The idea of NGO-corporate partnerships is enough to make much of the
international development community more than a little uncomfortable. At
a recent OCIC
Breakfast Meeting, attendees pointed out that, after all, corporations
and the global market in which they operate are often significant
obstacles to development. But colleagues working in the growing realm of
corporate partnerships are quick to point out that they can also be an
important part of the solution.
The Breakfast Meeting focused on the Secure Livelihoods program, Making Markets Work for the Poor, a partnership between CUSO-VSO and Accenture. It is one of many emerging relationships that connect the international development sector to the corporate world. Established in 2006, this program is an excellent example of a Millennium Development Goal incarnate: “to develop a global partnership for development”.
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