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69115 Heidelberg
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Höninger Weg 104
50969 Köln
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Hans-Böckler-Allee 5
30173 Hannover
Niedersachsen
Germany
Schillerstraße 44a
48155 Münster
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Injustice calls for resistance – justice calls for support
The Christian Initiative Romero (CIR) was established 25 years ago as a means to express Christian solidarity with the Central American liberation movements in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. In 1985 the organization took on the name of San Salvador's assassinated archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, because he is a symbol for Central America. He combined the struggle for Human Rights with the fight against poverty. In memory of Oscar A. Romero we are pursuing social and political justice.
The conflicts in Central America have been resolved, democratization is increasingly catching on, and yet the social problems have not come closer to any kind of solution. It is more important now than ever before to show solidarity with the poor majority of people, but it has become more difficult to identify specific approaches. This is why the CIR has shifted its approach from specialized programs for every single country to more subject-oriented work. Instead of focusing on the current situation in Guatemala, El Salvador or Nicaragua the emphasis is mainly set on general topics concerning all countries, such as the rights of child laborers, the modern theology of deliverance, the impacts of globalization and the working conditions in the clothing industry.
Due to the small number of our very specialized staff, we are able to cooperate with organizations based mainly in Central America and give fast support easily.
Using the example of individual projects, we introduce the public to more general problems affecting specific countries. We are concerned to show how our society has an impact on the lives of people in project countries. In our subject-oriented campaign work we point out how you can help the disadvantaged in Central America.
Chrysanthemenstraße 1-3
10407 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
For over 30 years, INKOTA has been an ecumenical network of development-oriented grassroots organizations, parishes, fair-trade stores, and individuals.
We align ourselves with the worldwide movement of the critics of globalization and therefore, work for a world in which the human needs and interests of all people count more than the economic interests of a privileged group. Hereby we link our support for our partner groups in the South with public awareness building vis-a-vis development issues in Germany.
Darmstädter Straße 100
64625 Bensheim
Hessen
Germany
The Karl Kübel Foundation is a foundation that carries out activities in Germany as well as activities in the fields of development cooperation and development education.
Albertus-Magnus-Straße 39
Postfach 20 09 53, 53139 Bonn
53177 Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
One World work, World Church theology, intercultural communication and conflict management are the areas in which many committed people have taken seminars and continuing education courses at our head mission office for more than ten years now.
Process-Oriented Themes
The process-oriented themes are related in an interactive process involving participants and partners as well as experts in the head mission office: from Dialog Lernen (learning the dialog - 1992), Nachhaltige Solidarität (sustainable solidarity- 1995), and Neue Nachbarschaften (new neighbors - 1999), to today's main focus on Differenzen und Allianzen (differences and alliances) as well as Solidarkompetenz (solidarity competence).
Within the framework of the 'A Soul for Europe' program, the 'Ecumenical Village' (Graz, 1997) and 'Neue Modelle von Solidarität im heutigen Europa lehren und lernen' (teaching and learning new models of solidarity in today's Europe) 2000/2001, have represented important contributions.
Recognition
These programs have been and continue to be supported by the European Union as well as church and state authorities.
Solidarity workshops represent high-quality continuing education measures for students of social and educational professions, members of social groups and programs focus on:
Agenda 2000
the monitoring of the financial markets (ATTAC)
One World
minority problems
topics on environmental/ecological sustainability
the gender issue
in Central Europe (at present Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany).
Members of social movements and the movements for the landless, women, Blacks and the indigenous people participate from Brazil and India. Training for solidarity competence deals with solidarity in the political domain, professionalism and personality, differences and conflicts, and of boundaries and culture.
Target groups are:
returnees from Third World countries
committed individuals in the area of solidarity work
training groups such as university seminars and
training for pastors and deacons.
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