Labour/labour rights

Bund für Bildung - Confederation for education

Name of the Organization
Bund für Bildung - Confederation for education
Department/Institute
Globales Lernen
Contact

Anklamer Straße 38
10115 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 1734683505
E-Mail
wegener[at]bundfuerbildung.de
Description of the Organization

The non-profit association "Bund für Bildung" translates socially relevant issues into educational projects. The focus is on issues of inclusion, participation and democracy.

arche noVa

Name of the Organization
arche noVa
Department/Institute
Specialist department for Global Education in Saxony
Contact

Weißeritzstraße 3
01067 Dresden
Germany

Telephone
+49 351 481984-0
E-Mail
education[at]arche-nova.org
Description of the Organization

Arche noVa is an aid organisation that sets up humanitarian aid projects (Syrien, Irak, Libanon, Ukraine), development cooperation projects (Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippinen, Uganda, Äthiopien, Somalia, Mali, Kenia) as well as development education in the form of school projects on topics such as ‘water’, ‘world trade and globalisation’, ‘(international) conflicts’ and ‘humanitarian aid’.

European Movement in Serbia

Name of the Organization
European Movement in Serbia
Contact

Kralja Milana 31/II
11 000 Belgrade
Serbia

Telephone
+381 11 3640174
Fax
+381 11 3640202
E-Mail
office[at]emins.org
Description of the Organization

Mission is -promoting European values; to enhance: the civil society development, the democratic process of governance, sustainable development of local community, and promotion of new culture of change and conflict managment.

Vision is -Serbia and Yugoslavia are equal members of the European community of nations.

Intention is -supporting peaceful resolution of conflicts between individuals and community, promotion of the idea of justice and standing up against every kind of violence; developing and maintaining co-operation between citizens and communities in FRY and the world; development of non-profitable sector in FRY; respecting human dignity and against violation of human rights; founding market economy.

Obligation is - articulation and developing of the values of civil society; development of sustainable NGOs; development of a sustainable local community; development of an open forum of citizens and organisations (at the local, regional and national level) aimed at facilitating dialog, exchange of information, advancing mutual understanding, solidarity, co-operation and communication.

Principles are - Investing in peoples´ knowledge and skills is an efficient way for institutional development and promotion change; Training is a tool for capacity building but also for changing attitudes and stimulate initiative at community level; Collaboration and expertise exchange at regional and national level are efficient ways for learning from each others´ successes and failures; Participatory and interactive problem solving processes build partnerships and prevent conflicts; Autonomous, accountable and active local governments are the foundation of democracy; Effective and efficient local governments are crucial for the change management and local development processes; For effective & efficient local governance is more important to have knowledge and skills than capital investment.

earthlink – people & nature network

Name of the Organization
earthlink – people & nature network
Contact

Frohschammerstraße 14
80807 München
Germany

Telephone
+49 89 35652102
E-Mail
info[at]earthlink.de
Description of the Organization

With partners around the globe, earthlink specifically works for harmony between man and nature. Together with the local population, we create strategies and methods to improve the living conditions of the poor and to protect the environment. earthlink maintains socially sustainable and nature-friendly development in the context of concrete projects on site through public relations in Germany and Europe and through global networks. The involvement of locals is an important aspect for ensuring long-term success.

Brücke • Le pont

Name of the Organization
Brücke • Le pont
Contact

Rue St-Pierre 12
1700 Freiburg
Switzerland

Telephone
+41 26 425515-1
E-Mail
info[at]bruecke-lepont.ch
Description of the Organization

The Program “Arbeit in Würde“ supports and accompanies Brücke Le pont with 35 development projects for  discriminated for people in the countries Togo, Benin, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Bolivia and Brazil.

Education and support of the independency are the foundations of a sustainable development. People should be able to make a living from their work and to take responsibility for family and society. They need profitable or fairly paid work and just working conditions for it.For that they need profitable or fairly paid jobs and just working conditions for it.

Brücke Le pont have been focusing on the following points:

  • Income support
  • Professional education
  • Support of labour laws

The projects promote mainly adults, but also teenagers and children. They contribute to the parents so that they can take care of their children, and promote the equal rights of woman and man. Brücke Le pont works mostly together with small and local organizations. They are close to the target population and know the social, cultural and political relations on site very well. Brücke Le pont thinks highly of the fact that in the projects participative and locally adapted methods are being applied and that the cooperation is maintained on networks. This creates synergies and raises the effectiveness. Education is the foundation of development. It strengthens the self-esteem of the people and provides the necessary knowledge for them to perform a good and profitable work.

Light for the world

Name of the Organization
Light for the world
Contact

Niederhofstraße 26
1120 Wien
Austria

Telephone
+43 1 8101300
E-Mail
info[at]licht-fuer-die-welt.at
Description of the Organization

Light for the world is an international organization that focuses on development projects for blind persons and persons with disabilities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Southeastern Europe. Light for the world works together with local partners, eye health clinics and disabled peoples organizations.

Third World Saar Campaign

Name of the Organization
Third World Saar Campaign
Contact

Weiskirchener Straße 24
66679 Losheim am See
Germany

Telephone
+49 6872 993056
E-Mail
mail[at]a3wsaar.de
Description of the Organization

Third World Saar Campaign (Aktion 3. Welt Saar) is a social organization that is not linked to any political party. We are not involved in any projects in the Third World because we think that we do not have the right to develop people in other countries. Our objective is to make a difference in Germany. For centuries, Europe has forced its ideas about development upon other countries and thereby destroyed development programs that were already in process. Now it is time to put an end to this kind of violent development policy.

Since we are not associated with any political party, we refuse to focus on one individual objective. Some people expect us to stand up exclusively for topics related to the Third World and stay out of German politics because they assume we cannot achieve anything anyway. But instead, we interfere because we care. We want to bring about changes in Germany.

As an organization that is not linked to any political party, we commit ourselves to topics such as fair trade, world trade, nutrition, political asylum, racism, migration, energy policies, anti-Semitism, militarization, ecology and development policies. Above all, we try to do something about the unequal distribution of goods in the world. We intend to make sure that everyone has access to intellectual and material resources and does not live in poverty and misery.

We, the Third World Saar Campaign,

  • are financed by our members and sponsors and are not linked to any political party, church or lobby;
  • annually organize 120 events and campaigns independently or in cooperation with other organizations;
  • establish networks, link up groups and people and initiate campaigns;
  • recommend speakers and provide counselling for the organization of events;
  • publish the results of our research and studies on a regular basis.

CESI - Center for Education, Counselling and Research

Name of the Organization
CESI - Center for Education, Counselling and Research
Contact

Nova cesta 4
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia

Telephone
+385 1 24 22 800
E-Mail
cesi[at]cesi.hr
Description of the Organization

CESI advocates for improvement of position of women in society and for achieving gender equality, as well as full implementation of all laws and international instruments for protection of human rights. Our main activities are education and training,advocacy and lobbying,media projects,publishing of manuals and brochures, networking.

CESI Strategic Goals are:

  • to advance protection of women's human rights and civil society values in Croatia and in the region,
  • to influence adoption and implementation of gender related policies – in health, education, labour, and political participation domains
  • to promote citizens' active participation in decision-making processes
  • to encourage inclusion and empowerment of marginalised groups for participation in social and economic processes.

CESI works in Croatia but also initiates and participates in various projects in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia.