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ACJ Ecuador was created in 1959 and is a civil society organisation working for social change, development and human rights. ACJ works with the poorest and most excluded of the Ecuadorian society and more specifically with youth and women. ACJ is a oecumenical volunteer movement which belongs to... >>>
Alternative Citizens’ Space is a member of the Alternatives International Federation. This is a non-political not-for-profit association striving for a society founded on equal human and gender rights; a society conscious of environmental preservation and youth development, which values... >>>
The Alternative Civil Association Terrazul is the Brazilian member of the Alternatives International Federation.  It is Located in Fortaleza, Ceará in Brazil, Terrazul’s mission is to contribute to discourse about our future, both as citizens and as a species living on Planet Earth. It also... >>>
Alternatives Forum in Morocco (FMAS) is a member of the Alternatives International Federation. FMAS defines itself as an association dedicated to defending and promoting the economic, political, social, civil and cultural rights of groups and individuals, without racial, ethnic, language,... >>>
APC is both a network and an organisation. APC members are groups working in their own countries to advance the same mission as APC. In December 2010, APC had 50 members in 35 countries, the majority from developing countries.APC’s mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements... >>>
Assur Banipal is an Assyrian Chaldean cultural and social organization established in 1988 for the purpose of encouraging the culture and arts of the Assyrian Chaldean people (a Christian linguistic/ethnic minority) and reinforcing their relationship with other cultures. Among other activities, the... >>>
Bayti is a local Moroccan organization that was founded in 1994 and works with UNESCO France to protect and provide assistance to children facing the problems of homelessness, abuse and/or neglect. The organization's main base is located in the outskirts of Casablanca although it has recently... >>>
Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti or Indian Organization for Learning and Science is "an ongoing crusade of science and literacy for national integration and self-reliance."BGVS considers literacy as a starting point for social transformation and the crusade against illiteracy as a crusade against... >>>
The Brazilian Association for Economic Solidarity (ABESOL), based in Brasilia, brings together 17 NGOs from across the country. ABESOL’s objective is to defend, promote and articulate an economy of solidarity by supporting small businesses and cooperatives through the establishment of training... >>>
Canadian Dimension is a magazine published six times per year. It presents alternatives to the neo-liberal/capitalist approach to development. The magazine is an open forum for people of different political and social backgrounds to work together to fight for a better world.   >>>
Canta Brasil of Canoas, Porto Alegre seeks to reveal the anonymous talents of young people of the region’s neighborhoods. The organization serves over 350 children and youth of the Mathias Velho, Santo Operário, Vila Cerne and Contel neighborhoods. Its Artistic Schools program provides dance... >>>
Carrefour Tiers-Monde (CTM) is a non-governmental non-profit organization founded in Quebec in 1969. Its objective is to sensitize and mobilize the population in the region to development education and international solidarity. It coordinates the Quebec Day of international solidarity. In addition... >>>
The Casa Africa cultural centre’s mission is to promote African and Afro-Brazilian culture through presentations, exhibitions, performances and seminars that underline the contributions of people of African origin in the construction of a new Brazilian identity.The organisation’s social and... >>>
Created in 1992, The Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) is a union that serves both employed and unemployed workers. It is founded upon three essential concepts: direct affiliation, participatory democracy and political autonomy. For over a decade, the CTA has worked to change society... >>>
 CISM is the student radio of University of Montreal (UdeM). Their goal is to diffuse new musical talents in Quebec that are yet undiscovered by mainstream media. CISM is a radio for the youth, committed to stimulate innovation and diversity. The CISM radio station is for francophone students... >>>
Radio Basse-Ville CKIA is a radio station in the Quebec city area. CKIA is an actor in the realization of an inclusive, egalitarian, and green society. Their mission is to produce an engaged and progressive radio station that encourages citizens to build an inspiring community.  The station... >>>
