Environmental Development Action in the Third World
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Environmental Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) - international non-governmental association, working in the fields of development and environment. Established in 1972 and based in Dakar
, Senegal
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The Association has 24 teams in Senegal, 14 in other countries of Africa
, 5 in South America
, 2 in Asia
, including Vietnam
. European and Japanese representations are planned.
The objectives are declared as follows: poverty reduction, development actions, promoting social solidarity, gender equality and multicultural pluralism, search for alternative development possibilities with focus on environment
, enhancing South-South cooperation between the various regions of the Third World
.
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...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
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The Association has 24 teams in Senegal, 14 in other countries of 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...
, 5 in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, 2 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...
, including Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. European and Japanese representations are planned.
The objectives are declared as follows: poverty reduction, development actions, promoting social solidarity, gender equality and multicultural pluralism, search for alternative development possibilities with focus on environment
Environmentalism
Environmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
, enhancing South-South cooperation between the various regions of the Third World
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
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