Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
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Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI (Centre Canadien d'Etude et de Cooperation Internationale)) - non-profit organization
helping poor countries and communities, promoting human rights defence and know how exchange for development. Established in 1958 and based in Montreal
, Canada
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The Centre is a member of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), the Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. It also participates in several associations and networks, including the Groupe d’économie solidaire du Québec (GESQ), the Chantier de l’économie sociale du Québec, the Réseau québécois de développement local, the Montreal International Forum, the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) network in Washington, D.C.
and the Réseau intercontinental de promotion de l’économie sociale solidaire (RIPESS) in Dakar
.
CECI in partnership with other international agencies works in more than 20 countries in Asia
, Africa
, the Americas
, supported over 500 organizations in the developing world and implemented about 150 large-scale projects. It promulgates E-passerelle, monthly on line information, and "News from the field" bulletin, twice a year.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
helping poor countries and communities, promoting human rights defence and know how exchange for development. Established in 1958 and based in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The Centre is a member of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC), the Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy. It also participates in several associations and networks, including the Groupe d’économie solidaire du Québec (GESQ), the Chantier de l’économie sociale du Québec, the Réseau québécois de développement local, the Montreal International Forum, the Small Enterprise Education and Promotion (SEEP) network in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
and the Réseau intercontinental de promotion de l’économie sociale solidaire (RIPESS) in Dakar
Dakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
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CECI in partnership with other international agencies works in more than 20 countries in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, supported over 500 organizations in the developing world and implemented about 150 large-scale projects. It promulgates E-passerelle, monthly on line information, and "News from the field" bulletin, twice a year.
Activities
- Recruiting cooperants for international cooperation.
- Providing trainingTrainingThe term training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of...
on issues related to developmentRegional developmentRegional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less economically developed. Regional development may be domestic or international in nature...
. - Raising funds for development and humanitarian projects.
- Carrying out public engagementPublic engagementPublic engagement is a term that has recently been used, particularly in the UK, to describe "the involvement of specialists listening to, developing their understanding of, and interacting with, non-specialists" .-Origins:The tradition of a decision-making body getting inputs from those with less...
activities. - Implementing development projects, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction initiatives.