Overview of Alliance2015 Cooperation in the South

Taken together, Alliance2015 members currently work in:

  • 84 countries (update from Februrary 2013- please click here to see who works where)
  • with a volume of 544.7 mio. Euro (project turnover 2011)
  • with about 1,800 partner organizations
  • with about 1,500 staff members (about 50/50 HQ and field) plus ca. 9,000 local field staff)

At the beginning of 2013, we counted a total of 54 joint planned or currently running projects and activities. 16 of these cooperations are taking place in Latin America, 19 in Asia and 19 in Africa. Among these joint projects are for example:

  • 13 shared offices (4x Latin America, 5x Asia, 4x Africa), the Nicaragua office being a joint office of all four members present in the country)
  • 18 ongoing (or planned) EU/ECHO consortia projects (5x LA, 9x Asia, 4x Africa)
  • 17 ongoing emergency/rehabilitation projects (mostly in Pakistan)

 

 

Alliance2015 Development Cooperation

Together, Alliance2015 members are present in currently 84 countries, which gives the organisations a larger infrastructure and reach than each would have alone. Our interactive map shows where we work: http://www.alliance2015.org/fileadmin/flash/alliance2015map.html.

While emergency aid and rehabilitation continue to grow as Alliance2015 focus issues (especially in Pakistan), joint development cooperation is also improving in many countries. Since its inception, Alliance2015 has been working to coordinate more of its activities to better support vulnerable people in development countries aiming at a greater impact of project activities. Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals, especially Goal 1 – Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger - is the main motivation for Alliance2015 efforts and a vision shared with local partner organisations in the countries where Alliance2015 works.

 

Cheese manufacture in Bolivia © Florian Kopp/WHH

In order to foster an increased and more comprehensive cooperation, Alliance2015 selected seven pilot countries in 2010, each with one member taking the lead. The Alliance2015 Pilot Countries are: Cambodia (lead: Cesvi), Ethiopia (lead: People in Need), Kenya (lead: Hivos), Sierra Leone (lead: IBIS), Liberia (lead: Concern Worldwide), Nicaragua (lead: Welthungerhilfe) and Haiti (lead: ACTED).

The Alliance2015 members in the seven pilot countries meet regularly and work towards increasing impact and effectiveness.  Some examples include a joint evaluation of the Cholera response in Haiti or a joint emergency response training in Nicaragua and Cambodia. In Liberia, members are setting up an INGO Education Coordination network and are supporting the development of an Education Research Consortium.