); sustainable development; economic issues (income-generating
activities, micro-enterprise development, trade issues); education; gender
issues; vocational training; urban issues (infrastructure).
Contact information:
Contact person: Caroline Bah, directrice
Address: 12/20 rue Voltaire, 93100 Montreuil - France
Phone: +33-1-42.87.06.67
Fax: +33-1-48.58.88.13
E-mail: afriqueverte(at)wanadoo.fr
Internet: www.afriqueverte.org
Information collected 00/2006
Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF)
Background:
Agronomists and Veterinarians Without Borders is an association for
international solidarity in support of small-scale agriculture in
underprivileged regions.
AVSF undertakes activities and projects in partnership with farming communities
in the developing world in which agricultural activity and the rearing of
livestock remain fundamental to food provision and security and to social and
economic development.
Activities:
AVSF aims to help create conditions for autonomous and sustainable development
by amongst others: learning techniques and transferring know-how for
well-controlled rural development; facilitating market movements which allow
producers to protect themselves against the local consequences of deregulation
(fair trade, field organisation support); and supporting local bodies (co-operatives,
producer groups, professional trade unions, technical support and training
centres) who act in the markets and public development policies.
Project example:
Honduras: Choluteca Project for social management of natural resources and the
sustainable development of rural agriculture in the municipalities of Concepcion
de Maria and Corpus.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo; Middle East & Northern
Africa: Morocco, Palestinian Authority; Asia: Cambodia, Mongolia, Vietnam;
Central America & Caribbean: Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua; South
America: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela; Central Eastern Europe:
Romania.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, food sovereignty, integrated rural
development, pastoralism, sustainable farming); sustainable development;
economic issues (income-generating activities); environment (conservation,
degradation & desertification, ecological restoration, environmental
education, natural resources management); empowerment; gender issues;
appropriate technology, vocational training; water issues (drinking water,
sanitation).
Contact information:
Contact person: Edith Schaeffer, programmes assistant
Address: 58 rue Raulin, 69361 Lyon Cedex 07 - France
Phone: +33-478-697.959
Fax: +33-478-697.956
Internet: www.avsf.org/uk
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
Avalon's activities focus on the introduction of sustainable rural development
programmes and agri-environmental policy programmes. Avalon places much emphasis
on the development and exchange of knowledge and capacity building on
sustainable rural development and organic agriculture.
Activities:
The strategies Avalon follows are: spreading of knowledge and information by
means of newsletters, the Avalon website and through demonstration farms and
exchange visit programmes; the development and exchange of knowledge and
information on sustainable rural development and organic agriculture; and the
development and exchange of training material and guidelines for sustainable
rural development and organic agriculture.
Project example:
Poland: Agri-environment and reforestation project: a part of the project is to
provide training for farmers who will adopt agri-environmental and reforestation
programmes. In order to reach these farmers, trainers will be skilled to
disseminate knowledge and expertise to entrepreneurs, local administrators and
agricultural advisors.
Geographical focus:
Central Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Rep., Slovenia; South Eastern Europe:
Albania, Bosnia-Herzegowina, FYR Kosovo, Serbia-Montenegro, Turkey; Newly
Independent States: Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (integrated rural development, permaculture, sustainable
farming), local economic development, environmental issues (conservation,
degradation, environmental education, natural resources management, pollution,
reforestation), empowerment, appropriate & environmental technology.
Contact information:
Contact person: Nico van der Werf,
Postal address: PO Box 14, 8730 AA Wommels - Netherlands
Phone: +31-515-331.955
Fax: +31-515-331.980
E-mail: info(at)avalon.nl
Internet: www.avalon.nl
Information collected 03/2006
Bread & Water for Africa (BWA)
Background:
Bread & Water for Africa began is an affiliate of the Christian Relief
Services Charities. The aim of BWA is promoting positive change in Africa by
supporting and strengthening grassroots initiatives for community
self-sufficiency, health and education.
Activities:
Working in partnership with local African organizations, BWA provides funding,
technical support, capacity building and moral support to effectively connect
resources from the North with the ideas, commitment and hard work of African
people in order to create solutions appropriate to the local needs.
Project example:
Ethiopia: YETEEM Children's & Destitute Mother's Program to provide nomadic
peoples in the Afar Region the training, supplies and support necessary to
achieve food security and food self-sufficiency and providing vocational
training to empower women to earn an income.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, food sovereignty, horticulture,
pastoralism, sustainable farming); sustainable development; economic issues (income-generating
activities, local economic development, micro-credit, small enterprise
development); community development; education; healthcare; refugee; women &
youth issues; empowerment; technical issues (building, infrastructure,
vocational training); water issues (drinking water, fisheries).
Contact information:
BWA USA
Address: 2550 Huntington Avenue, Suite #200, Alexandria, VA 22303 - United
States
Phone: +1-703-317.94.40
Fax: +1-703-317.96.90
E-mail: info(at)africanrelief.org
Internet: http://africanrelief.org
BWA UK
Address: PO Box 837, RH10 OYL Crawley, West Sussex - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-207-227.70.00
Fax: +44-207-222.34.80
E-mail: paul(at)africanrelief.org.uk
Internet: www.africanrelief.org.uk
Information collected 02/2006
British Ecological Society's Building Capacity for Ecology Fund
Background:
The British Ecological Society (BES) was established in 1913 to promote and
foster the study of ecology in its widest sense. The core activities are the
publication of results of research in ecology, the development of scientific
meetings and the promotion of ecological awareness through education at all
levels.
Activities:
In anticipation of its centenary, the BES will be supporting ecologists to
establish organisations that can promote the science of ecology in their
geographic area. The BES will do this through a new initiative called the
Building Capacity for Ecology Fund (BCEF). This initiative will help to create
the organisations needed to promote the science of ecology worldwide. The
Fund will assist in the establishment or development of networks of ecologists
that will allow ecologists in countries that currently lack a well-developed
society or ecology institute to interact and gain from the experience and
activities of colleagues.
