Arranges of development aid to technical collaboration and

the Agency of development aid to technical collaboration and (ACTED) is a ONG Apolitique and not-denominational which comes to assistance of the populations victims of the war. Its seat is with Paris.

Creation

The first projects of the organization were set up in 1993 at Kabul in Afghanistan.

History

1993: The organization is founded in Afghanistan to come to assistance of a population weakened by a war which lasts.

1996: The activities of the organization extend to the frontier countries such as the Tadjikistan, the Ouzbékistan or the Kyrgyzstan to develop a regional strategy in Central Asia.

1997: Association opens offices in central Africa to come to assistance of the populations assigned by the conflict to the Congo-Brazzaville.

1998: The ACTED develops to come to assistance of the populations of Central America following the Mitch hurricane, and of Central Europe following the conflicts with the Kosovo,

2003: It gives its support for the Iraqis

2004: ACTED continues its engagement in central Africa while being established with the Chad and the Sudan following the crisis of the Darfur.

2005: Association begins in the emergency rebuilding in South Asia, after the catastrophe of the Tsunami, and currently acts in India, Indonesia and with the Sri Lanka, then in October 2005 opens Pakistan following the earthquake.

2006: ACTED starts of the operations in Lebanon following the crisis of July/August.

Activities

Establishments geographical

ACTED is present in 24 countries: France, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ouzbékistan, Tadjikistan, Serbia, Macedonia, Nicaragua, Republic of Congo, Democratic republic of Congo, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Chad, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Pakistan, Kenya, Cuba, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian Territories and Uganda and develops each year approximately 150 projects.

Fields of intervention

The ACTED intervenes in particular in 8 fields:

; humanitarian aid urgently

food aid
access to the drinking water
other fundamental needs

; agricultural food safety

support
generation of incomes
irrigation

; promotion of health

medical education
prevention of the malaria
water and cleansing
rehabilitation of medical structures

; education and training

support for education
professional training
support for the children in precarious situation
promotion of the parity men/women
rehabilitation of educational structures

; economic development

rehabilitation of road infrastructures
rehabilitation of the habitat
support for the small and medium-size companies
prevention of the catastrophes

; microphone-finance

support programs with the Community local structures
development programs

; governorship, institutional support and regional dialog

support for the process of decentralization and local management
support for the minorities
promotion of peace and the transnational co-operation

; cultural promotion

protection of the cultural heritage
promotion of cultural activities
Equitable trade

See too

The site of the organization: humane http://www.acted.org/

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