NGOs and civil society

Breaking eggs and eating omelettes: Africa’s experience with the Bretton Woods institutions

African Forum and Network on Debt and Development - AFRODAD

Organisation working on solutions to Africa’s mounting debt problem and its negative impact on development.

GVC's prime objective is to promote environmental protection and sustainable development in analysing and finding possible solutions to national problems. It also assist communities in solving their poverty and living problems for sustainable development. GVC's areas of focus are environment, energy, poverty and living standards of human beings.

Lesotho Highlands Water Project - LHWP

The bi-national project, between the Kingdom of Lesotho (KOL) and the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is a comprehensive engineering project, aimed at harnessing the water resources of the highlands of Lesotho to the mutual advantage of the two countries. Leshoto.

National Coalition Against Privatisation of Water

It is a broad based coalition of individuals and civil society organizations, such as trade unions, gender rights groups, students, residents and community associations, religious bodies and service delivery - advocacy non-governmental organizations. Ghana.

Third World Network Africa (TWN Africa)

African Secretariat of the Third World Network that carries out Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and interests of peoples of African and other third world countries (especially marginalized social groups), a fair distribution of world's resources, and forms of development which are sustainable and fulfil human needs.

In depth reports

Detailed reports on key issues.

Free Trade Agreements - FTAs

Through different trade related mechanisms privatization and deregulation processes are being imposed.

World Bank

The World Bank's main self-proclaimed objective is to eradicate poverty. Yet, evidence suggests that its programmes often harm the poor and the environment.

International Monetary Fund - IMF

The IMF is one of the most powerful international organizations. Its policies change the lives of millions of people in developing countries.

Oil fueling conflicts

Many wars have been waged and are still being fought all over the world to ensure corporate control over oil.

The water crisis

If access to water is a basic human right, should its provision be left in the hands of private corporations?

Campaigns

NGO-organised actions.

Reform of International Institutions

The campaign's objective is to spark off a process leading to the reform of the system of international institutions with the participation of all world actors and moving towards a system of global democratic governance.


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