Remarks:
Proposals will need to demonstrate how capacity-building activities will lead to
a sustainable network of ecologists that can promote the science in their
country or region. Other proposals that clearly promote the objective of the
BCEF will be considered.
Geographical focus:
Eligibility is limited to lower to upper middle-income countries in Central
Eastern & South Eastern Europe and Africa (Northern Africa as well as
sub-Sahara Africa).
Other themes:
Environmental and Nature issues (biodiversity, conservation, ecological
restoration, research activities, etc.).
Contact information:
Contact person: Dominic Burton, grants officer BCEF
Address: 26 Blades Court, Putney SWI5 2NU, London - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-20-8871.9797
Fax: +44-20-8871.9779
E-mail: dominic(at)britishecologicalsociety.org
Internet: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/articles/grants/bcef
Information collected 03/2006
Centro Informazione ed Educazione allo Sviluppo (CIES)
Background:
The Centre for Development Information and Education works to destroy the
tremendous gap that exists between the North and South of the world and to find
new equilibriums based on peace and an equitable distribution of resources on
earth.
Activities:
CIES implements development cooperation projects. An integral element of each
development project is the building up the capacity of the Southern partner
including fostering the active participation of the local beneficiary
populations and the socio-cultural and financial viability of the initiative.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Angola, Morocco, Mozambique, Zimbabwe; Latin America: Argentina, Cuba,
Peru, Uruguay; Southeastern Europe: Albania.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (food sovereignty, rural development); poverty reduction;
sustainable development; economic issues (micro-credit, small enterprise
development); environmental issues (natural resources management, waste
management); legal issues (children's & human rights); community development;
education; healthcare; population issues; gender issues; children; civil
society; vocational training; urban issues (social development, street children,
drinking water & sanitation.
Contact information:
Address: Via Merulana 198, 00185 Rome - Italy
Phone: +39-6-7726.4611
Fax: +39-6-7726.4628
E-mail: cies(at)cies.it
Internet: www.cies.it
Information collected 03/2006
Conservation, Food, & Health Foundation (CFHF)
Background:
The purpose of CFHF is to assist in the conservation of natural resources, the
production and distribution of food, and the improvement and promotion of health
in the developing world. The Foundation is especially interested in supporting
projects which lead to the transfer of responsibility to the citizens of
developing countries for managing and solving their own problems and developing
the capacity of local organizations.
Activities:
The Foundation concentrates its grant-making on research, technical assistance
and training projects of benefit to the Third World especially pilot projects
and special programs that have a potential for replication. The foundation helps
build capacity within developing countries in its three areas of interest:
conservation, food & health. The foundation is especially interested in
supporting projects which lead to the transfer of responsibility to the citizens
of developing countries for managing and solving their own problems and in
supporting self-help initiatives.
Program example:
Conservation grants will help improve ecological and environmental conditions in
the developing world. The Foundation supports field research and related
research activities, training, and technical assistance efforts that: help
conserve viable ecosystems and protect biological diversity in developing
countries; train Third World personnel in conservation and protection of
resources, with an emphasis on technical and scientific training.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, Malawi, Uganda; Asia & Pacific: China,
India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Papua New-Guinea, Thailand; Central America
& Caribbean: Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,
Mexico, Nicaragua; South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay,
Peru, Venezuela.
Other themes:
Food sovereignty; economic issues (income-generating activities, micro-credit);
alternative energy; environmental issues (animal protection, conservation,
environmental education, natural resources management, reforestation, research
activities); land rights; healthcare; indigenous people; gender; fisheries.
Contact information:
Address: c/o Grants Management Associates, 77 Summer Street, Suite 800, MA
02110, Boston - United States
Phone: +1-617-426.71.72
Fax: +1-617-426.54.41
E-mail: cfhf(at)grantsmanagement.com
Internet: www.grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html
Information collected 03/2005
Cooperative Housing Foundation International (CHF International)
Background:
CHF International's mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change
in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to
improve their social, economic and environmental conditions. CHF believes that
safe, affordable housing is the foundation upon which families can build a
livelihood, a healthy community, and a peaceful, democratic society. In CHF's
vision the core values and principles of the cooperative movement offer a
valuable underpinning to all aspects of community development. CHF applies these
principles in building, strengthening, and promoting change in local
institutions, policies, and communities.
Activities:
The Foundation has a proven track record in transparent, efficient grants
administration to over 500 local partners worldwide, with a particular focus on
capacity building and leveraging local resources. Using a "learn-by-doing"
approach, CHF implements all development projects in tandem with community-based
groups, local NGOs, municipal government employees, professional associations,
and the private sector - including local technical experts.
Program example:
Participatory Action for Community Enhancement (PACE): CHF developed the PACE
methodology to build the capacity of individuals within a community for a
brighter future, while delivering tangible improvements. By the end of a PACE
program, a community is left with the mechanisms to collectively make decisions
and work together. While working on projects developed to improve infrastructure,
environmental or economic conditions, communities learn about accountability,
conflict resolution, business skills, and resource mobilization.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan;
Asia: Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka; Middle East: Jordan,
Lebanon, Palestinian Authority, Yemen; Newly Independent States: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan; Central America & Caribbean: El
Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico; South America: Bolivia, Colombia,
Peru; Central Eastern & South Eastern Europe: Bosnia-Herzegowina, FRY Kosovo,
Romania, Serbia- Montenegro.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, beekeeping, food sovereignty); disaster
mitigation & rehabilitation; poverty reduction; sustainable development;
economic issues (income-generating activities, local economic development,
micro-credit, small enterprise development); environmental issues (conservation,
reforestation, waste management); community development; cultural issues;
healthcare; indigenous peoples; refugees; women & youth issues; civil
society & democracy; peace issues; technical issues (artisanal activities,
building, infrastructure development, vocational training); urban issues (housing,
social issues); water (drinking water & sanitation, fisheries).
