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Verlag an der Ruhr

Name of the Organization
Verlag an der Ruhr
Contact

Wilhelmstraße 20
45468 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany

Telephone
+49 208 4395450
E-Mail
info[at]verlagruhr.de
Description of the Organization

We are a publishing house consisting of teachers publishing for teachers with the objective of helping with problems concerning school and youth work, e.g.:

  • Implementing curricula into everyday teaching. With concise and well organised material for further education, practical experience and training in methodology, we hope to provide complementary information     that is not covered by traditional school-books
  • Excessive workload: By providing school material that can be implemented instantly, we try to make sure teaching and engaging in youth work remains feasible
  • Problems affecting schools from the outside, like violence or lack of prospects

We develop feasible concepts for the benefit of all those involved.

KönzgenHaus

Name of the Organization
KönzgenHaus
Department/Institute
International, European and development education
Contact

Annaberg 40
45721 Haltern am See
Germany

Telephone
+49 2364 105-254
E-Mail
holbein-munske[at]koenzgenhaus.de

siebenwerte

Name of the Organization
siebenwerte
Contact

Im Linsenbühl 27
69221 Dossenheim
Germany

Telephone
+49 6221 6731950
E-Mail
info[at]siebenwerte.de
Description of the Organization

siebenwerte is a sustainability consultancy that aims to connect companies and NGOs. The framework is the SDGs. siebenwerte's service is the conception of projects and the initiation of collaborations with sustainable impact between partners from different sectors.

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Forsten des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt

Name of the Organization
Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Tourismus, Landwirtschaft und Forsten des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt
Contact

Hasselbachstraße 4
39104 Magdeburg
Germany

Telephone
+49 391 567-01
E-Mail
poststelle[at]mw.sachsen-anhalt.de
Description of the Organization

Among the main activities related to development cooperation in the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt are development information activities, education and publicity work, as well as the support of non-governmental development organisations (NGOs) including corresponding network structures, practiceoriented education and training of foreign specialists, as well as supporting measures for humanitarian aid.

The co-ordination of the development cooperation of Saxony-Anhalt is held by the Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitalisation (Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitalisierung). The main development cooperation activities are rooted in the Development
Policy Guidelines, which were compiled by more than 70 development organisations, groups and associations and then adopted by the state government of Saxony-Anhalt in 2000.

Development NGOs are supported as responsible entities for measures promoting development education and information activities, educational and publicity work and support of Fair Trade in Germany as well as for projects in developing and emerging countries. Target groups are kindergartens, schools, teachers and educators. The promotion of development-related education measures in Saxony-Anhalt aims at strengthening the civil society’s understanding of and commitment to „One-World“ problems.

Besides promoting awarenessraising, the project „ Fair Saxony-Anhalt - Sustainable Procurement“ (Faires Sachsen-Anhalt - nachhaltige Beschaffung) also provided companies and administrations with necessary information about the sustainable procurement of goods. Forums for employees have been organised as well.

Apart from NGOs, the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt also closely cooperates with the GIZ GmbH (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) in many projects.

The projects supported abroad by Saxony-Anhalt aim directly at sustainable improvements of the population’s living conditions in developing and emerging countries. The guiding principle for these measures is the concept of „help for self-help“.

Ministry for Energy, Agriculture, Environment and Nature of Schleswig-Holstein

Name of the Organization
Ministry for Energy, Agriculture, Environment and Nature of Schleswig-Holstein
Department/Institute
Unit 12 - Development Cooperation, Sustainable Development, Education for Sustainable Development and International Affairs
Contact

Mercatorstraße 3
24106 Kiel
Germany

Telephone
+49 431 988-7326
E-Mail
dennis.scheffler[at]melund.landsh.de
Description of the Organization

The State Government of Schleswig-Holstein supports development policy initiatives through, among other things, an annual financial contribution to the One-World Network (Landesnetzwerk Bündnis Eine Welt – BEI) as well as to the Promoter Program (Promotorenprogramm), whereas four positions have been created in 2012 in cooperation with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Furthermore, Schleswig-Holstein works hand in hand on the basis of mutual trust with BEI within the framework of nationwide committees for development cooperation.

The Ministry for Energy, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalization (Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt, Natur und Digitalisierung - MELUR) also cooperates with the Service Agency Communities in One World (Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt) and the Lutheran-Protestant Church of Northern Germany. A high-level agreement was signed with the Church of Northern Germany. Development projects by non-governmental organizations are subsidised by BINGO, the state-owned lottery.

Beside the support of municipal and school-related North-South partnerships, MELUR prioritizes awareness-raising measures, for example in the areas of sustainable and fair procurement and Fair Trade as well as educational work within the UNESCO Global Action Prorgramme on Education for Sustainable Development. These projects are run by the Ministry, mostly in cooperation with the “Educational Centre for Nature, Environment and Rural Areas” (Bildungszentrum für Natur, Umwelt und ländliche Räume – BNUR). Global Learning
and development policy subjects are also part of educational work in schools within the framework of Schleswig-Holstein’s initiative “School of the Future.SH” (Zukunftsschule.SH). Several schools have already contributed to projects in this area.

With the aim of supporting climate protection, Schleswig-Holstein has joined the Initiative “Global Climate Leadership” in 2015. MELUR supports the cooperation between participants from the economic and academic sectors in Schleswig-Holstein, who, together with their Mexican partners, work in the field of renewable energies and climate protection within the framework of the German-Mexican Climate Alliance.

Every year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the WTSH GmbH jointly fund a training program for specialized personnel from the Chinese province of Zhejiang.

Multi-facetted cooperation with developing countries exists in the area of university research and educational work.

sef: Development and Peace Foundation

Name of the Organization
sef: Development and Peace Foundation
Contact

Dechenstraße 2
53115 Bonn
Germany

Telephone
+49 228 95925-0
E-Mail
sef[at]sef-bonn.org
Description of the Organization

Forum for International Dialogue

Germanwatch

Name of the Organization
Germanwatch
Contact

Dr. Werner-Schuster-Haus
Kaiserstraße 201
53113 Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany

Telephone
+49 228 60492-0
E-Mail
info[at]germanwatch.org
Description of the Organization

We are an independent, non-profit and non-governmental North-South Initiative. Since 1991, we have been active on the German, European and international level concerning issues such as trade, environment and North-South relations.

Without structural changes in the industrialized countries of the North, an ecological and socially just development worldwide cannot be achieved. We dedicate our commitment to those people in the South who
are particularly affected by the negative impacts of globalization as well as the consequences of our way of life and the structure of our economy.

The main topics of our work are:

  • Climate protection, climate justice and acceptance of responsibility
  • Food security through fair rules in world trade
  • Binding social and ecological rules for multinational corporations
  • Sustainable investment

We work in close coordination with organizations and people from developing countries, creating platforms for them and giving them support. In order to reach our goals we network with other organizations
in Germany, Europe, the US and in the South. We also try to develop and implement intelligent solutions in targeted strategic alliances with constructive partners in companies and trade unions. Most of the funding
for Germanwatch comes from donations, membership fees and project grants.

Themes of the organization

LpB - Rhineland-Palatinate State Agency for Civic Education

Name of the Organization
LpB - Rhineland-Palatinate State Agency for Civic Education
Contact

Am Kronberger Hof 6
55116 Mainz
Germany

Telephone
+49 6131 162971
E-Mail
lpb.zentrale[at]politische-bildung-rlp.de