We Effect
General Information
Identification Code: 331479135625-49
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Non Governmental Organisation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 8/26/2019
Last Update: 3/20/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: We Effect was founded in 1958 by the Swedish co-operative movement to support the development of democratic organisations and societies that have the capacity to articulate the rights and needs of their members in respect of work, influence, services, incomes and livelihoods.
We Effect works in 23 countries in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa through our regional offices in partnership with local CSOs, farmer organisations, cooperative federations and other democratic organisations.
We Effect applies a human rights-based approach in its international development cooperation programmes, assisting people living in poverty to secure their rights and entitlement to adequate living conditions and broad empowerment.
We Effect targets women in partner organisations to secure them the same rights and entitlements as men, especially to own and control land and access to financial resources.
The core strategy is to strengthen cooperatives of women and men li (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Climate action
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- External relations
- International co-operation and development
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- global
- national
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Development cooperation - continuous both at political level as well as implementing EU funded projects
Cooperatives
Business and human rights
Environmental and human rights defenders
Climate change and biodiversity
Smallholder farmers in global south
Equality
International agriculture and means of export to the EU for smallholder farmers
Communication Activities: We are a member in several CSO and cooperative networks related to the fields above mentioned and as such take part in joint campaign work with them.
We reach out to news outlets when we have reports
We use social media and our website for advocating in the fields above mentioned.
We also organise and take parts in events.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Östgötagatan 90We Effect PO Box 11148
Post Code: 10061
City: Stockholm
Country: SWEDEN
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EU Office
Address: Östgötagatan 90We Effect PO Box 11148
Post Code: 10061
City: Stockholm
Country: SWEDEN
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
Closed Year: [object Object]
Current Year: [object Object]
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Owner organisations from the Swedish cooperative movement https://weeffect.se/vara-storsta-bidragsgivare/medlemsorganisationer/
- COOP www.coop.se
- Folksam www.folksam.se
- Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund www.lrf.se
- Fonus www.fonus.se
. HSB www.hsb.se
-Riksbyggen www.riksbyggen.se
- OK www.ok.se
- Kooperativa förbundet www.kf.se
-konsumentföreningen Stockholm www.kfstockholm.se
- Lantmännen www.lantmännen.se
- Swedbank www.swedbank.se
Organisation Members: 1.Agricord - www.agricord.org/en
2. Coops Europa Development Platform - https://coopseurope.coop/development/
3. EU-LAT advocacy network https://eulatnetwork.org/
4. International Land Coalition - www.ifad.org/en/ilc