for: Alternatives Journal Founded in 1994, Alternatives, Action and Communication Network for International Development, is a non-governmental, international solidarity organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Alternatives works to promote justice and equality amongst individuals and communities located in the North and the South. Active in over 35 countries, Alternatives supports local, community-based initiatives working towards the greater economic, social, and political rights of people and communities affected by poverty, discrimination, exploitation, and violence.

The organization publishes the Journal Alternatives newsletter, a publication inserted once per month in Montreal's French daily Le Devoir.

International program

Alternatives is present in Latin America, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, as well as Central, South and Southeast Asia.

In each of these regions, the organization works in direct partnership with groups of women and men who are struggling for progress, respect and justice; as well as the peace and sustainable development of their community, their environment, and their region.

Alternatives supports network creation between groups so that they can benefit from their shared experiences and successes. Network formation is crucial since it allows for a deepened analysis and comprehension of the conflicts affecting their communities from the outside.

Alternatives' and its partners' international solidarity projects are centered upon:

• The environment and sustainable development

• Democracy

• Rehabilitation of communities affected by war

• Good governance

• Socio-economic justice and equality

• Civil, political, economic, social and human rights

• The fight against poverty

• Women's rights, equality between genders, the inclusion of women in all spheres of society

• Education and inclusion of youth

• Civil society development, management, and autonomy

• Freedom of organization, of information, of the press, and of religion

Youth Internship Programs

Every year, Alternatives organizes overseas youth internship programs (such as Alternatives' NetCorps program), with the aim of developing a sense of solidarity and curiosity about other regions within youth. These internships emphasize understanding Third World realities and encouraging actions that will advance Alternatives' message of justice. Thanks to the internships, hundreds of young people have had the opportunity to participate in a professional, cultural, and human experience of unrivaled interest.

Alternatives in Quebec and Canada

Alternatives is an organization that produces and participates in many conferences, that publishes a newspaper and several Web sites, and that organizes educational and informational activities.