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The Better Life Programme for the African Rural Woman was initiated in September 1986 by Dr. (Mrs.) Maryam Babangida when, as the wife of the Head of State, she championed women issues vigorously.  She sought to improve the quality of life and status of the rural women: by creating awareness in women and encourage them to realize, utilize and develop their potentials for a more fulfilling life … (full text Homepage).

Programmes; Events & Announcements; Research & Advocacy;
Addresses: Better Life Programme for the African Rural Woman LPARW, Plot 122A Adetokunmbo Ademola, Crescent, Behind OTI Carpets, Wuse II, Abuja, Nigeria;
Contacts.

About: The United Nations Decade for Women (1975 – 85) served as a catalyst in focusing attention on issues confronting women world wide. In Nigeria, the decade meant very little to the teaming majority of women especially those in rural areas. It was clear that there need to address the situation of rural women. Increasingly and diverse dimensions, poverty was becoming feminized. Continuer la lecture de « Better Life Programme for the African Rural Woman LPARW »

The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) develops and facilitates women’s leadership for women’s human rights and social justice worldwide … (about 1/2 /mission).

Homepage;
Sitemap; Events; What’s new; Program Highlights; Take Action; UN advocacy; Leadership;
Publications; Resources; Every human has rights UDHR; Newsletter;
Address: Center for Women’s Global Leadership, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 160 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 /History: The Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) was founded as a project of Douglass College in 1989 and is a unit of the Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL)—a consortium of seven women’s programs at Rutgers University created to study and promote how and why women lead, and to develop programs that prepare women of all ages to lead effectively. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Women's Global Leadership CWGL »

Oneness is a fundamental aspect of human experience. When a mother puts the needs of her family before her own, when we recycle because we are concerned about our planet’s resources, or when we instinctively treat others as we would be treated ourselves, we are relating to life with an understanding of our interdependence and the responsibilities that come with it … (What is oneness).

Homepage;
Events; Living library; Dialogues; Watch our Trailer, 4.42 min; More videos;
Interviewees; The Land Owns Us; Get involved; Our blog;
Contacts with our team.

About the Project: The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world. Since 2006, we’ve been traveling the globe gathering stories from creative and courageous people who base their lives and work on the understanding that we bear great responsibility for each other and our shared world.  Continuer la lecture de « The Global Oneness Project »

Linked with the Institute of Road Traffic Education IRTE.

The International Road Federation (IRF) is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization with the mission to encourage and promote development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustainable roads and road networks. Working together with its members and associates, the IRF promotes social and economic benefits that flow from well-planned and environmentally sound road transport networks. It helps put in place technological solutions and management practices that provide maximum economic and social returns from national road investments … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Mission; Training; Advocacy; News and events; Publications; Fellowships; History;
Policies; Leadership: better roads – better life; Awards; Join us; Application form;
Address: IRF, Madison Place, 500 Montgomery Street, Fifth Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … The IRF has a major role to play in all aspects of road policy and development worldwide.

For governments and financial institutions, the IRF provides a wide base of expertise for planning road development strategy and policy.

For its members, the IRF is a business network, a link to external institutions and agencies, and a means of introduction to government officials and decision makers.

For the community of road professionals, the IRF is a source of support and information for national road associations, advocacy groups, companies and institutions dedicated to the development of road infrastructure.

With a wide network across more than 110 countries on six continents, the IRF believes that it can make a difference by providing best practices and expert advice to today’s multi-faceted world of transport.

The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development or AFA is a regional alliance of 9 farmer federations in 8 Asian countries, representing 10 million farmers. Established in May 2002, our formation was a fruit of 5 Farmers’ Exchange Visits in 1999-2001 … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Events; Members; News; Publications; Photos; Videos; Links;
Address: Address: AFA, Rm 206 Partnership Center, 59 C. Salvador St., Loyola Heights, 1108 Quezon City, Philippines;
Contact.

About 2/2: … OUR VISION – We envision Asian rural farming communities: Where we, small men and women farmers and producers, and our families as well, are free from hunger and poverty, are happy and in good health, and live in peace and prosperity;   Continuer la lecture de « Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development »

Linked with It’s Your Right! – a new teaching resource for immigrants to Australia.

• A human rights act is needed to provide an Australian framework by which our society can more transparently and consistently protect and promote fundamental human rights.
• This list of frequently asked questions addresses many of the issues of why, how and what we need to do to better protect the human rights of everyone in Australia. (why a HR act).

