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Mission: The organization carries out activities on community education and facilitates the implementation of technical and social public service related infrastructures. It promotes awareness raising on creation of better housing conditions for the youth and environmental protection. Year of establishment: 1991 Total number of members: 575 Type of organization: National NGO Nature of activities: Direct assistance to communities - disadvantaged groups, Policy - advocacy - lobbying, Research - training, Information - public awareness, Networking Specific target areas: Youth, Urban areas

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Mission: Main objective is to offer rehabilitation services to persons with disibilities.

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Mission: Besg specialising in intgrated and people centered development work. It approaches this in am inter-disciplinary way, straddling the fields of development facilitation, conflict resolution, capacity building and training, organisation building and development, programme design, participative planning methodologies, monitoring and evaluation, policy analysis and research. To achieve integrated and people centered development outcomes it draws on the skills of social scientist, seasoned development practitioners, architects, engineers, town planners, building technologists, project managers, micro-finance specialists, policy analysts and researchers. Besg is an affiliate of the urban sector Network; a national network of NGO's that share their experiences to enhance their learning with the aim of achieving improved practices.

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Mission: Mission: CCDI’s mission is to offer vision and solutions to the relationship between environmental protection sustainable development and poverty. CCDI is a non profit and non political organisation and its main objectives are as follows: • To alleviate poverty through community based conservation of natural resources and management of the environment. • To promote awareness of the concept of sustainable development. • To participate actively in the national and global coalition of conservation and development management interests. • To develop educational initiatives to promote knowledge and understanding of environmental issues • To promote natural resources management through innovative, small scale and environmentally friendly projects • To collaborate and form partnerships with communities, other NGOs and the public and private sectors for an exchange of ideas, experience, skills and expertise. 1) These objectives are to be achieved through project related activity, seminar, workshops, publications and networking. 2) The organisation has a commitment to its donor and is ably assisted in this by the Board of Trustees. This policy and procedures therefore intends to reflect CCDI’s basic values and beliefs and show a clear sense of purpose; this in turn should enable the organisation to set an example as a model NGO in the way it achieves its aims and objectives. 3) This policy is intended to form the basis for a happy and stable work environment where the staff are fully motivated and are able to understand and contribute to the organisations goals and objectives. Staff should share the CCDI’s vision and feel that they have a stake in the future growth and success of the organisation.

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Mission: Dag is a leading urban development NGO in the Western Cape that supports and impliments community housing and development projects and processes and that works towards the creation of an enabling, community sensitive policy environment.

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Mission: The developmentIndian Ocean Network (DION) is a network of NGOs and such other civil society groups of the indian Ocean Islands Region of Africa comprinsing the islands of Comoros, Magadascar, Mauritius, Reunión and Seychelles. One of its. Objetives is to address the problem of. Rural - urban migration, the challenges facing urbanisation, urban areas and the urban poor.

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Mission: To achieve leadership position as a resource and research centre by using qualitative research to promote social justice in Nigeria. DIN promotes a human rights-focused approach to development and aims to build a strong policy community on a range of focal issues including the protection of women and children's rights. DIN's activities emphasize policy research, advocacy, networking and information dissemination

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Mission: Development Workshop (DW) is a non-profit organisation working to improve settlements and livelihoods of the poor in less-developed communities. Its programme focus areas include shelter, peri-urban upgrading, water supply and sanitation, primary health care, small enterprise development and disaster mitigation. DW’s strategy is to strengthen the capacity of communities and organisations to act on development problems and opportunities. Founded in 1973, DW has worked with communities, grassroots organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), local and national government authorities and international organisations in more than 30 countries.

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Mission: The mission of EACOR is to cooperate for realisation of Economic Social and cultural rights(ESCR) of people and communities in Eastern Africa through strengthening the existing organisations' capacities. EACOR seeks to network and build partnerships around ESCR especially in form of supporting consultative workshops and advocacy coalitions at national regional and international levels. It also collects and disseminates information that involves mapping exercises on ESCR so as to identify actors and issues for engagement at national, regional and international levels. EACOR intends to build capacity of partners on ESCR for skills development and replication. It seeks also to support lobbying and advocacy actions aimed at creating change and transforming socio-economic and cultural status of people living in poverty and injustice through national regional and international mechanisms. EACOR is housed by Building Eastern Africa Community Network (BEACON)

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Mission: Acts as a platform for grassroot community development. Provides training, seminars, workshops and sensitization on: income generating projects, sbusiness management, sustainable agriculture, health nutrition and environment. Encourages community participation in supporting orphans, the aged, widows/widowers, aids victims and the disabled. We access small scale business communities to micro-finance schemes.

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Mission: Objectives: To develop and strength the capacity of housing co-operatives and mutual housing groups to respond to affordable housing needs of people of limited means in Zimbabwe. Mission Statement: Our mission is to create a vibrant and self sustaining housing cooperative movement for Zimbabweans of limited means.

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Mission: IHA-UDP tries to improve the quality of life of the poorest of the poor in a specific area. As such, it implements programmes based on the felt needs of the community and with full participation of the target beneficiaries. The activities reach out to all groups of people (children, youth, women, men) who fall in the category of the poorest of the poor. VISION:To bring about social justice by alleviating poverty with the full participation of the poorest of the poor to regain their self-dignity and self-worth, and so acquire self-sufficiency. MISSION:To break the vicious cycle of poverty by dealing with its root causes, primarily through ‘releasing’ them from fatalism, low self-image, loss of dignity and apathy; through concentization resulting in empowerment and capacity building. The poorest of the poor will then become decision making owners, leaders and sustainers of their own development programmes which they priorities for themselves. OBJECTIVE:·To improve the quality of life of the communities. To achieve this the Project works by addressing the multiple, inter-related felt-needs of the community at the grassroots level using the integrated holistic approach.·To enable the community to be self-sufficient so that all development activities become sustainable beyond Project phase-out.

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Mission: Exists out of savings schemes, collect information about themselves, plan and build houses. Main objective is to support the federation in their activities.

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Mission: Planact is a non-governmental development organisation whose mission is to bring about local development for the poor within an integrated framework . Community Development , Local Government Capacity Building & Good Governance Training , Research & Analysis , Policy Analysis & Advocacy. Planact also facilitates an ongoing low cost housing project on behalf of local government.

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Mission: To address issues and challenges affecting human Settlements in Uganda through advocacy, Networking, and information sharing

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Mission: The unplanned urban growth presents a particularly difficult situation for low-income families who have no alternative but to settle on land that is not adequate for urban development. Sometimes these families are prey to urban speculators or political parties. Even when they do have access to land for housing they are not eligible for loans and therefore the housing they construct is often inadequate and precarious. Many families live in houses that require complete rebuilding or extensive improvements.  The principal aim of the Rural - peri urban Housing service is to assist rural communities to relieve poverty by alleviating rural homelessness, poor housing conditions, other housing needs and related problems. In order to achieve this aim the Rural Housing Service undertakes a number of activities

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Mission: Directly: urban housing practitioners, policy -makers, government officials, NGO practitioners. Indirectly: the urban poor, those in need of better shelter.

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Mission: Promotion of housing co-operatives. Campaign for women equal rights of access to land, property ownership and inheritance. Training for youth in constructing skills and building materials. Establishment of savings and credit societies.

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Countries: Nigeria Burkina Faso

Mission: Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-religious and voluntary organisation, which was established in 1997 by a group of grassroots women, whose major aim is to address the gender injustices on environmental issues as well as break the barriers that tend to hinder gender equity in socio-economic sphere of the life of women and children. Women Environmental Programme (WEP) is operating as an NGO under the Companies and Allied Matters Act by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). The organisation is administered by a nine-member Board of Trustee, while the management team see to the day to day administration of the organisation with the Executive Director as the operational head. WEP has United Nations special Economic and Social Council Status (UN ECOSOC status) Vision statement To create a society where the environmental, economic, social and political rights of women and children are protected Mission statement To empower women and children to address the environmental, economic, social and political issues that affects them.

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Mission: The mission of the Garissa Muslim Children’s Home is to provide an environment and facilities within which the inmates can experience love, achieve self confidence, gain education benefit from an Islamic upbringing understand and prepare to serve the Muslim Society in particular and the rest of humanity in general as enshrined in the teaching of Islam.

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Mission: Formation en gestion. Renforcement de capacité pour promouvoir des activités regeneatrices de revenus. - IEC et pladoyer dans la gestion environnementale - Asistance aux orphelins de sida

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Mission: Les femmes rurales, las colonies urbaines informelles, sesibilization, communication, education , sake , Les activities generahuces de revences coomerce.

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Mission: Favoriser le regroupement des femmes pour la défense de leurs droits et intérêts contre toutes formes de violences et de discrimination pour une participation effective des femmes au processus de développement.

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Mission: Objectives: The concept of. Sustainable human developmen has been identified at the Rio 92 Summit and fostered during the WSSD in Johannesburg as the leading strategic framework for proventy alleviation, environmet management and social equity. Proverty phenomena interplays with negative physical, sociological, judicial and economical situations. Undestading and analyzing them appears as a firts step towards operational actions. In this same vein, a Togolese group of sholars and development specialists has ser up since December 2000, the Concerted Research Center on Development (CRCD) - a non profit association which hold an NGO status. The CRCD roots its activities on the type II parnership modus operandi thata offers the opportunity to the civil society to engage larger spectrum of development activities with public and private sectors. For this end, The CRCD intends to: conceive and to publish methodological, technical and scientific tools for social and economic development - Participate in studies and researches on topics related to sustainable developement - establish strong relationship with research institutes abroad and with similar structures at national level - act. As local representative for international civil society networks in order to mobilize human an material resources for poverty allevation. Thematic Focus Land Tenure Las policies and tenure issues in Africa are currenty focusing attention of decision makers, donor agencies, researches and civil society. CRCD has develop and is implementing a programme on land policy and tenure regimens. It uses various means like a sustainable apprenticeship, information sharing, capacities building and research in order to favor a debate on tenure policies Environment Togo is seriously confronted to progressive depletion of its natural resorces. Human bad behaviors are mostly the cause although physical reason cannot be neglected. For CRCD, informing and educating stakeholders is therefore a major component of the national development strategy. The CRCD will act by all means for the involvement of environmental considerations in development plans, programme and projects. Some highly qualified human resources do exist within CRCD to carry out impact assessment and to formulate norms and standards of. Quality Urban management . The rapid urbanization in togo is happening in a context marked by the institutional weakness of the state, the lack of an operational descentralization process and the economic stagnation. Solving the urban development issue will require adequate insfrastructure supply and the amelioration of activities systems in a sanitized living area Microfinance Microfinance becomes nowadays an important tool in addessing poverty. When urban and rural poor are deprived from formal financial facilities, its is such decentralized financial systems which rescue them. CRCD takes it as a duty to help in promoting and reinforcing capacities within microfinance organizations by offering its evaluation/ Counsel/training services Our Achievements Internal - Launching of a structure which acquired juridical personality with a functioning headquarters. - Bringing progressively the land issue in national agenda related to the strategy for poverty alleviation - Initiating and managing a national network dealing with land tenure issues. - Various solicitactions in national consulting committees (biological diversity, agenda 21) - Partnerships with the national chamber of Agriculture External - Affiliation to initiatives and networks - LandNet West Africa (local focal point) -Plan African programme on lan and Resources Rights (PAPLRR) - Community Based Natural Resoruces Management Network (CBNRM - Net.) - Réseau Urbain Participé (RUP) * Participación in global processes - WSSD (Johannesburg) - Policy Research Report 2003 (World Bank) - E-learning on rural insfrastructure and on land policy (World Bank Institute - EU Land Policy Guidelines (ILC)

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Mission: CONGEH is engaged in offering support and advice, accompanying its member organisartions, building institutional and economic capacities, raising funds and disseminating information.

