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Institute For International Cooperation And Development
The former Institute for International Cooperation and Development (IICD), now One World Center,Neldon, Ambrosia"IICD becomes One World Center"(5 November 2013). ''Leader Publications'' (Niles, Michigan). Retrieved May 2015. is a private nonprofit organization in the United States with headquarters located in Dowagiac, Michigan. Their stated purpose is to train volunteers for humanitarian projects In South and Central America and sub-Saharan Africa. They are affiliated with Tvind Tvind is the informal name of a confederation of private schools, humanitarian organizations, and businesses, founded as an alternative education school in Denmark circa 1970. The organization is controversial in Denmark, where it runs a number ..., a network of schools, aid agencies and commercial businesses based in Denmark, as part of Tvind's "DRH Movement". The IICD has been the subject of several critical media reports in which former students recalled substandard living conditions, unreasonable w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dowagiac, Michigan
Dowagiac ( ) is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,879 at the 2010 census. It is part of the South Bend– Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dowagiac is situated at the corner of four townships: Wayne Township to the northeast, LaGrange Township to the southeast, Pokagon Township to the southwest, and Silver Creek Township to the northwest. The city name comes from the Potawatomi word ''dewje'og'' meaning "fishing ear homewater". Dowagiac is the headquarters of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and is also contained within the reservation. History Dowagiac was first platted in 1848. It was incorporated as a village in 1863 and as a city in 1877. Dowagiac gained national attention in June 1964 after police began investigating multiple reports of what became known as the Dewey Lake Monster. In 1854, Dowagiac was the final destination for the first group of orphans brought to the Midwest from New York City on the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvind
Tvind is the informal name of a confederation of private schools, humanitarian organizations, and businesses, founded as an alternative education school in Denmark circa 1970. The organization is controversial in Denmark, where it runs a number of schools primarily for troubled youth. Some former students and employees have described the organization and its controlling body, the Teachers Group, as a political cult. Investigations by journalists and law-enforcement agencies have suggested the presence of an extensive money-laundering network within the group's commercial and non-profit ventures, wherein charitable funds are diverted to private businesses and individuals, including several of the group's leaders. In 2013, several of Tvind's senior members were sentenced '' in absentia'' to prison in Denmark for suspected tax evasion and embezzlement, after an earlier acquittal. , the defendants, who are wanted by Interpol, are believed to be hiding in Mexico. Overview Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Development Agencies
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The Three Degrees album), 1975 *''International'', 2018 album by L'Algérino Songs * The Internationale, the left-wing anthem * "International" (Chase & Status song), 2014 * "International", by Adventures in Stereo from ''Monomania'', 2000 * "International", by Brass Construction from ''Renegades'', 1984 * "International", by Thomas Leer from ''The Scale of Ten'', 1985 * "International", by Kevin Michael from ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * "International", by McGuinness Flint from ''McGuinness Flint'', 1970 * "International", by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from '' Dazzle Ships'', 1983 * "International (Serious)", by Estelle from '' All of Me'', 2012 Politics * Political international, any transnational organizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
