ALBOAN

ALBOAN
Established 1994 (1994)
Type Development NGO
Headquarters Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Main organ
 ALBOAN
Affiliations Jesuit, Catholic
Website ALBOAN

ALBOAN is the outreach arm of the Loyola Province of the Society of Jesus for development and social action. It was founded in 1994 but has roots in mission secretariats in San Sebastián, in Gujarat, India, and in the Far East. It is situated in the Basque country of Bilbao and Pamplona. In 2004 support for Fe y Alegría was incorporated into ALBOAN. In 2009 offices opened in all provincial capitals and Navarre, with headquarters in Vitoria.[1] ALBOAN undertakes development projects in countries in the southern hemisphere, as well as in autonomous region of Spain where it is situated.[2] It is highly involved in research and advocacy.[3][4]

Projects

ALBOAN, together with the Carmen Gandarias Foundation, has financed several projects. In Nicaragua between 2007 and 2009 modern technologies and the training of 120 teachers to use these technologies was subsidized for 20 schools. This included computers, printers, and audiovisual equipment. In Tchad in 2010, 8 schools with more than 2,500 students were refurbishing and equipped and teachers trained. In Colombia from 2011 to 2014, assistance was given for the education of more than 4,000 young people in five depressed regions of the country. Then from 2013 until 2016 assistance went to 26 rural schools with 750 students in the Amazonian region of Pucallpa, Peru.[5]

ALBOAN helped with the production of the Oscar-nominated short film "That Wasn't Me."[6] It also helps subsidize the work of organizations like the Jesuit Refugee Service, as in it efforts to assist displaced persons on the Colombian-Venezuelan border.[7] It gives widespread assistance to refugees and migrants.[8] ALBOAN's funds are supplemented through foundations like the Basque science foundation Ikerbasque.[9]

ALBOAN's projects in India include cooperation with AROUSE to train leaders in the Ranchi area who will help the people achieve autonomy and self-determination.[10] ALBOAN has been supporting rural cooperatives in the DRC for ten years, with very positive results.[11] ALBOAN cooperates with the government of Navarre for education projects in Spain and Nicaragua, assistance for indigenous communities in Colombia, and assisting in productivity among women in Peru.[12]

The research team at ALBOAN has published in areas like "Breaking the links between conflict and natural resources",[13] minerals regulation,[14][15] socio-cultural animation and citizen participation,[16] food security,[17] artisanal mining in Africa,[18] labour migration,[19] the global situation of women and children in forced migration,[20] nuclear decommissioning,[21] sustainable development.[22] It is an associate with Lund University in the Swedish South Asian Studies Network.[23] It also sponsors conferences, as on "Culture and Human Development in Africa."[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Nuestras raices - ALBOAN". Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  2. ↑ Team, B+I Strategy. "B+I Strategy - B+I Strategy and ALBOAN Foundation sign Collaboration Agreement". Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ↑ Bordeaux Management School. Accessed 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ ErikaMeyer (2011-11-23). "La Campaña Mundial por la Educación sends a letter to the World Bank President calling for greater commitment to basic education". Ignatian Advocacy. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  5. ↑ Carmen Foundation. Accessed 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Debruge, Peter (2014-03-01). "Film Review: 'The Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Live Action'". Variety. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  7. ↑ Service, Jesuit Refugee. "Jesuit Refugee Service | | Latin America: adversity on the Colombia-Venezuela border". en.jrs.net. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Hospitalidad.es". Hospitalidad.es. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  9. ↑ Ikerbasque News. Accessed 23 September 2016.
  10. ↑ AROUSE. Accessed 23 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "ERBER Group - Sustainable solutions for safety and quality in agriculture, food and feed | ERBER Group - News and Media". www.erber-group.net. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  12. ↑ "Projects Government of Navarre". Spanish Cooperation. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  13. ↑ "» Breaking the links between conflict and natural resources: How EU financial regulation can help rightingfinance". www.rightingfinance.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  14. ↑ "Open Letter Calling for Stronger EU Conflict Minerals Regulation". Worldwide Movement for Human Rights (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  15. ↑ News, Blasting. "La Unión Europea, un paso más cerca de controlar los 'minerales en conflicto'". Blasting News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  16. ↑ The Local Relevance of Human Rights. England: Cambridge. 2011. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-107-00956-1. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Seguridad alimentaria para todos: Conceptos y reflexiones. Madrid: Vision. 2012. p. 215. ISBN 978-84-9011-523-7. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "The phenomenon of artisanal mining in Katanga, DRC | Ecology and Jesuits in Communication". www.ecojesuit.com. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  19. ↑ The Palgrave Handbook of International Labour Migration: Law and Policy. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 978-1-137-35220-0. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Situación Global de las Mujeres, Adolescentes y Niñas Víctimas del Desplazamiento Forzado | Urban Gateway". www.urbangateway.org. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  21. ↑ "Nuclear Decommissioning Market in Europe 2014-2018 - Documents". Documents.tips. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  22. ↑ "Agenda Ambiental de la UASLP". ambiental.uaslp.mx. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  23. ↑ Lund University. Accessed 23 September 2016.
  24. ↑ OCPA. Accessed 23 September 2016.

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