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Association for Progressive Communication
Acronym: APC
Keywords: | Communication | Development | Environment | Human Rights | Transnational Civil Society | All |
Source of Information: Survey of Civil Society Networks 2001
A. Objectives
| The
Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of
civil society organizations dedicated to empowering and supporting groups
and individuals working for peace, human rights, development and
protection of the environment, through the strategic use of information
and communication technologies (ICTs), including the Internet. |
B. Contact Information
| Coordinator | Anriette Esterhuysen |
| Title | Executive Director |
| Telephone | +598 2 409 6192 ext 116 |
| Fax | +598 2 401 9222 |
| khiggs@apc.org | |
| Website | www.apc.org |
| Mailing Address |
C. General Information
| Founding year | 1990 |
| Legal Status | Independent
501c3 corporation registered in the State of California |
| Types of actions | We
focus on action areas which change according to the priorities that our
members see emerging at local and regional levels. Our current action
areas for 2000-2 are= 1.
Building Information Communities 2.
Internet Rights 3. Mobilizing
civil society participation |
D. Programs
| Name | Goal | Approximate budget ($US) |
E. Geographical Reach
| Countries in which network participates actively | Our
network of members and partners spans the globe, with presence in Western,
Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America
and North America. Specifically
countries with members in May 2001 are: Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria,
Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany,
Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Romania, Senegal, South Africa,
Spain, Ukraine, UK, USA, and
Uruguay. |
F. Members
The network is composed primarily by: _ Organizations _ Individuals
| Principal Organizations | Central Interest | Country of origin |
| Wamani | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Argentina |
| c20 | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Australia |
| BlueLink | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Bulgaria |
| Web Networks | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Canada |
| Colnodo | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Colombia |
| Econnect | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Czech Republic |
| INTERCOM | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Ecuador |
| ComLink | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Germany |
| Green Spider | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Hungary |
| JCA-NET | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Japan |
| LaNeta | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Mexico |
| Nicarao/CRIES | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Nicaragua |
| StrawberryNet | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Romania |
| ENDA-Tiers Monde | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Senegal |
| SANGONeT | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | South Africa |
| Pangea | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Spain |
| GLUK | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Ukraine |
| GreenNet | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | UK |
| IGC | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | USA |
| Chasque/IteM | Promoting the use of information and communication technologies, especially internet, for social justice and equality | Uruguay |
G. Resources
| Approximate
annual budget of the network
(in $US) |
| Year 2000 | Year 1995 | Year 1990 |
|
673,000 |
80,000 | n/a |
| Sources of funding: | International Foundations, Other International Sources |
H. Network Infrastructure
| Number of paid employees in Central Office(s)/ Secretariat(s) of Network | 4 |
| Number of paid employees elsewhere in the network | 5 |
| Does the network have a physical site of its own? | NO |
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