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Founded in 1991, the Associação Brasileira de
Organizações Não Governamentais (ABONG)
is a national network of 270 Brazilian NGOs, which acts as
their representative in relations to the Brazilian government.
Its main objective is to advocate the issues
and concerns of member NGOs to national and international
authorities, especially in-regards to the expansion and protection
of social and civil rights, and other democratic principles.
The members of ABONG take part in a wide selection of local
issues such as human rights, local good governance, agricultural
development, and environmental conservation, which ABONG addresses
at a national level. ABONG also works towards the continual
development of national networks, as well as international
ones, in-order to promote a spirit of partnership and an ongoing
exchange of ideas. In this spirit, in 2003 ABONG formed a
partnership with VANI for the purpose of creating a cross-continental
network of national NGOs that represent the global concerns
of all NGOs especially in-regards to multilateral agencies
such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and
the World Trade Organization. This partnership is in coordination
with the national NGO networks CONGAD from Sénégal,
and Coordination SUD from France.
Contact
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Rua General
Jardim, 660 - 7° - Vila Buarque
Cep: 01223-010 São Paulo -
SP
Brazil
Telefax
: (55
11) 3237-2122
E-mail: abong@uol.com.br
Website: www.abong.org.br |
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Created in 1982, the Conseil des ONG d'Appui au Développement
(CONGAD) is a national network of 150 Sénégalaises
NGOs, as well as several foreign and international NGO
partners. CONGAD's vocation is to develop a dialogue
for an exchange of information and ideas in-order to
promote solidarity in the work of supporting grassroots-based
development initiatives to disadvantaged communities.
CONGAD acts as an advocate for the interests of Sénégalaises
NGOs to local, national, and international governments
and agencies. It also acts as a conduit for NGOs to
express their concerns and needs in-regards to funding
policies and government programmes with Sénégalaises
decision makers. In 2003, CONGAD began a partnership
with VANI to form a coalition of national network NGO's
throughout the world to address the concerns that NGOs
face on an international level especially in-regards
to matters of funding and policy formation by multilateral
agencies such as the World Bank, the United Nations,
and the World Trade Organization. This partnership is
in coordination with the national NGO networks ABONG
from Brazil, and Coordination SUD from France.
Contact
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Sacré
Coeur, N° 114, Dakar Sénégal
Tel
: (221)
824 41 16, (221) 825 65 73, (221)
824 49 14
Fax
: (221)
824 44 13
E-mail: congad@sentoo.sn
Website: www.congad.sn
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Coordination SUD was set up in 1994 to bring together
French international solidarity organizations. It is
a federation of around 120 NGOs working in the field
of emergency relief and development, whose aim is to
facilitate NGO relations with their contacts, partners,
and national and international organizations. Coordination
SUD informs member NGOs about issues affecting their
development efforts, as well as organizes collective
advocacy activities to influence the policies of French
and international agencies. Its main areas of activity
are agriculture, fair trade, development assistance,
humanitarian assistance, cooperation policies and capacity-building
for NGOs. The organization believes that a coordinated
effort amongst international NGOs is vital in addressing
the needs of the voluntary sector, which is why it began
a partnership with VANI in 2003. This partnership is
to create a worldwide network of national NGO networks
that can work together in representing the NGO sector
to multilateral agencies, especially in-regards to the
Bretton Woods organizations. This partnership is in
coordination with the national NGO networks ABONG from
Brazil, and CONGAD from Sénégal.
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