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Mission: La Coalition Nationale pour l’Habitat a pour mission de protéger le droit à un logement adéquat à travers des campagnes, l’activisme national et international, le développement communautaire et l'établissement des faits. Ces campagnes sont axées sur la lutte pour les droits à la propriété foncière et au logement, et sur la corrélation entre cette lutte et les activités des entreprises et la société elle-même.

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Mission: L’ONG-CDR vise les objectifs généraux ci-après : Participer activement à la lutte contre la pauvreté, Faciliter l’accès aux logements sociaux et à l’habitat aux couches sociales les plus défavorisées Améliorer les conditions de vie des communautés de base par la mise en valeur rationnelle des potentialités de la zone d’intervention, Lutter activement et efficacement contre toutes les formes de dégradation de l’environnement à savoir la désertification, les pollutions et nuisances, l’insalubrité,

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Mission: Traitement des dechets solides et liquides, construction des ouvrages, d’assainissement, sensibilisation de la population autour de l’hygiène, publique, nettoyage des voies publique, curage des canniveaux,reboisement, confection des dallaux de traversées etc...

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Mission: Couture- Teinture- Confection de jouets pour enfants - education - Sante commerce - Transformation des produits

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Mission: - Améliorer la situation socio-économique des femmes - Développer et valoriser la production alimentaire - Améliorer la qualité de vie par l'hygène, la santé, l'éducation, l'alphabetisation. - Organisation des activités de sensibilisations, de communication, d'information et d'éducation. - Elaborer des Projects Plaidoyer Formation des Femmes Jeunes - Faire des transformations des céréales des fruits et légumes - Commerces et petites épargnes

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Mission: Depuis 1983, le RUP d'Enda Tiers Monde : agit sur le terrain pour et avec les habitants (villageois et citadins) et les décideurs anime et participe à plusieurs réseaux et programmes d’échange d’expériences et de réflexion au niveau international diffuse deux revues trimestrielles (l’une en français, l’autre en anglais) et réalise des publications pour diffuser les résultats de la recherche-action qu’il mène. Axes de travail (domaines d'intervention) : En développant des outils méthodologiques et des innovations technologiques, le RUP tente de contribuer à une meilleure gestion des villes et villages, pour une amélioration des conditions de vie des populations défavorisées. Son action s’articule autour de cinq axes principaux : Développement d'outils pour un aménagement concerté des villes et villages. Appui : a) à la production sociale de biens et services de base en milieu urbain et périurbain défavorisé. b) au développement d’un micro entreprenariat local lié à la gestion intégrée de l’environnement. Renforcement des capacités des acteurs de la ville (acteurs populaires et autorités locales) : éducation et formation. Promotion d'une planification plus concertée des villes, dans le cadre d'un effort commun de gestion urbaine (Agendas 21 locaux). Animation de réseaux de réflexion, d’échanges et de collecte/diffusion de l'information.

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Mission: Femmes côte d’ivoire est une organisation non gouvernementale(ONG) à but non lucratif travaillant pour la consolidation du bien être de la femme, de la famille et de l’enfant.Elle travaille essentiellement en milieu rual au bien être de la population à la base.Elle travaille dans differents domaines dont la priorité est axée sur l’education à la culture de paix, l la formation, la sante sociale par la promotion de l’habitat amelioré aux services des plus demunis et des femmes des marchés,La la sansibilisation sur le VIH/SIDA , l’eau et les femmes en milieu rural par la valorisation des valeurs culturelles locales.L’approvisionnement en eau potable par la construction des cintures de secirités autour des marigots.Assistance humanitaireSensibilisation à la reconciliation nationale et à la cohabitation pacifique

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Mission: Provide a sustainable and better future for women and girls: an educated girl, an empowered woman and a balanced family.provide education to children in need.FAPEFE is a non-governmental, not for profit organization, working in Cameroon with Reg. No: 00330/RDA/JO6/BAPP . Since its inception in may 2001, the organization has been working with children/youths, parents, government bodies and intergovernmental bodies in the promotion of community welfare and youth education. It works to identify the needs of the child especially the rural child/youths, the underprivileged and the weaker section of the society through participatory approach. Objectives : Produce quality education for needy women , children and girls Reduce the high illetteracy and under-education rate Promote the economic, social and cultural development of youth Promote environmental and agricultural education Give basic professionnal, technical and classical education to underpriviledged young people Protect and make known the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through education Assist the needy child irrespective of tribe, origin, sex or religion, in the domain of social welfare Protect the child from sexual exploitation, child labour and forced child marriage Assist children in prisons, orphanages, centers for the disabled and street children Organize youth leadership training and youth exchange programs Actively take part in the prevention of HIV/AIDS,Cholera and MAlaria especially in children/youths and women Assist the government educational efforts and work with others organisations and associations following the same objectives. FAPEFE’s Mission : Offer and promote inclusive and integral quality education to the benefit of the disadvanteged and vulnerable children,women,orphans and disabled in low incomes areas as well as their social welfare.

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Mission: mon organisation a pour mission de faciliter l'octroi de credit pour le financement de l'habitat. S'occupe des investissement pour l' amenagement urbain des localités urbaines et aussi des programmes de developpement des communes.

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Mission: Amelioration du cadre de vie de la population . Curage des canniveaux pour la population . Balayage des voies publiques. Vente de poubelles.

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Mission: MISSION ET OBJECTIF DU GIE SANIYA LA mission principale du gie saniya est l assainissement du quartier de magnambougou objectifs 1- organiser le ramassage quotidien des ordures menagere dans les 4000 concessions du quartier 2- assurer le transport des des dechets au depots de transit 3 -organiser les seances de sensibilisation sur l hygiene dans les familles 4 - realiser les puisards dans les concessions 5 - curer les caniveaux pour le passage regulier des eaux de ruissellement 6 - formation des associations de femmes et de jeunes a l hgiene

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Mission: Asian Bridge's mission is to produce and share a people-centered development model that incorporates different values of various regional communities, and thus to create a better society for the oppressed, poor, and marginalized people regardless of their nationalities.

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Mission: AWDC Mission Statement is advancement of women and children, improving their status and participation in the development processes through education, Human Rights study and implementation, poverty eradication, conflict resolution and peacemaking. AWDC strategy is based on researches and surveys, working out and implementation of the programmes on improvement of the status of women and children, Refugees and IDPs, elderly people in transition period, aggravated by war, combating poverty and violence. The capacities of the AWDC Divisions, woman, youth and children’s groups in different cities and rural districts were mobilized for planning and implementation of such kind of programs on Education, Health, Income Generation, Human Rights, peacemaking and other programs.

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Mission: Working throughout India among the urban and rural poor and mostly at the grass root level. Our aim is to mobilise the communities, make them aware of the problems both locally, regionally and nationally and trained them to deal with the situation. We are working with the urban poor in the major cities in India like; Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysore, Bhubaneswar & Guwahati. Programme thrust on organising the urban poor community, built-up CBO’s, stop eviction, security of land tennor, basic amenities and housing rights are common issues. Constructing housing through CBO’s, Co-operatives in limited areas. Secure land tennor is a major issue next to eviction.

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Mission: The South Asia Regional Programme (SARP) of Habitat International Coalition - Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) works for the recognition, defence, promotion, and realisation of the human rights to adequate housing and land, which involves securing a safe and secure place for all individuals and communities, especially marginalised communities, to live in peace and dignity. HLRN-SARP was established in 1999 in New Delhi to address the growing need for research, education, and advocacy on housing and land rights in South Asia. A particular focus of our work is on promoting and protecting the equal rights of women to housing, land, property and inheritance. HLRN aims to achieve its goals through advocacy, research, human rights education, and outreach through network building at local, national and international levels.

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Mission: 1) LOCOA is the only Asia wide network that specializes in community organization (CO). It is the only network that provides the training, exchanges of persons, information, etc., that COs in the field need. It also protects them and their work by bringing publicity to bear on happenings in countries. 2) All of LOCOA’s work is human rights. We work for poor people’s housing rights (including water, drainage, sanitation, income improvement and peoples right to organize). We alert our network when these rights are abused and mobilize response to governments at fault. 3) We cooperate with all types of networks. We share tasks with them. We cooperate with them as long as they work for the good of the poor. 4) When there is need to relate to foreign governments about human rights violations, we send an appeal throughout our network by e-mail asking our members to write to the government concerned, or the funder concerned (Asian Development Bank, for example) and express their concern. 5) LOCOA asks local members what they need and tries to do that. It does not have a program of action into which members must fit. Currently LOCOA has more than 100 member organizations in 17 countries in Asia.

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Mission: Encouraging and strengthening community initiatives (with social, technical guidance and credit for micro enterprise) and evolving partnerships with govt. for development based on local resource. The methodology is action research and extension. That is analyzing, outstanding problems of the area, peoples initiatives, the bottlenecks in the initiatives, then thru a process of action research and extension education evolve viable solutions promoting participatory action. In short developing low cost package of advice and guiding community organization for self help and partnership with govt.

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Mission: To create partnerships for ESC rights of marginalised groups. The two groups identified for the next three years are women for housing and land rights and right to dignity for the mentally ill.

