Partners

Hivos is a non-governmental organisation, rooted in the Netherlands and guided by humanist values, that wants to contribute to a free, fair and sustainable world where citizens, women and men, have equal access to resources, opportunities and markets and can participate actively and equally in decision-making processes that determine their lives, their society and their future.

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face. Support is directed toward developing an indigenous research capacity to sustain policies and technologies that developing countries need to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

PSO is an umbrella organisation for capacity building of civil society organisations in developing countries. The process that local organisations in developing countries go through to increase and improve their capabilities is known as 'capacity building'. This enables them to carry out their main tasks (primary processes), solve problems, define (and achieve) their aims, without further external assistance.

KPN provides telephone, Internet and television services to personal customers through its fixed network in The Netherlands. For business customers we provide a range of services, from voice, Internet and data services to full-managed outsourced ICT solutions, in The Netherlands and internationally. For personal and business customers, we offer mobile services in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and western Europe. As of 31 December 2005, we served 6.9 million fixed-line subscribers and 2.2 million Internet customers in The Netherlands as well as 20.8 mobile customers in Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium, while we employed 29,286 individuals (26,598 FTEs).