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Shelternet is Canada’s first and only national online resource and support network for abused women and their children. Since its inception ten years ago, the organization has helped thousands of women across the countries who are victims of domestic violence. Shelternet is dedicated to decreasing the barriers faced by women accessing help online, increasing the technological capacity of shelters for abused women and their children, and facilitating a multi-sectoral response to violence against women and their children … (about 1/2 /Mission).

Frontpage for many languages; english Homepage; Sitemap;
Find a shelter /search-tools; Safety Plan; Understanding Abuse; How do I know; Types of Abuse; Who we are; Board; Team; Online Resources; Women; Teens; Kids; Friends, Family; Workplace; e-Services; Links;
Address: Shelternet for Abused Women, Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto, ON  M5T 2C7, Canada;
Feedback online, Contact: Tel. (416) 642-5463; Fax (416) 979-3939

About 2/2 … /Definition of Woman Abuse: Woman abuse is any verbal threat or physical force used to create fear and exert control over what a woman does.   Continuer la lecture de « Shelternet.ca »

is dedicated to providing free information for women in need

• SheltersForWomen.org is dedicated to providing free information for women in need. The online housing database consists of over 3,000 listings and includes homeless shelters, transitional housing, residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. We are dedicated to helping the homeless and low-income persons find the shelter they need … (full text about).
• Women’s shelter on wikipedia.

Sitemap;
Schelters: for Families; for Homeless; for Youth; for Women, community outreach programs for women;
REHAB Centers – Drug and Alcohol Rehabs at the Salvation Army; Domestic Violence … /and women; /and Psy of Abuser; /and Rape; /and Hurts;
Contacts: go to Paths to Wellness and choose your (US-) State.

Violence Begins at Home (Author: Navneet Brar): Most of you reading this statement, ‘violence begins at home’, would be shocked. Continuer la lecture de « Women's Shelters – SheltersForWomen.org (US) »

Linked on our blogs with Project on Defense Alternatives PDA.

• The Commonwealth Institute’s mission is to support women CEOs, entrepreneurs and senior corporate executives by helping them grow their businesses and careers.
• Click on PLAY to watch a 5-minute video about TCI Boston … (about 1/2).

Frontpage; Homepage Boston Chapter; (see also: Commonwealth Institute /South Florida Chapter).
Events, Programs; Membership; Sponsorship; Business Resources; Board; Staff; News;
Address: The Commonwealth Institute, 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Who are we? A nonprofit women’s membership organization with a distinct mission to help entrepreneurs, CEOs, Executive Directors, and senior corporate executives build successful businesses.   Continuer la lecture de « Commonwealth Institute TCI »

Linked on our blogs with International Campaign to Ban Landmines ICBL.

• MAG Mines Advisory Group – is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide.
• Saving lives and limbs … We work in current and former conflict zones, to reduce the threat of death and injury from remnants of conflict. These include anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines, as well as rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades, ammunition, small arms and light weapons, and many more types of deadly items. So we don’t just carry out plain landmine or bomb clearance – some of our projects aren’t even about landmines … (about 1/2).
• MAG on en.wikipedia, and on fr.wikipedia.

Homepage; Sitemap;
Where we work; News; Multimedia; Media Center; Downloads, Reports; Get involved; Jobs; FAQs; Donate;
Address: MAG, 68 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3NJ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … We educate people living, working and travelling through contaminated areas, to minimise the risks of them, their friends and families being killed or maimed.   Continuer la lecture de « Mines Advisory Group MAG »

What are Contemplative Practices? Contemplative practices quiet the mind in order to cultivate a personal capacity for deep concentration and insight. Examples of contemplative practice include not only sitting in silence but also many forms of single-minded concentration including meditation, contemplative prayer, mindful walking, focused experiences in nature, yoga and other contemporary physical or artistic practices. We also consider various kinds of ritual and ceremony designed to create sacred space and increase insight and awareness to be forms of contemplative practice … (full long text).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our Programs; Tree of …; Resources; Research; Publications; Newsletter; Events; Staff; FAQs; Links; Donate;
Address: The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, 15 Conz Street, Suite 1, Northampton, MA 01060, USA;
Contact.

