Africa

SMR - Swedish Mission Council

SMR - Swedish Mission Council

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.

Celim - Impact to change

Celim - Impact to change

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

Brot für die Welt - Bread for the World

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.

Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim

Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
Social Welfare Work – Worldwide Church
Bischöfliches Generalvikariat, Hauptabteilung Pastoral

Domhof 18-21
31134 Hildesheim
Germany

Telephone
+49 5121 307-229
E-Mail
weltkirche[at]bistum-hildesheim.de
Description of the Organization

Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim – Social Welfare Work – Worldwide Church

  • Partnership program with Bolivia (information, guests, trips to meet our Bolivian partners)
  • Financial support of educational work and lobbying activities related to development policy and the Worldwide Church
  • Continuing education events for professionals
  • Recommending guests and speakers from developing countries and eastern Europe
  • Information and additional material on the "www.erlassjahr.de" (year of remission) campaign

Partner countries

artefact gGmbH for Global Learning and Local Action

artefact gGmbH for Global Learning and Local Action
artefact Zentrum für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Bremsbergallee 35
24960 Glücksburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany

Telephone
+49 4631 6116-0
E-Mail
info[at]artefact.de
Description of the Organization

artefact is a non profit making organization dedicated to the application and dissemination of economically viable, ecologically and socially appropriate technologies for regionally and internationally sound and sustainable development.

The Centre for Appropriate Technology and International Development Cooperation maintains a seminar and conference building erected with innovative architecture from three continents, the use of local resources for energy efficient and healthy construction technics and
with its own power generation: solar energy, wind power and biomass guarantee electricity surplus throughout the year.

Germany´s first Energy Infotainment Park with other internationally relevant demonstration and trial plants attracts ten thousands of visitors every year and is the ideal training ground for workshops, specialist seminars and application tests: Indian biogas plants, Nubian
vaults, fire wood saving cookers, irrigation and electrification systems for different climatic conditions are tested and operated. - and evaluated for their compatibility or modification in order to fit into other framework conditions. Technology adjustment, participatory
appraisal, project management and private-public partnership are the artefact keys for sustainable development.

Success stories can be seen next door: EVN Ltd. installing biomass gasification and cogeneration plants in the region, Pro Lehm manufacturing straw adobe tiles and building recyclable houses for the regional market - reasons for selecting them together with artefact as
decentral WORLD EXPOSITION 2000 PROJECT.

artefact, the 1998 European Solar Price winner, master drafts courses in cooperation with partners such as

  • German Foundation for International Development DSE
  • Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft
  • Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology
  • International Network for Sustainable Energy INforSE

and many other governmental, non-governmental and church organizations

All lecturers and practioners of our courses have professional experience abroad. Flensburg University with is institute „Sustainable Energy Systems and Management“/Appropriate Rural Technologies and Extension Skills is a close cooperation partner.