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IIJD LOCAL PARTNERS
Local Partner Organizations:
The IIJD is currently working on a variety of programs and projects. Our U.S. offices act as the liaison between our local partners in the field and sources of funding and support. These local partners are instrumental in the design and implementation of the projects. The IIJD has working relations with several field organizations in Africa. Currently, we are working on twenty-two projects with the following organizations as partners:
 
Countries of Focus
Partner Organizations
     
Benin
  
Réseau Yes-Benin:
   
A network of non-governmental organizations dedicated to addressing youth unemployment and illiteracy. Yes-Benin is a member of Collectife Federation Réseau dOng Benin (CFRONG), Benin’s national network of NGOs, through which it develops large-scale democratization and civil society projects.
Togo
  
Volontaire-Globalisation (V-GLOB):
   
A non-profit, humanitarian organization working towards a just form of globalization. V-GLOB has a strong focus on youth empowerment and training, maintaining a safe environment and a just global situation.
     
   
Action Enfance Développement (AED):
   
A Togolese development non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to improving educational systems, health and sanitary conditions and economic development. The AED focuses its efforts on rural development and poverty eradication.
Niger
  
Association Nigérienne d’ Appui au Développement Durable (ANADEV):
   
ANADEV works to develop the educational sector, promote community empowerment and evironmental protection, and provide job placements for young people. The organization is currently partnering with Ecole-Parrainage et Actions de Développement (EPAD) on education and children’s rights issues.
Sierra Leone
  
Hands Empowering the Less Privileged (HELP – SL):
   
HELP-SL is an NGO committed to assisting the victims of the rebel war in Sierra Leone. It focuses on improving their livelihoods through micro-enterprise development, skills and vocational expertise training and programs to reduce poverty.
Burkina Faso
  
Association S.O.S. Monde Rural:
   
A rural development NGO exploring means of applying modern business practices to traditional industries.
Ethiopia
  
Ethio-American Poor Women and Children's Charity:
   
This partnership focuses on women's empowerment in Ethiopia and addresses educational, healthcare and professional restrictions on women. The goal is to help expand the opportunities available to women and enable them to become self-reliant and self-sufficient.
Sénégal
  
Association pour le Développement Balancé et la Gestion de l’Environnement:
   
The organization seeks to eliminate rural poverty by combating the rural “brain drain”, promoting education, valorizing the informal sector, decentralizing development programs, and protecting natural resources.
     
 
   
 
 
 
   
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