# HORIZONT3000
## Overview

Horizont3000 is an Austrian non-profit organization (NPO) that works in the field of development cooperation. Founded in 2001 under its current name, the organization is headquartered in the 16th district of Vienna, Austria, and operates regional offices in Managua, Nicaragua, and Kampala, Uganda, as well as a country office in Beira, Mozambique. Its focus regions are Central America and East Africa. However, Horizont3000 also manages projects in several other countries where it does not operate an on-site office, including Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Moldova. Until 2021, the organization also ran an office in Papua New Guinea which was closed after three decades of programmatic activity in that country. Horizont3000 currently runs programs focused on two key areas: Human Rights & Civil Society and Sustainable Livelihoods. Horizont3000 collaborates with nearly 100 partner organizations and locally-led initiatives through co-financing based on grant schemes, medium- to long-term advisory services, and knowledge management initiatives.

## History

Horizont3000 is one of Austria's oldest and largest non-governmental development cooperation organizations. Officially established in 2001, Horizont3000 was created as a merger of three previous organizations: Österreichischer Entwicklungsdienst (ÖED), Katholische Sozialakademie Österreichs (ksoe), and Internationale Weiterbildungs- und Entwicklungs-Gesellschaft (VIDC). These organizations combined their efforts to create a unified platform for development cooperation, especially in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

## Programmatic Work

Horizont3000 focuses its programmatic work in the following key areas:
* Human Rights and Civil Society: Promoting human rights, strengthening democratic processes, and supporting civil society organizations.
* Sustainable Livelihoods: Enhancing economic development, improving livelihoods, and supporting sustainable agricultural practices.
Within these two key pillars of work, the programmatic activities of Horizont3000 place particular emphasis on gender equality, climate protection and policy dialogue. In 2023, the organization implemented a total of 183 projects with close to 100 partner organizations.

## Funding & Budget

Horizont3000 receives funding from multiple different sources, including its member organizations (a total of eleven Austrian Catholic grassroots organizations), the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), the City of Vienna, individual donors as well as international bodies, including the European Union. In 2023, the Austrian Development Cooperation, which operates under the Austrian Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs, accounted for more than 50% of the organization's total budget.. Some of the organization's key donors include a number of Austrian Catholic organizations, such as Caritas, Sei So Frei, and the Austrian Catholic Women's Movement.
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* ↑ "horizont3000 | New: Annual Report 2023 published". www.horizont3000.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
* ↑ katholisch.at. ""Horizont3000" feiert 60 Jahre personelle Entwicklungszusammenarbeit". www.katholisch.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-02.
* ↑ "horizont3000 | Work". www.horizont3000.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
* ↑ "horizont3000 | New: Annual Report 2023 published". www.horizont3000.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
* ↑ "horizont3000 | New: Annual Report 2023 published". www.horizont3000.org. Retrieved 2024-09-02.