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AS-PTA participated in the constitution and works in several civil society networks aimed at promoting sustainable rural development. At the same time that they constitute spaces for collective learning, these networks provide articulated actions of organizations and movements of society to influence the elaboration, implementation and monitoring of public policies.

We aim to increase public awareness and civic engagement in ways that counteract prejudice against people in poverty, and that defend their human rights. We do this work on both national and international levels. Everyone’s efforts are needed, and it is important that everyone have opportunities to show their solidarity so as to overcome poverty.

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Our mission is to support communities to influence policy for socio-economic development. Our Vision is an empowered society promoting good governance and sustainable development.

We envision an NGO sector that will increasingly converge and develop a unified voice in the quest to influence policies, laws, regulations, and funding practices that have a bearing on the CSO operating environment in the country. We aspire to better connect, convene, generate and co-create ideas and knowledge largely based on own knowledge and experiences in relevant fields,and coordinate diverse groups of NGOs operating in Africa through the creation of spaces and platforms for experience sharing, mutual learning, all-stakeholder engagement, linking networks, and alliances as well as strengthening civic voices.

ACGG Vision’s is: Achieving inclusive green development in Africa.

The coalition’s mission is to: Promote inclusive and sustained green economic and industrial development in Africa. Focus Areas: Human mobility in the context of climate-induced loss and damage Livelihoods & entrepreneurship for resilience building Youth & women empowerment and youth & women led action Agriculture, Forestry and land use management Natural Resources Governance Non-economic and cultural loss and damage Evidence based research Eco-tourism Industrialisation and the Environment Disaster education and response Building Climate Change Resilience Ecosystem based climate change adaptation Gender justice,environmental justice and climate justice Early warning systems and climate prediction Innovation and industrialization Climate Finance Response measures and just transitions Adaptation and renewable energy Environment and Biodiversity resilience

Model African Union is the Youth and Pan African version of the African Union. Its activities affect all sectors with a view to global development (education, health, economy, security, free movement, human rights, good governance, democracy and social justice, etc.) and this through micro-projects, conferences , forums and training, and above all its main annual activity: the Simulation of the work of the African Union, which is an activity that is intended to rotate throughout the continent.

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AFRICAN CLIMATE YOUTH TIME. It is a nonprofit youth organization based in Botswana with chapters in various countries. It allows grassroots youths to be involved in Climate justice in Africa a better now and the next generation. Climate justice is the process of finding solutions to address the climate crisis but this should be done in a way that promotes justice and equality. We advocate for a just and equal society and our Youth organization is accessible to everyone. Each member country is going to have its National focal point which is a chapter and these are the people who will be running the national project. African Climate Youth Time is an organization that is going to collaborate with high schools and primary schools in Climate change programs.

Mainly we are moved by love for the land, the deep conviction that Isla Riesco must be protected and conserved for future generations and the awakening of citizens to the understanding that today it becomes more urgent every day to be ALERT-ACTIVE towards the care of the environment. the environment around us.

Our mission is to develop and strengthen strategic relationships among key networks and organizations from Burma, Southeast Asia, and the international community; support cooperation and partnership among activists, particularly women, youth, ethnic groups, LGBTQ+, displaced people, migrants, and other marginalized communities; implement innovative strategies that are responsive to emerging needs and urgent developments; and produce practical resources for these purposes.

The AIDC's mission is to produce and promote alternative knowledge and analysis which enables popular movements for social, economic and ecological justice to engage with the intersecting crises flowing from the natural, economic and social challenges confronting humanity.

Over the years AIDC has played a leading role in various civil society responses to climate change and worsening inequality including facilitating the launch and building of the One Million Climate Jobs Campaign, the South African Jubilee 2000 debt cancellation campaign, the Cry of the Excluded and the Right to Work Campaign, amongst others.

AFFAM has taken it upon herself to attain The UN SDG's 1,2,3,4,5,6, 10,13,16&17 in the African Society. These includes but not limited to Facilitating academic scholarships, Facilitating sports jobs/contracts for the Youths, Climate Justice/Action advocacies, Peace and Conflicts resolution advocacy etc. AFFAM has been involved in several campaigns against drug abuse, Campaigns against Environment degradation and Climate change, No Hunger, No Poverty, right to Education, Gender equality, Peace advocacies etc So far, AFFAM has been to Ghana, Ivory Coast, Uganda and are in contacts with all American Football Federations in Africa. Back home in Nigeria, The US Embassy Nigeria, Sports Commission, National Youth Council, Education Board, Traditional Rulers etc have all endorsed our work and efforts.

