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Nawe Partners
Yonge Nawe works with local
and international partners who are concerned about environment, health
and socio-economic well being. We engage our partners at different
times, and for varying purposes. Our partners are drawn from but
not limited to the following categories:
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Community based organisations;
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Government;
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NGOs working on environment and
development issues;
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Academic institutions;
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Private sector
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Youth
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Regional and global environmental
NGOs and networks.
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Media
In October 2004, Yonge Nawe was
formally accepted as the member organisation for Swaziland in the
Friends
of the Earth International network. Yonge Nawe is also a member
of the World Conservation
Union (IUCN).
Links to Partner's Websites
Swazi Partners
Coordinating
Assembly of Non-Governmental Organisations (CANGO)
CANGO seeks to be a common
NGO voice and resource for serving the People of Swaziland and representing
the concerns of the poor, disadvantaged, and marginalized.
Swaziland
Environmental Authority (SEA)
The public-body charged with
ensuring the protection of Swaziland's environment. Good information
on topical environmental issues in Swaziland, and on Swazi environmental
legislation.
Swaziland
National Trust Commission (SNTC)
The Swaziland National Trust
Commission is the parastatal organisation responsible for the conservation
of nature and the cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Swaziland.
Its mission is to conserve the natural and cultural heritage of Swaziland
through sustainable utilisation of these resources and promotion of environmental
awareness throughout the nation.
International Partners
Amnesty
International
Amnesty International is a
worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized
human rights. Its vision is of a world in which every person enjoys
all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international human rights standards.
Environmental
Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW)
E-LAW gives public interest
lawyers and scientists around the world the skills and resources they need
to protect the environment through law. More than 300 grassroots
lawyers and scientists in 60 countries call on the E-LAW network for critical
legal and scientific tools.
Friends
of the Earth International (FoEI)
FoEI is a federation of autonomous
environmental organizations from all over the world. Our members, in over
70 countries, campaign on the most urgent environmental and social issues
of our day, while simultaneously catalyzing a shift toward sustainable
societies. Yonge Nawe is the member body for Friends of the Earth
International in Swaziland.
groundWork
groundWork is a non-profit
environmental justice service and developmental organization working primarily
in South Africa but increasingly in Southern Africa. groundWork is
the representative body in South Africa for Friends of the Earth International.
Healthcare
Without Harm
Health Care Without Harm is
an international coalition of 429 organizations in 52 countries working
to transform the health care industry so it is no longer a source of harm
to people and the environment.
Lawyers
Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
The Lawyers' Environmental
Action Team is the first public interest environmental law organization
in Tanzania. Its mission is to ensure sound natural resource management
and environmental protection in Tanzania.
Open
Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA)
OSISA works to build and strengthen
the values, practices and institutions of an Open Society throughout southern
Africa, and to change underlying policy, legislation and practice. OSISA's
advocacy takes place in three different ways: through partners; jointly
with partners; or by direct advocacy.
Skillshare
International
Skillshare International works
for sustainable development in partnership with the people and communities
of Africa and Asia. They do this by sharing and developing
skills, facilitating organisational effectiveness and supporting organisational
growth. Yonge Nawe has worked closely with Skillshare over the past
15 years.
Southern
Africa Litigation Centre (SALC)
The Centre represents a joint
initiative of the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Open Society
Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). Based in Johannesburg,
the Centre operates in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,
Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. SALC is designed to provide a focus
on three principal areas: support for human rights cases; advice on Constitutional
advocacy in the Southern African region; and training in human rights and
rule of law issues.
World
Conservation Union (IUCN)
The IUCN aims to influence,
encourage and assist societies to conserve the integrity and diversity
of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable
and ecologically sustainable. Yonge Nawe is a Member of the IUCN.
ZERO
Regional Environment Organisation
ZERO aims to contribute to
environment and development solutions in the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) countries. ZERO's mission is to promote an enabling
policy environment for rural and urban disadvantaged women, men and youth
for them to manage and utilize land and land-based resources to meet their
needs in a sustainable manner.
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