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Frequently asked question about partnership

What is OneWorld?

"OneWorld is dedicated to promoting human rights and sustainable development by harnessing the democratic potential of the Internet"

OneWorld is the leading supersite in the world dedicated to issues of global justice and sustainable development. More than 1250 organisations from around the world come together under one roof to broadcast an alternative global agenda.

Our partners include:

CSO organisations working in the South like Katha a small NGO working in the areas of literacy, empowerment and income-generation with women. It runs progressive schools in Delhi's slum clusters in Govindpuri
International NGOs like Oxfam working to put an end to poverty world-wide. In partnership with local groups, Oxfam works with poor people to help them help themselves.
Campaigning and Alternative Media organisation like Jubilee Plus, the official successor to Jubilee 2000 and is committed to campaigning for more accountable lending and debt negotiation and opening up financial institutions to scrutiny by civil society.
UN agencies and major institutions like the United Nations Development Programme. The UNDP is the development arm of the United Nations. Ninety p.c. of its country programming supports the world's poorest people.

More than just a list of organisations, OneWorld is a meeting place where leading international organisations like these can reach a monthly audience of hundreds of thousands of people- an audience made up of journalists, broadcasters, policy makers and academics and students in more than 120 countries.

Who can be a partner in the OneWorld Community?

OneWorld assesses applications on a case by case basis using the following guideline criteria.

Organisations working in the fields of sustainable development or human rights. This may include publicising, campaigning, researching, or implementing work in these areas.
Branches, departments or projects which work in the fields of sustainable development or human rights as part of larger organisations with wider aims. However, where the wider organisation is seen to significantly contravene the aims of the OneWorld community, the application will be refused.
OneWorld is currently giving special priority to partnership applications from NGOs based in the South.

In considering applications for partnership, staff at OneWorld are basing their definitions of 'human rights' and 'sustainable development' on three key documents (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Rio Declaration, and the Child Rights Convention ) which offer guidance on these terms. However, these documents are not considered to be unquestioned authorities.

Who cannot be a partner in the OneWorld community?

Organisations whose activities significantly contravene OneWorld's objectives of promoting human rights and sustainable development will be excluded from the partnership.
OneWorld is supportive of change by peaceful means, therefore organisations directly or indirectly involved in the use of violence do not have a place in the community.
OneWorld embraces all human differences and cannot accept organisations advocating intolerance on the grounds of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
OneWorld cannot accept political parties
Commercial organisations are not specifically excluded, but will be required to demonstrate how their activities will benefit the shared aims of OneWorld
OneWorld also reserves the right to refuse applications on the basis of editorial judgements, including the quality, updatedness, relevance or presentation of information on a prospective partners' site. Specific reasons will be communicated if this is means your application is turned down.

What does Partnership with OneWorld mean?

Partnership with OneWorld means membership of a community of organisations working from a range of perspectives and backgrounds to promote sustainable development and human rights. OneWorld aims for partnership to reflect no single orthodoxy, but to nurture debate and to value difference by promoting inclusive and participatory global communication.

Why do I have to pay the partnership fee? What do I get?

The cost of managing and maintaining the OneWorld portal is partially supported by a variety of donor agencies and efforts are made to keep partnership fees as minimal as possible. However to be sustainable OneWorld charges a small annual fees to its partners

In return being a partner of OneWorld brings you into an ever-growing global network of organisations who share a common aim of using the Web to promote human rights and sustainable development. Specifically this may involve:

Access to the highlighting potential of the OneWorld Supersite pages - now being published in English, Dutch, French, Finnish Italian, German and Spanish. Each time your site is linked from OneWorld's editorial pages - which range from news to campaigns to debates - your information will gain higher visibility and more readers
Free use of OneWorld's Internet-based radio programme distribution network to a growing number of community radio stations around the world
Special prices for advertising job opportunities on OneWorld, and free volunteer advertisements
Special rates for OneWorld's production, database or extranet services
Partnering and networking opportunities with other agencies in the OneWorld community
Knowledge and skill-sharing at workshops and partner meetings on using new communications technologies for development
Opportunities for joint projects with OneWorld in editorial or other areas
Resources and tools for collaboration

OneWorld also offers general advice and skill-sharing on an ad-hoc basis - please feel free to contact us directly with any queries or suggestions. Email is the preferred method of reaching us - please email Dale Chadwick on partnership@oneworld.net as the first point of contact. Once you become a partner you will receive a Guide to OneWorld detailing who to contact for particular requests.

Can OneWorld create a website for my organisation if I join?

OneWorld will not create a website for your organisation if it joins OneWorld. OneWorld does support organisations by providing training on how to build a website, and can also build your organisation website for a fee. For more details contact your local OneWorld center.

I have a great project proposal. Will OneWorld fund it?

OneWorld works in collaboration with partners on projects which further OneWorld aims, but OneWorld does not fund projects.

How much does partnership cost?

Fees vary from region to region and range from free for small NGOs in the South to about 900 ($,euro) for large NGOs in the North

Fees for Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland.

All other countries please click here

Annual Partnership Subscription fees

Annual partnership subscription fees are not charged at a flat rate. We feel it fairer for subscriptions to take into account the size of the applicant organization and therefore we have adopted the system used by BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development).

Partnership is divided into five bands (A-E) according to annual turnover. To ascertain your current band, simply find your most recent figure for annual turnover and check which category it falls into.

Euros
Band A	Up to 149,999	110euros
Band B	150,000-499,999	400euros
Band C	500,000-999,999	580euros
Band D	1,000,000-1,999,999	720euros
Band E	2,000,000 and over	880euros

NOTE: All of the above prices are exclusive of VAT. As OneWorld International is based in the UK, the VAT rate that will be added to all subscriptions will be the national rate of 17.5%.

Links to all editions partner sections

My NGO can't pay the partnership fee. Can I still become your partner?

If you are an NGO based in the South and working in the field of social justice, human rights, or sustainable development then we are keen to hear from you. While the fees above apply, if they present a serious financial barrier to your ability to participate in the OneWorld community then please contact us. Our international Partnership manager, Dale Chadwick(dale.chadwick@oneworld.net) will be happy to put you in touch with your nearest OneWorld contact who can discuss your needs.

In special circumstances we do accept in kind services instead of anal fees. Possiblities includes promotion of the OneWorld site in your newsletter or events.

How can I apply for OneWorld partnership?

To become a OneWorld partner you will need to follow the following steps:

First, you will need to register yourself a OneWorld user.
Second, you will need to complete and then submit an an application form. It is important that as much information as possible is added to the form. If we are well informed about your activities we will be better able to feature your organisation in relevant sections of the OneWorld site.

Start the process by filling out an application form Online

Start the process by downloading an application form

What happens next?

We will aim to process your application within 10-15 working days. Should you wish, you may check that we have received the application by sending an email to partnership@oneworld.net

When your partnership has been accepted and processed, we will contact you to formally welcome you into the community.

If the application is not accepted (see 'who can be a partner in the OneWorld community?') we will provide reasons.

How can my organisation apply to become OneWorld centre?

Organisations that can be considered for a OneWorld centre have to meet criteria established by OneWorld International Foundation.