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IVCO 2012
14th-17th October, 2012
Volunteering for Development: Innovation and impact in a changing development environment
Hosted by Cuso International and FORUM. The conference will be held in Ottawa, Canada - more details to follow.
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- Peace Corps Celebrates 50 Years
- Comhlámh Abstract
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The Australian Council For International Development.
The "Learning and Assisting Overseas" Association (Arbeitskreis "Lernen und Helfen in Übersee" - AKLHÜ) is a network of 24 German organisations involved in recruitment for development cooperation, voluntary community services and extra-curricular youth an
The Australian Government's overseas aid programme.
Australian Volunteers International is a significant contributor to a peaceful, just and sustainable world; a world of respectful global relationships where all people have access to the resources they need, the opportunity to achieve their potential, the
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Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) brings individuals, organizations and communities in Canada and in the global South into partnerships to reduce poverty, to fight AIDS and to assert human rights globally.
Canadian Council for International Co-operation, a coalition of over 100 Canadian organisations working for social justice and development.
The Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI) was founded in 1958, The mission of CECI is to combat poverty and exclusion. To this end, CECI builds the development capacities of disadvantaged communities. CECI supports peace building, human
The CDI rates rich-country governments on how much they are helping poor countries via seven key linkages: aid, trade, investment, migration, environment, security, and technology.
CESO is a leader in providing governance and sustainable economic development For almost 40 years, the not-for-profit Canadian Executive Service Organisation (CESO) has reduced poverty, created sustainable economic growth at home and abroad through the tr
Aims to provide advice about service overseas to people of all faiths or none and to select, prepare and support adults with a commitment to work for development overseas.
The New Zealand Council for International Development.
The official Canadian International Development Agency.
An international alliance dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the world.
Comhlámh (pronounced ‘co-law-ve’, Irish for ‘solidarity’) is a member and supporter organisation open to anyone interested in social justice, human rights and global development issues.
Canada World Youth designs and delivers international educational programs for youth (aged 17-24) with a focus on volunteer work and community development in a cross-cultural setting...www.cwy.org
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The UK Government's Department for International Development.
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European Forum on International Cooperation, providing information on development cooperation and related themes.
The European Union website.
Financing the economic transition of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
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FOCSIV is a Federation of Italian NGOs involved in international development co-operation. Its aim is to contribute to the struggle against all forms of poverty and marginalisation; oppression of human dignity and human rights; the growth of local communi
FK Norway (Fredskorpset) arranges reciprocal exchanges of personnel between organisations in Norway and developing countries.
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The purpose of the Hungarian Volunteer Sending Foundation is to foster a relationship with organisations specialised in carrying out developmental and aid projects and to find the right volunteer or professional for the job, based on the needs and reques
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American Council for Voluntary International Action.
The International Poverty Centre is a global centre for South-South Cooperation on development policy applied research and training. 189 countries are part of the IPC’s knowledge-sharing network.
An international organisation of 182 member countries, established to promote international monetary cooperation.
International Service is an international development charity working in Latin America, West Africa and the Middle East working with some of the world's most vulnerable communities, supporting them in practical ways to combat poverty and oppression.
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The new JICA was officially inaugurated on October 1, 2008 with a merger between the existing Japan International Cooperation Agency and the overseas economic cooperation section of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
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MS ActionAid Denmark fights poverty by promoting the political empowerment of the world’s poor. MS supports long-term development work, education programmes and campaigns as well as exchange of experience and knowledge between people.
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International network of persons and groups who commit themselves - socially, politically, ecologically or spiritually.
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Organisation of African Unity.
Overseas Development Institute, an independent think-tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Progressio is an international development charity, based in London, working in eleven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa, Middle East and Asia.
PSO is an association that consists of sixty Dutch development organisations. The association focuses on capacity development at civil society organisations in developing countries.
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The Singapore International Foundation (SIF) is a non-profit organisation founded in 1991. Its mission is to build a better world through shared ideas, skills and experiences, so as to uplift lives and create greater understanding between Singaporeans and
Skillshare International is an international volunteering and development organisation working to reduce poverty, injustice and inequality and to further economic and social development in partnership with people and communities throughout the world.
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UNITÉ is an umbrella organisation representing 25 Swiss development agencies and church organisations, sending development/fraternal workers to projects of their Southern partners as well as supporting local personnel and facilitating both South-North and
Based in Bonn, Germany, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
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VSA (Volunteer Service Abroad) are New Zealand’s largest and most experienced overseas volunteer-sending agency and has placed more than 3,000 skilled New Zealanders on volunteer assignments overseas since 1962.
VSO Federation, the world's leading independent international development organisation, fights global poverty through the power of volunteering.
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WUSC is a network of individuals and post-secondary institutions who believe that all peoples are entitled to the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to a more equitable world.