Development cooperation

ISC - International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e. V.

Name of the Organization
ISC - International Solar Energy Research Center Konstanz e. V.
Department/Institute
Strategie und Bildung
Contact

Rudolf Diesel Straße 15
78467 Konstanz
Germany

Telephone
+49 7531 36183402
E-Mail
monika.sarkadi[at]isc-konstanz.de
Description of the Organization

Research for a sunny future!

SMR - Swedish Mission Council

Name of the Organization
SMR - Swedish Mission Council
Contact

Gustavslundsvägen 18 Alviks Torg
Box 14038
167 14 Bromma
Sweden

Telephone
+46 8 4536880
E-Mail
info[at]smc.global
Description of the Organization

Svenska missionsrådet (SMR) is a forum for churches and Christian organisations. Through SMR, the 35 member organisations can meet, exchange experiences and strengthen their competence. One of our main tasks is to enable NGOs in Sweden and the South to engage in development work. As part of our work for human rights we work to promote freedom of religion or belief. Swedish Mission Council is the umbrella for 35 member organisations, who have partner organisations in more than 50 countries in the world. Apart from that, one of our main partner organisation is Sida, the Swedish international development agency. Other partner organisations: Christian Council of Sweden, PMU, Church of Sweden, Digni, Danish Mission Council Development Department.

NMA - NGO Management Association Switzerland

Name of the Organization
NMA - NGO Management Association Switzerland
Department/Institute
NGO Management School
Contact

Rue Fendt 1
1201 Genf
Switzerland

Telephone
+41 22 731 76 66
E-Mail
courses[at]ngomanager.org
Description of the Organization

The NGO Management Association (NMA) is registered in Switzerland as a non-profit organisation. Behind NMA is a group of people who are active in development cooperation and humanitarian aid, as well as continuing education in these fields.

The aim of NMA is to help NGOs in the North and South to sustainably improve their management knowledge and skills so that they can even more effectively benefit their communities. To this end, we have been running NGO Manager, a website and newsletter with selected free management tools for NGOs, on a voluntary basis since 2001. We run management courses for NGOs and other non-profit organisations and associations. In 2007, we successfully ran our first courses in Vietnam, Cambodia and Nepal, and in 2008, our first courses in  Switzerland.

Themes of the organization

Leuphana University of Lüneburg, INFU

Name of the Organization
Leuphana University of Lüneburg, INFU
Department/Institute
INFU - Institut für Umweltkommunikation
Additional info
Campus, Gebäude 11 in der 3. Etage, Raum C 11.324
Contact

Universitätsallee 1
Postfach 2440
21335 Lüneburg
Germany

Telephone
+49 4131 677-2802
E-Mail
infu[at]leuphana.de
Description of the Organization

The Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication was founded in 1996. Today, it is part of the Faculty of Environmental Technology at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. The institute's academic staff carries out research, teaching, and knowledge-transfer activities related to environment and sustainability communication. Scientific analysis, theory elaboration, and concept development are the key components of all research projects carried out at this institute. Their objective is to promote the development of competencies at the individual, institutional, and collective levels in order to create a future based on the principle of sustainability. In the autumn of 2005, this institute was awarded the UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development. The Chair's goal is to integrate the principle of sustainability into teaching activities and strengthen the institute's international orientation by establishing new cooperative ventures.

INKOTA-netzwerk

Name of the Organization
INKOTA-netzwerk
Contact

Chrysanthemenstraße 1-3
10407 Berlin
Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 30 4208202-52
E-Mail
inkota[at]inkota.de
Description of the Organization

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.

Council of Europe

Name of the Organization
Council of Europe
Department/Institute
European Centre for Global Interdependence and Solidarity - North-South Centre
Contact

Rua do São Caetano, 32
1200-829 Lissabon
Portugal

Telephone
+351 2135840-30
E-Mail
nscinfo[at]coe.int

Celim - Impact to change

Name of the Organization
Celim - Impact to change
Contact

Via Donatello 5 B
20131 Mailand MI
Italy

Telephone
+39 02 58317810
E-Mail
celim[at]celim.it
Description of the Organization

The aims of Ce.L.I.M. are to promote self-development and self-reliance among the poor of African and Eastern European Countries and to raise awareness in Italy about the problems related with development. Ce.L.I.M. pursues its main objective by implementing development projects in the South of the World and in Eastern Europe for the benefit of poor people in collaboration with local NGOs, churches and government authorities, usually through the service of Italian volunteers.

Themes of the organization

Brot für die Welt - Bread for the World

Name of the Organization
Brot für die Welt - Bread for the World
Contact

Caroline-Michaelis-Straße 1
10115 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 30 65211-0
E-Mail
kontakt[at]brot-fuer-die-welt.de
Description of the Organization

‘Bread for the World’ has been the relief organisation of the Protestant Churches in Germany since 1959. Every year, it promotes more than 1,000 projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. ‘Bread for the World’ assists partner organisations in ‘community capacity building’. ‘Bread for the World’ stands up for the rights of people who are disadvantaged and marginalised in the globalised world. Its motto is ‘Justice for the Poor’.

For many years, ‘Bread for the World’ has focused on global education in its educational work as well. Teachers are invited to join the Arbeitskreis Pädagogik (working group for education). At the annual meetings, new classes focusing on global education are developed.

The journal Global Lernen (learning globally) is published every four months and is also available online at www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/global-lernen/. Each issue deals with a topic related to development policy and contains didactic advice and suggestions for teaching in upper secondary education. Previous issues dealt with the global financial crisis, nuclear weapons and development cooperation.

In addition, the ‘Bread for the World’ staff organises events and seminars with specialists from partner countries, creates teaching materials, holds competitions and organises school and youth campaigns – including the campaign ‘Fair Play for Fair Life’ and the nutrition campaign Niemand isst für sich allein (nobody is/eats on their own) (www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/ernaehrung). Furthermore, ‘Bread for the World’ offers further training of teachers and classroom visits.