CKUT is a campus-community radio station based at McGill University in Montreal. CKUT provides alternative music, news and spoken word programming to the city of Montreal and surrounding areas, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hear us at 90.3 MHz on the FM dial, 91.7 by cable, or listen on-... >>>
The Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) was constituted in November (11-13) 2000, as the national coalition of organizations and individuals in India committed to and working for nuclear disarmament, in response to nuclear weaponisation in India, and soon after Pakistan, against a... >>>
Communautique’s mission is to support civic participation by promoting literacy information and appropriating information and communications technologies to contribute to their development. Its objectives are: Enhance access to ICTs and to the Internet Promote... >>>
The Audacity of the CSNSince it’s founding in 1921, the Confederation of National Unions has been at the forefront of the discussion on social struggles and trade unions in Quebec. It is simply impossible to discuss the growth of trade unions in Quebec without at least mentioning the CSN.... >>>
Congo's National Workers Union (UNTC) was formed in 1967 from the merger of all the pre-existing unions in what was then Zaire. With the support of Quebec’s Confédération des syndicats nationaux, Alternatives has been helping since 2007 to promote women’s rights and involvement in the UNTC.Contact... >>>
The DMTIC grew out of an Alternatives-organised roundtable in Kinshasa in January 2005 that focused on Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs). DMTIC promotes a concerted approach to Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) between the private sector, the media, civil society,... >>>
The FRUTCAS is an indigenous peasant’s union whose mandate is to defend the rights of the region’s indigenous and peasant workers. The organization represents male and female quinoa agriculturalists as well as llama breeders and promotes dialogue between the government and peasant organisations... >>>
GIWUSA is a general independent union organizing in different industries. Its membership is concentrated in the following industries: Engineering (Contract and Labour Brokers), Plastic, Furniture, Glass, Pharmaceutical, Chemicals, Wood, Paper, Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Transport etc. The Union... >>>
NGO based in Nepal. Its researches are oriented on the development of renewable energy technologies, specifically in rural areas. Founded in 1994, it mades ​​the search for plants potentially usable as fuel, performs work networking with organizations working in the field of renewable energy and... >>>
Head & Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and mental well-being. Its approach is preventative, non-judgmental and holistic, with a fundamental commitment to providing an environment that welcomes youth without discrimination. Head & Hands facilitate social change... >>>
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) is an non gouvernemental, non political, voluntary and non-profit making organisation. Since 1987, it has developed to become a broad-spectrum, countrywide human rights body. Nationally, the HRCP has established a leading role in providing a highly... >>>
Insan Association believes that the rights of vulnerable children as well as their physical and psychological well being and the development of their mental and human capacities are of primary importance. The priority of Insan is to promote and to work on implementing children’s rights, security,... >>>
MissionTo provide the Quebec tourism, hotel and food service industries with top-quality professional human resources.Mandates In accordance with its incorporating Act, the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec is a training institution that offers both regular and continuing... >>>
The Institute of Technology and Animation is a major NGO supporter of rural development. It has projects in different areas of the country focusing on training farmers and their organizations on technical aspects, organizational, commercial, etc. >>>
The Institute of Technology and Animation (ITECA) is an NGO that supports rural development. It has projects all over Canada that focus on training farmers and their organizations on technical, organizational, and commercial methods.  >>>
French member of Alternatives International, the "Initiatives for another world" (IPAM) network is constituted of several associations dedicated to international, regional and national solidarity. They join together in order to funnel their efforts and add to the growing international... >>>
The Iraqi Assembly for Supporting the Families of Martyrs and the Disappeared is a relatively new organization of the widows of the Iran/Iraq War, the Saddam Hussein regime, the First Gulf War, the Second Gulf War and the American Occupation. Although reliable statistics are not available, it is... >>>
The Iraqi Democratic Future Network (IDFN) is a network of 16 Iraqi civil society organisations. It was created in 2004 to foster cooperation towards building a more democratic Iraq. IDFN stands for human rights, democracy, social justice and a secular, independent and united Iraq. >>>