Contact information:
Address: 8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 800, MD 20910, Silver Spring - United States
Phone: +1-301-587.47.00
Fax: +1-301-587.73.15
E-mail: mailbox(at)chfinternational.org
Internet: www.chfinternational.org
Information collected 01/2006
Background:
DISOP is the acronym of 'Dienst voor Internationale Samenwerking aan
Ontwikkelingsprojecten' which means Organisation for International Co-operation
on Development Projects. DISOP considers itself as an instrument of solidarity
among nations, and a contribution to the development of less advantaged nations
in the world.
Activities:
Identification, development, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
DISOP implements projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America to
create employment, support small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), develop the
rural economy, and train and educate the poor. Preference will be given to
proposals of local NGOs that have proven track record in the activity of the
concerned sector. Projects proposed should employ an integrated approach to
community development and have the potential for sustainability beyond the
period of DISOP support.
Project example:
Philippines: seaweeds farming as an alternative livelihood to fisher folk micro-
project by the Capoocan United Fisherfolk Credit Cooperative (CUFCC): capacity
building, monitoring and evaluation.
Geographical focus:
Africa: South Africa; Asia: India, Philippines, Thailand; Central & South
America: Argentine, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Uruguay; Central & Eastern
Europe: Poland, Romania.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, integrated rural development, sustainable
farming); poverty reduction; economic issues (income-generating activities,
micro-credit, small enterprise development); reforestation; community
development; education; gender issues; technical issues (artisanal activities,
building, infrastructure, vocational training); water issues (coastal
management, drinking water, freshwater, river basin development).
Contact information:
Address: Spastraat 32, 1000 Brussel - Belgium
Phone: +32-2-230.29.25
Fax: +32-2-230.23.42
E-mail: disop(at)disop.be
Internet: www.disop.be
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
Eau Vive - which means Living Water - is an international non-profit
organization that operates in several countries in Africa, working with the
disadvantaged who struggle daily against poverty and want to move forward. Eau
Vive helps villagers to implement their projects and helps them to play an
active part in their country's development. It provides support, advice and
training to help them build their own capacities. Further Eau Vive brings
financial support to complement the funds provided by the villagers, so that
their projects can become a reality.
Activities:
The areas of activity concern the needs of the population: water &
sanitation, health, economic development, education, and training. Capacity
building is an integral part of most projects. Each action, engaged by Eau Vive,
gives rise to the creation of a village management structure: water point
management committee, grain storages, inter-village associations, and health
committees among others.
Remarks:
Strict criteria are applied to project initiators. The project must take place
in a country where Eau Vive is already working, in a rural area (a village with
less than 5.000 inhabitants) of the Sahel region (between 300 and 800 mm of rain
water per year), and also economically and socially disadvantaged (low equipment
and income level). The project must have no religious or political allegiance
that would reserve the benefits of it to a part of the population. Last but not
least, the village must clearly appear as the initiator of the action.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo (Eau Vive has local offices in
each of these countries).
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (food sovereignty, horticulture, integrated rural
development); economic issues (income-generating activities, local economic
development); environmental issues (degradation, desertification, ecological
restoration, reforestation); civil society; community development; education;
healthcare; gender issues; technical issues (artisanal activities, building,
infrastructure, vocational training); water issues (drinking water, sanitation,
water management).
Contact information:
Address: 4 rue Victor Beausse, 93100 Montreuil - France
Phone: +33-1-4158.5050
Fax: +31-1-4158.5058
E-mail: eauvive(at)eau-vive.org
Internet: www.eau-vive.org/en
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
The Food and Agriculture Research and Management Ltd. Africa is a NGO that aims
to reduce poverty in East and Southern Africa; it is supported by the UK's
agricultural industry and has a national supporters network called 'Friends of
FARM'. FARM-Africa works with marginal farmers and herders to help them manage
their natural resources and develop sustainable livelihoods from their land.
Whether improving small-scale dairy goat farming, working to resolve conflict
with pastoralist communities or developing new roles for villagers to manage
forests.
Activities:
Working with a wide range of rural communities, FARM concentrates on three
priority areas: pastoral development (improving the livelihoods of pastoral
people and demonstrating the viability of a diversified pastoralist way of life);
community forest management (enhancing the livelihoods of forest-users and
conserving forests through developing sustainable forest management plans); and,
smallholder development & land reform (improving the livelihoods of
smallholder farmers through intensifying production and improving access to
markets and services).
Project example:
Ethiopia: Woreda Capacity Building Project: the project helps 'woreda'
(district) development associations, village committees and key local government
staff manage their own appropriate natural resource and enterprise micro
projects.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, food sovereignty, integrated rural
development, pastoralism, sustainable farming); economic issues (micro-credits,
trade activities); environmental issues (agro-forestry, degradation,
desertification, natural resources management, reforestation); land rights;
community development; healthcare; gender issues; technical issues (appropriate
technology, vocational training).
Contact information:
Address: 9-10 Southampton Place, Bloomsbury, WC1A 2EA London - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-20-7430.0440
Fax: +44-20-7430.0460
E-mail: farmafrica(at)farmafrica.org.uk
Internet: www.farmafrica.org.uk
Information collected 07/2005
Global Environmental Health & Justice Fund (GEHJF)
Background:
The Fund is a program of the New World Foundation. It supports environmental
justice activism in the U.S. and in the southern countries of the world, helping
poor communities in the fight for healthy environments, community empowerment,
corporate accountability, effective government regulation, and sustainable
economic practices.
Activities:
The Fund supports organizations committed to on-the-ground organizing,
democratic participation, leadership development, alliance building, a broad
vision of social change and inclusive movement building.
Project example:
Mexico: Environmental Health Coalition/Colectivo Chilapancingo: the Colectivo
serves as a resource to Chilpancingo residents, providing community organizing,
education and advocacy concerning pollution.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania; Asia: India, Malaysia,
Philippines, Thailand; Central & South America: Brazil, Mexico.
Other themes:
Sustainable development; corporate social responsibility; environmental issues (conservation,
degradation, environmental health, pollution); legal issues (bio-safety,
environmental justice); community development; civil society, democracy/good
governance.
