Scriptorium

• All India Confederation of the Blind (AICB) is a body of blind persons working for and with its blind brothers and sisters. It is made up of grass-roots and State-level Associations/Organizations working with the blind. It has over 20 affiliates across the country.
• The Confederation has now completed 28 years of its existence. As we look back, we derive some satisfaction from the fact that we have traversed quite a long distance–from a small rented office to its own premises housing a variety of services; from just one part-time employee to the present number of over 100 staff members; from a meager fund of just a few hundred rupees to the present budget of over 20 million rupees; from hardly any activity to over 20 projects and services … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Facilities, Activities; Education; News & Events; Downloads; Donate; Photos;
Address: All India Confederation of the Blind, Braille Bhawan, Near Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Sector-5,Rohini. Delhi – 110085, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The Confederation’s work has been receiving appreciation and commendation from various quarters. It has been adjudged the Best NGO in the disability sector for 2006 by the Government of India and presented the corresponding National Award by the President of India on December 3, 2006.   Continuer la lecture de « All India Confederation of the Blind AICB »

in espanol: Mundo popular – Linked on this blogs with Debunking GOP lies.

The People’s World / Mundo Popular is a national, grassroots newspaper and the direct descendant of the Daily Worker. Published by Long View Publishing Co., the PW reports on and analyzes the pressing issues and struggles of the day: for workers’ rights, peace, equality, social and economic justice, democracy, civil liberties, women’s rights, protection of the environment, and more … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
National; International; Labor; Peace; Analysis;
Addresses: Editorial Office: 3339 S. Halsted St., Chicago IL 60608, USA;
Business Office: 235 W. 23rd St., New York, NY 10011, USA;
Contact and regional Bureaus.

About 2/2: … The PW is known for its partisan coverage. We take sides – for truth and justice. We are partisan to the working class, racially and nationally oppressed peoples, women, youth, seniors, international solidarity, Marxism and socialism. We enjoy a special relationship with the Communist Party USA, founded in 1919, and publish its news and views.  Continuer la lecture de « People's World »

in 13 other languages, from Amharic to Vietnamese

• WIRE – Women’s Information provides free information, support and referrals to women across Victoria.
• Women contact WIRE to talk things through with a sensitive, supportive and skilled woman.
• At WIRE, we’ll take on anything. No problem is too big or too small.
• WIRE services include a phone support service, a walk-in centre, and this comprehensive, searchable website.
• … (Homepage).

Who; Where; Phone support; Training; Events; Research; Media Center; Contribute; Jobs;
Address/Walk In Centre: 10:30am to 5pm Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Ground Floor 210 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia;
Contact.

About: … Thanks to a $2,500 grant from the City of Melbourne, we have been able to translate some basic information about WIRE’s service into 13 languages… //   Continuer la lecture de « Melbourne: Women's Information WIRE »

… from our provider’s automatic statistics …

Top 30 of 125 Total Countries
#	Hits		Files		KBytes		Country
1	74849	28.05%	66481	29.55%	1799347	26.29%	Unresolved/Unknown
2	64797	24.29%	47146	20.95%	2026541	29.61%	US Commercial
3	48552	18.20%	42108	18.72%	1384478	20.23%	Network
4	9931	3.72%	8491	3.77%	137976	2.02%	Switzerland
5	8581	3.22%	8257	3.67%	231084	3.38%	US Government
6	5191	1.95%	4724	2.10%	110016	1.61%	Brazil
7	3426	1.28%	3023	1.34%	74933	1.09%	India
8	3390	1.27%	2868	1.27%	77049	1.13%	United Kingdom
9	3180	1.19%	2872	1.28%	55702	0.81%	Italy
10	3126	1.17%	2681	1.19%	83270	1.22%	US Educational
11	2921	1.09%	2631	1.17%	59001	0.86%	Germany
12	2693	1.01%	2176	0.97%	51583	0.75%	Canada
13	2477	0.93%	2108	0.94%	54750	0.80%	Poland
14	2247	0.84%	2156	0.96%	61066	0.89%	US Military
15	2101	0.79%	1648	0.73%	40889	0.60%	Australia
16	2006	0.75%	1836	0.82%	28159	0.41%	Greece
17	1943	0.73%	1778	0.79%	48902	0.71%	Non-Profit Organization
18	1903	0.71%	1617	0.72%	40869	0.60%	France
19	1895	0.71%	1807	0.80%	44881	0.66%	Indonesia
20	1767	0.66%	1671	0.74%	21260	0.31%	Turkey
21	1612	0.60%	1400	0.62%	29901	0.44%	Netherlands
22	1359	0.51%	1126	0.50%	24856	0.36%	Belgium
23	1076	0.40%	978	0.43%	24856	0.36%	Sweden
24	956	0.36%	844	0.38%	39778	0.58%	Russian Federation
25	790	0.30%	717	0.32%	14096	0.21%	Austria
26	774	0.29%	692	0.31%	11360	0.17%	Romania
27	716	0.27%	570	0.25%	18549	0.27%	United States
28	651	0.24%	570	0.25%	15260	0.22%	South Africa
29	640	0.24%	588	0.26%	9631	0.14%	Pakistan
30	629	0.24%	556	0.25%	12549	0.18%	Norway

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… and how many per day?