The Iraqi Organization for athletic development promotes laic and humanitarian values through sport. It mobilizes adult volunteers help in the organization of recreational or competitive sports activities for children or adolescents. These activities are done on a non-sectarian base and... >>>
Iraqi Organization for Athletic Development is a new NGO that seeks to promote secular and humanitarian values through sport. The group mobilises adult and young adult volunteers, and assists them in the organisation of free-time and competitive sports activities for children and youth, on a non-... >>>
Iraqi Rising Women is an Iraqi NGO founded in april 2003. It missions are to educate women about their rights and to attempt to consolidate a pluralistic national feminist movement. The NGO focuses its activities on women in deprived urban areas and supports a number of Iraqi women's... >>>
The Iraqi Rising Women is a relatively new Iraqi NGO established in April 2003, which is working to educate women about women’s rights and trying to bring women together into a pluralist, national women’s movement. It focuses on urban poor women, as a corrective to the middle-class and student... >>>
Khanya College is the South African member of the Alternatives International (AlterInter) Federation. Khanya College is an independent, non-governmental organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Established in 1986, the primary aim of Khanya College is to assist various constituencies... >>>
L'Organization Rassemblement Democratique des Femmes du Niger (RDFN) is a non-governmental organization that promotes activism and educational development in Niger with a specific focus on defending and promoting the rights of Nigerien women. The organization focuses on addressing cases... >>>
La Neta is a civil society organization that was created to provide information technology services to non-governmental organizations, other non-profit organizations and agencies dedicated to working with this sector. As an internet provider, the majority of its 1,300 users are are non-profit... >>>
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the country's leading research-intensive universities. With students coming to McGill from about 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any medical-doctoral university in... >>>
The Montréal Urban Ecology Centre’s mission is to build and share expertise concerning the most viable and democratic approaches to sustainable urban development. Inspired by ‘Social Ecology’, the Centre questions the relationship between nature and society and sees these two elements as tightly... >>>
MPP seeks to organize Haïti’s marginalized rural population into a national social movement in order to fight to build a society where human basic needs such as food, housing, education, work, medicine and leisure are satisfied, all while respecting the people’s identity and freedom. To date, the... >>>
NAJDEH Association is a non-government charity association registered in Lebanon. For the past sixteen years, Najdeh has mobilized Palestinian communities in the refugee camps of Lebanon for the benefit of disadvantaged Palestinian and Lebanese families in the fields of vocational training , pre-... >>>
Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), established in 1982, is a not-for-profit, non-government, citizen sector organization engaged in research, training, and advocacy in the areas of labour rights and labour legislation, social justice, human development, and regional... >>>
In August and September 1998, a Working Group consisting of I. A. Rehman, Beena Sarwar, Shahtaj Qizilbash, Karamat Ali, B. M. Kutty, M. B. Naqvi, Omar Asghar Khan, Jennifer Bennet, Zafarullah Khan and Saeed Ahmed met in Islamabad to discuss the futurestrategies for the peace movement in Pakistan.... >>>
The initiative towards formation of Pakistan-India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy was taken in late 1993 and the first joint declaration was announced on September 4, 1994 at Lahore. The objective of this initiative was to facilitate common people in both the countries to listen to voices... >>>
The Patro Le Prevost is an educational environment of Christian inspirations that aims the development of people of all ages through recreation, community action, pastoral and education >>>
Patro le Provost is a Christian organization that advocates for people of all ages to be involved in their community. It encourages recreation, religious involvement, and political organizing.    >>>
People’s Rights for Culture and Media (Al Nas) is a new NGO that works with the Annas Radio Station to try to find new ways to educate and encourage freedom of expression through the radio. >>>
From 1995 to 1998, People's Watch concentrated its activities on monitoring of human rights violations. In 1998, People's Watch began legal intervention on behalf of victims. Soon after, the need to launch a full-fledged awareness building Campaign for Human Rights became clear, and this was... >>>
