Mois : janvier 2007

Linked with Pekka Himanen – Finland, and with ‘A global dream‘.

Mission: The mission of the Dignity Project is to implement globally the universal right of every human being to lead a dignified life. This is a paradigm shift in thinking about our global challenges, a new language and a mindset to approach issues of poverty, peace, and progress. Largely, we know the main problems of global development. The issue is to be able to phrase them in a language and with metaphors that inspire action. The formulation of this new language is the task of the Dignity Project. It is formulating a globally shared dream to unite the development, joining the forces of public, private, and citizen sectors. The mission of the Dignity Project is to implement globally the universal right of every human being to lead a dignified life. This is a paradigm shift in thinking about our global challenges, a new language and a mindset to approach issues of poverty, peace, and progress. (for full text, click on ‘read the whole article).

The five Dignity Principles:

• 1. Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life.
• 2. A dignified life means an opportunity to fulfill one’s potential, which is based on having a human level of health care, education, income and security.
• 3. Dignity means having the freedom to make decisions on one’s life and to be met with respect for this right.
• 4. Dignity should be the basic guiding principle for all actions.
• 5. Ultimately, our own dignity is interdependent with the dignity of others.

(Full Text).

(french version/version française).

Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA, and with the PEACENET-Trust KENYA.

COPA was formed as a membership organisation in 1995/96 when a group of concerned Africans met in Nairobi, Kenya, to exchange their insights and experiences on a critical issue facing Africans: escalation of violent conflict in the continent. They recognized conflict as a major contributor to Africa’s deplorable state of poverty and underdevelopment, for it is extremely difficult to carry out meaningful development under situations of violent conflict and socio-political instability. See also:

• Programme, Strategies;
• Projects;
• Advanced Conflict Transformation Course;
• Learning Videos;
• Partners;
• Contact.

The practitioners that came together in Nairobi found that there were no appropriate support networks for them to access and work together as peace practitioners.

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Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with The Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA, and with The Coalition for Peace in Africa COPA.

The Peace and Development Network of the NGO Council PeaceNet,

NETWORKING (Homepage): The worth of PEACENET-Trust as a civil society peace building and conflict management network is in the numerical strength of her membership. Today, PEACENET-Kenya members consist of:
• Institutions (NGOs, CBOs, donor agencies, and religious organizations working in the areas of relief, peace building and conflict management, development, human rights and justice)
• Individuals ( peace icons, researchers, consultants, advisors and frontline practitioners)
• Associates

PEACENET-Trust members enjoy all their rights as provided for by the Trust Deed and the Operational Guidelines and elaborated in various policy guidelines adopted from time to time by the Members’ Consultative Forum.

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(JICA/in japaneese).

Linked with Tecla Wanjala – Kenja, with PEACENET-Trust KENYA, and with The Coalition for Peace in Africa COPA.

JICA/in english The Japan International Cooperation Agency is advancing its activities around the pillars of a field-oriented approach, human security, and enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, and speed.

JICA’s Mission: We, as a bridge between the people of Japan and developing countries, will advance international cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and experience and will work to build a more peaceful and prosperous world.

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Linked with Meaza Ashenafi – Ethiopia.

EWLA, The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association, is a non profit and nonpartisan voluntary organization founded by a group of Ethiopian women lawyers in 1995 following the ratification of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. An electoral board manages EWLA and full membership is also open to women lawyers. Associate membership is available to non legal women and men professionals, who support the objectives and concerns of EWLA.

• Legal Aid;
• Support;
• Activities;
• What’s new;
• Publications;
• Contact: Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association EWLA, P.O.Box 13760, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA, Tel: +251-11-4661648 or +251-11-4661627, Fax: +251-11-4653716, write online.

Background: The Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) is a not-for-profit Women’s advocacy group founded by women lawyers. The association began its work in 1996 after its registration as a civic association by the Ministry of Justice in June 1995.

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SchoolNet Namibia is a local hands-on ICT deployment, training and support organization, and the successful provision of innovative computer technologies and internet to over 300 schools since 2000 has led SchoolNet to become a lead organisation in national ICT policy-making in Namibia. SchoolNet Namibia is an exemplary role model for sustainable provision of ICTs across the education sector in Africa.