In pursuit of contributing to the dissemination of a culture of human rights, our work and activities aimed at strengthening civil society in Jordan and in the Arab World, and at inducing a change to the general level of awareness and sensibility towards human rights and democracy.

FORUM-ASIA is committed to building a peaceful, just, equitable and ecologically sustainable community of peoples and societies in Asia, where all human rights of all individuals, groups and peoples – in particular, the poor, marginalised and discriminated – are fully respected and realised in accordance with internationally accepted human rights norms and standards.

ARENA draws its members from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China, Australia, United States, among others.

AIDA combines legal advocacy with education and alliance-building initiatives. We prioritize high-need, high-impact cases that can set replicable precedents. We propose feasible paths of action, provide legal language officials can adopt, and disseminate information on pending proposals. We also support our partners’ efforts by injecting arguments based on international law into advocacy and litigation.

Throughout its 37 years of existence, SER has developed multiple projects that included training activities, advice, social and productive promotion, and defence of the fundamental rights of citizens.

ABN's vision is "A Burundi living in harmony with nature through the equitable and rational use of the resources of the natural environment". ABN's mission is "to contribute to the conservation of nature, the sustainable use of natural resources and the sustainable use of ecosystem services for the benefit of the Burundian population". The objectives of the ABN are : to promote the love and conservation of nature in all social categories in Burundi, to bring together friends of nature around the objective of its preservation, rehabilitation and sustainable use of its resources to set up programmes of activities that contribute to the conservation of nature and the sustainable use of its resources to contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of the populations in the areas of intervention ABN has already implemented more than 50 projects in its various fields of intervention, notably in the conservation of protected areas, watersheds, wetlands and landscapes; the protection of biodiversity; the conservation of natural ecosystems; advocacy; the improvement of the living conditions of communities; capacity building; environmental education and awareness raising. To conduct the project we are applying for, we carry it out in collaboration with community groups, local government and Lake Rweru managers. ABN has a qualified staff to implement project activities. We have 6 full-tme individuals and 4 volunteers, with an executive committee of 5 members and a supervisory board of 3 people. To implement its programme, ABN has a five-year strategic plan and an annual action plan to monitor its activities. The current ABN strategic plan 2021-2025 reflects the important effort that needs to be made to counter the various challenges related to the protection of the natural environment in a developing country and the nuisances we are regularly confronted with, such as erosion, deforestation, pollution, destruction of vegetation cover, overexploitation of natural resources and its disastrous consequences, up to the new environmental challenges of climate change and invasive alien species.

ABN has adopted the participatory approach and works closely with existing and self-initiated community groups, supporting them with income-generating activities for their food security and testing nature-based solutions.

We work towards increasing opportunities and giving voice to marginalised communities through people's participation and awareness campaigns.

Our network of members and allies is made up of 134 organizations, grassroots communities, collectives, and social movements from 22 countries in the Americas and 5 continental and global networks.

We envision a world where advocates for human rights and gender justice perform like the best jazz band, playing excellent music without a director or sheet music and inspiring diverse audiences to follow our beat by working in harmonic, strategic, and responsive ways.

They work to improve the livelihoods of the poor, promote justice, harness the power of global solidarity and create transformational change to end poverty, inequalities and threats to the environment both global and local.

Our organization conducts various activities such as raising awareness and building capacity within the community on environmental and climate change issues. We also implement programs focused on environment conservation, including cleanups and tree planting initiatives. Additionally, we carry out sanitation and hygiene projects, including menstrual hygiene activities. Through research, we identify existing challenges and come up with strategies to overcome them.

We strive to create opportunities for youth and women from diverse sectors, connecting them and equipping them with climate action strategies that can be implemented through their own platforms. Our organization also focuses on waste management programs, eco-entrepreneurship, and promoting climate action and environmental conservation through art and cafes.

Carboun’s geographical scope focuses on the economic, environmental, and developmental conditions predominant in the countries of the wider Middle East and North Africa, including the Arab World, Iran and Turkey.

The Carboun initiative is engaged in a number of regional projects relating to sustainability in cities. The initiative’s current projects cover energy use in buildings, carbon emissions, and the impact of climate change on the region. Carboun is also engaged in a number of national-level projects.

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We improve the lives of smallholder farming households by promoting access to productive resources and enabling them to make informed decisions about environment-friendly, non-discriminatory and sustainable livelihoods.

