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Canadian
Council for International Co-operation
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Alain Roy
Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Suite 300, 1 Nicholas St.
Ottawa ON K1N 7B7
Tel: 613 241-7007
Fax: 613 241-5302
E-mail: aroy@ccic.ca
Web site: www.web.net/ccic-ccci
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The Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC)
advocates for Canadian policies and programs that will
eliminate global poverty and promote sustainable human development.
It also seeks to strengthen the role of the voluntary sector in
development co-operation.
The Council comprises more than 100 Canadian non-profit
organizations working in Canada and overseas. Among them are
religious and secular development groups, professional associations, labour
unions and groups devoted to literacy, education or youth . Their
volunteers and supporters live
all over Canada. CCIC member organizations work with co-operatives,
citizens groups and NGOs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and
eastern Europe to:
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Improve
local access to safe water, sanitation, food, shelter,
education and primary health care; |
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Promote
equitable distribution of global resources and respect for
human rights; |
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Press
for corporate social responsibility and environmentally
sustainable development; |
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Encourage
citizen participation in government policy-making, and; |
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Conduct
policy research and campaign for global food security,
macro-economic reform, debt relief, fair trade, child
welfare, land reform and improved labour standards. |
In 1998 CCIC and its members launched a
Canada-wide campaign called “In common: Global Action
Against Poverty” that seeks to mobilize Canadians in a single
unstinting effort to end poverty. The centrepiece of the
campaign is a 10-point international policy agenda.
CCIC members organizations must adhere to a Code of Ethics that
governs their administration, financial management and public
communications.
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