In 2005, national NGO platforms in Brazil, Chile, India, France and Senegal decided to join together to reinforce the position of their platforms. At that point, France was already part of the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development CONCORD, but since coming together, the platforms have worked to create regional structures in Latin America, and have launched the creation of similar structures in Africa and Asia.
One initiative that has come from this cooperation is a portal of National NGO Platforms, which gives access to information about platforms all over the world.
By clicking on a section of the world map on the welcome page, visitors to the portal are taken to a more detailed map of that continent. It is then possible to explore the continent, and the name of each platform is given by hovering over the map with the mouse. After clicking on a particular country, visitors are taken to a page that is divided into two– a presentation of the platform, and more detailed information of that platform’s history, and experiences. Contact details are also provided for platform coordinators.
The portal is a very exciting tool, which should continue to evolve as more information is added, helping to bring platforms across continents, and around the world, closer together.
More information is available on the portal itself: http://www.ngo-ong.org
Get involved! If you see that information for your platform is missing, contribute to the website and fill the gaps. Contributions to the website can also be directed to secretariat@concordeurope.org
Information provided by Rebecca Steel, TRIALOG Policy Officer
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