Louvain Coopération

Louvain Coopération
FoundedJuly 1961; 63 years ago (1961-07)
United Kingdom
TypeNon-profit
INGO
HeadquartersLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Location
  • Global
Serviceshealth, mental health, food security, microeconomy, mutual insurance and International solidarity movement
FieldsLegal advocacy, Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Members31 employees (2015)
Félix Vanderstricht
Key people
Marthe Nyssens (President of the board)
Websitewww.louvaincooperation.org

Louvain Coopération[1] is a Belgian International non-governmental organization (INGO) located in the university city of Louvain-la-Neuve. This organization is a member of the Federation of Development Cooperation NGO (Acodev).[2] The NGO was founded by members of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain)[3] and is an important part of the Belgian universities NGO grouping (Uni4coop),[4] It operates on an annual budgetary basis of around €8 million, and is active in about 40 projects distributed in nine countries of the world, if you count Belgium.[5] Its fields of activity are: health,[6] including mental health[7] and in specific gender-related contexts,[8] food security,[9] microeconomy,[10] mutual organization[11] and international solidarity.[12]

Action in the South

One of the particularities of Louvain Coopération as an NGO is to supervise internships with students of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in the Global South.[13] The NGO also acts in favour of young people of the Global South, helping, for example, the children of Kinshasa to "Exit the Street"[14] or fighting against violence against children in El Alto (Bolivia).[15]

Action in the North

In addition to its action in the South, Louvain Coopération participates each year in the inter-university program called "Campus plein sud",[16] which aims to raise awareness among students about relations between developed countries and the Global South.[17] Since 2012, in partnership with the Louvain School of Engineering and Engineers Without Borders, Louvain Coopération is also developing a program linked to development cooperation entitled "Ingénieux Sud". As an integral part of the university curriculum since 2016, this program supervises engineering students in the implementation of "appropriate techniques" in response to needs identified by local populations.[18]

Fundraising

From a financial point of view, Louvain Coopération operates on the basis of public funding granted by the Belgian Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, the collection of funds from public or private donors, personal donations,[19] and funds raised through the support of startups[20] and artists.[21][22][23]

Geographical distribution of national directorates

References

  1. ^ The official denomination of the NGO as published in the Belgian official journal is "Louvain Coopération au Développement" (abbreviated LD).
  2. ^ "ONG Agréées membres d'ACODEV" [NGOs Approved members of ACODEV]. ACODEV (in French). acodev.be. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Historique". Louvain Coopération. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Louvain : Coopération au developpement". TV Com. tvcom.be. 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ^ "Développer la liberté". La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  6. ^ Dauchot, Valentin (2015-11-13). "Le diabète, fléau des riches comme des pauvres" [Diabetes, the plague of the rich and the poor]. La Libre Belgique (in French). lalibre.be. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  7. ^ Vichea, Pang (2016-10-17). "Psychological distress high among disabled" (Text). Phnom Penh Post. phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  8. ^ C., Q. (2016-03-08). "Louvain Coopération dénonce les violences sexuelles faites aux femmes" [Louvain Coopération denounces sexual violence against women]. L'Avenir (in French). lavenir.net. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  9. ^ Colette, Quentin (2016-12-05). "Le fonio, céréale millénaire, porteur d'avenir au Bénin" [Fonio, a millennial cereal, a promising future in Benin]. L'Avenir (in French). lavenir.net. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  10. ^ Colette, Quentin (2010-07-02). "Au Bénin, au cœur du microcrédit" [In Benin, at the heart of microcredit]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  11. ^ Colette, Quentin (2010-07-08). "Bénin: "Les mutuelles font fuir la maladie"" [Benin: "Mutuals are fleeing the disease"]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  12. ^ "L'alimentation est un droi". Le soir. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  13. ^ "Deux étudiants de l'UCL en aide à Tanguieta". La Libre Belgique. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  14. ^ "Sortir les enfants de Kinshasa de la rue". L'Avenir. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  15. ^ "Les enfants victimes de la violence à El Alto". L'Avenir. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  16. ^ "LLN : Exposition Campus Plein Sud". TV com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ "Sans le savoir, on pratique l'économie sociale". L'Avenir. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  18. ^ van Raemdonck, Thibault; Francis, Samuel (20 April 2016). "Ingénieux Sud-UCL-Louvain Coopération". tvcom.be. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Une recherche contre le cancer qui aide doublement le Sud". L'Avenir. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  20. ^ "Créo2 ajoute le clic social au commerce". Le soir. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  21. ^ "Carmen de Bizet, le spectacle d'été à La Hulpe". RTBF Info. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  22. ^ "265 choristes sur scène à Louvain-la-Neuve". La Libre Belgique. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  23. ^ "Récital de Daniel Blumenthal". La Libre Belgique. Retrieved 2017-03-07.