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Daily Statistics for November 2009
Day	Hits		Files		Pages		Visits		Sites		KBytes
1	24077	9.02%	20251	9.00%	9476	9.68%	3462	9.79%	2012	11.04%	560693	8.19%
2	27791	10.42%	23360	10.38%	9075	9.27%	3470	9.82%	2434	13.35%	662243	9.68%
3	26613	9.97%	22298	9.91%	8920	9.11%	3592	10.16%	2491	13.67%	654667	9.57%
4	31779	11.91%	27060	12.03%	11974	12.23%	3797	10.74%	2431	13.34%	792210	11.58%
5	23210	8.70%	18897	8.40%	9289	9.48%	3898	11.03%	2396	13.14%	556308	8.13%
6	28228	10.58%	24043	10.69%	10141	10.35%	3501	9.90%	2384	13.08%	713822	10.43%
7	24364	9.13%	20287	9.02%	8678	8.86%	3284	9.29%	1823	10.00%	586576	8.57%
8	19420	7.28%	16155	7.18%	7308	7.46%	3236	9.15%	1999	10.97%	468348	6.84%
9	27275	10.22%	23110	10.27%	10399	10.62%	3432	9.71%	2288	12.55%	799515	11.68%
10	34054	12.76%	29528	13.12%	12681	12.95%	3694	10.45%	2612	14.33%	1049228	15.33%

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Association pour l’étude, la promotion et le respect de la non-militarisation et de la démilitarisation

• La paix est un droit mais aussi une science,  une technique et un art;
• Pour sa mise en œuvre et sa pratique, son étude est nécessaire;
• L ‘APRED travaille à la promotion et à la réalisation d’institutions politiques non-violentes;
• (Accueil français).

Some pages are in english: english Homepage;
Qui vous êtes; Pays sans armée; Activités; Chat; Faire; Partenaires et liens;
Contact.

Les pays sans armée – La non-militarisation: A la différence de la démilitarisation qui est un processus de réduction ou de suppression de l’armée et de ses équipements. la non-militarisation est un état permanent d’absence d’armée. Pour définir la non-militarisation nous utilisons un faisceau de critères: Continuer la lecture de « APRED – pour une paix durable »

no weapons, no wars – Wars cost billions, peace is free. Join today,  volunteers wanted

We are women from Melbourne, Australia. We formed the group Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars in September 2002 to register our distress and protest about the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the war on Afghanistan, and the present threat of war on Iraq … (who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
Brochure; Peace Actions; Membership; Articles; Fact sheets; Photos; Links;
Address: , PO Box 2111, Lygon Street North, Brunswick East, Melbourne, Australia 3057;
Contact. (scroll downon the page who we are).

Who we are 2/2: … We condemn all wars, all acts of terrorism, and the manufacture of weapons.   Continuer la lecture de « Australia: Women for Peace »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Consumer issues, Human Rights, Law.
Aim/Objective/Mission: The main objectives of the organisation are to promote consumerism amongst women consumers against the nefarious designs and unscrupulous business activities of the errant and deceptive traders. It educates, helps, informs, cautions and organises activities concerning consumerism to the women. It organises seminars, conferences, symposia, debates and other activities.

on Click India: Contact: IraIpsa; Phone: 011-3975682;
Address: 1705 Sohan Ganj New Delhi – 110007 Delhi

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To be distinguished from the Mumbai based Consumer Guidance Society of India CGSI,  which is also mentionned on wikipedia.

Linked on our blogs with Planned Parenthood of NYC Action Fund, and with PPNYC Panel With Three Feminists.

Young women are rarely given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf on issues that affect their lives and futures. Feministing provides a platform for us to comment, analyze, influence and connect … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Community; Get involved; Support /(PAyPal); FAQs; Links:
Contact.

About 2/2 /Comments Policy; … We view Feministing as a platform for not only discussion among feminists and allies, but for reaching (open, not hateful) people who may not agree with every word we write. Comment threads are a big part of what facilitates this dialogue.  Continuer la lecture de « Community Feministing.com »

Linked with PPNYC Panel With Three Feminists and with Community Feministing.com.

• Get more in-depth information about current reproductive health and rights issues and see where Planned Parenthood stands.
• Planned Parenthood, the world’s oldest and largest not-for-profit reproductive health care organization, is dedicated to the principle that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when and whether to become a parent … (full long text The Issue).

Homepage;
Information; Guide; Get involved;Donation; Press Room; Press Archives;Address: Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund, 26 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, USA;
Contact.

About:
The Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund (Action Fund) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization formed as the political arm of Planned Parenthood of New York City. The Action Fund engages in legislative education and electoral activity, including voter education campaigns, grassroots organizing, issue advocacy, candidate forums, get-out-the-vote activities, voter registration, and earned and paid media campaigns.  Continuer la lecture de « Planned Parenthood of NYC Action Fund »

also in french and german

• SWISSAID is involved in development policy making and implementation in Switzerland and southern hemisphere countries. We are convinced that the living conditions of the world’s poorest people will not be improved by projects alone, but also through economic and political dialogue. Therefore, we also strive to achieve equality for women and men and self-determination for farmers around the world, and to ensure that revenue from oil production benefits the poor. (we get involved).