Research & Economic Development at the Centre for Climatology and Applied Research strives to advance the quality, diversity, and growth of research at the Centre for Climatology and Applied Research. We place a special value on the translation of research results that impact our social, environmental, cultural, and economic communities. To our centre, we are committed to providing a sustaining environment where your research, creative, and service activities will flourish. We know that you have dedicated yourselves to discovery and that you work long and hard hours to be successful. We continue to place a very high priority on the creation and operation of quality research services. To our partners beyond the Centre for Climatology & Applied Research, we are committed to the growth and economic development of the global world. Our members support this growth by competing globally in their research domains and making their results available for the benefit of society. We particularly welcome research and service partnerships that build on the expertise and interests of our stakeholders and staff.

Based on rigorous analysis CCAR can: 1) Develop and deploy appropriate technologies to mitigate and adapt to climate change, 2) Catalyze competitive domestic & international industries in clean technologies for job creation and economic growth, 3) Deliver ancillary climate technology benefits such as energy security and access, and reduced local pollution. MISSION We support high-quality, ethically sound research and work with inventors and industry to create significant and sustainable value for our society, economy and environment by moving CCAR discoveries out into the world. VISION We envision a supportive environment for all stakeholders that enables transformative discoveries and innovation, produces new knowledge, and supports creative activities to benefit CCAR, the nation, and the world.

We are known for our response capacity, in different national contexts, for which we have offices located in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador and Chile that work to contribute to greater territorial equity and the development of rural areas in Latin America.

We promote transformation strategies for territorial equity, based on a better understanding of the challenges facing rural territories in Latin America.

We have been working in the Altos, Norte and Selva zones of Chiapas, Mexico, since 1983.

What we intend is to strengthen local capacities to improve living and health conditions, educating in the awareness and enforceability of rights.

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Introduction: The Clean Earth Action (CEA) is an inspiring environmentally sustainable education project that collaborates with various educational institutions in Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Zambia, Malawi and Bangladesh. With a primary focus on educating children and young people about the environmental crisis, CEA equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills to combat climate change. Through strategic partnerships with primary schools and secondary schools, CEA aims to educate the future leaders about Kids Rights, youth rights, and the importance of environmental sustainability.

Educating and Empowering Youth:

1. Raising Awareness about the Environmental Crisis: CEA recognizes the urgency of the environmental crisis and endeavors to educate children and young people about the various challenges faced by our planet. From deforestation and pollution to climate change and biodiversity loss, CEA creates awareness campaigns that inform students about these critical issues and their potential impact on their lives and future generations.

2. Developing Environmental Literacy: CEA believes in the power of knowledge and empowers young individuals by developing their environmental literacy. By incorporating environmental education into school curricula, CEA instills a sense of responsibility and respect for the natural world. Through engaging activities, workshops, and interactive sessions, students gain a comprehensive understanding of sustainable practices, conservation efforts, and green technologies.

3. Encouraging Active Participation and Skills Development: CEA encourages young people to be active agents in the fight against climate change. The project organizes various initiatives, such as tree planting campaigns, waste management programs, and renewable energy workshops. Engaging students in hands-on activities not only instills a sense of ownership and responsibility but also equips them with practical skills to make a positive impact on their environment.

Promoting Kids Rights and Youth Rights:

1. Teaching Kids Rights: CEA perceives education as a tool for empowerment, extending beyond environmental sustainability. By partnering with primary schools, CEA incorporates education on Kids Rights into their curriculum. Children learn about their rights, such as the right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment. Through engaging and age-appropriate teaching methods, CEA instills in children an understanding of their rights and the importance of protecting them.

2. Empowering Youth Rights:

This involves a transition away from extractive systems of production, consumption and political oppression, and towards resilient, regenerative, and equitable economies. As well as the mobilization and support of grassroots movements in achieving their aims, building solidarity with other sectors, and changing the narrative.

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KIC seeks to empower women smallholder farmers in Tanzania to increase their climate resilience through access to credit, insurance, and new resilience knowledge via the WINNERS program.

At its core, CRAN recognizes the urgent need to adapt to the changing climate and minimize its impacts on vulnerable populations and ecosystems. Its mission revolves around the following key objectives:

1. Promoting Awareness and Understanding: CRAN aims to raise awareness about the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. It seeks to foster a better understanding of the science, impacts, and potential solutions to climate-related challenges. By providing accessible and accurate information, CRAN empowers individuals, communities, and decision-makers to make informed choices and take proactive action.