Contact information:
Contact person: Heeten Kalan, senior program officer
Address: 666 West End Avenue, NY 10025, New York - United States
Phone: +1-212-249.10.23
Fax: +1-212-472.05.08
E-mail: info(at)newwf.org
Internet: www.newwf.org/grant_programs/ghej.html
Information collected 02/2006
Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISCVF)
Background:
The Institute is an independent, non-profit organization that helps communities
in existing and emerging democracies around the world address environmental,
economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by
all.
Activities:
The Institute provides training, technical assistance, and financial support to
communities. The focus is on environmental, economic, and social concerns, and
on the need to address all three to succeed. All projects are designed and
carried out with the assistance of partners. An important area of activity is
the strengthening of non-profit organisations that provide a bridge between
citizens and governments to become more effective, responsive, and visible to
their constituents. Organizations include NGOs, the media, and labour unions. It
embraces advocacy organizations, such as human rights groups; community service
nonprofits (like food banks); and, associations that strengthen the connections
between people.
Remark:
All grants are restricted to in-country organizations. ISC in Vermont cannot
accept proposals. For further information on grant application requirements,
please contact the appropriate national offices.
Geographical focus:
Central Eastern Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia (incl. Siberia), Slovakia, Ukraine; South
Eastern Europe: Albania, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro; Newly Independent
States: Georgia.
Other themes:
Sustainable development; economic issues (small enterprise development);
environmental issues (bio-safety, conservation, ecological restoration,
environmental education, habitat protection, natural resources management,
pollution, recycling, reforestation, waste management); legal issues (human
& labour rights); community development; education; indigenous peoples;
socio-political issues (civil society, democracy/good governance).
Contact information:
Home office:
Address: 535 Stone Cutters Way, VT 05602 Montpelier - United States
Phone: +1-802-229.29.00
Fax: +1-802-229.29.19
E-mail: isc(at)iscvt.org
Internet: www.iscvt.org
National offices:
ISC Macedonia: Mitropolit Teodosija Gologanov 124/1, 1000 Skopje - Phone: +389-
2-324.58.17; Fax: +389-2-324.58.18 - E-mail: isc(at)isc.org.mk
ISC Russia: 14 Gubkina Street, Office 75-76, PO 117312, Moscow - Phone:
+7-95-748.05.52; Fax: +7-95-748.05.53 - E-mail: isc(at)iscmoscow.glasnet.ru
ISC Russian Far East: 69 Turgenev Street, Khabarovsk 680000 - Phone:
+7-4212-326.717; Fax: +7-4212-324.012 - E-mail: isc(at)isc.khv.ru
ISC Ukraine: 47 Vladimirskaya Street, Office 9, Kyiv 01030 - Phone:
+380-44-494.45.97; Fax: +380-44-279.48.34 - E-mail: ucan(at)ucan-isc.org.ua
Information collected 03/2006
Background:
The mission of the Lighthouse Foundation, foundation for the seas and oceans, is
the promotion of integrated sustainable development processes and responsible
behaviour to protect our marine environment. The Foundation aims not just on
providing short-term development support or alleviating serious environmental
abuse. Its intention is to contribute towards long-term change in a given
situation taking into account the environmental, economic, cultural and social
conditions in a region.
Activities:
Support of projects which aim to solve problems in marine locations, as an
example of the feasibility of sustainable development; and highlighting the
interdependence of humans and the sea, and bringing about a better public
understanding of marine issues. The parties involved base all regional
activities on local initiatives.
Project example:
Philippines: The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Councils (FARMCs)
Project aims to build capacities of the FARMCs and make them dynamic and
effective partners for integrated coastal zone management. In the process, it
will train core group leaders, strengthen fisher folk organizations, provide
site-specific special projects on training for integrated coastal zone
management and establish micro-projects on biodiversity protection and
conservation.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Kenya; Asia: India, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea; Central America
& Caribbean: Grenada, Mexico, Panama; South America: Argentine, Chile;
Central Eastern Europe: Russia.
Other themes:
Sustainable development; disaster mitigation; eco-tourism; environmental issues
(awareness raising activities, biodiversity, conservation, degradation,
ecological restoration, environmental education, habitat protection, natural
resources management, pollution, reforestation); appropriate technology; water
issues (integrated coastal management, coral & mangroves, fisheries, marine
issues, oceans, wetlands).
Contact information:
Address: Palmaille 63, 22767 Hamburg - Germany
Phone: +49-40-381.096-0
Fax: +49-40-381.096-96
E-mail: info(at)lighthouse-foundation.org
Internet: www.lighthouse-foundation.org
Information collected 02/2006
Link Community Development (Link)
Background:
The mission of Link is to improve the potential of disadvantaged people in
Africa to gain meaningful employment by sharing and developing appropriate
skills through education and training. Link believes that education is a basic
human right and fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Activities:
To improve schools and the quality of education they deliver so that children
and their communities have better opportunities; to build the capacity of
district departments of education so that they can better meet the needs of
their schools and communities; and, to support government education policy by
using lessons learned at the grassroots level to inform national and regional
strategies with sustainable and replicable models.
Program example:
The elements of the Skillshare Programme are: improving the capacity of NGOs and
other local institutions by placing qualified and experienced people to share
their skills; responding to locally identified needs and working in partnership
with local groups (such as women's development and adult literacy and other
community based projects); and, placing development workers to share skills in
areas such as management, accounting and fundraising.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Ghana, South Africa, Uganda.
Other themes:
Sustainable development; poverty reduction; education; vocational training;
youth issues; community development.
Contact information:
Address: Unit 39, Kings Exchange Business Village, Tileyard Road, N7 9AH London
- United Kingdom
Phone: +44-20-7691.1818
Fax: +44-20-7209 4167
E-mail: link(at)lcd.org.uk
Website: www.lcd.org.uk
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
The Living Earth Foundation promotes the advancement of education for the public
benefit and in particular the advancement of education in ecology, natural
history, resource conservation and environmental studies; and the conservation,
protection and restoration for the public benefit of the natural resources,
natural beauty and animal and plant life of the world.
