| Djibouti |  |
Association socio-culturelle bienfaisance de Bender Djedid
| Address: | P.B. 827, Djibouti, Djibouti |
| Phone: | 253 35 75 65 |
| Fax: | 253 35 75 65 |
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| Type of Organization: | National / Local / Community / Rural / Urban |
| Members: | Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1992 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Arabic |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees |
| Affiliations: | The Youth Forum |
Action Areas:
- Economic Development
- Education
- Health
- Poverty Eradication
Purpose:
To provide assistance to disadvantaged families. To develop the economic sector.
Illustrative Project:
Education; health; fight against poverty.
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
| Address: | P.O. Box 2653, Djibouti, Djibouti |
| Phone: | 253 354 050 |
| Fax: | 253 356 994 / 356 284 |
| Email: | IGAD@intnet.dj |
| Internet: | http://www.igad.org/ |
| Contact: | Tekeste Ghebray, Executive Director |
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| Members: | Men / Women / Youth / Elderly |
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| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Arabic |
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Action Areas:
- Conflict Resolution
- Economic Development
- Environment
- Food and Nutrition
- Human Rights
- Infrastructure
- Peace and Security
Purpose:
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) coordinates development in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda are member states. It has established the following priorities: infrastructure development; food security; environmental protection; conflict prevention, management and resolution; and humanitarian affairs reflecting the need to establish peace and security to assure economic development. IGAD leaders have pursued negotiations to end the civil wars in Sudan and Somalia and given priority to the development of an early warning mechanism for the IGAD region.
Les amis de la terre - Djibouti
| Address: | B.P. 266, Djibouti, Djibouti |
| Phone: | 253 35 0653 |
| Fax: | 253 35 0653 / 4549 |
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| Type of Organization: | National / Local / Urban / Rural |
| Members: | Men / Women / Youth |
| Year Founded: | 1996 |
| International Working Language: | French |
| Local Working Language: | Arabic |
| Source of Annual Budget: | Membership fees / Local donors |
| Affiliations: | Eastern African Environmental Network |
Action Areas:
- Adult Education
- Child Care
- Economics
- Education
- Environment
- Poverty Eradication
- Structural Adjustment
Purpose:
Primary Health Care promotion and environmental protection; promotion of the basic education system. Contribution to the promotion of women's participation in the community; research the value of natural resources; encourage inter-regional and international exchanges.
Illustrative Project:
Since 1996 the organization has run a project concerned with the integration of young school dropouts (15 or 16 years old) who haven't finished inter-mediate school. After a year of class, the organization provides training in basis skills such as hairdressing, tailoring, and how to be a mechanic or electrician.