INASP Links & Resources
ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS:  
International development organizations and agencies

Agence francophone pour l'enseignement supérieur et la recherche/Association des universités partiellement our entièrement de language française (AUPELF-UREF)
Assists universities and institutions of higher education in French-speaking countries to undertake joint studies and aims to strengthen collaboration among institutions. Also publishes a number of directories and references sources, some of which are accessible on-line from its Web site. http://www.auf.org/  

Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
ADEA focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership. http://www.adeanet.org/  

Berne Declaration (BD)
An independent Swiss association for development politics working towards more equal relationships between Switzerland and countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. http://www2.access.ch/evb/BD/index.htm

Boardsource 
Dedicated to making non-profit organizations more effective. http://www.ncnb.org/

CAB International (CABI)
Dedicated to improving human welfare worldwide through the dissemination, application and generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development, with an emphasis on agriculture, forestry, human health and management of natural resources. http://www.cabi.org

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Supports Canadian voluntary organizations in their development activities; with links to countries, programmes, etc., articles on current development issues, and CIDA Virtual Library on International Development. http://w3.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index.htm

Centre for Development Research (CDR)-Copenhagen/Center for Udviklingsforkning 
Carries out social science development research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, supported by library, documentation and consultancy services. http://www.cdr.dk/

Centre for International Research and Advisory Networks (CIRAN)
Part of the Dutch agency NUFFIC, CIRAN promotes international co-operation in the field of research in various disciplines, with a focus on social, economical and technological development in the countries of the South. http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/

The Commonwealth Foundation
Promotes closer professional cooperation within the Commonwealth and encourages the strengthening of information links among NGOs through various programmes. http://www.commonwealthfoundation.com

CTA (ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation)
The aim of CTA is to develop and provide services which improve access to information for agricultural and rural development to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire, exchange and utilize information in these areas. http://www.agricta.org/

Danish International Development Authority (DANIDA)
Denmark's development assistance programmes support developing countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable development based on the improvement of living conditions through socially balanced economic growth, and to promote equal and free opportunities for the individual. http://www.um.dk/english/

Department for International Development (DFID)
The aim of the Department for International Development - which subsumes the responsibilities of the former Overseas Development Administration (ODA) - is the elimination of poverty in poorer countries through the promotion of sustainable development. http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) 
Owned by the German government, GTZ is a major consultancy organization for development cooperation. GTZ implements technical cooperation activities of the government in 142 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central Europe. http://www.gtz.de/home/english/index.html

Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung/ German Foundation for International Development (DSE)
Provides a forum for development and policy dialogue and advanced training of specialists and executive personnel from developing and transitional countries. http://www.dse.de/dse-e.htm

European Association of Development Research and Training Institute (EADI) 
An independent and non-profit making international NGO. Activities, working groups, and an extensive links section to EADI members and other development institutes/associations which have their own Web sites. http://www.eadi.org/

European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
Maintains programmes to promote capacity building, policy dialogue, and information exchange targeted to the needs of countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.  http://www.ecdpm.org/ 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The site includes links to the FAO's extensive list of publications on all subjects related to agriculture and food security, statistical databases, and a very large online library to agricultural resources. http://www.fao.org/

Friedrich Ebert Foundation-International Development Corporation
A private, non-profit cultural institution committed to the ideas and value of social democracy and the labour movement. Through its International Development Cooperation programmes, the Foundation undertakes and supports many activities and projects in the field of media and communication. http://www.fes.de/internationalearbeit.html  

German Appropriate Technology Exchange (GATE)
Maintained by the German Society for Technical Cooperation, GATE is a centre for the dissemination and promotion of appropriate technologies for developing countries, through a wide range of information services and publications. http://www5.gtz.de/gate/ 

GreenNet
Global computer network specifically designed for environment, peace, human rights and development groups. Includes links to over 200 GreenNet members. http://www.gn.apc.org/

International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Supports scientific and technical research projects conceived and carried out by researchers in developing countries. http://www.idrc.ca/

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IFPRI's mission is to identify and analyse policies for sustainably meeting the food needs of the developing world, and it seeks to make its research results available to all those in a position to use them and to strengthen institutions in developing countries that conduct research relevant to its mandate. In addition to information about IFPRI's work, activities, research and publications, the sites provides access to, or links to, numerous databases and there is also a good collection of other links.
http://www.ifpri.cgiar.org/index_main.asp 

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
An independent organization which promotes sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, consensus building and public information. http://www.iied.org/  

International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI) 
The mandate of this independent Dutch organization is to collect and disseminate knowledge for a better and sustainable agriculture in developing countries. http://www.ilri.nl/

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Promotes sustainable development in decision making, and through its multimedia resource `Linkages' provides an electronic clearing house for information for past and upcoming meetings related to environment and development policy. http://iisd1.iisd.ca/

