We are active in the following alliances:

National Alliance Against AIDS

Over 100 NGOs are campaigning to put a stop to the spread of HIV/AIDS and are seeking an ongoing dialogue with the German government and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Alliance Development Works (BEH)

The Alliance Development Works comprises a combination of seven German aid organisations: Bread for the World, Christoffel-Blindenmission, Kindernothilfe, medico international, Misereor, terre des hommes, and Welthungerhilfe.

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Deine Stimme gegen Armut (“Raise Your Voice Against Poverty”)

This is the German platform of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP). Its campaign urges the German government to play a greater role in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the year 2015.

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Deutsches Bündnis Kindersoldaten (“German Alliance on the Use of Child Soldiers”)

Since 1999, the alliance has been campaigning for the ratification of an additional protocol on child soldiers for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Ecpat

This is an alliance of 29 institutions and groups that raises worldwide public awareness of child pornography, prostitution, and trafficking – and combats these offenses.

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Erlassjahr.de (Erlassjahr = year of debt relief)

Development requires debt relief. This German alliance of some 800 organisations is campaigning for a fair solution to the debt crisis.

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Forum Menschenrechte (“Human Rights Forum”)

Kindernothilfe is a member of the Forum Menschenrechte and works together with 52 German NGOs in this network for improved, comprehensive protection of human rights around the globe.

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Gemeinsam für Afrika (“United for Africa”)

An alliance of 23 aid organisations that have launched a nationwide campaign in support of better living conditions in Africa. Supporters include TV host Anne Will, singer Wolfgang Niedecken, and over 100 other celebrities.

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Global Education Campaign (German section)

The Global Campaign for Education champions children's right to education. The main goal is to ensure that by the year 2015 every child in the world receives a good basic education.

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Campaign “Bergwerk Peru: Reichtum geht - Armut bleibt” (“Mines in Peru: Wealth Leaves – Poverty Remains”)

The campaign aims to raise awareness of the impact of mining on people and the environment in Peru. The operators of approximately 250 Peruvian mines disregard the rights of the population, pollute the environment, and destroy the livelihoods of many people.

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Keeping Children Safe Coalition  

A membership network of organisations working together to increase safeguards offered to children. It was founded in 2001 by leading international development agencies in response to incidences of abuse and exploitation of children that were arising as a result of organisations work with vulnerable communities.

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The Climate Alliance

The Climate Alliance is a broad civil alliance of over 110 environmental and developmental organisations, trade unions, and churches that is campaigning for a sustainable climate policy.

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National Coalition for the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Germany

An alliance of roughly 100 organisations and associations that are working to get the word out about the Convention and help ensure that it is implemented.

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TransFair

This is an association that promotes fair trade in developing countries. TransFair does not trade products itself, but rather awards a seal of quality for fair trade products.

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The Association of German Development NGOs (VENRO)

VENRO is an alliance of some 120 private and church organisations that support developmental cooperation, humanitarian aid and development policy educational, PR, and lobbying work. Local initiatives are represented within the association by working with the NGO networks in each German state.

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