2. Facilitating Collaboration and Partnerships: CRAN serves as a platform for fostering collaboration and partnerships among various stakeholders, including governments, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, communities, and businesses. It facilitates dialogue, knowledge exchange, and joint initiatives to build synergies and maximize impact. CRAN promotes multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary approaches to address climate resilience challenges effectively.

3. Supporting Capacity Building: CRAN recognizes the importance of building the capacity of individuals and organizations to effectively respond to climate change. It provides training, technical assistance, and resources to enhance the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary for climate resilience action. CRAN supports capacity building efforts at all levels, from local communities to national governments, to ensure that stakeholders are equipped to tackle climate-related challenges.

4. Promoting Policy and Planning: CRAN advocates for the integration of climate resilience into policies, plans, and decision-making processes at all levels. It works closely with governments and policymakers to develop and implement climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. CRAN provides guidance, best practices, and policy recommendations to support the development of robust and effective climate resilience policies and plans.

5. Catalyzing Climate Resilience Projects: CRAN actively supports and promotes on-the-ground climate resilience projects and initiatives. It identifies and showcases successful case studies, innovative approaches, and good practices that demonstrate effective climate resilience. CRAN provides funding opportunities, technical support, and project management expertise to help implement climate resilience projects that have a positive impact on communities and ecosystems.

6. Advocating for Climate Resilience: CRAN serves as a voice for climate resilience, advocating for increased awareness, action, and investment in building resilience to climate change. It engages in public outreach, media campaigns, and policy advocacy to drive the importance of climate resilience on the global agenda. CRAN works to ensure that climate resilience is considered an integral part of sustainable development and is prioritized in international agreements and frameworks.

At CSI, we believe that collective action is the key to creating lasting change. Our members work together within various thematic areas, teams, and committees to maximize our impact.

People and organizational processes that build peace towards a democracy with comprehensively conceived justice.

We fight to uproot injustice and the oppressive and exclusionary system, through organization, political training and grassroots mobilization, generating political and technical proposals, and developing work in political and public decision-making spaces.

We coordinate and promote solidarity with peasant, popular and other civil society organizations, national and international, in the search for alliances to achieve measures for the benefit of the poor population of Guatemala.

NGO is committed to tackling the interconnected challenges of community health, environmental sustainability, and climate change, paving the way for a more vibrant and sustainable future

Our Vision: To empower community taking ownership of their health, living in harmony with nature, and adapting proactively to the challenges of a changing world

Our Mission:

To empower society to achieve healthier communities, environmental harmony, and climate resilience. Through collaborative efforts, education, and innovative solutions, creating a sustainable community by addressing the interlinked challenges of community health, environmental sustainability, and climate change, committed to fostering a positive and lasting impact on the lives of people and the environment.

Core project activities To pursue change in quality of life and health through: a) Mainstreaming vulnerable groups of people in the community and engage them to improve their social welfare, individual, family and national economic wellbeing through meeting their needs in health care, food, shelter, education and self-economic initiatives,

b) Involving the stakeholders in the community where needs arise to accomplish strategies aimed at implementing basic activities in fighting Poverty, HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, problem solving and setting priorities in various development projects according to particular area by utilizing existing resources,

c) Society capacity building in macro and micro economic priorities and management of constrained resources, development of sustainable projects at community and National level.

d) Spearheading HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB prevention and fighting GBV /IPV ,Safeguarding in a given area,

Our principles are based on the promotion and comprehensive development of the dignity of all people who are in a situation of vulnerability, recognizing the right to equal opportunities, social equity and the improvement of their quality of life.

Our actions are oriented to social analysis, promotion, intervention and reparation of the rights of people through processes of empowerment, training and empowerment, which allow them to fully insert and integrate society into society.

Through training, development and production grants, screenings for people who love documentary films, we promote East African filmmakers and share their unique stories with the world through creative documentary

Our Mission is to Ensure food, nutrition and livelihood security of the resource-poor population through skill development, action research, and networking oriented to collective self-sufficiency

Our geography is districts across West Bengal and PAN India through collaboration with local NGOs majorly through capacity-building initiatives

We work with: Small, marginal and landless farming families • Ultra-poor community • Unemployed youth • Children

Our Purpose • Food, Nutrition and Livelihood Security • Climate Change Adaptation and Awareness Raising (Disaster Risk Reduction) • Education and Empowerment of children • Capacity Building for Employment Generation and Participatory Group Formation • Capacity Building for Soft Advocacy and Collaborative Activities with Local Govt. and District Administration • Work with children and youth aiming at providing quality Education • Humanitarian Assistance in Acute Emergencies

Key Programs of Work: 1. Supporting Vulnerable Individuals: Divine Outreach Foundation runs programs that provide critical support to marginalized groups such as orphans, people living with HIV/AIDS, prisoners, the disabled, and women. This includes access to healthcare, educational opportunities, and vocational training to enhance their quality of life.

