NGOs and universities renowned for their expertise in development can become guest commentators. These partnerships aim to encourage a direct debate between development specialists, and guarantee a rich debate thanks to the diversity of their perspectives.
CARE is one of the world’s largest private international humanitarian organizations, which mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world, through emergency relief and development programs. CARE aims to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. Working in nearly 70 countries CARE is reaching over 55 million beneficiaries each year. CARE places special focus on working alongside women as they are the first victims of poverty.
WWF is one of the world’s largest independent conservation organizations, with close to 5 million supporters and a network active in more than 100 countries on five continents. Since its creation in 1961, it has maintained a constant record of success. WWF’s Global Conservation Programme covers the full spectrum of conservation activities, both at field and policy levels. Today, WWF funds close to 2,000 projects and employs more than 4,000 people worldwide.
Oxfam GB, founded in 1942, is a development, humanitarian, and campaigning agency working with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering. Oxfam GB is a member of Oxfam International, a confederation of 13 organisations around the world, working for an end to injustice and poverty.
Groupe d’Economie Mondiale
The Groupe d’Economie Mondiale de Sciences Po (GEM) is an independent think tank. Established in 1998 in response to the increasingly complex implications of globalisation, GEM has initially focused on trade policies. In October 2004, GEM has launched studies on regulatory reforms – a key area in Europe and in the transatlantic and international context, most notably in services. This initiative is jointly developed with the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings, two of the most authoritative sources on regulation in the United States.
PhD in Sustainable Development
Housed at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, the PhD in Sustainable Development is a multidisciplinary program combining elements of a traditional graduate education in social science, particularly economics, with a significant component of training in the natural sciences. The purpose of the program is to create a generation of professionals and scholars equipped to deal with some of the most crucial problems of the world today, undertaking serious research and policy assessments to further the goal of sustainable development.
Development Studies Institute (DESTIN)
The Development Studies Institute (DESTIN) was established in 1990 to promote interdisciplinary post-graduate teaching and research on processes of social, political and economic development and change. The Institute is dedicated to understanding problems of poverty and late development within local communities, national political and economic systems and in the international system.
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy was founded in 1986. IATP’s mission is to promote resilient family farms, rural communities and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy. It works to democratize the multilateral system of policy-making. It strengthens civil society by linking social movements working on trade, development, peace, human rights, labor, gender, the environment and corporate responsibility. IATP is based in the U.S., and has an office in Geneva, where the Trade Information Project is run.
The School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA)
The School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA) at Fudan University, one of China’s flagship research universities, was established in 2000 to promote teaching and research on public and international affairs. It is home to three academic departments - political science, international politics, and public administration. Affiliated to SIRPA is Fudan University’s Institute of International Studies, which houses nine centers and one research unit for area and global studies. Based in Shanghai, a dynamic metropolis, SIRPA aims at reaching globally. Its faculty members work closely with domestic and international students in seventeen degree programs to prepare them to better serve the world.
CCFD ranks first among French development NGOs, with 40 millions Euros of annual spending and more than 500 projects supported yearly over 70 countries. Since 47 years, it has acquired a know-how and numerous references based on its experience and dialogue with south and east civil societies. This expertise is used today when it comes to following-up its numerous supported projects or strengthening its local partners. CCFD also raises awareness and undertakes training activities on development related issues, both in France and in Europe.
