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The City of Cartagena is in addition to the Cooperating Day (09/09/2008)

Cartagena City Council yesterday joined the celebration on September 8 as Cooperating Day, as set by the Government of the Nation.

This date used to mark the recognition for all the cooperating institutions that fight poverty and inequality in the world.

Actions from the City of Cartagena are developed in the area of development cooperation as an instrument of solidarity with developing countries, are coordinated through the Municipal Institute of Social Services (IMSS).

To do this, there is an organ of democratic participation is the Municipal Council of International Cooperation for Development, integrating and actively participate in the NGO'S settled in our town.

Cartagena's contribution to the development of the poorest countries began in 1994, counting since then the IMSS with a budget to finance projects of cooperation and solidarity among developing countries, publicly calling for annual grants.

In this line, was established by the Council for International Cooperation for Development in order to promote, facilitate and channel the participation of citizens and their associations in municipal matters related to cooperation, solidarity and human development, especially those sectors that are in the most precarious situation.

It is in the Council, where since 1996, are agreed and make proposals on the basis of each call, the budget is distributed among the projects submitted and issued reports related to the Development Cooperation and Solidarity.

As the axes of action of development cooperation from the City of Cartagena, it should be noted, first, the economic and financial cooperation, through annual public announcement of grants to NGOs for Development based in Cartagena.

Currently, 24.5% of the budget of the call has gone to Africa to countries such as Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Zambia, among others.

35.7% to Central America, countries like Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and 39.8%, South America, with aid recipient countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, etc..

With regard to the sectors to which aid has been directed, in a high percentage has gone to training and infrastructure, but also a smaller percentage of these funds have been earmarked for housing, health, productive sectors, etc.

The second area of action is emergency assistance, through a budget line for emergencies and natural disasters, wars, etc.

Projects are being funded Emergency since 2001.

The countries receiving emergency assistance have been El Salvador, Nicaragua, Algeria, the Dominican Republic and Haiti and Southeast Asia.

Finally, is the Education and Awareness for Development.

This line of action includes a series of measures to promote values and attitudes related to solidarity and social justice and raising awareness among citizens of Cartagena for the most vulnerable sectors.

In this line of action have been organized with the NGO'S to Cartagena, the I and II Days 'Cartagena Solidarity', the latter aimed at raising awareness of Cartagena on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

The total amount of aid that IMSS has been providing since 1984 by one of the main priorities for development cooperation has been growing and was around 1,800,000 euros: 300 million pesetas (see changes in the aid ...).

The NGO'S Cartagena currently collaborating with the Municipal Social Services are:

SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE "OSCAR ROMERO"

YOUTH WITHOUT BORDERS

"Friends of the Saharawi people"

SOLIDARITY, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

"Hands" CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER

MOVEMENT FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND FREEDOM

CLARETIAN PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT (PROCLADE)

PHONE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOPE-Amit CARTAGENA

INTEREST FOUNDATION

FIREFIGHTERS IN ACTION

CHINGUETTI FOUNDATION