LEF aims to achieve its mission by: developing people's ideas, skills and
self-confidence; forging partnerships among corporations, communities and
governments to improve the quality of decision-making and develop lasting
solutions; sustaining positive change by developing and supporting local
organisations; and, building consensus among different groups and avoiding
unnecessary confrontation.
Activities:
Living Earth specialises in environmental education and community development.
LEF promotes change based on awareness, understanding and empowerment. Regarding
organisational development is Living Earth's role that of facilitator and
trainer; LEF builds capacity, enhancing the ability of partner organisations to
carry out their work. With respect to institutional development is the
Foundation's role that of advocate for stakeholder participation in natural
resource management.
Project example:
Venezuela: Golfo Triste Project: This project aims to raise awareness about
environmental issues relating to the Golfo Triste and its watershed, as well as
to promote joint action on appropriate issues with the government, communities
and local businesses; the project also aims to train teachers, community leaders
and key stakeholders in methodologies to develop appropriate environmental
projects.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda; Central & South America: Brazil,
Mexico, Venezuela; Central Eastern Europe: Slovakia.
Other themes:
Poverty reduction; sustainable development; economic issues (corporate social
responsibility, income-generating activities, small enterprise development);
environmental issues (awareness raising, environmental education, natural
resources management, reforestation, waste management); community development;
gender & youth issues; water management; wetlands.
Contact information:
Contact persons: Edgardo Garcia Larralde, prog. manager Latin America; Chris
Callaghan, prog. manager Africa
Address: 4 Great James Street, WC1 N3DA London - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-20-7440.9750
Fax: +44-20-7242.3817
E-mail: info(at)livingearth.org.uk
Internet: www.livingearth.org.uk
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
MADRE's mission is demanding human rights for women around the world. Its
purpose is to provide resources and training to enable its sister organizations
to meet immediate needs in their communities and developing long-term solutions
to the crises they face.
Activities:
MADRE supports community development programs and training that enables women to
play leadership roles in their families, communities, countries and the
international arena. By working in partnership with MADRE, the sister
organizations are able to build programs based on the initiative and perspective
of local communities while benefiting from the resources, training and technical
support that a leading international women's human rights organization can
provide. MADRE assists to build health clinics, nutrition programs, domestic
violence shelters, community radio stations, human rights training centres,
literacy campaigns, and programs to promote women's leadership and political
participation.
Special programmes:
MADRE Human Rights "Trainings for Change": MADRE ensures that
community-based women are not merely present at UN conferences, but that they
are equipped with proficiency in the language, format and systems of the UN and
international law. Through leadership trainings and human rights education
workshops, the women of our sister organizations learn the skills and training
needed to advocate effectively in the international arena and, once they have
returned home, to hold their governments accountable to the commitments they
have made at the conferences.
Project example:
Mexico: K'inal Antzetik Food Security project: K'inal aims to provide a reliable
source of food, as well as income, for local families. The project includes
distributing animals and vegetable seeds to families in the community and
providing trainings on animal management, seed cultivation and organic gardening.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Kenya, Rwanda; Middle East: Iraq, Palestinian Authority; Central America
& Caribbean: Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua; South America:
Colombia, Peru.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, horticulture, medicinal plants,
permaculture); development issues (food security, rehabilitation);
income-generating activities; environmental awareness-raising; human rights;
community development; education; healthcare; indigenous people; youth;
technical issues (artisanal activities, building activities, equipment, ict);
urban issues (infrastructure, social issues); drinking water & sanitation.
Contact information:
Address: 121 West 27th Street # 301, NY 10001 New York - United States
Phone: +1-212-627.04.44
Fax: +1-212-675.37.04
E-mail: madre(at)madre.org
Internet: www.madre.org
Information collected 08/2005
Background:
The mission of the Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development is
to promote world peace through the activities based on humanitarian principles
for the financial and emotional independence of people in developing countries.
Activities:
NICCO is implementing projects in developing countries, which promote
self-reliance and sustainability. Its main strength lies in the long-term
micro-credit schemes that allow beneficiaries to become more self-sustainable.
NICCO is also actively involved in relief and rehabilitation works.
Project example:
Vietnam (Lam Dong Province): Agricultural/environmental support (based on the
principle of permaculture), promotion of reforestation, management of model
gardens, technical training; medical and hygienic support: establishment of
clinics, dispatch of medical teams, construction of composting toilets;
educational support: provision of school supplies.
Geographical focus:
Asia: Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam; Middle East: Iran, Jordan, Yemen.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry,
horticulture, permaculture, sustainable farming); development issues (rehabilitation,
sustainable development); economic issues (income-generating activities,
micro-credit); environmental issues (conservation, desertification, ecological
restoration, environmental education, natural resources management); forest
issues (reforestation, agro-forestry) community development; education;
healthcare; indigenous people; migrants & refugees; peace issues; technical
issues (artisanal & building activities, equipment, ict, vocational
training); urban issues (infrastructure, social issues); drinking water &
sanitation.
Contact information:
Address: 101 Nishiiri-Nishi-Rokkaku-cho, Rokkaku-dori-shinmachi, Chukyo-ku,
604-8217, Kyoto - Japan
Phone: +81-75-241.06.81
Fax: +81-75-241-06.82
E-mail: nicco(at)kiwi.ne.jp
Internet: www.kyoto-nicco.org/index_e.htm
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
The Nippon Foundation is a large independent grant-making organisation. Under
the category of overseas cooperative assistance, the Foundation especially
respects cross-border, transnational activities; local and regional undertakings
that may fall outside the reach of the public sector or other donor agencies;
and initiatives to tackle pressing issues and long-range or persistent problems
that require prompt and systemized care.
Activities:
Within the context of human resources development the Foundation supports
initiatives that foster a new generation of professionals, scholars, and
students with a strong potential for future leadership. The NF supports training
and educational programs designed and executed by NGOs and institutions of
higher education. The intention is to promote the formulation of an
international network of professional people with shared goals and concerns.
Furthermore the Foundation supports cultural, social, and intellectual exchanges
and collaborative undertakings that contribute to the development of greater
mutual understanding and cooperative mindset in order to bring about social
changes.
