Fons Mallorquí

Majorcan Fund for Solidarity and Cooperation

The Fons Mallorquí de Solidaritat i Cooperació (Majorcan Fund for Solidarity and Cooperation) is a non-profit-making organization founded in 1993 by local (town councils, associations of municipalities and the Island Council of Majorca) and regional institutions (Government of the Balearic Islands) in order to coordinate and channel the annual contributions to development cooperation. Objectives: Manage economical resources through cooperation projects, in order to contribute efficiently to a comprehensive and self-sustainable development for people and communities in the South. Support initiatives from Majorcan institutions and bodies, in order to create, among the citizens, a view that favours a new international economical order. Promote a political and ethical commitment to the South and Human Rights. Stimulate an active and critical participation of population by means of campaigns and awareness activities on cooperation for development. Ensure that the Majorcan institutions allocate at least 0.7% of their budget to developing countries