Networking

Peace Brigades International

Name of the Organization
Peace Brigades International
Department/Institute
PBI-Switzerland
Contact

Gutenbergstraße 35
3011 Bern
Switzerland

Telephone
+41 31 3724444
E-Mail
info[at]peacebrigades.ch
Description of the Organization

Peace Brigades International (PBI) has been the leading organization for unarmed protective accompaniment and observation of human rights in conflict areas for over 30 years. International teams accompany threatened activists who work for peace, democracy and justice.

Daara.de - guide to global learning in Schleswig-Holstein

Name of the Organization
Daara.de - guide to global learning in Schleswig-Holstein
Contact

c/o Bündnis Eine Welt Schleswig-Holstein e. V.
Walkerdamm 1
24103 Kiel
SH
Germany

Telephone
+49 431 679399-00
E-Mail
info[at]daara.de
Description of the Organization

Daara.de is a project of the alliance “Eine Welt Schleswig-Holstein e. V.” Teachers and employees of nursery schools and youth facilities can find educational work support like consultants, teaching materials and agency in finding classrooms for their developing-political educational work.

Daara.de wants to

  • make learning at school a good experience,
  • increase the value of the developing-political education in Schleswig-Holstein,
  • attract the interest of children and teenagers for “Eine Welt” and provide the ability to look at situations and problems in a worldwide and comprehensive connection.

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.

GTO - German Toilet Organization

Name of the Organization
GTO - German Toilet Organization
Contact

Paulsenstraße 23
12163 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 30 41934344
E-Mail
post[at]germantoilet.org
Description of the Organization

The German Toilet Organization (GTO) is a non-profit NGO, which was founded in Berlin in the October of 2005. Our aim is to protect the environment and improve public health by raising awareness about and providing people with clean and sustainable toilet and wastewater treatment systems.

co2online gemeinnützige GmbH

Name of the Organization
co2online gemeinnützige GmbH
Contact

Hochkirchstraße 9
10829 Berlin
Germany

Telephone
+49 30 767685-0
E-Mail
info[at]co2online.de
Description of the Organization

co2online gemeinnützige GmbH is a non-profit limited liability company that is campaigning for a reduction in emissions of the environmentally harmful gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The central approach here is: climate protection by means of energy saving through dialogue. With online advisers, communal heating consultants and a climate quiz, as well as portal partners from business, media and politics, co2online motivates private households, trade and commerce to become actively involved in climate protection - and to save money at the same time! co2online informs and motivates mainly in the area of technical modernisation measures for heating and thermal insulation in existing buildings and is the project sponsor for the "Climate Seeks Protection" campaign, which is backed by the Federal Environment Ministry.

Themes of the organization

Werkstatt Solidarische Welt

Name of the Organization
Werkstatt Solidarische Welt
Contact

Weiße Gasse 3
86150 Augsburg
BY
Germany

Telephone
+49 821 37261
E-Mail
wsw[at]werkstatt-solidarische-welt.de
Description of the Organization

The workshop “Solidarische Welt e. V.” (founded in 1980) wants to offer possibilities together with the world store in Augsburg for united action beyond borders. This includes educational work, fair trade, the work for a humane asylum and the support of single projects abroad. We work independently, of benefit to the public and regardless of political parties. Our work is performed in an honourary capacity and full-time. We offer regular series of events: Asia days, African weeks, fair week and peace actions. Moreover, single events, an educational material place, a public library and a north south-info archive. We publish north south information for teachers regularly.

Difäm - German Institute for Medical Mission

Name of the Organization
Difäm - German Institute for Medical Mission
Contact

Mohlstraße 26
Postfach 1312, 72003 Tübingen
72074 Tübingen
Germany

Telephone
+49 7071 70490-17
E-Mail
info[at]difaem.de
Description of the Organization

Difäm, the German Institute for Medical Mission, based in Tübingen, was founded in 1906. It is a specialized advisory center, medical relief organization and bearer of the Paul Lechler Clinic for Tropical Diseases. We provide support to development and relief organizations worldwide (for example: Brot für die Welt [bread for the world], social welfare work and disaster aid) for the implementation of health projects; we assist our local partners in planning their projects and offer them ongoing support.

Our doctors have run health programs in southern countries for years and can thus provide the necessary specialized knowledge. Our main goal is to establish a firm basis for sustainable health care by promoting basic health care services and home health care. With our seminars in public health and treatment of tropical diseases, we further the training of local health care specialists and of qualified personnel.

Difäm promotes and carries out projects that help patients suffering from disabilities or diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and leprosy. Our medical aid service provides indispensable medicine, medical tools and auxiliary materials etc. for partner clinics and health care stations in over 90 countries around the world. Our long-term goal, however, is to make these countries independent of foreign aid. For this reason, Difäm provides raw materials, tools and training for local personnel in order to support the local production of pharmaceuticals. In addition to providing direct aid, we are also active in political lobbying and public campaigns for the right to health care.