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About <strong>FDCL</strong><br />

is a nonprofitorganization,<br />

which was founded in 1974. With<br />

its activities <strong>FDCL</strong> wants to promote<br />

the exchange of knowledge and information<br />

on issues related to Latin<br />

America within politics, humanities,<br />

culture and education and in this way<br />

contribute to a mutual understanding<br />

of the people across borders. It sees<br />

itself as part of the German solidarity<br />

movement and serves as an information<br />

and communication center for<br />

individuals and groups who want to<br />

gather information on Latin America<br />

or become active and work on a<br />

specific topic. Many different solidar-<br />

ity groups, country committees, groups of migrants, media projects<br />

related to Latin America (like the Latin American News (Lateinamerika<br />

Nachrichten)) and initiatives dealing with development aid work “under<br />

the roof” of <strong>FDCL</strong>.<br />

<strong>FDCL</strong> sees its solidarity and information work regarding Latin<br />

America as inseparable from the entitlement to help shape politics here<br />

“at home.” As a part of this, the issue of human rights is a special focus<br />

of <strong>FDCL</strong>’s work. With respect to development issues, apart from the<br />

respective lobbying, <strong>FDCL</strong> concentrates on domestic education and

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