Homepage;
The Campaign; Get involved; Resources;
Partner: Australian Human Rights Group;
FAQs, (and Newsletter in the rights column);
Link: Australian Human Rights Commission.
Contact.

16 Mythbusters, The facts about a Human Rights Act from the Castan Centre (scroll down): Continuer la lecture de « A Human Rights Act for Australia »

The Anandilal Ganesh Podar Society established and managed since 1927 the Podar Education Complex

The Podar Education Complex is a dynamic, constantly evolving nucleus, imparting education at various levels. It also manages two Non fee Schools, the Marathi & Hindi medium & Jr. College. Currently there are over 25,000 students studying in its schools spread across Maharashtra. In the internet we encounter two websites, representing this education complex:

1). PODAR.net, showing us the Newsletters of:

• Lilavatibai Podar Sr. Secondary School (ICSE);
• Podar International School (IB);
• R.N.Podar School (CBSE);
• Podar International School (SSC);
• Podar Jumbo Kids.

2). PODAR.org, the internet platform of this NGO:   Continuer la lecture de « The Anandilal Ganesh Podar Society »

This project is run by the Center for Grassroots Oversight … (also named on educate-yourself.org, on altacocker.com, and on inezha.com, … see more on Google Web-search).

The History Commons contains summaries of 13,845 events, which are published on the website in the format of dynamic timelines. These timelines can be filtered by investigative project, topic, or entity (e.g., a person, organization, or corporation). You can even generate a “scalable context” timeline for any event in the History Commons database simply by clicking the date of the timeline entry. You can search for events by using the search box at the top right-hand corner, or by browsing through the list of projects … (full text Homepage).

The History Common’s Blog;
Timelines; Forum; Development; Volunteer; Donate;
Contact.

About: The History Commons website is run by the Center for Grassroots Oversight (« CGO »), an organization that is fiscally sponsored by The Global Center, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. CGO was incorporated as a public benefit corporation in late 2006, and is currently applying for its own 501(c)3 status … Continuer la lecture de « History Commons »

A coalition birthed in 1998 to protect and serve the Christian Community, Minorities, and the Oppressed Castes

• The All India Christian Council (aicc) is a nation-wide alliance of Christian denominations, mission agencies, institutions, federations and Christian lay leaders. We have lived and worked side by side in the name of Christ through several decades.
• The formation of the AICC in 1999 was the spontaneous response of these entities who sought to have a united voice to protect and serve the interests of Christians. The alliance now cuts across denominational barriers to act against the growing violence and hate campaigns against the Christian community, minorities and oppressed castes. We are unique for several reasons. The idea from the beginning was to pursue proactive and not just reactive actions to help the Christian community and other minorities, as well as Dalits, tribals and backward communities …  (about /Who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
Christian news: attacks; Threats & Abuses; Related Issues;
Dalit news: attacks; Threats & Abuses; Related Issues;
Resources: Laws & policies; Other info & links; Opinions; In the press; Videos & photos; AICC papers;
Get involved: report attacks; Join AICC; Sponsor a Dalit child; Donate; AICC leader’s blogs; Newsletter;
Sister Organisations; Historical Milestones: FAQ;
Postal address: All India Christian Council, P. O. Box 2174, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500003;
Contact.

About /Who we are 2/2 …  We mobilize committed and talented people to put their energies into safeguarding these peoples through all constitutional means.  Continuer la lecture de « All Indian Christian Council AICC »

(en français)

The EWC will publish a wide range of tools and resources on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. We encourage educators and teachers to actively use this section to seek information, get ideas and recommendations for teaching and learning activities, and for further developing and enhancing competences on this topic. The Library section will include: Teaching Material, New Publications, Project Descriptions and Outcome, Research Results, Good Practices, Steering Documents, Other Resources, … (full text Teacher Training).

Homepage;
Inauguration Event of the European Wergeland Centre EWC; About Henrik Wergeland;
News; Research & Development; Library; Coming features; Calendar; Links;
Address:The European Wergeland Centre, Stensberggt 25, NO-0170 Oslo, Norway;
Contacts and newsletter: at the bottom of each page.

About EWC: The European Wergeland Centre is a European resource centre on education for intercultural understanding, human rights and democratic citizenship. It is established in cooperation between Norway and the Council of Europe.   Continuer la lecture de « The European Wergeland Centre EWC »

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On May 2009 we had 86346 Visitors for all our blogs.