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Mission: SHELTER FOR THE POOR is a Non-Government Organization - (NGO), working in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established in the year 2002, which is working in the field of Human Rights, especially for the Housing rights & other citizen rights of the urban and rural poor. In Dhaka city there are 3.5 million urban poor / slum dwellers are dwelling now. According to a World Bank estimate, "From a base of 24 million in 1996, the urban population is expected to be 31 million in the year 2000 about 52 million by 2010 and nearly 79 million in 2020.” These projections are based on an assumption of an average annual growth rate of 6.4 per cent up to 2000, 5.3 per cent between 2000-2010, and 4.3 per cent thereafter. LEGAL STATUS OF SHELTER: Registered from the office of the Register of joint stock companies & firms, under societies act(no-XXI-1860), No: S-3310(99)/2003. Vision of SHELTER : A sound urban society towards development, empowerment and secured shelter for the urban poor. Mission of SHELTER : SHELTER aims to improve the situation of social security & justice, democracy, good governance,transperancy and human rights isssues ; especially the Housing rights of the urban poor. WHAT WE DO: POLICY ADVOCACY & LOBBYING: The main task of SHELTER to undertake advocacy, lobbying and media campaign on all the human rights issues ; mainly to address whole rights issues related to the urban poor. Also,to advocate on the issues related to democracy, goodgovernance, transperancy , justice & social security. PEOPLES ORGANIZATION & FEDERATION: Organizing the slum dwellers as small groups / peoples organizations towards social mobilization for their resettlement and to form the Federation of the Slum Dwellers . Federation of slum dwellers will be the main negotiator to establish the right to shelter of the urban poor / slum dwellers. EVICTION WACH & LEGAL AID SUPPRT: ·To wach how,where & when the slum eviction(s) are started by the authority without any resettlement plan ; whether the slum dwellers are properly noticed for it and organize mass people to protest against any slum eviction(s). ·To prepare report(s) on slum eviction and share information with all national and international human rights organizations and activists. Provide legal aid support to the slum dwellers/urban poor people as needed by them INFORMATION BANK: To develop & maintain a computerized database information system on any violation of human rights, slum eviction(s),grass root level people’s organizations, slum dwellers federation, NGOs/CBOs working with the urban poor and related national/international human rights organizations/activities & activists. And will develop a reference library for researchers/activists. COALITION/ALLIANCE BUILDING: There are hundreds of “Grass Root Level NGOs/CBOs” are working in the mega city Dhaka. These huge numbers of small NGOs / CBOs are not “Organized”, they are not presently member of ADAB or CUP; No alliance/ forum / coalition / platform exists to coordinate them. But they are very much committed to establish Democracy, Social Security & Justice, Good Governance, transparency, Human Rights, especially Rights of the urban poor. Shelter has under taken a project to “Organize” the small NGOs/CBOs under a same umbrella and planned to form an alliance, namely, “URBAN NGOs and CBOs ALLIANCE of Dhaka-UNCAD”. The UNCAD will engaged to organize the small NGOs / CBOs to address all social crisis / any violation of human rights and other issues, related to / with the urban poor people. WE FIGHT… FOR… HOUSING RIGHTS…. Shelter will also maintain close liaison & necessary working relationship with all other NGOs, associations / forum’s of NGOs working in and out side of Bangladesh. RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION: To undertake research / studies on various human rights issues ; especially related to the rights of the urban poor, publish and share the outcomes of those research / study with the policymakers, civil society, planners, donors ,international community and human rights activists / all other related stakeholders through workshops /seminars and will undertake necessary media / advocacy campaign. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARING: To collect reports on human rights issues and all related publications, reports, studies, posters, documentary films on international resettlement experiences, exposure visit to the international resettlement sites, participate related national / international training / workshops / seminars and share all those good experiences locally; especially with the policymakers, donors, planners, other interested NGOs / CBOs, and of course with the urban poor of Bangladesh, especially of the Dhaka city. SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM: Mainly to ensure the utility services i.e. drinking water supply, environmental sanitation, gas, electricity, garbage management support, relief support at the post disaster period, HIV-AIDS health-immunization, education, etc. to the urban poor people directly from Shelter or in-directly through liaison-coordination with other NGOs /organization(s)/ donors / government. CAPACITY BUILDING: To build leadership capacity of the representatives of the urban poor Shelter will arrange various types of training program for them; will also organize issue based training workshop’s / seminar’s / exposure visit to other federation(s) of the grass root people’s organizations within / out side of the country. CONTACT PERSON: Abu Rayhan-Al-Beeroonee Chairperson & CEO Phone: Office- 88-0171-5259048 (Mobile) 880-2-8652033 (Residence) MAILING ADDRESS: House No: 4/1(1st.floor),Humayun Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka- 1207, Bangladesh. 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Mission: Educate people on their housing rights. Help people resist evictions. Organise poor areas to get local tenure and basic services. Have weekly radio program on urban poor matters and do research and publications.

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Mission: Works woth the urban marginal groupst to develop strong people's org. capable of fighting for their rights to live a dignified and humane life in the city, to secure land entitlement and to have a healthy home and environment. The UPC groups works on the development of critical awarenes of the people through conscientization and development of critical awareness, coupled with organizing by means of economic, health and educational activities.

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Mission: YUVA - a voluntary development organization founded in 1984 - represents the conviction that every individual is entitled to live in security, dignity and peace. Our existence is rooted in our commitment to promote a democratic society, and enable marginalized groups to access human rights. Since inception, YUVA has consciously chosen to implement its developmental agenda by engaging with local, community based organizations. This has involved strengthening existing organizations to understand and respond effectively to the local development issues, and encouraging new formations - such as community action groups, groups of women, youth and children - to engage in development. YUVA’s direct operations are based in three states of India, namely Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Our work in these areas can be broadly categorized into the themes of Poverty, Environment and Governance. Our work includes action taken to enable the poor and socially disadvantaged to access housing and basic services; to manage natural resources; to enhance their livelihood and social security; to protect themselves against violence and discrimination, and to participate as effectively in decision making. In addition to our direct intervention programs, we actively contribute to research, policy development and networking initiatives at the state, national and global levels.

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Mission: Objetivos de ASDE Apoyar, fortalecer y promover iniciativas de: Mejoramiento de las condiciones del Habitat con particular énfasis respecto al acceso al suelo y vivienda, el agua el saneamiento y el manejo de desechos. Mejoramiento de la calidad y control del medio ambiente, y fortalecimiento de programas de control medio ambiental. ASDE Objectives To support, strengthen and promote initiatives on: Improvement of habitat conditions with emphasis on land access and housing, water and sanitation, and waste treatment. Management of strategic environmental assessment procesess. Fostering sustainable rural integrated development.

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Mission: to bridge the gap between theory and practice of eco-engineering - in meeting urban and natural environment - with emphasis on water, air, material and space

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Mission: Arcilla Research, Epen, The Netherlands- is a small, Dutch-based, tecnology enterprise, Which has developed a special body of techniques and materials based on a mineral binder sistem, Whereby products with ceramic -like properties are cured rather than fired. The mineral binder sistem and range of new materials are neither cemens nor ceramic, yet offer many of the advantages of both. A New binder sistem has been developed for use with man-made and natural fibres to create water-repellent products Three units have been set up by Arcilla Research to develop its family of new materials into useful products: ARCILLA Ceramic Tecnology has centred on utilisation of secondary resources susch as coal fly ash to create products for building and construction. PYRAMIC Advance Ceramic Materials is translating the tecnology of Arcilla Research into high-performance materials and products. RUBACON Resource Utilisation for Building and Construction - aims to create building and construction systems in tune with the needs of people and the environment. The new RUBACON Programme of Sustainable Development- Based on Utilisation of secondary and renewale resorces - includes a group of. Interrelated projects with the Key projec, advance building materials and construction system, at the core. The materials are lightweight - gender-sensitive; the may be produced and assembled by women and older children. The construction system is deseigned for stability-providing extremely high resistance to storm and earthquake. The RENEW project for developing Biogas (alternative energy), natural fertilizer and micro-mineral powder from agricultural residues and animal dung, is one of the major arcillary projects. Other projects making up the programme include: a solar energy water harvesting system for providing people with both hot and cold water, a process for utilisation of ceramic waste to produce surface-glazed ceramic tiles sans kiln, durable sewer, water and irrigation pipe, low-cost road construction and tecnology for cleansing of polluted land and waterways. Transfer of the arcilla tecnology as described in the implementation Plan, is unique and direct. It is aimed firts and foremost at the needs of the people, particularly the less well-off. To implement our tecnology, we are open to co-operation with industry, university, goverment and non-govermment institutions. During its twenty five year existance, Arcilla has gathered together an international, multidiscipline team of regional and specialist consultants to provide technical know-how and project management skills for realising the potencial of. Its tecnology- ceramic without firing

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Countries: Burkina Faso Gabon Ivory Coast Mali Senegal Togo Spain Bolivia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Haiti Nicaragua Morocco

Mission: La misión de Arquitectos Sin Fronteras España es promover el desarrollo humano equitativo y sostenible, a través de la mejora de la habitabilidad y la defensa del derecho de las personas a tener un hábitat digno. Desde ASFES construimos derechos, por eso nuestros proyectos apoyan la educación, la salud, el saneamiento, las infraestructuras y la vivienda, realizando actuaciones en zonas rurales de África y América Latina, utilizando materiales y tecnologías locales y de bajo coste. Trabajamos para la gente y con la gente, promoviendo la acción participativa y democrática de las comunidades beneficiarias y con perspectiva de género en todos los proyectos. Para este fin, establecemos vínculos con entidades locales, formamos in situ a los trabajadores, sin constructoras intermediarias, para que la propia población lleve a cabo los proyectos, facilitando la sostenibilidad del mismo a largo plazo. Somos una organización formada por un equipo de voluntarios y técnicos comprometidos con los valores de la cooperación, que desempeñamos nuestro trabajo con responsabilidad, profesionalidad y calidad, trabajando también en el ámbito local, atendiendo problemas de habitabilidad en gran parte de la geografía española y llevando a cabo campañas de sensibilización y denuncia.

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Countries: Belgium France Italy Spain

Mission: Habitat et Participation est une association sans but lucratif créé en 1982 qui a pour objet social de promouvoir la participation en matière d'habitat. Concrètement, Habitat et Participation développe 3 pôles d'action : --- Promouvoir la PARTICIPATION CITOYENNE comme enjeu démocratique ; --- Favoriser la SOLIDARITE ET RESPONSABILITE en matière d'habitat (collectif) ; --- Défendre un DROIT A L'HABITAT décent, digne et durable pour tous. Pour ce faire, nous réalisons des animations, formations, visites d'expériences, échanges d'expériences, conseils, conférences, ateliers interactifs, recherches, etc. > Nous sommes Pôle ressources de l'Habitat Groupé depuis 2005 en région wallonne (et bruxelloise) ; > Nous soutenons les initiatives et les réflexions en matière d'habitat "alternatif" (auto-construction, auto-promotion, etc.) ; > Nous menons des processus participatifs dans le cadre d'Agenda 21 locaux ; > Nous faisons évoluer les réflexions et les pratiques de l'accompagnement social en matière de logement ; > Nous accompagnons des groupes de citoyens vers des quartiers en transition ; > Nous sommes impliqués dans des réseaux nationaux et internationaux pour le droit à l'habitat et la lutte contre l'exclusion sociale. Nous sommes reconnus comme organisme d'éducation permanente et Association de Promotion du Logement.

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Mission: AL-GEA es una organización de naturaleza asociativa y sin ánimo de lucro, creada para la difusión y protección del patrimonio, el urbanismo, la defensa de la vivienda protegida, la ordenación del territorio y la arquitectura, especialmente la bioclimática, enfocado globalmente bajo una perspectiva de sostenibilidad económica, social y medioambiental. El ámbito de actuación de la Asociación AL-GEA es la Provincia de Sevilla, y por extensión, la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía A tal efecto, nuestros objetivos estatuarios promueven la realización o participación en actividades encaminadas a potenciar, promocionar y defender los valores de la difusión didáctica y la investigación de la sostenibilidad en arquitectura, urbanismo, patrimonio, medio ambiente y vivienda protegida.

