Directory of Organisations

The Commonwealth is often described as a 'family' of nations and peoples. The sense of family is most apparent in the wide network of societies, institutions, associations, organisations, funds and charities which support the Commonwealth. This network links people of different nations, cultures, races and economic levels, enabling engineers or nurses from different societies to explore and learn from their different yet related experiences.

This directory lists intergovernmental and non-governmental associations of different types. The intergovernmental organisations are those set up by Commonwealth governments to organise cooperation, for example Commonwealth of Learning. Non-governmental or civil society organisations listed here are those which serve the Commonwealth by facilitating cooperation in some professional, cultural or welfare area, foster Commonwealth friendship, or in other ways advance the aims of the Harare Commonwealth Declaration.

Wider international bodies - even those which are very important to Commonwealth countries - are not included in this list, with the exception of those which had their roots in the Commonwealth and have since spread more widely, but still have a largely Commonwealth constituency (e.g. Sight Savers International).

The list of Commonwealth Organisations are as follows:

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