International Institute for Communication and Development
The International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) is a non-profit foundation established by the Ministry for Development Cooperation of The Netherlands in 1996. IICD's aim is to support sustainable development through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), notably computers and the Internet.
The Institute, which is based in The Hague, is active in nine developing countries: Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. IICD supports policy processes and projects involving the use of ICTs in the following sectors: health, education, "livelihoods" (mainly agriculture), and governance. IICD receives funding from the Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS) of The Netherlands, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
IICD has strong ties to an alleged political cult originating in Denmark called Tvind, or Teachers Group (TG).
On its own website, IICD claims ties with Humana people to people, a controversial European humanitarian organization the Public Prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime in Denmark has tied to Tvind / Teachers Group
In 2003, Eight TG leaders were prosecuted in Denmark for serious financial crimes such as fraud and embezzlement. Upon acquittal, five of these leaders fled to avoid an appeal trial in which one TG leader was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison.
The five TG leaders are now fugitives avoiding an appeal trial in Denmark.
Critics worldwide say IICD volunteers are routinely exploited as free labor for profit-making TG enterprises worldwide.
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