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Countries: Spain Nicaragua Peru Morocco

Mission: Fines específicos Los fines de esta Asociación son: 1. Dotar a la formación de los universitarios de un contenido comprometido con la realidad social, que les capacite como técnicos para: a. insertarse en los procesos reivindicativos de los colectivos que quedan excluidos del derecho a la vivienda y a la ciudad b. dar respuestas técnicas adecuadas desde un planteamiento global, que integre los puntos de vista socio-cultural, económico, ambiental, político y tecnológico c. garantizar la participación real de la población en los procesos de mejora de su entorno. 2. Ofrecer asistencia técnica a los colectivos afectados por el problema de la vivienda, apoyándoles en su gestión y negociación ante las administraciones, así como realizar estudios de viabilidad y fomentar la redacción de proyectos de actuación de edificación y urbanismo dirigidos a los colectivos que no tienen posibilidad de acceso a la vivienda por los cauces habituales. 3. Apoyar los procesos de participación ciudadana en el diseño y la producción del hábitat. 4. Promover la creación de asociaciones o colectivos similares, tanto en el ámbito de otras universidades -nacionales o extranjeras- como en el ámbito profesional, y potenciar la cooperación entre las mismas en proyectos de investigación y desarrollo. 5. Propiciar una mayor colaboración entre la Universidad, la profesión y la sociedad: a. sirviendo de puente entre las universidades, los colectivos profesionales, las administraciones y las asociaciones comprometidas en el campo social para el desarrollo eficaz de los objetivos anteriores b. dotando al trabajo docente y al profesional de una proyección social mediante la colaboración con entidades ciudadanas. 6. Promover la investigación científica y tecnológica de carácter interdisciplinar con fines de aplicación a la solución de la problemática de la vivienda y el hábitat. La orientación de las investigaciones tendrá en consideración los factores de pluralidad cultural y de formas de vida, tecnológicas y los recursos humanos, el ahorro de materiales, de consumo energético y de mantenimiento, la agilización de la gestión y el perfeccionamiento del marco legal aplicable, de las vías de financiación, etc. Áreas de actividad: Para el cumplimiento de estos objetivos la Asociación definirá en cada momento las áreas de actividad que considere más adecuadas, en función de lo cual constituirá la estructura organizativa y los grupos de trabajo que estime necesarios. Actualmente las áreas de actividad de la Asociación son las siguientes, con las funciones que se detallan: 1. Formación e investigación - Organización de conferencias, cursos, campos de trabajo, mesas redondas, seminarios y actividades formativas en general - Colaboración con los departamentos universitarios para el cumplimiento de los fines definidos en el artículo 8, a través del contenido de los programas docentes y de las prácticas de curso. - Investigación urbanística, tipológica, tecnológica y gráfica. - Investigación histórica, sociológica, antropológica, filosófica, económica y jurídica, que defina el marco teórico para la acción, en el ámbito de los fines definidos en el Art. 8. 2. Asesoramiento y asistencia técnica local - Colaboración con las personas y colectivos afectados por el problema de la vivienda o el hábitat en general en materia de información, gestión y negociación ante las administraciones. - Apoyar los procesos de participación ciudadana en el diseño del proyecto de ciudad. 3. Cooperación internacional al desarrollo - Apoyo a procesos de desarrollo mediante la realización de acciones y proyectos de asistencia técnica en materia urbanística, arquitectónica y tecnológica, incluyendo todo el ciclo del proyecto y/o, en su caso, obtención de financiación. Dichos proyectos se realizarán en colaboración con las asociaciones, instituciones o comunidades promotoras, garantizando la participación de los usuarios finales. 4. Vivienda y Ciudad - Reflexión crítica, asesoramiento y, en su caso, incorporación activa a los procesos reivindicativos, acciones, foros y actividades promovidos por colectivos vecinales, asociaciones e incluso administraciones, cuyos fines y objetivos coincidan sustancialmente con los de ACS. 5. Divulgación y documentación - Publicación y divulgación de las actividades de la Asociación - Seguimiento de la realidad y creación de un archivo de prensa y documentación. 6. Trabajo en red - Tener una presencia reflexiva, crítica y propositiva en el movimiento social tanto de ámbito local como global. - Intercambio de experiencias y colaboración activa con otras personas o colectivos afines a A.C.S., ya sea por presentar un perfil similar (técnico, universitario, sociopolítico,…) o por desarrollar líneas de trabajo convergentes con las de la asociación.

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Mission: Established in 1976, the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) is an independent research organisation that works internationally to identify innovative housing solutions and to foster the exchange of information and good practice. The objectives of BSHF include: - Identifying housing innovation and good practice that fosters a more socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable world. - Promoting awareness of sustainable housing issues and encouraging the adoption of relevant policies and practice. - Facilitating progressive thinking on themes related to the development, construction or management of housing worldwide.

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Mission: DESWOS was founded with the stautory duty to contribute to the elimination of the lack of housing for the poorest population groups in the Third World by means of assistance in self-help.

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Mission: DWF works to develop local capacities to resolve human settlement problems, with a specific focus on difficulties rlated to socio-economic, environmental and climate change (natural disasters). We have over 30 years experince of helping local communities develop and imprve shte way they manage their built environment. Paricular focus is on West Africa and South East Asia, but experience is much wider

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Mission: Cooperar en la consecución de una sociedad internacional justa, que se desarrolle sin excluir a nadie, construyendo y poniendo en práctica los derechos humanos fundamentales, económicos, sociales y culturales, individuales y colectivos en cualquier parte del mundo. Atendidas nuestras capacidades, aquellos derechos y los procesos más directamente relacionados con la provisión de servicios básicos y la gestión de los recursos y el territorio, tienen una especial atención dentro esta misión.

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Mission: Housing rehabilitation in France and abroad. Local org. submit their projects and we gsive them funds if it fits our aims. We also welcome the homeless in our centres that are open during the day.

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Mission: The overall aim to promote the interest and awareness of settlement issues around the world.

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Mission: HDM undertakes research and training in housing from an international perspective: planning, creation, use and management, and the connection between a home and its surroundings from neighbourhood to city level. The goal is to increase knowledge about how to improve the processes leading to goog housing and sustainable development, esp. for the poor.

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Mission: IHS is an international centre of excellence associated to the Erasmus University of Rotterdam and operating on a global scale that offers specialized post graduation education, training, advisory services and applied research in the fields of urban management, housing and urban environment with the mission to develop human and institutional capacities to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in cities.IHS works with international organisations, local and national governments, NGO’s and individual professionals working in the various fields mentioned above.

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Mission: The group aims to eradicate poverty in developing countries through the development of influencing others. ITDG works in 8 technology programmes on food security, food processing, manufacturing, shelter, energy, transport, mining and disasters. Also works on the small scale production of building materials, on shelter construction usually with community groups or building artisans.

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Mission: Policy research on housing and human settlements issues. Publications of the journal environment and urbanization.

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Mission: Bring people, academics and activists together that share a critical view on urban development in the cities of the world or are involved in the development or in projects that offer an alternative to worldwide developments such as housing, working and living cooperatives. Share experiences and publish them. The basic purpose of INURA is to develop and promote the interaction of social and evironmnetal urban movements with research and theoretical analysis. INURA brings together theorists and practitiones sharing a common, critical attitude towards contemporary urban development. Our main means are local action, research and publications, conferences.

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Countries: Bolivia Ecuador Paraguay

Mission: xEl Observatori DESC se constituyó con motivo del 50º aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos. Es una entidad formada por organizaciones y personas que tiene como finalidad promover la justicia social a través de una visión integral de los derechos humanos, y en concreto los derechos sociales. La interdependencia entre el desarrollo humano, la democracia y los derechos humanos nos obliga a mirar más allá del reconocimiento de los derechos civiles y políticos. Consideramos que una de las principales causas generadoras de pobreza, exclusión y conflicto social es el incumplimiento de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales. Nuestro objetivo principal es movilizar y capacitar a las comunidades víctimas de violaciones de los DESC para que puedan llevar a cabo un rol activo en aquellas decisiones que afecten su bienestar y disfrute de los derechos sociales fundamentales (educación, salud, vivienda, trabajo y alimentación). En esta lucha hacia la exigibilidad de los DESC podemos encontrar un camino para llegar a una ciudadanía donde no quepan ni discriminaciones ni exclusiones. Durante los últimos años el Observatori ha dedicado un especial esfuerzo a promover el derecho a la vivienda y a la ciudad. Concretamente, ha desarrollado un trabajo de lucha contra los desalojos por motivos económicos.

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Mission: RHF includes over 40 regional unions of residential estate owners and arendators (REOAs). We represent their interests with different institutions at different levels. We work at national, regional and local levels to inform decision-makers about the needs and problems of REOAs. We formulate amendments if policies towards REOAs seem to be inadequate. We also provide assistance to REOAs when they need advice on fighting for their legal rights.We work closely with State Duma (Parliament) of the Russian Federation, with Government of Russia, with Administraton of the President, with various regional legislative and executive authorities, with organisations providing housing and utulities services.

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Countries: Somalia

Mission: SEDHURO mission is to contribute and foster the ideals of human rights, democracy, good governance and community sustainable peace and livelihoods within Somali communities.

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Mission: • Collecting information and the historical documentations that specifying lands using. • Re-forming legal basics of the right to use lands. • The social participation in the land resources managing. • Work out to change the moral and social traditions, habits and values into binding legal stipulations and clauses. • Developing the ancestral and laws that governing and settling raised cases by citizens practicing of the relevant activities with the land. • Work out to politicize lands and Hawakier’s possession. • Work out to allow to all tribes to use lands.

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Mission: Initiative taken by a vast level committee of social housing that fight for the improvement of their city quarters and for a reduction in the level of social rent. It utilises its own newspaper, which is vastly distributed, in order to co-ordinate its activities.

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Mission: urbaMonde is a swiss NGO commited to help vulnerable population of cities and regions of the global south in the field of urban and regional planning. In this perspective, urbaMonde aims: - to build capacity of local actors in the management and development of their territory; - to promote urban and regional planning issues in international development strategies and policies; - to support a balanced, sustainable and inclusive territorial development.

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Mission: Established in 2010, right before the ESF in Istanbul, by more than 20 neighbourhood associations, together with initiatives and platforms working on the Right to the City and the Right to Adequate Housing, to resist forced evictions and displacement engendered by gentrification, urban renewal and mega-events, Urban Movements Istanbul aims to unite dispersed grassroots and communities, each, while working solely in its own sphere and against violations inflicted upon itself, can not fulfill the realization of a wide urban movement against the interventions of capital and state actors. Through networking, advocacy, counselling and fact-finding and research in neighbourhoods and via creation of awareness by using the mass media and creative techniques, Urban Movements (UM)aims to pursue an organized resistance against urban renewal,gentrification and transformation projects. These projects have been turning İstanbul into a brand city catering to global capital and property markets but not to the needs of its citizens,furthermore building an apartheid city, segregated on economic lines. Against these developments, UM works to construct an inclusive city of denizens from all backgrounds and classes-refuges and migrants included-, a city whose public spaces are for its inhabitants (not privatized or gentrified), a city of agoras, a city that does not evict/ expell its neighbourhood communities; that is a just and democratic city in line with international human rights mechanisms and the Right to the City. UM works in close collaboration with professional chambers (architectsand planners mainly), press representatives, unions and lawyers associations.

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Countries: France

Mission: We are a neighbourhood association working to improsve the quality of life in our part of Paris. We try to facilitate the participation of the inhabitants in the urban planning of the city concerning housing, open public spaces and parks, transportation and urban renewal. Regularly we organise neighbourhood festivals, open-air cinema and picnics. O)ne branch of Ude has created a boarding house for low income people unable to find housing in public housing.

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Countries: Uganda

Mission: Associations of professionals and students with interest in spatial development in the South. Regular organisation of conferences and publication of journal TRIALOG

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Mission: Es contribuir al desarrollo del Cono Norte de Lima Metropolitana, potenciando la capacitación e iniciativa de su población para enfrentar sus problemas y satisfacer sus necesidades, promoviendo su participación organizada en el desarrollo de alternativas de solución, a travez de propuestas innovadores en aspectos económicos, sociales políticos y culturales.

