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President: Alioune Sall
Executive Secretary
: Josephine Ouédraoga
Environment and Development Action in the Third World (ENDA-TM) is an international non-profit organisation based in Dakar,
Senegal. Founded in 1972, ENDA is an association of autonomous
entities co-ordinated by an Executive Secretariat. ENDA's
worldwide representation includes:
- twenty-four
teams at the Dakar headquarters each working on development
and environment themes;
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twenty-one poles in Southern countries: fourteen in Africa,
five in South America, two in Asia;
- a
European delegation; Japanese representation to follow soon.
Enda
collaborates with grassroots groups in search of alternative
development models on the basis of the experience, expectations
and objectives of marginalised peoples. This mutual commitment
translates as:
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presence at all levels of decision-making and action;
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development of replicable models of progress, uniting action,
research, training and communication;
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involving intellectuals and professionals in defining and
implementing development models for the majority and the
least privileged;
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fighting poverty: this is the primary principle behind Enda
activities;
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involvement in international debates to render third world
positions visible and influential.
What types of action?
Enda relies essentially on the initiative and methods of popular
action for its impetus:
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individual and collective initiative (particularly inner
city inhabitants, who mobilise in response to particular
challenges and issues);
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grassroots groups and social movements (rural and urban
associations involving youth, women, communities, professionals
and consumers, and local or national federations);
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the construction of basic common infrastructures (socio-economic
activities, sanitary and social services etc.) with the
involvement of grassroots communities.
In general, Enda works to enhance the visibility and value,
in practice as well as theory, of the knowledge and tools
that exist in local development efforts. This consists of
identifying and supporting community development initiatives
- especially in terms of local organisations.
ENDA's support of grassroots groups also involves:
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collaboration with numerous institutions and administrations
in the third world;
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employing voluntary workers of Southern origin and from
certain industrialised countries;
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facilities bestowed by third world states, particularly
Senegal;
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external support: the United Nations, Switzerland, Austria,
Luxemburg, the Netherlands and a number of NGO's together
ensure ENDA's independence; France, Belgium, Canada, the
European Union (whose contribution is increasing), Finland,
Italy and Sweden have all contributed, or are contributing,
their support.
The evolution of strategic objectives
and modes of intervention
Enda is an organisation in constant evolution. This is reflected
in the integration of new priorities and in regular organisational
restructuring, such as a diversification of teams and entities,
for example. As a result there is a constant dynamism between
the different areas and levels of ENDA's activity. Transparency
and co-ordination between the various teams and entities,
both internally and externally, is a priority for the organisation's
operation so that all efforts reach as many as possible.
Headquarters:
ENDA Tiers Monde
Résidence Phare Mamelles
BP 3370 Dakar, Sénégal
Tél : (221)33 869 99 48 ; Télécopie : (221) 33 860 51 33
Courriel : se@enda.sn
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