The Cuban pork industry’s Instituto de Investigaciones Porcinas (IIP) is part of the Agricultural Ministry and is composed of researchers, specialists and technicians with more than 30 years of experience in the domain.One of the IIP’s main priorities is the disposal of porcine organic waste. In... >>>
Protège QV is a Cameroonian rights association whose mission it is to promote individual and collective initiative that target environmental protection and contributes to an increased quality of life for Cameroonian families. It’s main objectives are as follows: • Active participation of... >>>
Radio Centre-Ville is a community and multilingual radio station in Montreal. Active for over 35 years, it supports the free circulation of ideas and gives a voice to the voiceless. Radio Centre-Ville supports cultural and intellectual diversity by offering music, culture and ideas from people here... >>>
RADI’s mission is to fight against poverty, injustice and ignorance by promoting the participation of concerned population and by empowering and educating citizens to promote autonomy and self-sustainability. The RADI is involved in various areas: promotion and integration of women, sustainable... >>>
Le Réseau des radios libres is an organization regrouping 9 community radio stations (1 in Bamako, 8 in rural areas). Around those community radios were created the Clubs Kayira which are constituted of women’s groups, organizations helping people with disabilities o or organizations of villagers.... >>>
The Rights to culture and media access organization is a new NGO that works with the radio station Al-Nass in Baghdad to develop new resources to educate citizens and encourage freedom of expression through the radio. >>>
Sabia Mindanian Society joined the network in August 2006. It is an established organization representing one of the Christian ethnic/linguistic minority cultures in Iraq and has been an active member of the Council of Minorities organized by Assur Banipal. >>>
Sanayee Development Organization (SDO) is a registered Afghan development non-governmental organization. Established in 1990, SDO has been serving vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the sectors of education, peace building, community development and community health, in remote and underserved... >>>
Santropol Roulant is an award-winning community organization based in the Plateau neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The organization aims to use food as a vehicle to create trust and build bridges between individuals and generations. Unlike most meals on wheels organizations, Santropol... >>>
Technological development in Sub-Saharan Africa is amongst the least advanced in the world. In Senegal, this has a major impact on health, the economy, education, the environment and governance. That is why Senegalese immigrants to Germany set up SeneLogic in 2007.SeneLogic encourages the use of... >>>
Started in 1985 as a part-time initiative and formalised as a full-time organisation in 1995, Simorgh is a non-government, non-profit, feminist/activist organisation. Simorgh’s main focus is research and dissemination of information that will enable women and men to challenge the dominance of... >>>
In June 1997, Solidarité Canada Sahel, its member organizations and more than thirty cities and municipalities in Québec were giving a head start to the creation of an international network of cities committed to suport and defend the struggle against desertification by proclaiming June 17 the... >>>
In the strife torn region of South Asia, SAFHR is committed to the promotion of the inter linkages between human rights, peace and substantive democracy. SAFHR is a human rights organization with 'peace as value' as its cornerstone. Peace is understood as a space for the enjoyment of the rights of... >>>
As member of South Asian civil society movement, South Asia Partnership (Pakistan) is striving to empower marginalized sections of society and working to influence policies in favor of people.SAP-PK derives its name from a regional network, i.e., South Asia Partnership. This is a volunteer... >>>
StreetNet’s aim is to promote the exchange of information and ideas on critical issues facing street vendors, market vendors and hawkers (i.e. mobile vendors) and on practical organizing and advocacy strategies.Membership-based organizations (unions, co-operatives or associations) directly... >>>
Tadamon! (Arabic for “solidarity”), is a Montreal-based collective which works in solidarity with struggles for self-determination, equality and justice in the ‘Middle East’ and in diaspora communities in Montreal and beyond.We strive for a world in which every human being is free to live and... >>>