2. Environmental Conservation Awareness: The organization actively engages in raising awareness about environmental conservation in Tanzania. They organize campaigns, workshops, and educational initiatives to promote sustainable practices and protect the natural resources of the region.

3. Donation Campaigns: Divine Outreach Foundation conducts various donation campaigns to gather essential supplies, clothing, food for those in need but also Blood Donation campaigns. These campaigns are often community-driven, involving volunteers and local support.

4. Socio-Economic Education: Recognizing the importance of education and economic empowerment, the NGO provides socio-economic education programs. These programs equip individuals and communities with the knowledge and skills needed to improve their socio-economic conditions.

5. Community Outreach: The organization's commitment extends to different regions of Tanzania Mainland. They engage in community outreach programs, ensuring that their impact reaches a wide geographic area and benefits diverse communities.

6. Advocacy for Marginalized Groups: Divine Outreach Foundation advocates for the rights and well-being of marginalized groups at both local and national levels. They work to address systemic issues and promote inclusivity.

Based on respect for local culture and the space of speech, Ecam works to train people, so that they have instruments for the protection and conservation of the environment and to acquire more knowledge about their region. With this, Ecam aims to contribute to the social and economic development of society, in a fair manner and oriented towards green economy trends.

EJN trains journalists to cover a wide variety of issues, develops innovative online environmental news sites and produces content for local media – including ground-breaking investigative reports. We also establish networks of environmental journalists in countries where they don't exist and build their capacity where they do. We do so through workshops and the development of training materials and by offering Fellowship programs, grants to media organizations, story stipends, and support for story production and distribution.

For example, within their attempts to increase seed knowledge they work with elders to enable communities to re-establish their traditional seed diversity, regain sovereignty over their cultural food system, and restore the integrity of their relationship with their land.

An example of their work is their climate change campaign which is centred around creating environmental awareness amongst citizens on the detrimental impacts of nuclear and coal, whilst promoting the uptake of cleaner and low-cost renewable energy technologies.

EIWEN was founded in 2016 and registered legally in 2019 by local Endorois women who were committed to improving their living standards.

The mission of ESDO is to promote and encourage an environmental movement through a participatory democratic framework involving diverse social groups, and to assist them with ideas, information, and leadership for promoting a safe, sustainable, and toxic-free world.

For example in order to achieve a zero waste community ESDO's project will include: interventions and activities made to assess and identify current waste management scenario and generate solutions, plan and test the zero waste solution mechanism and establish partnerships with the communities and the local government.

In addition, we have a national and international presence in the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC); in the Major Group of Women as coordinators and following up on the sustainable development agenda, and in the UN Women Mexico Civil Society Advisory Group, among other scenarios.

F&JN seeks a just and sustainable society, influencing processes of peace and stability, human rights, food and livelihoods security, ecological justice, and building the capacity of church institutions to actively engage in advocacy and policy processes on national levels.

F&JN works closely with the Mano River Youth Parliament, national churches and civil society to enhance the rule of law and human rights situation. This enable communities to ensure that human rights and rule of law are reinforced in order to maintain peace.

FASE's mission is to contribute to the construction of a democratic and active society in favour of alternatives to the current development model, with environmental justice and universalization of social, economic, cultural, environmental, civil and political rights as initial conditions for the inclusion of a large portion of the country's population still in conditions of inequality, poverty and discrimination.

We work nationally with itinerant caravans of art, and communication and we believe in education as fundamental for transformation, we defend mother earth, and water and fight for the freedom of indigenous leaders criminalized for defending mother earth. We have a school of exchange and we cling to hope and Alegria to fight from art and colours.

We work more specifically in territories, indigenous and mestizos that defend the territory, and we carry out communication, training and action campaigns in favour of the fight against the climate crisis.

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profit, a non-governmental organization that was founded in 1996 as Save Earth Nigeria (SEN) and duly registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Our mission is to promote actions that are healthy, informative and environmentally friendly and also facilitating people centred