History
IECD Key Dates
| 1988 |
8 January: Constitutive General assembly of the IECD in Strasburg, organization created under Alsace-Moselle local law |
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| 1989 |
Established in the Indian Ocean: start of partnership with the Institut Malgache de Recherche Appliquée (IMRA – Malagasy Institute for Applied Research). |
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Established in the Near East: Partnership with the Mar Semaan organization
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| 1991 |
Established in Sub-Saharan Africa: launch of the first Family Farm School (EFA – Ecoles Familiales Agricoles) in Cameroon |
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| 1992 |
Cameroon representative office opened |
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| 1994 |
First European co-financing: Condoray project in Peru
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| 1997 |
Registered member of Coordination SUD (the Federation of French NGOs) and Coordination d’Agen (coordinating emergency missions and voluntary work)
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire representative office opened: launch of Family Farm Schools (EFA) in Republic of Côte d’Ivoire |
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| 2002 |
Established in Asia: Hospitality Management and Catering School in partnership with Pour un Sourire d’Enfants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
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| 2005 |
Established in East Africa: Hospitality Management and Catering School in Kawangware, Kenya |
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| 2007 |
Near East representative office opened in Beirut (Lebanon)
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| 2008 |
IECD’s 20th anniversary |
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| 2010 |
January: Madgascar representative office opened |
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April: IECD's public interest objective is recognised officially. |
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79 people work within IECD worldwide; 34 ongoing projects.
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