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Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC)An institution emerging from the knowledge society, its mission is to provide lifelong learning. Its aim is to develop people’s creativity and contribute to the progress of society promoting specialised research focusing on the knowledge society and establishing alliances with universities and institutions worldwide who share our objectives and values, and our desire to build a global knowledge space.
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UNICEF The United Nations agency that works to guarantee children’s rights. It seeks social change and is dedicated to all those social sectors that contribute to the development of this objective.
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Amigos para el Desarrollo del África Negra (Friends for the Development of Sub-Saharan Africa, ADANE) An NGO that collaborates on development projects in Africa providing social, educational, healthcare or humanitarian aid.
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Amnesty International - Catalonia An international organisation which defends human rights. It is impartial and independent of any government, political party, ideology, economic interest or religious belief.
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Agència Catalana de Cooperació en el Desenvolupament (Catalan Agency for Cooperation for Development, ACCD) A Catalan government body responsible for managing policies relating to cooperation for development, peace building, humanitarian work and the protection of human rights. It contributes to the eradication of poverty and advocates sustainable human development.
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Associació Catalana pel Temps Lliure i la Cultura (Catalan Association for Culture and Leisure, ACTLC) An NGO which participates in projects involving sustainable development and socioeconomic activities which benefit local groups in the areas of tourism, culture, food and drink, and leisure.
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Engineers without Borders An association which combines engineering and international cooperation through training tasks, awareness raising and development projects.
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Turismo Justo (Fair Tourism) An organisation which promotes sustainable and fair development in tourism from an economic, social and environmental perspective. The aim is to ensure that the profits from tourist activities reach the Third World communities and workers offering these services.
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Global Giving An online marketplace which allows donors to find and fund grassroots projects that appeal to their specific interests. GlobalGiving offers projects in more than 60 countries, in a variety of areas ranging from education and healthcare to economic development and the environment.
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"la Caixa" Foundation A non-profit social institution which aims to support local development, prevent financial exclusion, promote savings and investments, and carry out social work.
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European Union and Latin America Observatory for Decentralised Cooperation A consortium which aims to contribute to increasing the volume of decentralised cooperation and its impact on the struggle against poverty, to encourage regional integration and to strengthen local capacity-building.
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Red Cross A volunteer organisation which works for vulnerable groups at national and international level. The seven fundamental principles: Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity and Universality represent the ideology and the Code of Conduct of this International movement.
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Vives Network A non-profit university association which strengthens the ties between Catalan-speaking university institutions, which as well as linguistically are also connected geographically, historically and culturally. Its aim is to create a university forum that aids coordination of teaching, research and cultural activities.
