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History

IECD Key Dates

1988 8 January: Constitutive General assembly of the IECD in Strasburg, organization created under Alsace-Moselle local law
1989 Established in the Indian Ocean: start of partnership with the Institut Malgache de Recherche Appliquée (IMRA – Malagasy Institute for Applied Research).

Established in the Near East: Partnership with the Mar Semaan organization
1991 Established in Sub-Saharan Africa: launch of the first Family Farm School (EFA – Ecoles Familiales Agricoles) in Cameroon
1992 Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa) delegation opened
1994 First European co-financing: Condoray project in Peru
1997 Registered member of Coordination SUD (the Federation of French NGOs) and Coordination d’Agen (coordinating emergency missions and voluntary work)
Established in West Africa
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire delegation opened: launch of Family Farm Schools (EFA – Ecoles Familiales Agricoles) in Republic of Côte de d’Ivoire
2002 Established in Asia: Hospitality Management and Catering School in partnership with PSE (Pour un Sourire d’Enfants – an NGO helping Cambodian children) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2005 Established in East Africa: Hospitality Management and Catering School in Kawangware, Kenya
2007 Near East delegation opened in Beirut
2008 IECD’s 20th anniversary!
2009 61 people work within the IECD in Paris and in foreign countries, 31 active prodjects