Project example:
Laos: Improving Livelihoods of Smallholder Upland Farmers: project that aims to
enhance the living standards of Lao hill tribes by introducing them to a new
sustainable and participatory farming method that involves the introduction of a
new variety of cassava and soil conservation techniques.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Dem. Rep. Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon,
Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique,
Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia
& Pacific: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Caribbean & South America:
Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay; Central Eastern Europe: Belarus, Bulgaria,
Czech Rep., Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine; Newly Independent States: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazachstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (horticulture, sustainable farming); food sovereignty;
environmental issues (drylands, ecological restoration, environmental education;
natural resources management); community development; education, healthcare;
youth issues; technical issues (building activities, infrastructure).
Contact information:
Address: Nippon Zaidan Building, 1-2-2 Akasaka, Minato-ku, 107-8404, Tokyo -
Japan
Phone: +81-3-6229.5111
Fax: +81-3-6229.5110
E-mail: planning(at)ps.nippon-foundation.or.jp
Internet: www.nippon-foundation.or.jp
Information collected 02/2006
Opportunity International UK (OI-UK)
Background:
Opportunity works with poor people to develop their small businesses, strengthen
their communities and transform their lives by supporting partner organisations
that provide sustainable financial and developmental services in a way that
fosters economic, social and spiritual growth.
Activities:
Opportunity International provides opportunities for poor people to develop
small businesses, strengthen communities and transform their lives by supporting
partner organisations that provide access to sustainable financial services,
training and advice.
Project examples:
Typical micro-enterprise activities include food production and sales, tailoring,
carpentry, street vending, dairy farming, shoe-making, brick manufacturing,
artisans and beauty salons.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Egypt, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia: China,
East-Timor, India, Indonesia, Philippines; Latin America: Colombia, Dominican
Rep., Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru; Central Eastern Europe: Bulgaria,
Poland, Romania, Russia; South Eastern Europe: Albania, Croatia, Macedonia,
Serbia-Montenegro
Other themes:
Poverty reduction; economic issues (income-generating activities, micro-credit,
micro-enterprise); community development; artisanal activities.
Contact information:
Address: Angel Court, 81 St Clements, OX4 1AW Oxford - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1865-725.304
Fax: +44-1865-295.161
E-mail: info(at)opportunity.org.uk
Internet: www.opportunity.org.uk
Information collected 03/2006
Background:
During the course of 2005 PMU InterLife was reorganised to form the Swedish
Pentecostal Mission SPM; in the new constellation PMU InterLife and its
development assistance work falls within Social Welfare area of work. PMU
InterLife's work consists of the planning, implementation and follow-up of
development projects, work with personnel in mission countries, work on
methodology, evaluation and documentation, humanitarian relief work, information
and fundraising, purchasing, shipping and work with second hand goods.
Activities:
Development projects lie primarily within the fields of education, healthcare
and rural development. Within all areas issues of capacity building play a role
of importance.
Education: The main focus is on competence and organisational development within
partner organisations. These relate primarily to knowledge and competence
development for people with leadership functions within partner organisations.
Healthcare: The majority of projects within this sector are building projects or
the renovation of healthcare institutions of various sizes, followed by projects
to develop knowledge and competence. Rural Development: The programmes often
include various types of knowledge and awareness raising projects.
Project example:
Ethiopia: EHBC project: to foster the organisational structure and competence
(e.g. leadership and management development) within EHBC.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Chad, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique,
Rwanda, Sao Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan,
Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe; Asia & Pacific: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
China, India, Nepal, North-Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Papua New-Guinea, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Central America & Caribbean: Cuba, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama; South America: Argentina, Bolivia,
Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay; Middle East: Egypt, Iran, Lebanon,
Palestinian Authority, Yemen; Central Eastern & South Eastern Europe:
Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegowina, Bulgaria, Estonia, FYR Kosovo, Macedonia,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine; Newly Independent States: Armenia, Uzbekistan.
Other themes:
Integrated agricultural & rural development; rehabilitation & disaster
mitigation; poverty reduction; economic issues (income-generating activities,
local economic development; micro-credit); reforestation; community development;
education; healthcare; migrants & refugees; civil society & good
governance; technical issues (building and housing activities, vocational
training); urban issues (social development); fisheries.
Contact information:
Address: Box 4093, 14105 Flemingsberg, Huddinge - Sweden
Phone: +46-8-608.96.00
Fax: +46-8-608.96.50
E-mail: pmu(at)pmu.se
Internet: www.pmu.se/english
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
The objective of the Society for Mutual
aid, Networking, Environment, Education & Development (a.k.a. Society for
Operation Minimum Needs), is the rebuilding of communities towards a sustainable
livelihood and society with a special focus on social justice for the needy and
oppressed sectors.
Activities:
SOMNEED supports to build the capacity of the people who are deprived of their
control over resources, towards self-reliance through various projects in areas
such as forest regeneration, natural resource management, women empowerment
through self help groups (e.g. through micro-finance schemes); capacity building
trainings and workshops for NGOs, CBO, government officials, etc.
Project example:
India: Within the Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project (TAP) SOMNEED provides
capacity-building exercises for the beneficiaries and officials.
Geographical focus:
Asia: India, Nepal.
Other themes:
Integrated agricultural & rural development; rehabilitation & disaster
mitigation; poverty reduction; economic issues (income-generating activities,
micro-credit); alternative & renewable energy (e.g. micro-hydro plants);
environmental issues (agro-forestry, conservation, environmental education,
natural resources management, non-timber forest products, reforestation);
women's empowerment; civil society & good governance; appropriate technology;
urban issues (social development); integrated river basin & watershed
management.
Contact information:
Address: 1-26-25 Hanasato-cho, 506 0026 Takayama - Japan
Phone: +81-577.334.097
Fax: +81-577-365.471
E-mail: info(at)somneed.org
Internet: www.somneed.org
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
SwedBio is a joint initiative by the Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Biodiversity Centre (CBM), focusing on
biodiversity and ecosystem services for local livelihoods and poverty
alleviation. The overall aim is to contribute to poverty alleviation and
improved livelihoods through equitable, sustainable and productive management of
biodiversity resources at all levels - genes, species and ecosystems.
