Louvain Coopération

Louvain Coopération
FoundedJuly 1961 (1961-07)
United Kingdom
TypeNon-profit
INGO
HeadquartersLouvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Location
  • Global
Serviceshealth, mental health, food security, microeconomy, mutual insurance and International solidarity movement
FieldsLegal advocacy, Media attention, direct-appeal campaigns, research, lobbying
Members31 employees (2015)
Félix Vanderstricht
Key people
Marthe Nyssens (President of the board)
Websitewww.louvaincooperation.org

Louvain Coopération is a Belgian International non-governmental organization (INGO) located in the university city of Louvain-la-Neuve. This organization is a member of the Federation of Development Cooperation NGO (Acodev). The NGO was founded by members of the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) and is an important part of the Belgian universities NGO grouping (Uni4coop), It operates on an annual budgetary basis of around €8 million, and is active in about 40 projects distributed in nine countries of the world, if you count Belgium. Its fields of activity are: health, including mental health and in specific gender-related contexts, food security, microeconomy, mutual organization and international solidarity.