Coordination Humanitaire
& Développement
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Coordination Humanitaire
& Développement
Organisation
Organisation
Qui sommes-nous
Actualités
Groupes de travail
About us
Forum d’Agen, initiated by La Guilde : the first “Forum d’Agen”, initiated by La Guilde, gathered for the first time ever a new generation of NGOs, both humanitarian and development-oriented, from a wide spectrum, but all featuring a common pragmatic and non-ideological approach to International Solidarity.
Forum d’Agen aimed at bringing together field actors in order to compare their experiences and achieve synergies. Sœur Emmanuelle (ASMAE), Paul Emile Victor (La Guilde Honory Patron), Bernard Kouchner (MDM), Jean-Baptiste Richardier (HI), Pierre Fyot (MDM), etc. were among the first attendants.
Patrick EDEL, then both La Guilde Chief Executive and Forum d’Agen Founder, informally united the main attending NGOs in order to build up a sustainable organization called Coordination d’Agen, whose motto was "For any emergency and voluntary cooperation missions".
A new group of NGOs, Humanitarian and Development, from a wide spectrum, but all featuring a common pragmatic and non-ideological approach to International Solidarity.
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1983, that new organization included:
• AICF (actuelle Action Contre la Faim, ACF)
• Handicap International (HI)
• Médecins Du Monde (MDM)
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
• Centre International de Développement et de Recherche (CIDR)
• La Guilde Européenne du Raid (GER)
• Raoul Follereau - Aviation Sans Frontières (ASF)
• Bioforce - Aide Médicale Internationale (AMI)
• Aide et Action
• Etc.
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Dr Philippe Augoyard
Nicolas Béroff
Alain Boinet
Rony Brauman
Soeur Emmanuelle
Dr Pierre Fyot
Yves de Kermel
Dr Bernard Kouchner
Dr Lapeyssonie
Laurence Laumonier
Paul-Émile Victor
Dominique Wapler
Dr Philippe Augoyard
Nicolas Béroff
Alain Boinet
Rony Brauman
Soeur Emmanuelle
Dr Pierre Fyot
Yves de Kermel
Dr Bernard Kouchner
Dr Lapeyssonie
Laurence Laumonier
Paul-Émile Victor
Dominique Wapler
Photo credits: Agen 1998 / Jean Christophe RUFIN (AICF – ACF Chairman) /
Patrick EDEL (Coordination d’Agen Secretary General – La Guilde Chief Executive) / Rony Brauman (MSF).
Its first Chairman was André Récipon, Raoul Follereau Chairman, a great advocate for tax deductions essential to French NGOs. In the early 90’s, the Coordination came across other French NGOs collectives, all gathered within an Inter Collective (which became CLOSI later on) and finally accepted to join in for the purpose of a single pattern for International Solidarity French NGOs. As part of Coordination d’Agen some incorporated the Commission Coopération Développement, first discussion body ever between public authorities and NGOs relating to International Solidarities.
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Coordination d’Agen main field missions :
• Modifying taxation rules allowing France to catch up in that sector
• Supporting volunteering on an international scale in partnership with CLONG
(joint Secretary to both collectives)
• Choosing specific topics for the Agen Forums by a member organization
(Childhood by Aide et Action for instance)
• Working group on professional training
• First survey on public assistance to French development
(then taken over by Coordination SUD)
• First survey on payroll practices within IS NGOs in France (2009)
• Creating and running Comité France Pays du Mékong, a platform gathering NGOs working in that area, following a panel discussion organized by public authorities.
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Coordination d’Agen Chairmen :
André Récipon (Raoul Follereau Chairman)
Nicolas Beroff (CIDR Chairman)
Jean-Claude Buchet (Aide et Action Managing Director)
Patrick Edel (La Guilde Chief Executive).
