Amizade Ltd.
Organization's name:
Amizade Ltd.
Organization's acronym:
Amizade
Former Name(s):
Amizade
Headquarters address
Address:
305 34th Street
ZAP
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
United States of America
Phone:
412-586-4986
Fax:
757-257-8358
Email:
sara.noel@amizade.org
Web site:
amizade.org
Organization type:
Academics
Languages::
Spanish
Contacts & Participation:
First Name:
Last Name:
Contact Type:
Sara
Noel
Designation , Quadrennial Report
Brandon
Blache-Cohen
Head of Organization , Social Development , Designation , Application , Sustainable Development (primary)
Chad
Martin
Social Development , Designation
Rachel
Helwig
Activities
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social
:
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Culture
Decolonization
Education
Extreme poverty
Humanitarian Affairs
Information
Minority Rights
Social Development
Sustainable Development
Volunteerism
Women
Women/gender Equality
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
:
Advocacy and outreach
Education and training of women
Indigenous women
Women and poverty
Social Development
:
Indigenous issues
Poverty
Youth
Sustainable Development
:
Capacity-building
Education
Human settlements
International cooperation for an enabling environment
Poverty
Rural Development
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:
International
Country of activity:
Ireland
Brazil
Jamaica
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Ghana
United States of America
Trinidad and Tobago
Poland
Millennium Development Goals:
Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Amizade empowers individuals and communities through worldwide service and learning
Year established (YYYY):
1994
Year of registration (YYYY):
1994
Organizational structure:
Non-Profit
Number and type of members:
11 Full-Time Employees
Funding structure:
Fees for education and training services
Grants from Governments
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Additional Information
Sustainable Development
Major Group affiliation:
Indigenous people
Children and youth
Local authorities
Women
Involvement in UN Partnerships:
No
Social Development
Accreditation to:
Indigenous Forum
Purpose of the organization:
Amizade’s VALUES are present and interconnected on any program. Community-Driven Service Amizade has a 15-year record of cooperating with communities on service that local individuals and organizations define and direct. We not only cooperate with communities on issue identification, we also work collaboratively on project implementation, continuous evaluation, and regular improvements. Deliberate Learning One of Amizade’s core assumptions is that context matters. We cooperate with community members and organizations to educate Amizade participants about local culture, local concerns, and local assets. Intercultural Immersion and Exchange Amizade encourages connections across cultures. Through cooperative service efforts, deliberate local learning, and in some cases, homestays, Amizade experiences ensure deep learning about cultural assumptions, worldviews, and of course the concerns and happiness that we all hold in common. Consideration of Global Citizenship Amizade invites all participants to reflect on fundamental human equality and how we might each work to build a world where human life is treated more equally across traditional cleavages of ethnicity, nation, class, or gender. Consideration of personal, political, and economic opportunities for enacting global citizenship provides Amizade participants with the opportunity to extend their global civic service beyond their Amizade program. Reflective Inquiry All of the preceding themes are woven together through a final core Amizade value, which is reflective inquiry. The questions we face when engaged in intercultural service around the world are often difficult. And it can be challenging to stay connected to global civic engagement after a short-term experience. But Amizade believes strongly that it is important to continue asking: What is service? How have I learned from others’ cultures? What do I understand better about my own? How can I value others around the world, even from my home? What are the ways I can be a good global citizen right here? These are just a few examples, but Amizade encourages reflective inquiry throughout experiences and afterward.
Main Objective
Special Event / Application for Consultative Status with ECOSOC
Username: volunteer@amizade.org