Activities:
SwedBio will support capacity building focussing on development of on one hand
enabling institutional frameworks (policies and strategies, values and
attitudes), and on the other biodiversity-based production and marketing
practices. This will be done through supporting policy development and advocacy,
development of tools and methods, and networking (including exchange, learning,
and communication) in these areas.
SwedBio will also promote civil society participation in key international
biodiversity meetings and processes. The focus is in particular on promoting
views and representation of indigenous people, CBOs and NGOs in processes
related to multilateral agreements where biodiversity-related issues are
discussed and decided.
Programme
details:
Collaborative Programme: SwedBio collaborates with a large number of
organisations all over the world. SwedBio can also provide some financial
support to strategic initiatives, and the Collaborative Programme is a key
opportunity to directly contribute to development of ideas, methods and policies
regarding biodiversity and local livelihoods.
Support
is provides to strategic longer initiatives (2 years or longer). The direct
partners are mainly intermediary organisations (NGOs, networks, independent
policy/research institutes etc) with a regional and/or international scope. The
intermediary organisations work both with capacity-building among local
communities, indigenous peoples and national NGOs and also link the work of
their collaborative partners with the development of tools, methods and policies
and with advocacy.
SwedBio also provides short-term support for workshops, studies etc. regarding
awareness raising, Southern participation in general workshops related to
biodiversity management and poverty reduction, legal issues around GM crops in
centres of origins (SPDA), and providing seed money for initiatives around
indigenous peoples, sustainable management of biodiversity, and indigenous (incl.
Cultural rights) rights.
Geographical focus: Global
Other themes:
Gene technology; poverty alleviation; sustainable development; environmental
issues (biodiversity, conservation, degradation, natural resources management);
legal issues (human & cultural rights); indigenous people; good governance.
Contact information:
Address: P.O. Box 7007, 750 07 Uppsala - Sweden
Phone: +46-18-672.768
Fax: +46-18-300.246
E-mail: webmaster(at)swedbio
Internet: www.swedbio.com
Information collected 04/2006
Background:
Transrural stimulates creative ways of empowering remote rural communities,
often in mountain areas, to achieve self-reliance, to stem rural exodus and to
articulate their concerns vis-à-vis government authorities.
Activities:
The Transrural Trust supports "seed" and "pump-priming"
initiatives and training to foster self-support. The trust encourages the
formation and strengthening of groups and community-based organisations that can
make best use of voluntary work by trusted individuals who are elected by their
constituent communities. The Trust empowers disadvantaged rural families to
fight the causes of poverty by combining local creative skills and resources
with design and market access, and by strengthening the capacity of rural
communities to represent their interests.
Transrural aims to act as a catalyst to stimulate change by injecting modest
amounts of resources. The impact of successful initiatives is broadened by
sharing positive experience with others in the regions where TT works, and by
training community leaders to communicate their achievements and represent their
interests to those who can influence policies.
Project example:
Northern Albania and Kosovo: Transrural support project: formation of Mountain
Areas Forum; democracy and rights training and awareness; dialogue between civil
society organisations and government representatives and policy and decision
makers; women's enterprise development; rural livelihoods diversification.
Geographical focus:
Asia: China-Tibet, Nepal, Thailand; Central Eastern & South Eastern Europe:
Albania, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Ukraine.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, horticulture, permaculture, rural issues,
sustainable farming); sustainable development; rehabilitation; disaster
mitigation; economic issues (eco-tourism, income-generating activities, local
economic development, micro-credit & micro-enterprise development);
non-timber forest products; cultural issues; health-care; civil society &
good governance; technical issues (artisanal activities, ict, vocational
training); drinking water & sanitation.
Contact information:
Contact person: Gillian Rose, Projects Director gillian.rose(at)transrural.org
Address: 16a, Crawley Mill, Crawley, Witney, OX29 9TJ Oxford - United Kingdom
Phone: +44-1993-771.230
Fax: +44-1993-771.231
E-mail: mail(at)transrural.org
Internet: www.transrural.org
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
Triangle Génération Humanitaire is a NGO that is specialized in international
relief and development. It participates in international solidarity programs and
provides concrete solutions to alleviate the suffering of populations living in
unacceptable circumstances. Triangle fights poverty and defends social
integration; it offers support to victims in emergency situations.
Activities:
Triangle promotes and strengthens local skills, initiatives and means of action.
One major priority is to support the beneficiaries' self-organization abilities:
Triangle believes that these people alone can effectively build long-term and
sustainable development alternatives.
Project example:
Albania: agricultural and economic development project in the region of Korçe.
The programme provides support for three local associations. The objective of
the first association of farmers, "Mirasi", is to facilitate sales of
the agricultural production in the locality on the market, and also to raise
quality levels and increase quantities, yields and means of production. A second
association, "Progressi", enables the women to set up activities to
generate income on the basis of local products (bakeries, etc.). Finally, a
fishing association brings in extra income for the farmers from fishing
activities (sales of fish, organizing activities on the lake, etc.).
Geographical focus:
Africa: Burkina Faso, Sudan, Western Sahara; Asia: East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos,
North-Korea, Vietnam; Northern Africa & Middle East: Algeria, Iraq, Yemen;
Southeastern Europe: Albania, Kosovo, Serbia-Montenegro.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, food security, horticulture, integrated
agricultural development); disaster mitigation & rehabilitation; poverty
alleviation; economic issues (income-generating activities, micro-credit);
education; healthcare; migrants & refugees; technical issues (infrastructure,
vocational training); drinking water & sanitation; fisheries.