The Tamil Nadu Science Forum (TNSF) is a voluntary organization (a registered society) committed to science popularization and education. Started in 1980 by a group of research scholars of Madras University, it functioned during the 80's mainly as an organizer of popular science lectures. In 1987... >>>
Tammuz Organization for Social Development was founded in northern Iraq in 1997 under the name of the Al-Wafa. In May 2003, the organization opened an office in Baghdad and currently operates six other offices across the country: in Erbil, Thy Qar, Babil, Missan, Basra and Anbar. The... >>>
The Afghan Peace and Democracy Act (APDA) is an umbrella organization of eight Afghan NGOs. It is a media and communication centre which provides space and skills to its member organizations in producing expertise in media and communication skills. APDA has worked with Canadian and European... >>>
The Al-Rafdain Foundation for Agricultural Development was established in 2003 to support farmers throughout Iraq, helping to increase production, develop new crops and educating them about their rights. >>>
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) is an independent left oriented women's organisation committed to achieving democracy, equality and women's emancipation. AIDWA believes the emancipation of women in India requires fundamental systemic change. It upholds secular values and... >>>
The Alternative Information Center (AIC) is a member of the Alternatives International Federation. It is an internationally oriented and progressive joint Palestinian-Israeli activist organization. It engages in information dissemination, as well as political advocacy, grassroots activism and... >>>
Founded in 1994, The Antonio Jimenez Foundation for Man and Nature (Fondation Antonio Nunez Jimenez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre), is a non-governmental scientific and cultural institution dedicated to the research and promotion of culturally and socially directed environmental protection. Through... >>>
Founded in 1970, the Chaldo-Assyrian Organisation for the Arts has offices in Iraq and outside the country. Its mandate is to promote and disseminate the wealth of the Assyrian-Chaldean culture nationally and internationally.  >>>
Gardening on city rooftops, terraces and balconies is an original and creative way to reclaim unused areas of the city and transform them into productive green spaces that help contribute to urban ecology. It is with this intention that the Rooftop Garden Project has been exploring new ways to... >>>
Alternatives has supported L’Espace associatif in Morocco since its founding in 1996. L’Espace associatif is a collection of associations that fight for human rights, women's rights, democracy, the Tamazight culture, etc. It is a collective strategy, whose aim is the establishment of a democratic... >>>
The General Union of Students in Iraq is a student organization originally established in 1948, which all but disappeared for twenty-five years. It was able to open its Baghdad Office in May 2003 and has since established branches in all of Iraq’s governorates. In August 2003, it was elected as the... >>>
INSIST goal is to eliminate all types and forms of injustice by promoting empowerment of groups that have, to this point, been placed in weak, marginalised positions. They must be empowered to become active, critical actors in all processes of social transformation, moving towards the realisation... >>>
The Institute of International Studies in Montreal (IISM) was created in 2002 to support, reinforce and deepen research initiatives, train students and mobilize the insights derived from the work of nine research centers and chairs belonging to the Faculty of Political Science and Law. Over the... >>>
The Iraqi Democratic Youth Federation was established in 1951 but disappeared under the Saddam Hussein regime. It was able to open its Baghdad Office in May 2003 and has since established branches in all of Iraq’s governorates. It is working with youth through the organization of football leagues,... >>>
The Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions is a trade union organization originally established in 1925. Although it was forced to work underground in Iraq for much of its history, including the past twenty-five years, it maintained contact with the International Labour Organization. It was able to... >>>
The Iraqi Kurdistan NGO Network (IKKN) was established in Northern Iraq in 1991. It is a network of 75 Arab and Kurdish NGOs registered in Iraqi Kurdistan (including some Arab groups which began working in Northern Iraq as exiles between the two gulf wars). IKKN work on rehabilitation,... >>>
The Iraqi Rally in Support for Families of Martyrs and Missing People is an organization of widows of the Iran-Iraq War, the regime of Saddam Hussein, The First Gulf War and the American Occupation. Although few accurate statistics are available, there is an estimate of 2.3 million widows in... >>>
The Iraqi Women’s League was originally established in 1952 but was based in Northern Iraq between 1991 and 2003. It opened its Baghdad Office after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime and currently has about 800 members in Baghdad and an additional 400 members in other governorates. It is... >>>