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Mission: Madre Tierra trabaja en los temas inherentes al hábitat popular urbano. Todos los proyectos que se desarrollan (en regularización dominial, equipamiento comunitario, infraestructura barrial, planes de Lotes con Servicios, mejoramiento de vivienda) buscan promover la capacidad organizativa de los grupos y comunidades, favoreciendo su protagonismo.Con el objeto de apoyar el crecimiento de las organizaciones de base y su capacidad de generar propuestas tendientes a resolver sus problemas, desde Madre Tierra se desarrollan actividades de capacitación y comunicación popular. Se busca además fortalecerla articulación y la formación de redes para incrementar su capacidad política y de gestión.

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Mission: Aportar (desde nuestros ámbitos del hábitat y el trabajo) a la construcción, desde todos los sectores, de una sociedad integrada, reforzando los valores de la solidaridad y de la justicia, para que los beneficios del desarrollo incluyan equitativamente a todos sus habitantes Se desarrollan investigaciones y tecnologías de procesos y productos en el campo socio-habitacional, con una concepción participativa vinculada a las necesidades y posibilidades locales. - Se realizan servicios técnicos y proyectos habitacionales demostrativos, abarcando también actividades de gestión, producción y financiamiento tendientes a la autosostenibilidad. - Se transfieren las tecnologías que se desarrrollan, se asesora y se capacita, a nivel nacional y latinamericano. - AVE se vincula a otras ONGs y Centros de Investigación para influír en políticas habitacionales y científico-técnicas para contribuír a un desarrollo nacional integrado, equitativo y respetuoso del medio-ambiente.

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Mission: Fines: a) Ser una asociación sin fines de lucro y de beneficio social, b) Velar y fortalecer el Estado de derecho, la transparencia y la democracia, c) Fomentar y respetar el medio ambiente, d) Fortalecer y promover la participación de hombres y mujeres en el proceso de desarrollo del país, e) Fomentar y respetar la interculturalidad, como criterio básico para el desarrollo integral. Nuestros objetivos específicos son: a) Desarrollar de acuerdo a su naturaleza consultorías y asesorías a instituciones nacionales e internacionales, b) Gestión y ejecución de proyectos de formación y capacitación, infraestructura básica, productivos, económicos, salud, educación, género, desastres, derechos humanos, niñez y juventud, y otros, c) Participación en procesos de investigación y documentación en temas relacionados al desarrollo del país.

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Mission: Formacón de recursos humanos investigadores, profesionales y técnicos en la problemática de la planificación urbana y regional en general y en políticas públicas en particular

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Mission: a. Los cursillos de capacitación social b. Los cursillos de promoción social a nivel urbano y rural dirigido a estudiantes, mujeres, jóvenes, profesionales, empresarios, campesinos, discapacitados, personas de la tercera edad, indígenas, etc. c. Actividades de capacitación que formen a los grupos que trabajan con el CCS, en determinados oficios o labores que le provean de herramientas técnicas para impulsar su propio sustento o contribuyan a generar proyectos de autogestión económica sin perspectiva de lucro que contribuya al desarrollo de las actividades sociales que realiza el Centro. d. La formación de líderes para el desarrollo comunal, social, económico, sindical, universitario, rural, etc. e. Los seminarios de investigación y acción social. f. La programación de planes de desarrollo. g. Las jornadas sociales. h. Todas aquellas actividades encaminadas a la concientización o concienciación social y a la resolución pacífica de las controversias sociales de acuerdo con los principios que sustentan la promoción, defensa y divulgación de los derechos humanos con una visión integral de estos.

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Mission: Trabajar fundamentalmente con los sectores urbano-marginales de la ciudad capacitando, promocionando y asesorando a los pobladores de esas zonas. Nuestros objetivos prioritarios podrían resumirse en la idea de promover y acompañar la reconstrucción y/o consolidación de las formas organizativas de los sectores populares, en procura de satisfacer sus necesidades básicas y generar crecientes procesos autogestionarios

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Mission: Professional capacitation in programs pre and post graduate with emphasis in habitat studies, human settlements and local development. We support community programs, particularly in themes like urban renovation, local habitat improvement and application of politics org. and social development.

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Mission: Los objetivos son la investigación, la asistencia técnica y la capacitación en la temática social, urbana y ambiental, en particular a nivel municipal.

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Mission: Las líneas de trabajo del CEUR se focalizan en los problemas de desarrollo urbano y regional, tanto de Argentina como de América Latina.

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Mission: desco Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo, es una organización no gubernamental de desarrollo que se ubica en la sociedad civil peruana, con 43 años de trabajo al servicio de la promoción del desarrollo social y del fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los sectores excluidos del Perú. desco cuenta con un equipo multidisciplinario de 110 profesionales y técnicos comprometidos con el país a partir de su misión institucional. Todos sus integrantes comparten una cultura institucional de solidaridad, calidad y competitividad, basada en el reconocimiento de la diversidad, en la capacitación permanente de su capital humano y en la transparencia y el carácter democrático de su gestión. Misión Promovemos con los sectores populares alternativas de desarrollo que mejoran su calidad de vida. Visión desco es una institución que lidera propuestas de desarrollo que inciden en políticas públicas y de cooperación. Principios desco asume como parte de su historia, de su misión y definición institucional, cinco principios frente a los sectores con los que trabaja y las instituciones de cooperación al desarrollo con las que se vincula: * Trabajamos por un desarrollo nacional equitativo, sostenible y descentralizado, basado en una institucionalidad democrática y participativa. * Sostenemos que el fortalecimiento de capacidades económicas, sociales, políticas y culturales mejora la posición de los grupos menos favorecidos en la sociedad. * Creemos que la construcción de ciudadanía y el fortalecimiento de la sociedad civil mejora la participación de los sectores populares en la política y el mercado. * Cultivamos un pensamiento crítico orientado al desarrollo humano y la democratización de la sociedad para generar propuestas de política alternativas. * Somos una institución democrática, innovadora y plural, cuyos miembros practican y promueven los valores éticos y la solidaridad.

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Mission: Promover y dar apoyo a organizaciones sociales, así como aportar a gobiernos locales en el diseño de políticas públicas y acciones en los diversos campos de la problemática urbana y social. CISCSA trabaja en procesos de articulación nacional, regional e internacional a los fines de fortalecer vínculos entre instituciones comprometidas con la problemática urbana, la vida en las ciudades y el hábitat en general, siendo un campo de desarrollo específico de la Institución el abordaje de estos temas desde una perspectiva de género

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Mission: Comunidades y grupos poblacionales de base sin diferencias de región, sexo o edad. En lo concerniente al tema habitat, CIERI trabaja en el mejoramiento de la calidad y condiciones de vida por via de la dinamización socio-cultural. Participa en la capacitación en la capacitación de actores locales dedicados a la promoción de valores y al mejoramiento de actitudes urbanas. CIERI no trabaja creando ciudades sino contribuyendo a crear ciudadanos.

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Mission: CIDAP es una institución no gubernamental sin fines de lucro que se propone contribuir a superar los problemas de pobreza de nuestras ciudades, generando propuestas sustentables y desarrollando capacidades en los hombres y mujeres, líderes, autoridades o ciudadanos para que sean constructores de ciudades para la vidaática situación, que marca a sus miembros para siempre con un fuerte compromiso político social con el país.

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Mission: El Centro de Investigación, Promoción y Desarrollo de la Ciudad (CIPRODEC) es una Asociación Civil sin fines de lucro, que trabaja junto a los pobladores y Municipios en las áreas urbana y rural de los Departamentos Cochabamba y Oruro, a través de programas y proyectos de Desarrollo Local, con énfasis en la Seguridad Alimentaria, y la promoción económica, para contribuir a mejorar la calidad de vida y apoyar en la construcción de una sociedad democrática, participativa, equitativa y solidaria.

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Mission: Aportar al desarrollo con soluciones sostenibles, innovadoras y contribuir al fortalecimiento de las instancias locales y el proceso de descentralización, promoviendo la participación de la sociedad civil en la conducción de sus ciudades y regiones.

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Mission: Acesso à Justiça; Trabalho e renda; Moradia.

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Mission: Objetivos generales del CIET: - Enfocar integral e interdisciplinariamente los temas prioritarios que la región NEA determine. - Aportar el estudio de los problemas territoriales para la promoción humana de modelos alternativos de desarrollo local y desarrollo sustentable. - Contribuir a la consolidación organizativa de los grupos de base, y a la generación y fortalecimiento de los procesos de autogestión comunitaria. - Propender a la búsqueda de nuevas metodologías y acciones que signifiquen una optimización en la utilización de los recursos disponibles. - Ofrecer un ámbito de discusión e intercambio de ideas y propuestas como aporte para la evolución de la región, realizando permanentemente transferencias de modos de trabajo, conocimientos y experiencias, como así también capacitar recursos humanos.

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Mission: Reseña de las actividades generales del Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. El Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (CMMLK) se funda el25 de abril de 1987 como un sencillo tributo a la memoria del pastor bautista negro y luchador por los derechos civiles en los Estados Unidos, asesinado el4 de abril de 1968. Desde un intenso quehacer en estos años y una profunda y continua reflexión a su interior, el Centro ha hecho una opción política, ética y cultural: contribuir al desanollo y socialízación de una cultura de participación consciente, organizada y crítíca en y de /os su7'efos soca/es de la saciedad cubana. Este ha sido nuestro empeño mayor en los años anteriores y debe seguirlo siendo, adecuando siempre nuestros esfuezos a los cambios contextuales, pero sin perder el norte de nuestra especificidad. Misión El CMMLK es una organización macroecuménica de inspiración cristiana. Acompaña solidaria y proféticamente al pueblo cubano y sus iglesias en la formación para la participación popular consciente, organizada y crítica empeñada en un proyecto socialmente justo, Realiza y propicia procesos educativos de acción-reflexión y de comunicación, el acompañamiento y la articulación de actores sociales, y la solidaridad internacional. El Centro desarrolla su trabajo por medio de un proyecto general de formación y comunicación para la participación y la solidaridad, estructurado en cuatro programas. Estos son: el . Programa de Reflexión/Formación Socioteológioa y Pastoral, . Programa de Educación Popular y Acompañamientos a Experiencias Locales, . Programa de Comunicación Popular, . Programa de Solidaridad. Acompañar y contribuir a articular a actores ecuménicos y sociales y a los procesos y a las experiencias locales, ecuménicas y eclesiales en los que están inmersos, desde un énfasis en lo formativo, sigue siendo una de las especificidades deltrabajo del Centro y de las maneras que respondemos a los desafíos del contexto cubano. Articular de manera creciente todo este trabajo y los actores involucrados a través de la comunicación y en el ejercicio y práctica de la solidaridad por otro mundo posible, seguirá siendo nuestro empeño. Contamos para ello con algunas fortalezas que reconocemos. Las más importanteson: . Un equipo de trabajo consolidado, que se ha ido formando junto al Centro a partir de afinidades básicas de sus miembros: motivaciones, sueños y posiciones compartidos, y también la posibilidade confrontarlos y reformularlos constantemente. . Experiencia en los ámbitos de trabajo en que nos desenvolvemos. . Prestigio y rigor ganados con la seriedad de la labor realizada; en consecuencia, el reconocimiento de diversos ámbitos sociales cubanos y de otros países con los que sostenemos relaciones y realizamos trabajos conjuntos. . Vocación de servicio y solidaridad. . Contamos con los medios de comunicación propios, reconocidos legalmente, que tienen una presencia social. . Gestión administrativa e institucionaltransparente, democrática y colegiada.

