Campaigns
Besides our own campaigns (Fair Climate and Women Standing Stronger) ICCO is actively involved in a number of campaigns.
This section highlights recent campaigns that were either initiated or supported by ICCO.
FairClimate
FairClimate is anf ICCO/Kerk in Actie programme aimed at the prevention of climate change and the alleviation of poverty.
Women Standing Stronger
With the campaign Women Standing Stronger ICCO calls public and political attention to UN resolution 1325 that seeks to strengthen the role of women in reconstruction efforts.
more info / campaign website (Dutch only)
1point4billion
1.4 billion people are living in poverty across the globe. And as a result of the current economic crisis, their number is increasing. Nonetheless, the debate on development cooperation no longer centres on how to eradicate poverty, but rather on by how much we can cut the development cooperation budget. Is it acceptable to sacrifice the poorest of the poor?
1point4billion is a campaign by ICCO, lokaalmondiaal and Coolpolitics that calls for a new conceptual debate on the future of development cooperation.
more information / campaign website
Amazon Campaign
The objective of this campaign by FSC Netherlands, the World Wildlife Fund and ICCO is the protection and sustainable management of the Amazonian rain forest. Local councils and other parties are asked to sign an FSC-covenant.
Tackling trade
Fair trade benefits developing countries, whereas free trade can harm them. Together with young people, ICCO and CNV Youth aim to convince politicians that fair trade agreements are a necessity in this day and age.
Day for Change
Every year Day for Change organises a national microcredit campaign aimed at primary schools in the Netherlands. School children set up businesses in class,, with aid of a loan. The profits they make are used to enable microcredits in developing countries.
ONE
The EEN campaign mobilizes Dutch people ONE by ONE in the struggle against poverty. Together we work towards the Millennium Development Goals.
FairClimate
FairClimate is anf ICCO/Kerk in Actie programme aimed at the prevention of climate change and the alleviation of poverty.
FairConnect
FairConnect will be marketing tasty organic and fair-trade food products. The company is jointly owned by farmers, producers, employees and consumers, who all share in its profits. One of the objectives is to create inventive links between organic and fair trade products. FairConnect and ICCO have set up a campaign to persuade consumers to become co-owners of FairConnect by buying profit-sharing certificates. They can also take an active part in the product development and make direct investments in the producers behind the label.
FairFood
You're contemplating a more sustainable pattern of consumption. But which products to buy? Where to find them? And what do all those trademarks mean? Fairfood.nl shows you how to navigate the jungle of information. A real treat for all those practical idealists out there.
Fair trade Municipality
A cup of Fair Trade coffee in the pub, Fair Trade bananas in school canteens or a Fair Trade chocolate along with your tea in a retirement home? No longer a dream, but a reality in a Fair trade municipality! Over 30 cities in the Netherlands are working hard to become a Fair Trade Municipality. Is your town Fair Trade?
The Fair Trade Municipality Campaign is an initiative of ICCO, the Max Havelaar Foundation, the Wereldwinkels and COS Nederland.
‘Wrong Campaign'
The Max Havelaar Foundation and ICCO set up the Wrong Campaign to get people to take notice of the problems facing cotton farmers in developing countries. They work under adverse conditions and receive little in return.
Free Voice
ICCO is involved in Free Voice's AMRA project in Atjeh, Indonesia, which aims to offer assistance to the radio industry in Atjeh following the tsunami disaster of December 2004.
FSC - the right choice
ICCO supports this public campaign that promotes the responsible management of the world's forests.
Global Campaign for Education
ICCO/Kerk in Actie, Oxfam Novib, Edukans, the National Education Union, CNV Education, Plan Nederland and Save the Children have joined forces in the Dutch GCE-Coalition. Their vision is to help ensure access to education for all children around the world.
15 Cents
With this campaign Kerk in Actie and ICCO want people to take heed of the problems surrounding nutrition and the causes of malnutrition.
HERE
An initiative of over 40 social organisations in the Netherlands, ICCO being one of them, that is aimed at stopping climate change.
Plant an olive tree!
The goal of this campaign is to re-plant 50.000 olive trees on Palestinian territory.
I am appalled!
Under the motto ‘I am appalled!' a coalition of social organisations are calling attention to 40 years of lack of freedom in the Palestinian territories.
Send A Message
Through sendamessage.nl you can have a Palestinian to spray your personal message on the wall. This tells the Palestinians that they are not forgotten, and it helps them to keep their hopes up. Send A Message is supported by ICCO, Feels like Friday and Oxfam Novib.
Stand up against poverty!
17 October is World Poverty Day. On this day millions of people all over the world stand up against poverty. ONE, which is supported by ICCO, is organising the Dutch event.
Stop Caste-based Discrimination
A campaign to get politicians to speak out against the violation of rights of the people outside the caste system who used to be classed as ‘untouchables' (dalits).
Women Standing Stronger
With the dutch campaign Women Standing Stronger ('Vrouwen Staan Sterker') ICCO calls public and political attention to UN resolution 1325 that seeks to strengthen the role of women in reconstruction efforts.
more info / campaign website (Dutch only)
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