Frères Des Hommes

Frères des Hommes France (FdH; en, Brotherhood of Men) is a secular non-profit aid organization. It was recognized for promoting public interest in 1998 and it consists of 250 members and 250 volunteers spread within 13 local teams.

Frères des Hommes supports sustainable development projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America on the following issues: small-scale agriculture, social economy and democratic citizenship.

Philosophy

Frères des Hommes bases its activities on a long-term partnership with its representatives from underdeveloped countries ( e.g. non-governmental organizations). This imminence implies sharing ideals and goals, supporting new or existing initiatives, as well as co-responsibility. The projects supported by the NGOs are designed and set up by local communities with the help of local organizations.

Partners and some actions around the world

Small-scale agriculture

*''Peasant Papaya Movement'' (MPP) in Haiti supports peasant families in order to develop the farming sector in the Central Plateau of Haiti. The project works to restore and develop the familial agriculture (2010–2013);
*''Trust Rural Development'' (TRD) in India trains peasant families dedicated to agroecology. In collaboration with Frères des Hommes they boost the training of these families (2009–2011);
* ''Movement of the Landless'' (MST) in Brazil fights to defend the social, economic and political rights of landless peasants. The action helped to reinforce this Movement (1995–2003);
*''Adenya'' and ''Duhamic-Adri'' in Rwanda. Adenya is an organization dedicated to Nyabimata’s development, in the South-west of Rwanda. Duhamic-Adri is an organization for integrated rural development. These two partners work together with Frères des Hommes proposing cultural and agricultural alternatives (2013–2015);
*''Farmers and Breeders Peasant Cooperation'' (Coraca Protal) in Bolivia, helps the reconstruction of peasant communities. Coraca-Protal has taken part in two projects supported by Frères des Hommes and made in collaboration with other Bolivian partners: The social economy aid to peasants (2013) and the sustainable tourism towards communities (2008–2010);
*''Ekta Parishad'' in India works to achieve the autonomy of the poorest sectors of the population, especially due to land access difficulties. In collaboration with Frères des Hommes, they helped smallholder farmers, landless workers and tribes to fight for their rights to access natural resources(2006–2008);
*''PDRN'' in Philippines helps victims of environmental disasters and trains citizens in the risk management field.

Social economy

*''Union of Méckhé Peasants Association'' (UGPM) in Senegal supports women in Méckhé, improving handmade peanut plant and millet and their commercialization. Frères des Hommes and its partner develop, both in urban and rural areas, the commercialization of high quality peanut plant oil produced by Méckhé women (2011–2015);
*''Kora-PRD'' in Senegal walks with carpenters in their fight against school expulsion and young unemployment. This project has developed a new program focused on technical and professional training (2011–2012);
*''Feminine entrepreneurship Association'' (Apef) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo gives women means to make a living from their work, know and defend their rights and take an active role in the local political arena. In the region of Bukavu, these two organizations have developed economic and educational activities carried out by women and for women that do not have enough means (2009–2011);
*''Red Tusoco'' walks with peasant communities to carry out sustainable tourism activities that are respectful of human beings and nature (2008–2010);
*''CIOEC Cochabamba'' in Bolivia coordinates Kampesino, a caring company that supports the transformation and commercialization of goods produced by farming organizations. With Frères des Hommes they worked to promote a consortium model to commercialize peasant’s farming products (2013);
*''Adenya'' and ''Duhamic-Adri'' in Rwanda help the strengthening of economical activities in rural areas. The goal of the project was to develop and promote wood and forge homemade work (2009–2011);
*''Adec-ATC'' in Peru manages employment issues, supporting the most vulnerable sectors;
*''Coraca-Protal'' in Bolivia, is a peasant organization that goes into action and leads a global local development program in the region of Cochabamba, in the center of Bolivia, basically organizing the production, transformation and commercialization of food crops;
*''Cenca'' in Peru walks with Lima poorest people, it develops economic activities for them and it helps them to become collective subjects. The project has carried out a fair trade micro-program(2013);
*''PhilNet-RDI'' in Philippines is a militant alternative Philippine network that works to reinforce rural economic activities.

Democratic citizenship

*''Union of Farmer Groups of Méckhé'' (UGPM) in Senegal carries out supporting activities to provide inputs to training and socialization for young farmers in the Thiès region;
*''Graim'' in Senegal is an association that works with decentralization and with the health and education sectors, in the Thiès region. Together they created ''Radio Coorkaat'' in the Thiès High plateaum in west Senegal (2009–2011);
*''Fedesi'' in Ivory Coast leads the organization and the development of economic activities for workers in the informal sector who carry out their duties in unsafe conditions;
*''Cieric'' in Cuba, works for social development and walks with the people to encourage them exercise their citizenship, organizing artistic and socio cultural activities;
*''Cresfed'' in Haiti trains civil and public authorities actors for the exercise of democracy;
*''Fedina'' in India walks with the marginalized population so they can defend their rights and become actors in their own emancipation. (2008). Also, we worked to guarantee the application of the “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” (NREGA) to the benefit of rural populations (2009–2011); http://fedina.org/?page_id=1036
*''Consortium for the land reform'' (KPA) in Indonesia works for the attainment of the Indonesian land reform, and gives to the marginalized populations the means to defend their right to access the land. Together we fought against poverty and for a better distribution of the country’s natural resources (2009);
*''Pergerakan'' in Indonesia is a group that walks with social movements emerged from the working classes, especially rural
*''Piler'' in Pakistan is a center for economic, social and cultural promotion of vulnerable workers. It also aims to provide them with the education.

References

External links

Official website

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Non-profit organizations based in France