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Mission: Contribuir al mejoramiento de las condiciones integrales de vida de los pobladores pobres de nuestro país, a través del impulso y fortalecimiento de procesos que incidan en la gestión democrática; participativa; integral y sustentable del territorio; del hábitat; su gobernabilidad local; su convivencia social; así como los espacios sociales, ciudadanos y públicos donde interactúan.

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Mission: Ciudad Alternativa basa su accionar en la estrategia del mejoramiento urbano con participación de la comunidad. Apoya proyectos de mejoramiento barrial con integración de las organizaciones territoriales, combinando el mejoramiento físico con educación y formación. Realiza asesoría a organizaciones comunitarias para su fortalecimiento y desarrollo. Y apoya con asesorías y propuestas metodológicas a los ayuntamientos, para que sean más participativos, contribuyan con el desarrollo de los asentamientos precarios e incorporen su accionar en la lógica de la corresponsabilidad ciudadana.De esta forma contribuye a desarrollar capacidad de demanda y propuesta por parte de las organizaciones y capacidad de respuesta y construcción de alternativas participativas por parte de las autoridades municipales.

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Mission: El CLUB HÁBITAT surge de un largo proceso de coordinación de sectores del barrio Isabelita y sectores aledaños que data de los años 1984-1992 en la lucha contra los desalojos y el reasentamiento de comunidades como El Pensador, Maquiteria, Los Mameyes, Calero, entre otras, y las nuevas luchas de Isabelita, Brisas del Este, Valiente y otros sectores aledaños por servicios y desarrollo social

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Mission: Organización social comunitaria que trabaja con habitantes del barrio EL TAMARINDO en el municipio SANTO DOMINGO ESTE. Nuestra organización trabaja en la defensa del derecho a la vivienda, salud comunitaria y educación.

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Mission: Organización social comunitaria que trabaja con habitantes de los barrios de las zonas norte y nordeste del Distrito Nacional de la ciudad de Santo Domingo y coordina con organizaciones de las diferentes regiones del país.

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Mission: El CODECOV trabaja en la formación de sujetos sociales con potencialidades y disposición de poner al servicio de la comunidad sus conocimientos y habilidades. Trabaja en el fortalecimiento institucional de las organizaciones comunitarias de base. Coordina acciones con otras en la búsqueda de solución al problema de la vivienda y el no desalojo. Trabajamos por el desarrollo social en todas sus manifestaciones buscando mejorar la calidad de vida de los municipes de nuestro entorno.

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Mission: Desde 1984 el CUP trabaja con habitantes de barrios y comunidades de distintos municipios de republica dominicana. Ha motorizado la defensa del derecho a la vivienda, la tierra y la lucha por servicios básicos para las comunidades marginadas. Ha organizado la resistencia a las políticas neoliberales.

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Mission: Mejorar la habitabilidad de las comunidades rurales e indígenas marginadas, a través de proyectos que fomenten la autosuficiencia económica, la organización social y la autoproducción de espacios habitacionales sostenibles y dignos, con base en la recuperación del conocimiento tradicional y la reconciliación de los pobladores con su territorio inmediato.

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Mission: JUNDEP es una ONG que encuentra sus orientaciones al ser parte del incremento de la densidad y espesor de una ciudadanía preocupada por lo publico. Entendiendo los asuntos públicos como un campo no exclusivo de la actuación de las lógicas del mercado o del Estado, sino también como un espacio donde una comunidad de ciudadanos articula iniciativas y expande la capacidad de auto-producción de la propia sociedad, procurando con ello, un proyecto de desarrollo mas democrático. La esfera transnacional de la cosa publica pasa a ser comprendida como un nuevo espacio institucional en que actúa la sociedad civil organizada, y que es complementaria con las dimensiones locales y nacionales. La especificidad de JUNDEP se encuentra a partir de una comprensión del territorio, en su dimensión cultural, económica, geográfico-urbana y socio-institucional. Este tipo de aproximación define un fuerte anclaje local que busca formular alternativas y experiencias para enfrentar los problemas de inclusión social y desigualdad que se observan en los territorios urbanos y rurales. Desarrolla e implementa programas e iniciativas que buscan mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas, enfatizando un enfoque que prioriza la realidad de los territorios productivos asociándose con personas, grupos y organizaciones en barrios, poblaciones y villorrios. En este proceso acompaña, asesora y orienta a cientos de familias para que encuentren una adecuada solución a sus problemas locales. El enfoque busca integrar metodologías que actúan sobre diversas dimensiones, se prioriza la habitabilidad, la participación local en la gestión pública, integrando transversalmente el enfoque de genero, el trabajo con jóvenes y la promoción del voluntariado.

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Mission: La Federación de Villas, Núcleos y Barrios Marginados (FEDEVI) se constituye en 1996 Uno de sus objetivos es integrar ñas villas a la ciudad a través de la reunificación de todo el movimiento villero.hacia adentro, y a la vez potenciarlo hacia afuera, hacia el conjunto de la sociedad. A medidos de 1997, FEDEVI lanza el anteproyecto de la ley de Radicación y transformación. Su antecedente fue el Programa de Radicación y Transformación de Villas de la Capital iniciado en 1990. Logros alcanzados: Grado de la Organización, A cercamiento con otras organizaciones sociales de base de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Implementación de Proyectos con financiamiento Nacional para todas la Villas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Financiamientos de Programas de Empleo para el desarrollo urbanístico de los barrios.

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Mission: FEDEVIVIENDA es una entidad creada en 1982 como una entidad que agrupa organizaciones dedicadas a suplir las necesidades de vivienda de la población más vulnerable del país. Su misión está enfocada a propiciar la realización plena del derecho humano a habitar dignamente, motivando y actuando para que se reconozca explícitamente, que para alcanzar este objetivo es necesario incorporar y mejorar las prácticas y cualificar las energías de los procesos de producción social de vivienda, promoviendo metodologías e instrumentos que consoliden el concepto de gestión democrática del territorio. A partir de 2009 Fedevivienda se ha transformado en una red de incidencia en el tema derecho a la vivienda y a la ciudad, conformada por personas calificadas en diferentes aspectos de la gestión y producción de vivienda social, que actúa con una agenda anual sobre espacios situaciones y temas específicos.

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Mission: The first mutual aid housing cooperatives emerged in the country in1966, when three pilot experiences, composed of labor activists from the Uruguayan hinterland, were sponsored and supported by a nonprofit private organization: the Uruguayan Cooperative Center (CCU). These cooperatives became an alternative housing solution for ninety-five families. This program was financed by the national government and the Inter-American Bank (IDB), as part of a bilateral agreement for the construction of 4.100 housing units. At the end of 1969, with reference to all the programs built in the country, both by the state and by the private sector, these co- operatives had achieved the best results in terms of costs and final qualities. With the inclusion of the cooperative system in the National Housing Act, passed in 1968, this alternative was rapidly replicated throughout the country. The years that followed the approval of the Housing Act saw the emergence and consolidation of the cooperative movement: from three projects built in 1969 to a reality of 210 cooperatives under construction in 1971, meaning housing solutions for more than 6.700 low-income families of urban areas. Between 1970 and 1973, thousands of members of labor unions and dwellers of working class settlements organized and turned to the Institutes of Technical Assistance (IATs) for support and advice to set up housing cooperatives. Until 1975 the cooperative movement was the main receiver of loans from the National Housing Fund; at the end of this period, one of every two loans provided by the National Mortgage Bank (BHU) was to mutual aid cooperatives. The foundation of the Uruguayan Federation of Mutual Aid Housing Cooperatives (FUCVAM), in 1970, was a fundamental factor in the consolidation of mutual aid cooperatives as a social force, becoming one of the most powerful urban social movements of contemporary Uruguayan history. During the immediate years that followed its foundation, FUCVAM obtained important achievements that contributed to the expansion of the cooperative proposal: larger and faster allocation of land for housing cooperatives, acceleration of the administrative procedures for approval of the legal status, negotiation of better terms and conditions for the loans, were some of the most important goals achieved. After thirty years of the enactment of the National Housing Act in Uruguay, mutual aid cooperatives have proved to be the system allowing to obtain the best solutions at the lowest costs (with more than 16.000 units already built) and the best results as regards up keeping, maintenance and urban complementation of housing projects, as well as the one that has best fitted the needs of the beneficiaries, and that has appreciated and used the community spaces in the best way. After construction of the dwellings is completed, the organization that the groups acquire during the building period -which is later extended as the collective ownership system which most of them have chosen as the structure of use and administration of the common state- has naturally led them to approach, also collectively, other common social problems; thus, multiple community-oriented initiatives of social development have been promoted, as a grassroots contribution to improving the quality of life of the cooperative members and settlers of the surrounding neighborhoods to which the cooperative is open. Nowadays FUCVAM is composed by 320 cooperatives (18.000 families). The Uruguayan housing cooperative system is being developed in several countries as Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Argentine, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. FUCVAM is involved in a few networks such as HIC (Habitat International Coalition), SELVIP (Secretaría Latinoamericana de Vivienda Popular), ICA- Housing Co-operatives (International Co-operative Alliance). At the moment FUCVAM is interested in integrating new networks oriented to other thematic areas such as political education, social alliances, fight against the neoliberalism, etc. The present Workshop turns out very opportune to interchange experiences of communitarian development, political actions and transformation of the daily issues.

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Mission: La misión de Foro es contribuir a la construcción y consolidación de instituciones sociales y políticas democráticas a través de la promoción de la participación ciudadana, el fortalecimiento de las organizaciones sociales, la formación de nuevos liderazgos y la promoción de una cultura de los derechos humanos. Sus prop{ositos est{an encauzados a la búsqueda de la democratización de la sociedad y el Estado Colombiano, promoviendo procesos orientados a la construcción de una cultura democrática basada en el respeto por los Derechos Humanos; al ejercicio pleno de la ciudadanía; a la promoción de la participación activa de los ciudadanos; al reconocimiento de la igualdad de las mujeres y a la formación de opinión pública, crítica de su entorno y propositiva en diversos ámbitos de la vida local y nacional.

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Mission: La constitución de un "Foro Urbano" en Ecuador se enmarca en la confluencia de diferentes sectores sociales urbanos a partir de la identificación de necesidades y reivindicaciones comunes, y se propone un proceso de articulación y construcción de un movimiento social urbano de alcance nacional que defienda el derecho a apropiarse y disfrutar del entorno urbano a través de procesos de participación política y social con identidad urbana. Por otro lado, también se busca profundizar la vinculación de los movimientos urbanos con las diferentes iniciativas de gestión local participativa y construcción de poder local, como una de las estrategias encaminadas a construir ciudades alternativas. El Foro Urbano funciona de forma descentralizada y coordinada en varias ciudades del país, a través de las siguientes organizaciones sectoriales: MOVIMIENTO NACIONAL DE MUJERES POR LA VIDA Es un espacio de articulación de las organizaciones de mujeres urbanas, viene trabajando desde hace aproximadamente 8 años. Tiene presencia en alrededor de 10 provincias donde se articulan colectivos de mujeres. Sus principales ejes de trabajo son la lucha por la equidad de genero, la incorporación del enfoque de genero en las políticas públicas y en los planes de desarrollo de gobiernos locales, la participación ciudadana. RED DE VIVIENDA ACCION POR LA VIDA. El problema de la vivienda es uno de las necesidades fundamentales que enfrentan los sectores urbano populares. La Red de Vivienda acción por la Vida se conforma en el año 2000. Participan en este proceso organizaciones viviendísticas como: Coop. San Juan Bosco,Asociación de Vivienda Foro Urbano, Asociación de Vivienda Alianza de Mujeres . Las líneas principales de trabajo son: el acceso a vivienda digna para los sectores urbano populares; La capacitación de dirigentes barriales (al momento nos encontramos desarrollando una escuela de formación de líderes barriales que tiene una duración de 9 meses); conformación de microempresas comunitarios en los organizaciones que son miembros; Educación a través de una extensión de la unidad educativa ¨Nuestra Tierra¨; la defensa de los usuarios de los servicios de salud pública.