About the Center 2/2: The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society works to integrate contemplative awareness and contemporary life in order to help create a more just, compassionate, reflective, and sustainable society.   Continuer la lecture de « Center for Contemplative Mind in Society »

Women’s Shelter, Inc. was started by and has been sustained by survivors of domestic abuse. It began in the late 1970’s by four survivors who were determined to give other abused women something they didn’t have: a safe and secure place to live and help in learning how to live independently. Over the years, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has expanded to provide more space to safely house women and children … (about /History 1/2).

Homepage;
Resources /Fact Sheets; Services; Donations;
Address: Rochester Women’s Shelter, PO Box 457, Rochester, MN 55903, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … In addition, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has added children’s advocacy, an International Shelter with programming specific to immigrant battered women and their children, Transitional Housing, and a multi-lingual staff.  Continuer la lecture de « Rochester Women's Shelter, Inc. (US) »

• A refuge is a safe house for women and children escaping domestic violence. The address is confidential and no men are allowed in the building. A refuge is a place where women can be sure they are safe, and where they can access emotional and practical support from staff who understand what they have been through.
• Every woman in the refuge is escaping abuse, meaning they can share their experiences and offer each other support … (about /what we do 1/2).

Homepage;
Get help now; Questions; Policy, Research; Prevention, Education; Events; Links; Get involved; Volunteering; Donations;
Office Address: Refuge.org, 4th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1UN, UK;
Contact.

About /what we do 2/2: … We recognise that some women may wish to live in refuges sensitive to their cultural needs or preferences. Some of our refuges are specifically for women from particular ethnic or cultural backgrounds.  Continuer la lecture de « Refuge.org (UK) »

RAINBO (Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women) – alternatively RAINB♀ – is an international non-governmental organisation working to eliminate female circumcision FC, (resp.) female genital mutilation FGM through women’s self-empowerment and social change … (full long text on en.wikipedia /last updated 6 March 2011).

Homepage: the original Website has been suspended …

… but RAINBO is presented on other websites, as:

• on Wiser Earth (with Address /Contact on RAINBO, 275 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, USA).
• on Arab Info Mail as as Rainbo UK, Address:Queens Studios, 121 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6RG, UK, Phone:+ 44-20-7625-3400, Fax:+ 44-20-7625-2999, Website /not found!
• on AboutUs / with Description as an African-led international non-governmental organisation, working on issues of women’s empowerment, sexual autonomy, reproductive health, and freedom from violence, with a focus on female genital mutilation and women’s rights to their bodily integrity.
• on Mediterranean Women/en as an African led, international, non-governmental organisation working on issues of women’s empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence as central components of the African development agenda …

… The work of RAINBO is divided into two main programmatic areas:  Continuer la lecture de « RAINBO.org – Research, Action Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women »

an Update of iDMC’s presentation on this blog of December 2, 2005.

• The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
• Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Monitoring and Advocacy; IDP database; Countries; Training; Thematic; Resources; News; Newsletter; Publications; Maps; Key Docs; Links;
Address: IDMC, Chemin de Balexert, 7-9, 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2: … At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries.  Continuer la lecture de « Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre iDMC »

Linked on our blogs with ThinkQuest.

The Oracle Education Foundation OEF is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle Corporation. Its mission is to inspire students globally to think, connect, create and share – using technology to help them dissolve boundaries, fulfill their potential, and create a better society … (about OEF on en.wikipedia 1/2).

Homepage;
Grants; Board, Staff; Partners; FAQs;
Address: Oracle Education Foundation, Attn: Colleen Cassity, 500 Oracle Parkway 5OP-8, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA;
Contact online.

OEF on en.wikipedia 2/2: The Foundation operates an educational program called ThinkQuest, offers professional development for teachers, and makes grants to schools and nonprofits by invitation only.  Continuer la lecture de « Oracle Education Foundation OEF »