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Strategy of Fair Economic Strategy of Fair Economic

DevelopmentDevelopment

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Ecumenical premises:Ecumenical premises:IC

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‘to heal’ (restore relations in a rich world and creation) ‘to be’ (participate, be subject) ‘to believe’ (build constructively, think positive, trust)

The gospel chooses radically the side of the marginalized – not as victims, but as responsible ones.

everyone has the right to be everyone has rights ánd duties everyone can undertake in her/his own context.

Vision of ICCO:Vision of ICCO:

‘Societies’:

- proportionate the right to wealth/well-being, justice and

participation – but a lot of poverty, injustice and exclusion

- the State, the Civil Society and the Market

- the Social, the Political and the Economic

eradicate poverty, injustice and exclusion

•in a entrepreneurial, constructive, collaborative, practical ánd strategic and sustainable way

•in a reliable, respectful and transparent way

Mission of ICCO/Kerk in ActieMission of ICCO/Kerk in Actie

ICCO’s approach of the problem of poverty, exclusion and injustice

THE ECONOMIC

Fair and Sustainable Economic

Development

THE SOCIAL Acceso to basic services

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POLITIC Democratization

and Peace Building

Strengthening of the Civil Society:

Participation, empowerment and institutionalization of the (links between) citizens, the

State and the market

Transformation of conflicts

Participation civil Human Rights (DESC)

and Secured State

Local and Internacional Markets

Financial Services Cooperation with enterprises

Food security Health HIV/SIDA Basic Education Water

Rights Based Approach

1. Direct intervention 2. Institutional Strengthening 3. Lobby and advocacy

Three strategies to beat poverty, exclusion and injustice

Fair Economic Development:Fair Economic Development:

• Fair = for everyone who has needs and capacities and wants to be a responsible entrepreneur

• Sustainable = in social, ecological and economic sense,

• Economic = when scarce goods and services will be demanded and supplied

• Development = in favor of (groups of) people or societies in order to have more wellbeing, justice and participation

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General objective: To strengthen in a sustainable way the socio-economic

position of marginalized (groups of) people through a market mechanism which is just and fair, socially, ecologically and economically sustainable.

Target group: Small producers, workers and entrepreneurs and their

households in the rural areas.

Income& work

Security

Participationin market

AddedValue

InstitutionalStrenghtening

OrganizationalDevelopment

Influence in branch/CSR

Trade terms

Fair and Sustainable

Influence

Economic Exclusion

Participation in market

Direct Poverty Alleviation

Lobby and advocacy

Capacity building

Society Building

Intervention Strategies within Fair Economic Development

Scope of FEDIC

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1. Market development (fair trade, partially

certified, main stream)

3. Value Chain development

4. Enabling environment

FED dividedFED dividedIC

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2. International Markets (IM)

3. Financial Services (FD)

4. Collaboration with enterprises (SB)

5. Fair Climate (FC)

and the services: - lobby and communication

- certification services

- financial instruments

- capacity building

- learning

- institutional donoring

Instruments of FED:Instruments of FED:IC

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1. Strategic financing (fund engineering and

different financial modalities)

2. Capacity Buidling

3. Brokering

4. Lobbying

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Depends on time, phase, position,

actors…… but mainly:

BRANGO STRANGO

SHANGO PONGO

Sometimes WONGO …..

Roles of FEDRoles of FED

Organisation of Organisation of FEDFED

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FED ProgramCoordination

AFMO

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Fair and Sustainable Economic Development

Global

InternationalMarkets

Cooperationwith

Companies

FinancialServices

Local MarketDevelopment

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Communicationand Lobby

OikocreditShare People

Terrafina

Research anddevelopment

Rabobank

Fair Climate

Parners in FEDParners in FEDIC

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• Oikocredit, Share People

• cbo;s, ngo’s, SME’s, networks in the South

• FMS, Max Havelaar, Solidaridad, Oikos

• MBN, Aprodev

• Fair Support, Fair Food, FTO

• Organic Exchange, Helvetas, WNF

• partners in the South

• companies in the North and South

• knowledge institutions/universities

• etc……………

Lessons of FED:Lessons of FED:

- apply market rules, conformity with market rules. No grants when other financial modalities are possible

- local actors above international or foreign partners/actors- degree of specialization of the institution/department: professionalism- corporate social responsibility is related to the core business- our strength lies in a constructive, practical, development wise approach- analyze and measure broadly, act locally and specific- our value in our catalyst and leverage function (risks and experiments)- potential and the chances are more interesting than the state of art/track record – focus on processes and different roles on different moments- ……………- ………….

Conclusion ………………..the most wonderful department of

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