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Mission: To promote sustainable human development through the strenghtening of the vulnerable and excluded population´s habitat social production; empowering their leadership and organized participation, critic conscious formation, equity of gender, political incidence (advocacy) and risk management. ******* Promover el desarrollo humano sostenible por medio del fortalecimiento de la producción social del hábitat de la población vulnerable y excluida; potenciando su participación protagónica y organizada, formación de conciencia crítica, equidad de género, incidencia política y gestión del riesgo.

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Mission: Promover el desarrollo de investigaciones relativas al acceso a la vivienda y la ciudad de población en condición de pobreza urbana. Contribuir a la formación disciplinar e interdisciplinar a partir de acciones de docencia y transferencia en el marco de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo de la Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Generar aportes tendientes a la búsqueda de soluciones a las problemáticas del hábitat en nuestra región. Promover el intercambio científico y académico con relación a la temática y objeto de nuestro abordaje. Promover acciones de extensión en el territorio e intercambio con los actores sociales que producen la ciudad

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Countries: Angola Botswana Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Kenya Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Congo Gabon Guinée Ivory Coast Madagascar Mali Niger Senegal Togo Afghanistan Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Burma Cambodia China Fijis Islands Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Laos Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Albania Andorra Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark France Georgia Germany Greece Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia San Marino Serbia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Anguilla Argentina Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela Algeria Bahrain Egypt Irak Iran Israel Jordan Lebanon Mauritania Morocco Palestine Saudi Arabia Sudan Syria Tunisia Turkey Yemen Canada United States

Mission: The Habitat International Coalition (HIC) is the global network for rights related to habitat. Through solidarity, networking and support for social movements and organizations, HIC struggles for social justice and works in the defence, promotion and realization of human rights related to housing and land in both rural and urban areas.

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Mission: Asentamientos informales, cooperativa de vivienda, micro empresarios. Promueve el desarrolllo de iniciativas locales para el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de la poblaciones con escasos recursos. Trata de incidir en políticas públicas. Especialista en vivienda, financiamiento, urbanismo y desarrollo local.

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Mission: Criança e Adolescente,• Agrária e Agrícola, Índio e Meio Ambiente, Gastos Públicos, Política Internacional

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Mission: Asesoramiento técnico/jurídico en el campo del hábitat y la vivienda. Talleres sobre violencia familiar y adicciones. El movimiento está integrado por abogados, arquitectos, psicólogas sociales.

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Mission: El Observatorio de la Reconstrucción surge con el propósito de democratizar las discusiones en torno al proceso de reconstrucción vinculado al terremoto y maremoto de febrero de 2010 ocurrido en la zona centro sur de Chile. El (((OR))) entiende que el proceso de reconstrucción contiene diferentes etapas, como son la superación de la emergencia, la planificación y finalmente la reconstrucción material y socio cultural de las localidades afectadas, cada una de estas etapas posee sus propios plazos y objetivos. Es necesario sostener un espacio democrático de discusión y acción a lo largo de todo este proceso. En este sentido, desde 2011 el (((OR))) ha llevado a cabo las Escuelas Territoriales por la Reconstrucción, iniciativa financiada por el Fondo Valentín Letelier entregado por la Vicerrectoría de Extensión de la U. de Chile, fondo adjudicado al (((OR))) en sus versiones 2011-2012 y 2012-2013. Las Escuelas tiene como objetivo entregar herramientas relacionadas al proceso de reconstrucción a los dirigentes de las comunidades afectadas, tanto a nivel legislativo como de asociatividad, liderazgo, comunicaciones, relación con el Estado, entre otras. La universidad de Chile debe cumplir un rol de liderazgo en los temas que involucran a la comunidad nacional, el (((OR))) es una instancia que potencia las capacidades de la comunidad universitaria y que aporta al empoderamiento de la sociedad civil en general.

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Mission: El trabajo de ONG Cordillera se centra en sectores urbanos populares desarrollando capacidades ciudadanas para que sus habitantes puedan ejercer efectivamente los derechos que como tal tienen. Es así que trabajan los siguientes programas: 1.- Programa Barrios, pretende mejorar la convivencia social y aportar a la difusión de derechos y deberes de las personas que viven en Barrios Urbanos populares. Actividades; Capacitación, Asesoria directa, intervenciones en terreno y desarrollo de diversos proyectos. 2. Programa desarrollo cultural, pretende fortalecer la identidad cultural de las comunidades a partir del debate público, la creación colectiva y el fomento de espacios de arte, deporte y recreación. 3. Programa participación y gobierno local,, su propósito es profundizar la democracia a través del acercamiento de la ciudadania al municipio y de la superación de obstáculos que dificulten la participación. Actividades: investifgaciones, publicaciones, talleres , seminarios y cursos. 4. Programa Formación, su objetivo es formar dirigentes sociales y vecinos en temas relacionados con el desarrollo local y la participación social y ciudadana. Actividades: Cursos, talleres, jornadas, escuelas. 5. Programa Infancia y Juventud, su objetivo es que niños, niñas y jóvenes se validen como sujetos de derecho ante la comunidad barrial y local. Actividades, patios culturales, amigos grandes y talleres de encuentro.

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Mission: La Red Nacional de Asentamientos Humanos – RENASEH es una asociación libre y voluntaria de Organizaciones no gubernamentales, Proyectos, Institutos de Investigación, académicos y profesionales independientes, comprometidos con los temas de vivienda y hábitat, siendo su misión el de incorporar estos temas en el debate y en la agenda nacional y local. OBJETIVOS La Red trabaja para el cumplimiento de los siguientes objetivos: Impulsar la formulación e implementación de políticas publicas dirigidas a velar por un Hábitat Sostenible y una Vivienda Digna. Impulsar la formulación e implementación de planes y programas de Vivienda Popular. Generar procesos de concientización en la sociedad civil acerca del Derecho humano a la Ciudad y a la Vivienda. Exigir el cumplimiento del Plan de Acción Mundial de la Cumbre de la Ciudad: Hábitat II

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Mission: Soluciones Prácticas - ITDG es un organismo de cooperación técnica internacional que contribuye al desarrollo sostenible de la población de menores recursos, mediante la investigación, aplicación y difusión de tecnologías apropiadas. No ponemos en primer lugar a la tecnología, sino a las personas. Las herramientas pueden ser simples o sofisticadas, pero proveen respuestas apropiadas, prácticas y de largo plazo; deben estar firmemente bajo el control de las poblaciones locales; son ellas quienes les dan forma y las utilizan para su propio beneficio.

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Mission: Somos Ecuador es una Organización sin fines de lucro que promueve la participación de toda la sociedad en la ejecución de acciones orientadas al bien común, respetando y viviendo la diversidad. Nuestro trabajo se enfoca en fortalecer la acción solidaria en el Ecuador a través de la construcción de vivienda e infraestructura comunitaria para personas de escasos recursos económicos con la participación de voluntarios de todos los sectores de la sociedad. Somos Ecuador tiene tres tipos de intervención comunitaria, definidas como: Intervención Emergente, Vivienda Viva y Trabajos Comunitarios, promoviendo metodologías participativas en sus procesos y en el caso de infraestructura optimizando el uso de materiales locales alternativos de bajo costo, que no perjudiquen al medio ambiente cumpliendo con requerimientos técnicos y costos accesibles a familias de escasos recursos económicos, cuyos miembros no se configuran como sujetos de crédito.

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Mission: La misión de SUR, en cuanto organismo de la sociedad civil, es participar en la formación y renovación de actores sociales e institucionales democráticos, fortaleciendo el rol de la ciudadanía en la esfera de lo público. SUR desarrolla su misión a través de: actividades de investigación y estudio vinculadas a la realidad social del país; propuestas de desarrollo social llevadas a cabo mediante proyectos y programas locales y regionales, con financiamiento de fundaciones privadas; programas de formación y capacitación orientados a dirigentes sociales y funcionarios de organismos no gubernamentales y estatales, para el diseño e implementación de políticas sociales; asesorías y asistencia técnica a organizaciones sociales y públicas; consultorías o ejecución de proyectos y programas vinculados a políticas públicas, en las materias de su interés y competencia. Como etapa final de estas actividades, SUR difunde y comparte los resultados sistematizados de sus estudios, investigaciones e intervenciones a través de publicaciones de su propio sello editorial, boletines de amplia difusión, seminarios, encuentros y video conferencias.

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Mission: IMPLEMENTAMOS PROYECTOS DE CONSTRUCCION DE VIVIENDA MEDIANTE UNA FORMULA DE COLABORACION; • DISEÑAMOS PROTOTIPOS DE VIVIENDA ECONOMICA, DE SISTEMAS CONSTRUCTIVOS Y REALIZAMOS CAMPAÑAS DE DIFUSION. • GESTIONAMOS RECURSOS CON INICIATIVA PRIVADA E INSTANCIAS PUBLICAS, • REALIZAMOS UN TRABAJO DE ORGANIZACION EN LA COMUNIDAD CON EL TRABAJO DE JOVENES VOLUNTARIOS COORDINANDO GRUPOS DE FAMILIAS CON DEFICIT HABITACIONAL. • DISEÑAMOS PLANES DE FINANCIAMIENTO DE LAS VIVIENDAS A FONDO REVOLVENTE PARA LA CONSTRUCCION DE MAS CASAS. • REALIZAMOS TALLERES DE CAPACITACION Y ANALISIS DE LA REALIDAD, TANTO CON LAS FAMILIAS COMO CON LOS VOLUNTARIOS. •REALIZAMOS VINCULACION CON ORGANIZACIONES Y REDES PARA LA COORDINACION DE ACTIVIDADES DE INCIDENCIA PUBLICA LOCAL (JALISCO) •PROMOVEMOS LA CONFORMACION DE EQUIPOS LOCALES DE VOLUNTARIOS EN CIUDADES DE LAS REGIONES CENTRO-OCCIDENTE Y NORTE DEL PAIS (COLIMA, JALISCO, NAYARIT, QUERETARO, ESTADO DE MEXICO, PUEBLA, LEON, CHIHUAHUA, COAHUILA, NUEVO LEON)

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Mission: El objetivo no es construir el “bienestar” a los habitante, sino abrir el espacio y dar la posibilidad para que ellos lo construyan, aún con el riesgo de que se equivoquen. Ellos tienen el derecho y el deber tanto de dar satisfacción, por sus propios medios, a sus necesidades básicas en salud y nutrición, vivienda, vestido, culturas recreación, como de desarrollar sus capacidades personales. Así, desde el punto de vista legítimo, se puede afirmar que es más importante desencadenar y mantener viva una dinámica participativa en la comunidad que acerque programas y proyectos específicos.

