Action Aid International 

At International level AAI supports International Alliance activities advocating for hunger and poverty reduction. It distributes materials among members and partners. International Alliance officially supported the “get on board” initiative aimed to bring African voices to the G8 in 2005, through facilitating contacts with the Rome based agencies, and promoting the initiative along with international partners. On the field AAI financially supported the first year of activities of the National Alliance in Gambia. International Alliance and AAI will cooperate on selected countries in Africa and Latin America facilitating contacts with food security networks, national coordination mechanism targeted to civil society, aimed to better coordinate civil society in the fight against hunger.

Focal Point:
Ms. Livia Zoli
Food Policy Adviser
Via Volta 39 B, 00153 Rome, Italy
livia.zoli@actionaid.org
www.actionaid.org


Amurt International

AMURT was founded in Switzerland in 1985. In 2002, the respective AMURT organisations of Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, USA and Japan joined together to become AMURT (International), with its head office in Vienna, Austria. The goal of AMURT (International) is to improve the quality of services to people in need and in doing so building a platform on which to present AMURT at the international level.

Focal Point:
Mr. Bhola Sah
Director General
Kenya Re Tower, Upper Hill, P.O. Box 10362, GPO-00100  Nairobi, Kenya
Bhola.Sah@amurt.org
www.amurt.org

Ms. Arianna Cepparotti
Liaison Officer
AMURT (International), Via U. Tupini, 121, 00144  Rome, Italy
Arianna.Cepparotti@amurt.org
www.amurt.org

Ad Hoc Group of International NGOs having formal status with FAO

The AHG has taken part in the development process of theInternational Alliance Against Hunger and is member of the Rome IAAH Working Group.Individual members have joined the Alliance being active at national levels.

Focal Point:
Mr. Paolo Rozera
c/o Italian Unicef Committee Via Palestro 68, 00185 Rome, Italy
prozera@scout.org
www.ahgingos.org


Caritas Internationalis 

Caritas Internationalis is the first international NGO that officially joined the International Alliance in 2003. A formal agreement was signed and since then Caritas has actively promoted the implementation of National Alliances through local sections of the organization as well as advocating at international level for hunger and poverty reduction. Thanks to the leading effort of Caritas, National Alliances were implemented in Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Guinea, and local sections of Caritas are active members of several National Alliances around the world. In cooperation with other International Alliance partners Caritas will facilitate the regional coordination of National Alliances. Caritas also provided support for a consultancy based in the International Alliance secretariat. 

Focal Point:
Ms. Maria Suelzu
Advocacy Officer
Palazzo San Calisto 16, 00120 Vatican City, Italy
Suelzu@caritas.va

Foodfirst Information & Action Network (FIAN)

FIAN is an international human rights organization that has advocated for the realization of the right to food for more than 20 years. FIAN consists of national sections and individual members in over 50 countries around the world. FIAN is a not-for-profit organization without any religious or political affiliation and has consultative status to the United Nations.

Focal Point:
Mr. Flavio Valente
Secretary General
FIAN International Secretariat, Willy-Brandt-Platz 5, 69115 Heidelberg, PO Box 10 22 43, D69012, Germany
Valente@fian.org
www.fian.org


International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) 

IFAP supports the Alliance both at international and national level. At international level it advocates for hunger and poverty reduction as well as for the sustainable development of agriculture. IFAP also provided a keynote speaker, belonging to the French women farmers' organization, during the WFD celebrations in FAO headquarters in 2004. At national level it distributes International Alliance material to its members encouraging them to join the initiative.

Focal Point:
Ms. Sarala Gopalan
Secretary General of the National Institute of Agriculture & 2nd Vice-President of the IFAP Dairy Group
60 rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris, France
saralagopalan@gmail.com
www.ifap.org

Ms. Eleonora della Noce
Regional Representation of Confederazione Italiana Agricoltore (CIA)
Via Palestro 68, 00185 Rome, Italy
E.Dellanoce@cia.it
www.ifap.org


International Planning Committee (IPC)

The International NGO/CSO Planning Committee - IPC is a global network of NGOs/CSOs concerned with food sovereignty issues and programs. It includes social organizations representing small farmers, fisher folk, indigenous peoples, agricultural workers' trade unions; sub-regional/regional NGOs/CSOs which act as regional focal points; and NGO networks with particular expertise and a long history of lobbying and action and advocacy on issues related to food sovereignty and agriculture, which act as thematic focal points.