Contact information:
Contact persons: Stéphanie Bouchet (Algeria, Yemen, Iraq, Burkina-Faso), Ivan
Deret (coordination régionale Sudan), Typhaine Hoenner (North Korea, Vietnam,
Indonesia, Timor Este, Laos)
Address: B.P. 9014, 69265 Lyon - France
Phone: +33-4-7220.5010
Fax: +33-4-7220.5011
E-mail: info(at)trianglegh.org
Internet: www.trianglegh.org
Information collected 02/2006
Background:
TRIAS is a development oriented NGO that strengthens the capacity of individuals
and groups of people to develop themselves and - through concerted action - to
consolidate their economic and social progress. In particular TRIAS seeks to
enhance the social and economic security of small-scale (and micro-)
entrepreneurs and farmers in the South.
Activities:
TRIAS enforces farmers and entrepreneurs in the South through capacity building,
small grants and by helping them start up systems of micro financing so that new
impulses are given to the local development. People in the South are able to
increase on their own the prosperity of their family. And at the same time
enforce their own solidarity network and the local, economical community.
Project example:
Philippines: PAKISAMA project: support of the institutional development of a
farmer's movement through organisational strengthening of 4 farmers associations.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Dem. Rep. Congo, Ghana, Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda; Asia:
Philippines, Vietnam; Latin America: Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Peru.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (animal husbandry, small-scale activities e.g. beekeeping,
horticulture, permaculture, rural development); sustainable development;
economic issues (income-generating activities, local economic development;
micro-credit & micro-enterprise development); community development; women's
empowerment; good governance; artisanal production; vocational training;
fisheries.
Contact information:
Address: Handelsstraat 20 bus 14, 1000 Brussel - Belgium
Phone: +32-2-513.75.34
Fax: +32-2-512.05.02
E-mail: trias(at)triasngo.be
Internet: www.triasngo.be
Information collected 07/2005
Unitarian Service Committee Canada (USC-Canada)
Background:
USC Canada and its international partners are committed to eradicating poverty
and strengthening civil society. USC believes that poverty is a fundamental
barrier to human development and that the work of the organisation must: promote
social justice, support gender equity, foster mutual cooperation, promote
autonomy, strengthen self-reliance, diversify people's choices, ensure people
develop their potential, utilize local resources and wisdom, enhance the
environment, be accountable and transparent.
Activities:
USC Canada's overseas partners work directly with local communities to
strengthen their capacity to manage and utilize their local resources with the
aim of sustaining long-term development. This approach combines new technologies
with the wisdom of traditional cultures.
Project example:
Indonesia: The Partnership Program for Development seeks to alleviate poverty in
Indonesia by strengthening local NGOs. It brings community grassroots
organizations together as partners with larger more established local NGOs. The
PPD runs 170 different educational activities (training, internships, workshops
etc) geared to increase civil and political rights awareness, knowledge and
skills.
Geographical focus:
Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Senegal, Zambia;
Asia: Bangladesh, East-Timor, Indonesia, Nepal; Central America: Honduras.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (integrated rural development, permaculture, sustainable
farming); development issues (food security, poverty alleviation); economic
issues (income-generating activities, micro-credit & micro-enterprise
development); alternative & renewable energy; environmental issues (biodiversity,
conservation, environmental education, natural resources management); education;
indigenous people; gender & youth issues; good governance; technical issues
(appropriate technology, vocational training); drinking water & sanitation.
Contact information:
Address: 56 Sparks Street, Suite 705, ON K1P 5B1 Ottawa - Canada
Phone: +1-613-234.6827
Fax: +1-613-234.6842
E-mail: info(at)usc-canada.org
Internet: www.usc-canada.org
Information collected 06/2005
Background:
Volkart is predominantly involved in cultural, social, environmental and
sustainable development projects. The aim of the Foundation is to initiate and
support events and projects with emphasis on issues that are contemporary and
relevant to today's and tomorrow's society. Sustainability is the key criterion
for the Foundation's activities.
Activities:
The Foundation focuses on environmental and sustainable development projects and
events.
Project example:
Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte): the Progestâo project of AACC. This program
supports the development of awareness, the producing and marketing in small
agricultural communities. It combines the aspects of education and creation of
awareness, of the organic cultivation and of the process of democratization.
Geographical focus:
Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; South America: Brazil
Other themes:
Integrated rural development; sustainable farming; food security; economic
issues (income-generating activities, micro-credit & micro-enterprise
development); environmental education; children's & human rights; cultural
issues; education; healthcare; gender issues; good governance; vocational
training; urban social issues.
Contact information:
Address: P.O. Box 343, 8401 Winterthur - Switzerland
Phone: +41-52-268.68.68
Fax: +41-52-268.68.89
E-mail: info(at)volkartfoundation.com
Internet: www.volkart.ch
Information collected 06/2005
Background:
The small NGO World Accord works with partners in Canada and Overseas to provide
educational and self-help programs for the poor in the developing world. World
Accord works at the grassroots to help provide services that will allow our
program participants to raise their standard of living in a sustainable manner.
The program goal for World Accord's new activities is to raise integrated basic
human needs in the program areas, primarily through the building of local
institutional and human capacities and encouraging participation in civil
society.
Activities:
Environment: education and training on environmental issues, reforestation and
organic fertilizers. Gender and Development: involvement of both men and women
in programs including awareness of gender inequality and opportunities for
change. (all programs). Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production: training in
low cost agricultural systems and the provision of services and support to boost
household food security.
Project example:
Pakistan: Cooperation project with the South Asia Partnership-Pakistan (SAP-PK)
that works with local Pakistani NGOs to help them develop their organizational
capacity so that they can deliver more effective programming to their
communities.
Geographical focus:
Asia: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines; Central America: El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras.
Other themes:
Agricultural issues (food sovereignty, permaculture, rural development); poverty
alleviation; economic issues (micro-credit & micro-enterprise development);
environmental issues (conservation, desertification, environmental education,
reforestation); children's & human rights); community development; education;
healthcare; gender & youth issues; civil society & good governance;
vocational training; drinking water.
Contact information:
Address: 1C-185 Frobisher Drive, Ontario N2V 2E6, Waterloo - Canada
Phone: +1-519-747.22.15
Fax: +1-519-747.26.44
E-mail: info(at)worldaccord.org
Internet: www.worldaccord.org
Information collected 08/2005
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