Autre Terre Member

The actions of partners in the South with the Autre Terre support within international solidarity. They favor reciprocity through the establishment of networks for exchanges between actors in the North and the South. This goal calls for the enhancement of local capacity. Interactions decompartmentalise activities and are then technical and professional but also economic, cultural or political. The first characteristic of the NGO is to support local initiatives in the economic field. The projects are not exported from the North but reflected locally in a process logic - that can meet the ongoing changes emanating from the ground.

And conceptualized proposals from local or expertise Plurality of civil society that each NGO has its own values and beliefs with which it intends to carry out its actions. In the case of Autre Terre, the approach is economical but at the same time social. This means that there is a reappropriation of the economy. The latter is invested with meaning and solidarity values. It becomes a livelihood and is no longer an end in itself. In summary, it is not a capitalist economy gives priority to income but of a social economy putting people at the center of concerns. This approach to development of the social economy is essential and shared daily with all the partners, taking into account the uniqueness of each of them. Priority is given to information and the direct participation of workers and to the autonomy - Management as financing.

Southern Associations In the North, for Autre Terre, it is therefore useful to promote spaces dialogue, training and work around the social economy. As an economic alternative, it should be considered a privileged paths to take for the socio-economic development to make its contribution to the building of social justice, equity, solidarity as well respect for others and their environment. This site is available to browse the main lines of work in which NGOs are registered in the South as well as awareness and training that are conducted in the North, for and with you ...