Homepage;
Mission; How we work; Projects; Donate, help; Site details; Site in Colombia;
Address: Main SWISSAID office, Lorystrasse 6a, 3000 Berne 5, Switzerland;
Contact.

About: One of Switzerland’s leading aid organisations, SWISSAID was founded in 1948. We are involved in cooperative development projects in nine countries, try to influence policy-making on development in Switzerland, and inform people about the causes of poverty and underdevelopment. We have 84 staff worldwide, 29 of whom work in Switzerland.   Continuer la lecture de « Swissaid »

• The purpose of the Institute for Food and Development Policy – Food First – is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger. (Mission).
• The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First shapes how people think by analyzing the root causes of global hunger, poverty, and ecological degradation and developing solutions in partnership with movements working for social change. (Front Page and links).

Sitemap;
What; Who; Publications; Annual report; Press; Blog;
Get involved: Volunteer,  Action alerts, Calendar, Support;
Address: Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, 398 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94618, USA;
Contact. Tel: (510) 654-4400; Fax: (510) 654-4551; e-mail.

About /History: The following is an overview of the trajectory of Food First’s work during the last three decades. Before the Beginning: Food First is rooted in the early experiences and sensibilities of its founders. Joseph Collins, beginning in his teens, saw poverty and hunger first hand as he traveled around the Third World with the Catholic Maryknoll Brothers and Fathers. Continuer la lecture de « Food First – Institute for Food and Development Policy »

also in french and in german

CAUX-Initiatives of Change is an indepen-dent officially recognized Swiss foundation. It works to promote peace, prevent conflicts, build trust and encourage intercultural dialogue … (about 1/2: /in the left column of the Homepage).

Welcome page; english Homepage;
News; Events; Conferences 2009; Centre; Foundation; Network; Links;
Addresses (1 of 4): Caux Initiatives of Change, Geneva offices, 1, rue de Varembé, P.O. Box 3, CH–1211 Genève 20, Switzerland;
Contacts.

About 2/2: (in the left column of the Homepage): … CAUX-Initiatives of Change is a member of Initiatives of Change International, an NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

About the Swiss Minarett-Initiative (on Homepage): The sky above Switzerland is wide enough. CAUX-Initiatives of Change is against the initiative that wants to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland. In November, there will be a vote in Switzerland about an initiative that wants to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland and therefore is against the religious freedom in Switzerland:   Continuer la lecture de « Caux Initiatives of Change »

Charitable Trust

From the cycle rickshaw to a barrier free bus fitted with hydraulic lift, from under a tree to a regular school; sitting on durries and playing in the grass to now having regular furniture designed with special needs and good play grounds; from a barsati as an office to an institution based centre with two barrier-free buildings in Delhi and a branch in Gwalior; from paper flutes to a regular orchestra and band; from handwritten annual report to printed publications; from knitting needles to knitting machines; from hand-and foot stitching machines to electrically operated stitching; from organizing National Integrated Sports to 6th International Abilympics is an exceptional journey. As trail-blazer in innovations and Human Resources Development, Amar Jyoti has received several national and international awards … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Academics; Healing Touch; Training; Outreach; Abilympics; Milestones; Publications; Branch in Gwalior; How you can help;
Addresses (1 of 2): Amar Jyoti Research & Rehabilitation Centre, Karkardooma, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Amar Jyoti is a voluntary organization rendering rehabilitative services to persons with disabilities through inclusive and integrated education, medical care, vocational training, child guidance and self-employment since 1981. Continuer la lecture de « Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Child welfare, Labour, Training.
Aim/Objective/Mission: With more than 3 million members from formal and non-formal sector AITUO fights for the rights of workers. It negotiates agreements between the management and the workers. It also holds training and educational programmes for workers.
Contact: J. Chittaranjan
Address: AITUC Office, 24 , Canning Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India;
Tel: 91-11-3387320, no Email, no Website.

More about the Indian Trade Unions in general:   Continuer la lecture de « All India Trade Union Organisation AITUO »

• Children Now and Young People Now have merged to become one comprehensive title covering all issues facing children and young people aged 0 – 19 years.
• Children & Young People Now and its associated websites, CYPNow.co.uk and CYPNowJobs.co.uk, provide a unique service to managers and senior practitioners working with children, young people, and their families. They bring together children’s and youth professionals across health, social care, education, childcare, youth work, youth justice and advice & guidance for young people … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Archive; Forums, Blogs; Resources; Events; Jobs & Careers;
ISSUES: Social Care; Health; Education; Childcare; YOUTH: work, and justice; Advice; Newsletter;
Address: Children and Young People Now, Haymarket Professional Publications Ltd, 174 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London W6 7JP, UK;
Contacts.

About 2/2: CYPNow.co.uk is the essential website for multi-agency professionals who need to be kept up-to-date with news and information across children and youth services.  Continuer la lecture de « Children and Young People Now »