Focal Point: 
Mr. Antonio Onorati
Coordinator and International Focal Point (Crocevia)
mc2535@mclink.it
www.foodsovereignty.org

Ms. Beatriz Gascó
Secretariat Officer
lo@foodsovereignty.org
www.foodsovereignty.org

International Movement of catholic agricultural and rural youth producers (MIJARC)

MIJARC recently joined the Alliance with its network of young farmers' organizations. The organization will participate in the regional alliance of Latin America fostering the development of National Alliances in the region. It also participates in the activities of the IYFWFS.

Focal Point:
Mr. George Dixon
International President
Rue J. Coosemans 53, B - 1030 Brussels, Belgium
georgedixon72@yahoo.co.in
www.mijarc.org

More and Better

More and Better is an indipendent international campaign comprising social movements, civil society and NGOs organizations from over 50 countries and a core of unified national campaigns. It has been established to support and be a part of the fight to eradicate hunger and poverty. This objective is closely linked to the first Millennium Development Goal which provides an important milestone for this campaign. More and Better will advocate for the increase of both the quantity and quality of support to agriculture, rural development and food.

Focal point:
Mr. Aksel Naerstad
Senior Policy Adviser
Grensen 9b, 0159  Oslo, Norway
aksel@u-fondet.no
www.moreandbetter.org/en

Ms. Alessandra Sgrò
Communication Officer
c/o Terra Nuova, Via di Vigna Fabbri 39, 00179 Rome, Italy
secretariat@moreandbetter.org
www.moreandbetter.org/en

Ms. Nora McKeon
Policy Advisor on Civil Society Organizations
Nora.Mckeon@fastwebnet.it
www.moreandbetter.org/en

 
Oxfam International

Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 like-minded organizations working together and with partners and allies around the world to bring about lasting change. Working with more than 3,000 local partner organizations, we work with people living in poverty striving to exercise their human rights, assert their dignity as full citizens and take control of their lives.

Focal point:
Mr. Chris Leather
Emergency Food Security & Livelihoods Coordinator
Via Fogliano 10, 0199 Rome, Italy
Chris.Leather@oxfaminternational.org 
www.oxfaminternational.org 

Mr. Frederic Mousseau
Humanitarian Policy Advisor
Oxfam GB, John Smith Drive, Oxford OX4 2JY, United Kingdom
Fmousseau@oxfam.org.uk
www.oxfaminternational.org 

Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA)  

ROPPA joined the International Alliance with its network of farmers' organizations and agricultural producers of West Africa . In cooperation with other International Alliance regional partners they will lead the process of implementation of a regional alliance formed by four countries and will join the National Alliances in some other countries and strengthen their networks. They will also facilitate consultations for the Special Forum of 2006 involving civil society in the evaluation of the WFS plan of Action. 

Focal Point:
Mr. Mamadou Cissokho
Honorary President
Rue J. Coosemans 53 B, 1030 Brussels, Belgium
www.roppa.info

 
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) 

The biggest women's organization of the world was one of the first INGOs to join the Alliance in 2003. It promotes the International Alliance by distributing materials to its 144 member organizations, encouraging them to take part in National Alliances, in order to make voice of girls and young women heard at national level. It also advocates for hunger and poverty reduction world-wide focussing on women's empowerment for sustainable development. WAGGGS attends the meetings of the International Alliance working group and cooperates with other youth organizations in order to broaden young people's participation in National Alliances. WAGGGS provided a keynote speaker for the side event organized in 2004 during the CFS. WAGGGS is a founding member of the International Youth Forum together with WOSM.

Focal Point:
Ms. Maria Volodina
WAGGGS Representative to FAO & Nutrition Education Officer
Via Giulio Tarra, 72, 00151 Rome, Italy
masha_volodina@yahoo.com 
www.wagggsworld.org


World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)

WOSM joined the International Alliance with more than 28 million Scouts, youth and adults, boys and girls, in 216 countries and territories. WOSM is promoting the International Alliance among its members and is committed to lead the process of implementation in selected countries. In these countries the organization will also facilitate young people's participation and networking with other youth organizations. At international level WOSM strongly supports the IYFWFS, serves as coordinator of the Ad Hoc Group of NGOs/CSOs of FAO and participates in the International Alliance working group.

Focal Point:
Mr Paolo Rozera,
Coordinator & WOSM Representative to FAO
c/o Comitato Italiano per l'UNICEF Onlus, Via Palestro 68, 00185 Rome, Italy
p.rozera@unicef.it 
www.wosm.org