Intermediate Technology (IT)
ITDG helps people to use technology in their fight against poverty. We work in partnerhsip with communities to develop practical answers to their problems, based on local knowledge and skills and putting people's needs first. ITDG is a charity registered in the United Kingdom which works directly in four regions of the developing world - Latin America, East Africa, Southern Africa and South Asia, with particular concentration on Peru, Kenya, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal. In these countries, ITDG works with poor communities to develop appropriate technologies in food production, agroprocessing, energy, transport, small enterprise development, shelter, small-scale mining and disaster mitigation. Lessons from ITDG's grassroots experience are spread through consultancy services <http://www.itcltd.com>, publishing activities <http://www.itdgpublishing.org.uk>, education, policy and research, and through an international technical enquiries service <mailto:[email protected]>. 
http://www.itdg.org

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
A French government-owned public agency that conducts and promotes research within the countries of the South. ORSTOM conducts research into inter-tropical environments and undertakes various programme activities in these areas in co-operation with Southern partners. http://www.ird.fr/  

Netherlands Organization for International Development in Higher Education (NUFFIC)
Co-ordinates Dutch participation in international student exchange programmes, and collaborative links between Dutch institutions and their counterpart academic institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. http://www.nuffic.nl

Nordic Africa Institute/Nordiska Afrikainstitutet (NAI) 
Encourages and conducts scientific research and studies on Africa in the Nordic countries and promotes co-operation between African and Nordic researchers. Maintains an extensive library and documentation centre, which can be accessed from this Web site. http://www.nai.uu.se/indexeng.html

North-South Center
research The Dante B. Fascell North-South Center at the University of Miami is an independent and educational organization, producing policy-relevant research, and with a range of publications and programmes designed to promote contacts and dialogue among the nations and peoples of the Americas. http://www.miami.edu/nsc/

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
NORAD is the operational organization responsible for the implementation of Norway's bilateral development co-operation, which is concentrated in three regions—South African and Eastern Africa, Central America, and a number of countries in Asia. http://www.norad.no

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
Groups together 29 member countries and provides governments with a setting in which to discuss, develop and strengthen economic and social policies, compare experiences, and seek solutions to common problems. http://www.oecd.org/

OXFAM
Supports long-term development world-wide, helping small groups and organizations to create and sustain their own opportunities for change and improvement in their living conditions. http://www.oxfam.org.uk

Overseas Development Institute
Independent non-governmental centre for development research and a forum for discussion of the problems facing developing countries. http://www.odi.org.uk/  

Panos Institute, London
The Panos Institute specializes in information for development, and stimulates public debate by providing accessible information on environmental and social development issues; its Web site provides a rich source of news, opinions and perspectives from developing countries, including aspects of Internet development http://www.panos.org.uk  

Powerful Information
An environmental information service working with economies in transition. http://www.powerfulinformation.org

Research and Technological Exchange Group/Group de Recherche et d'Échanges Technologiques (GRET)/Partners for Media in Africa (PARMA)
GRET is a development support organization that promotes economic and social development in developing countries through a combination of research, action, communication, and a range of publications. Activities include the field of information systems and communication for development, and GRET also hosts the Partners for Media in Africa (PARMA) Web site, established in 1996 in order to facilitate the exchange of information and experience between donors who support African media. It includes links to sources of information, as well as a directory of African newspapers, with links to their Web pages (where they exist). http://www.gret.org/parma/uk2/index.htm 

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)
The Institute supports non-Western countries in sustainable development and informs the Dutch public about the tropics and sub-tropics through a wide range of activities. http://www.kit.nl/

SIU Centre for International University Cooperation-Norwegian Council of Universities
Coordinates and consolidates institutional cooperation between universities in developing countries and Norwegian universities; includes links to all the supported projects and programmes managed by SIU. http://siu.no/vev.nsf/o/english  

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)
The new Sida was formed in July 1995 - the result of a merger of four development cooperation agencies - and is responsible for bilateral programmes of Swedish development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. http://www.sida.se

Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) 
KFPE's main mission is to assist strengthening and consolidating scientific research capacities in countries of the South, especially by encouraging long-term research partnerships supported by Switzerland. http://www.kfpe.unibe.ch/

Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
Supports scientific excellence and research in the Third World through awards, prizes, research grants, and fellowships to scientists from developing countries. http://www.twas.org/  

United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO's main objective is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication. The site provides access to UNESCO's extensive Webworld links. http://www.unesco.org

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
UNDP promotes sustainable human development. The site includes links to special focus areas, news, publications, statistics, and UNDP jobs. http://www.undp.org/

United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) 
An autonomous agency engaging in multi-disciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Working through an extensive network of national research centres, UNRISD aims to promote original research and strengthen research capacity in developing countries. http://www.unrisd.org/

US Agency for International Development (USAID)
With large number of development links, and links to USAID Websites on countries in the South. http://www.usaid.gov/ 

The World Bank Group
The World Bank site includes topics on development, World Development indicators, links to World Bank partnerships, and WB publications. http://www.worldbank.org/

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