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National Agency Education for Europe at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education
and Training (NA BiBB)
NA BIBB supports adult education through the LEONARDO DA VINCI and GRUNDTVIG programmes,
by networking European and national projects.
SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL (SAM.I)
SAM.I is an amalgamation of 13 non-governmental organisations that campaigns for the development of a uniform
emergency aid system at European level. ASB was a founding member of SAM.I in 1994.
SOLIDAR
SOLIDAR is a European network of 53 aid organisations campaigning for social and economic justice in more
than 90 countries worldwide. SOLIDAR is active in Humanitarian Aid, development cooperation, social policy,
social services and lifelong learning.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
UNICEF works for children’s rights and to ensure sustainable living conditions for every child around the world.
The United Nations Children’s Fund is represented in more than 150 countries.
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
UN Women fights against the discrimination of women and girls, works for the empowerment of women and
the achievement of gender equality on a worldwide basis.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Based on the Geneva Convention on Refugees, UNHCR runs worldwide campaigns to enable people threatened
by persecution to be granted asylum in other countries. According to its mandate, UNHCR is charged with seeking
lasting solutions for refugees.
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
WFP is the United Nation’s most important institution in the fight against global hunger and provides food aid
in many disaster and crisis regions around the world.
VENRO (Association of German Development NGOs)
VENRO is a voluntary alliance of some 100 German non-governmental organisations. VENRO members are
private as well as church-related organisations concerned with development cooperation and Emergency relief
as well as development policy education, public relations and advocacy.
Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies (VOICE)
VOICE is an association of 85 European humanitarian non-governmental organisations, and acts as chief contact with the
European Union on topics such as disaster relief, disaster prevention management and rehabilitation.
WASH-Network / The German Network for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
was founded by German non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) on June 20th 2011. The members of the WASH Network
are German non-profit organisations which focus on development cooperation or humanitarian emergency relief and
rehabilitation and are actively engaged in the WASH sector.
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NETWORKS 2015