The Local Development Centre is a member organisation of Cuba’s Ministry of Sciences, Technology and the Environment (CITMA). Their mission is to develop and promote research and programs dedicated to economic, social and environmental initiatives within the different municipalities of the island.... >>>
Montréal’s community gardens program began in 1975. There are 97 community gardens. The boroughs have managed the program since the municipal reorganization in 2002. Eighteen boroughs offer plots of land to their citizens for gardening. In some boroughs, a gardening instructor visits the garden... >>>
The Moroccan Human Rights Organization (OMDH) was founded in 1988 by a group of Moroccan professionals to address the problem of human rights violations in the kingdom. Among the goals of the organization are the promotion of knowledge about individual and collective human rights at the civil,... >>>
The National Association for the Defence of Human Rights in Iraq is a relatively new Iraqi NGO established in May 2003 which is working on human rights issues such as the “disappeared” under the Saddam Hussein regime, the location of mass graves, arrests and shootings by the US military and public... >>>
The Nenurta Group for the Arts, which was established in August 2003, is a new organisation of young artists and performers seeking to maintain a secular and social oriented culture in Iraq, in the context of growing communalism and religious intolerance. In particular, it encourages and sponsors... >>>
The Organization of Tammuz for Social Development was established under the name of Al Wafaa Association in Northern Iraq in 1997. It opened its Baghdad Office in May 2003 and currently maintains regional offices in Erbil in Northern Iraq and in Basra in Southern Iraq as well. It works on community... >>>
The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) was founded in 1998 by representatives of the fishing community from coastal areas of Pakistan, NGO activists from all over Pakistan, academics and local politicians. Since its inception, the PFF has been active in awareness building campaigns, mobilization and... >>>
The Tammuz Organization for Social Development was founded in 1997 in the north of Iraq under the name of Al-Wafaa Association. In May 2003, the Organization opened an office in Baghdad and it currently operates six offices across the country: in Erbil, Thy Qar, Babel, Missan, Basra et Anbar.... >>>
The Teacher Creativity Centre (TCC) is the Palestinian member of the Alternatives International Federation.  It is a Palestinian, non-profit, non-governmental organization, established in May 1995, by a group of teachers working in schools in the government, private and UNRWA schools. Since... >>>
The Yeoville Stakeholders Forum is the successor to the Yeoville Community Development Forum and was launched in November 2005. The Forum has 23 member organizations who meet twice a month. Yeoville’s community faces challenges such as ineffective access to government, poor service delivery, as... >>>
UBINIG, a research group for development alternatives, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, started Chita in 1993.UBINIG is the abbreviation of its Bengali name Unnayan Bikalper Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona. In English it means Policy Research for Development Alternatives. It is essentially a policy advocacy... >>>
Un Ponte per… is a volunteer association established in 1991, right after the Gulf War. It started its activities as Un Ponte per Baghdad with the aim of organising solidarity initiatives in favour of the Iraqi civil society that was undergoing the effects of the war first, and the embargo... >>>
The Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) is a public French-language university of international influence. The quality of its programs, its research in social issues and its innovations in the creative arts are the foundation stones of its reputation. The University offers training on campus, in... >>>
VOICE is an activist, rights based research and advocacy organization working on issues related to corporate globalization. It critically works/campaigns on neo-liberal economic hegemony, role of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), WTO and TNCs, aid conditions, food sovereignty, media,... >>>
Voices-Voix is a coalition of Canadian organizations working together to advance participatory democracy through the promotion of free speech, active citizenship, and responsible government. The Voices-Voix coalition is open to all Canadian organizations. Different organizations propose different... >>>
The goals of the international programs of The Ys of Québec are to inform and educate by encouraging local participation of people on international issues. As well, they develop and strengthen partnerships between local and overseas YMCAs. >>>