(in romani, in russian, in turkish (other), in english).

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. The approach of the ERRC involves, in particular, strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development, and training of Romani activists … (about 1/2).

Sitemap;
Roma Rights; Litigation; Research & Policy; Legal commentary; Legal database; Advocacy;
News & media; Publications; HR training; Special projects; Employments; Links;
Addresses: Regular mail: European Roma Rights Center, H-1386, Budapest 62, PO Box 906/93, Hungary;
Street address: ERRC, H-1016 Budapest, Naphegy tér 8., Hungary;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Since its establishment in 1996, the ERRC has endeavoured to give Roma the tools necessary to combat discrimination and win equal access to government, education, employment, health care, housing and public services. The ERRC works to combat prejudice and discrimination against Roma, and to promote genuine equality of treatment and equality of respect. Continuer la lecture de « Hungary: European Roma Rights Centre ERRC »

in russian and in english

Linked with New report on HRE in the Russian Federation.

• The Moscow School of Human Rights is a non-governmental and non-commercial organization functioning in the sphere of additional education. It doesn’t support any political parties, movements and campaigns and recognizes ideological and world outlook diversity.
• In 1994-1995 the International Fund “Cultural Initiative” (Soros Foundation) and the Ministry of Education of Russia organized a competition of innovation projects under the motto “New ways in humanitarian education in Russia”. More than 600 projects took part in the competition. Among the 30 winners of the 1st degree grant was the project “Human rights. Education in Russia”, which provided for setting up this school.
• By decision of the Minister of Education of Russia, Moscow School of Human Rights received the status of Federal experimental laboratory (what we are).

All english webpages have the same URL. To reach them, click on the internal links, as:
english Homepage, Contacts, What We Are, What’s New, Activities, Publications, Support, Who Can Help Us?, Guestbook, and: The Constitution of the Russian Federation in english.

The Human Rights Net-page is only in russian.

Address: Anatoly Azarov, Director, Moscow School of Human Rights, Room 2, Entr.3, Luchnikov Lane 4, Moscow 101000, Russian Federation;
Contact: Phone/Fax +7 (095) 5776904, e-mail.

Our Purposes:    Continuer la lecture de « The Moscow School of Human Rights »

A Portal on Southern Civil Societies – also in spanish

Linked with Civil society wants substance, not procedural delays at UN conference on crisis, and with Economic crisis conference to be postponed?

This initiative aims at contributing to the Latin American and global IFI campaigns for reform of the Bretton Woods institutions by translating key information, producing and disseminating analysis and providing a point of access to research results, opinions and campaigning activities, thus promoting dialogue and collaboration between key actors … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
NGO Directory; The UNCAC Coalition; Campaigns; Events; Tools & Services;
News: Books; In-depth reports; Newsletters;
Corruption, 128 organisations call for an effective review Mechanism;
Conditionalities and Structural Adjustment; Finance and Debt; IFI’s Governance;
Address: IFIs Latin American Monitor: Third World Institute, Dr. Juan Paullier 977, Montevideo URUGUAY;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Choike is a portal dedicated to improving the visibility of the work done by NGOs and social movements from the South. It serves as a platform where citizen groups can disseminate their work and at the same time enrich it with information from diverse sources, which is presented from the perspective of Southern civil society.  Choike offers:   Continuer la lecture de « IFIs.Choike.org »

Linked with Scholar Rescue in the modern world.

The Scholar Rescue Fund formalizes an unwavering commitment to academic freedom that the Institute of International Education (IIE) has demonstrated for over 85 years. At the heart of the Fund is the idea that each scholar we help who continues his or her work in safety is a beacon of hope in our world. Together we can make a difference. One life, one voice, one idea at a time. (Homepage).

General information; for scolars; for hosts; History;
Iraq Scholar Rescue Project and how to apply;
Information regarding fellowships for scholars worldwide;
Read the SRF outreach message in Arabic, Farsi, French, Spanish;
Address: Scholar Rescue Fund, Institute of International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017-3580, USA;
Contact.

About: Around the world, scholars have long suffered harassment, torture and persecution as a result of their work. In the worst cases, scholars pay with their lives for their dedication to scholarship and freedom of thought. The Institute of International Education (IIE), an independent nonprofit, has participated in the rescue of persecuted scholars since its founding in 1919. In 2002, IIE launched the Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) as a formalized response to this ongoing international dilemma.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute of International Education »