RE.TE. ONG - Association of Technicians for Solidarity and Internacional Cooperation

RE.TE. is a non-religious association with a non-ideological approach aimed to combat poverty and fight for the rights for all citizens in the world. RE.TE. develops its cooperation projects in collaboration with organizations in the South and North of the world, working to make changes, to fight poverty, in favor of disadvantaged and vulnerable people.

The association's values are based on the principles of solidarity, cooperation, non-violence, social justice, participatory democracy, respect for human rights, support for equal opportunities between people, gender equality, promotion and enhancement of diversity. RE.TE. always opposes the marketization of society and world, in favor of a fair economy and a more equitable distribution of resources. The association recognizes the values of respect and protection of the environment and natural resources, promoting environmentally and socially sustainable cooperation actions, both in socio-cultural and environmental terms. RE.TE. acts in support of a multi-ethnic and multicultural civilization.

The experience of cooperation has led the association to act with special attention to the affirmation of social and economic rights, the development of employment and the protection of environment. The cooperation projects are designed to support and strengthen existing economic activities, increase the professional skills, promote the employment of young people and women, boost self-employment through training and micro-credit, improve production and marketing, support grassroots organizations of small producers, such as cooperatives, promoting a spirit of community solidarity. We also support local and national institutions in the process of improving services to citizens, through the creation of service, training and local development centers.

RE.TE. also promotes the conservation of the environment by promoting environmentally, socially and culturally sustainable cooperation. In particular, we work to protect ecosystems in priority areas for biodiversity and promote the conservation of fragile eco-systemic areas (such as semi-arid sub-Saharan band) with agro-ecological techniques.
In Europe, in collaboration with schools, universities, unions, movements and the wide world of volunteering, RE.TE. works to communicate the situations of the South of the world and the mechanisms that cause poverty, bringing out the need and the possibility to overcome these mechanisms, and helping build a suistainable policy of cooperation and integration. RE.TE. tries to act against the causes of migration and rejection of immigrants policies, promoting a multiethnic and multicultural society, for the respect of civil and citizenship rights in countries of origin and those of immigration.