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Mission: UNMP existe desde 1987 para articular e mobilizar or movimientos de moradia digna, por reforma urbana e autogestao e assim resgatar a experanca do para sociedad sin exclusividad social- Sensibilizar y concientizar

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Mission: Nuestro foco de atención es la Produccion Social del Habitat, enfatizando la participación del usuario, la concertación de actores, la interdisciplina, la progresividad habitacional, generando proyectos innovadores de gestión y evaluación de programas con las características indicadas. Se coordina red de Facultad de Arquitectura, Comision de Vivienda Social ,COVISO, con la participación de todos los ambitos de investigación y enseñanza de la Facultad complementada con delegados de la Gremial de estudiantes y profesionales, que la cogobiernan. Se coordina red de Asentamientos Humanos, Habitat y Vivienda en la Universidad de la Republica, REAHVI, con la participación de las Facultades de Ciencias Sociales, Humanidades, Sicología, Derecho.Se participa en Redes internacionales de intercambio de experiencias y sistematizacion de lnformación iberoamericana en el seno de Habyted de CYTED y en la Red Universitaria Latinoamericana de Catedras de Vivienda ULACAV.Se edita una Revista semestral, Vivienda Popular, habiendo llegado al Nº 13.

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Mission: The Applied Research Institute ARIJ is dedicated to promoting applied research and technology transferin Palestine. Using up to date data and mapping technology for analysis, planning of land use, environment, and modeling of sustainable development in Palestine, Identifies existing environmental problems, locate sources of environmental pollutants, and measure the extent of their impact; analysis the current development trends and their impact on the environment, and synthesis projections for the future. Works with farmers to improve their socio-economic conditions and the sector in general through research on agricultural techniques, technology adaptation, planning and policy. The unit is also working in irrigated agriculture, biodiversity and IPM. A special emphasis is given to find solutions to hinder desertification and to conserve Palestinian natural resources, in particular Palestinian flora & fauna.Assess the effects of urbanization on Palestinian natural resources through analysis of satellite images and fieldwork. Identifies the patterns of urbanization in the West Bank and changes of land use as well as estimating the social and economic effects of these changes.

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Mission: AHRO has the mandate to defend and promote Farmers’ Rights, raise the farmers’ awareness about human rights values in general and about their ESC Rights in particular. AHRO focus in 2006-2007 on the issue of poverty and the poverty reduction strategies in Lower Egypt.Main areas of interest: ESC Rights, Women’s Rights, Rural Children’s Rights, Illegal Migration Activities: Legal Aid service, field research, newsletters, collecting and disseminating data about human rights situation in Lower Egypt.

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Mission: The association seeks to improve living conditions for the poor and marginalized sectors of society, both in rural and urban areas. Through projects and activities we serve their needs through needed organizing and capacity building, as well as providing material improvements.

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Mission: Local community development Equal opportunities for children Youth and women empowerment Environment and Eco-tourism

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Mission: Solid waste management and disposal, envirsonment conservation, institutional programs, coast protection, fisheries development, rural/urban management and industrial, natural resources management.

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Mission: ECHR is a non-governmental organization specialized in claming for, and defending the right to adequate housing, particularly for the weakest strata of the societyECHR goals and objectives are 1. Putting an end to all the forced eviction processes. 2. Claiming compensations and/or offering alternatives to the affected people.3. Arranging campaigns in order to create a public awareness to sustain housing rights. 4. Establishing a network between all the parties concerning the housing rights programs.5. Working on increasing people's awareness (The victims) towards their Housing rights.6. Claiming for homage for the weakest strata of the community, specially the poor, the children and the disabled. The ECHR activities: 1-Preparing researches about the situation of the housing problem in Egypt. 2-Monitoring the housing rights violations and documenting them. 3-Monitoring the laws and regulations connected to the housing rights and preparing critical studies about them in an attempt to affect the perspective of the Legalizing Authorities.4-Receiving all complaints from people, suffering from problems connected with housing rights.5-Providing legal advice and legal aid to people suffering from problems connected to housing rights, through the legal staff of the ECHR and the network of volunteering lawyers co-operating with the ECHR.6-Preparing field researches about deprived areas, in co-operation with the concerned technical authorities.7-Preparing training courses for the Human Rights activists, especially in the deprived, in attempt to create local activists.8-Increasing public awareness in the areas suffering from problems connected to housing rights about the right for adequate housing. 9-Issuing a bulletin to highlight the most important causes under discussion and connected to the housing rights and preparing an annual report on the housing rights in Egypt.

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Mission: Lutter contre la pauvreté et l’exclusion par l’accès au crédit et l’appui à la micro-entreprise. enda inter-arabe est une ONG internationale de développement à but non lucratif, membre de la famille ENDA Tiers-Monde (Dakar, Sénégal) présente dans 21 pays de par le monde. Créée en 1990 et proposant des services de micro-crédit depuis 1995, enda inter-arabe a su développer son activité et assurer sa pérennité grâce à l’application des « bonnes pratiques » recommandées par tous les organismes internationaux de développement. Enda a ainsi démontré que les « bonnes pratiques », indispensables à la réussite durable d’une activité de micro-crédit, sont aussi efficaces en Tunisie que dans le reste du monde : les micro-entrepreneurs tunisiens sont prêts à payer à leur juste prix des services financiers de proximité répondant à leurs besoins. Enda inter-arabe est membre fondateur du réseau de la micro-finance pour les pays arabes, Sanabel, et membre du réseau PlaNet Finance.

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Mission: Utilizes advocacy methods to change the social and political stauts of Arabs in Israel. Cooperates with other NGO's, local councils, elected reps of society, international and local human rights org and foreign embassies in an effort to achieve set goals. We as a team are involved in aspects of programming including advocacy, analysis, outreach, public knowledge, internet access, social and political justice. Impliment different programs such as: political mobilization, capacity building and international advocacy.

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Mission: • L’eau est un bien commun appartenant à l’humanité et ne doit en aucun être privatisée ou considérée comme une marchandise ; • l’accès à l’eau est un droit humain ; • l’accès à l’eau en quantité et qualité suffisantes à la vie doit être garanti à tous les citoyens par les gouvernements de façon juste et équitable ; Tels sont les principes fondateurs du Forum pour le Droit à l’Eau dans la Région Arabe (RWFAR). L’Eau étant un élément de base de toute vie sur notre planète, le RWFAR œuvre donc, pour garantir le droit des citoyens à y accéder en quantité et qualité nécessaires à leurs besoins essentiels. Le RWFAR considère également que l'Eau n'est pas une marchandise et rejette toutes les formes de privatisation, y compris celles d'associations entre le public et le privé qui se sont révélées être un échec complet dans le monde entier.

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Mission: Our Mission The PCRP's mission puts emphasis on gathering immediate support to Palestinian Refugees aiming at decreasing their suffer and maintaining their interests in a fair manner. Our Vision: Stressing the significant of commonly adopted values and principles in conjunction to maintaining a solid shield protecting Palestinian Refugees Rights.

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Mission: mobilizing and organizing resistance against the Apartheid Wall. This growing responsibility, and the need for people from affected communities to be more involved in decision-making, necessitated a change in the Campaign’s structure. documenting damages of the wall,

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Mission: ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the USA's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. Since 1970, ACORN has grown to more than 220,000 member families, organized in 850 neighborhood chapters in over 100 cities across the U.S. and in cities in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, India, Argentina, and Peru. ACORN's accomplishments include successful campaigns for better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and more. ACORN members participate in local meetings and actively work on campaigns, elect leadership from the neighborhood level up, and pay the organization's core expenses through membership dues and grassroots fundraisers. ACORN has constantly challenged the traditional notions of what a community organization is, and its family of organizations includes two radio stations, a voter registration network, a housing corporation, and several publications.

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Mission: Our members include directors, managers, employees, tenants of territorial, provincial, municipal agencies as well as elected representatives, academics, housing conultants, municipal planners, tenants associations and others interested in the field. We are the only national non-profit organisations representing the social housing sector in Canada. CHRA's goal is commitment to the principal of access to adequate and affordable housing as a fundamental human right. CHRA lighters public awareness of housing issues and in equalities through advocacy, research, communications and promotes excellence in the management of social housing through education and training. CHRA monitors and advises on the development of social policy affecting housing. They research housing issues and outcomes and also promote the exhange of information, ideas, expertise and innovations with other countries.

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Mission: CERA works to remove the barriers that keep disadvantaged individuals and families from accessing and retaining the housing they need. CERA has become a world leader in using both domestic and international human rights law to address issues of homelessness and poverty.

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Mission: NAC no longer has funding for activities. Activities I have undertaken are at my own expense and sometimes part of my small business. Lowering energy use and emissions that contribute to global warming and assuring the systems of a home are safe and healthy for inhabitatants is activities. Energy costs can make homes unaffordable. With the regional YWCA I am working on developing a "safe space" for women and children fleeing domestic violence. Haliburton is the only County in Ontario without a safe space for women and children fleeing violence.

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Mission: Provides free information and consulting services for both private and govt sectors of the global markets that are involved in housing.

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Mission: Notre organisme est un organisme de défense de droits et d’Éducation Populaire qui vient en aide aux prestataires de la Sécurité du Revenu ( Aide-Sociale ) ainsi qu’aux prestataires de l’Assurance-Emploi (Assurance-Chômage) Notre organisme est un organisme d’éducation populaire impliqué au niveau local, régional , national (Québec) ainsi qu’au niveau Canadien .

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Mission: Our Mission is to end homelessness. Toward this end, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots organizing. We focus our work in the following 4 areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil rights. Most recently, we launched the Bringing America Home Campaign, a comprehensive campaign to end homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless, founded in 1982, is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. That mission, our common bond, is to end homelessness. We are committed to creating the systemic and attitudinal changes necessary to prevent and end homelessness. At the same time, we work to meet the immediate needs of people who are currently experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of doing so. We take as our first principle of practice that people who are currently experiencing homelessness or have formerly experienced homelessness must be actively involved in all of our work.

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Mission: Rooftops Canada - Abri International is the international development program of cooperative and social housing organizations in Canada. Rooftops Canada works with partner organizations to improve housing conditions, build sustainable communities and develop a shared vision of equitable global development. Rooftops Canada’s focus is on disadvantaged communities in Africa. It also works in countries in transition, India, the Philippines and in collaboraiton with the Habitat International Coalition.

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Mission: Stronger rights for tenants. We provide information to tenants about their rights, and suggest ways to resolve conflicts with landlords. We lobby the provincial government for better legal protection for tenants, and work to ensure the fair and consistent administration of the Residential Tenancy Act. Affordable rental housing. With community groups, we work to persuade local governments to make laws that increase the supply of affordable rental housing. We lobby governments to fund new affordable housing. We promote tenant involvement in community planning. We ask that developers and land speculators do their fair share to meet increasing need for rental housing. Safe and healthy housing. We help tenants organize to defend their rights and improve their living conditions. We lobby governments to make laws to improve the condition of rental housing.

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Mission: The Wellesley Institute is a Toronto-based non-profit and non-partisan research and policy institute. Our focus is on developing research and community-based policy solutions to the problems of urban health and health disparities. We: -identify and advance practical and achievable policy alternatives and solutions to pressing issues of urban health; -fund research on the social determinants of health and health disparities, focusing on the relationships between health and housing, poverty and income distribution, social exclusion and other social and economic inequalities; -support community engagement and capacity building; -work in numerous collaborations and partnerships locally, nationally and internationally, to support social and policy change to address the impact of the social determinants of health. Our organization is a unique hybrid: While there are many policy institutes and think tanks, many organizations providing capacity building, and some funding of community-based research, no other institute in Canada brings all these strands together , all focused on developing research and community-based policy solutions to problems of urban health.

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