SchoolNet has pioneered the adoption of appropriate and affordable school computer technologies, the use of free and open source software solutions, creative commons licensed educational content, and (unique in Africa) significantly discounted flat-rate 24/7 (wireless) Internet service provision in partnership with local telecommunication agencies, and solar-powered school computer laboratories. The Namibian government recognises SchoolNet Namibia as a key player in the roll-out of ICTs in education and job creation, toward its National Development Plans for 2000-2010.

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Linked with Léonie Barakomeza – Burundi, and with Twishakira amahoro.

SFCG Burundi: In the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and in response to ongoing instability in the Great Lakes Region, Search for Common Ground (SFCG) opened its first office in Africa in 1995 in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura. With satellite offices in Ngozi and Makamba, SFCG in Burundi operates a national programme that uses a variety of mutually enhancing methods targeting multiple sectors of society. Through community peace-building and media work, SFCG in Burundi informs and educates the public about pertinent issues, builds the capacity of journalists and civic leaders, and strengthens the potential for inclusive participation in local communities. SFCG in Burundi consists of the radio-production facility Studio Ijambo, the Community Outreach Team, and the Victims of Torture Project.

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Linked with Promoting the Rights, Voices and Visions of Indigenous Peoples, with Texts about Economy and Indigenous Peoples, with Indigenous Webs for Information, and with Texts about Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights.

IGI is a Research and/or documentation group. Leading research in Indigenous and in de-colonization within our own communities. The Research group is focusing on Indigenous de-colonization relative to the Americas and the Pacific Rim, at present. Each of the members of this working research group and activists are Indigenous to North America (Mexico-U.S.-Canada) and the Pacific Rim:

• Margo Tamez is Indigenous Lipan Apache of the Land Grant community of South Texas (formerly Nuevo Santander, formerly Mexico, formerly Spain, and always Indigenous) and Spanish colonist families … on her mother’s side, she is also Indigenous Jumano Apache of West Texas.Ayano Ginoza is an Indigenous Okinawan.
• Michelle Jack is Indigenous Okanagan and Irish.
• Christina Garcia is Indigenous Mestiza.
• Jody Pepion is Indigenous Blackfeet.
• David Warner is Indigenous de-tribalized of Coastal First Nation and Chicano heritage.

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Linked with Martine Bonny Dikongue – Rwanda.

(website available also in deutsch, français and espanol).

Contact:

InWEnt – Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (Capacity Building International, Germany) gGmbH: This is synonymous with human resources and organisational development in international cooperation. Its education, exchange and dialogue programmes that offer places for about 55,000 individuals every year make InWEnt a very large-scale joint undertaking of the German Federal Government, the federal state (Länder) governments and industry. The courses offered by InWEnt address specialists, executives and decision-makers in industry, politics, administration and civil society. InWEnt works with partners in developing countries, transition states and industrialised nations.

Short Profile;
Capacity Building;
InWEnt and the Business Sector;
Publications;
Learning in Germany.

Programs from Germany: We offer young people the chance to gain professional experience worldwide, either during their training or thereafter. This is a unique opportunity for them to get hands-on experience of foreign cultures and of the working world in other countries. Our exchange and scholarship programmes serve to improve the foreign-language and intercultural skills of young people, to expand their technical know-how, and to help them develop their own personalities. They address primarily young Germans, but can, under certain circumstances, be open to citizens of other EU countries and young people who have their first place of residence in Germany. Students and junior employees from Germany and the European Union, who would like to go abroad within the framework of development cooperation, will find a wide range of options in our ASA Program.
(Read much more on the different pages of our website).

Linked with Neema Mgana – Tanzania., and with The African Regional Youth Initiative ARYI.

The website ‘http://www.intcouncil.net/‘ is actually not working, but the International Council for Global Initiatives is mentionned on the following six Websites:

On this page of the African Regional Youth Initiative:
In an effort to expand its organizational philosophy and programs globally, ARYI, in collaboration with other organizations, have joined to form The International Council for Global Initiatives. The Council fosters effective cross-regional collaboration at the international level and innovative program design focusing on three themes: women’s empowerment, youth participation, and community development. For information about The International Council for Global Initiatives please read more at http://www.intcouncil.net/

On another page of the African Regional Youth Initiative:
Miss Mgana is an aspiring and committed young African activist who promotes social and political change in Africa. As an undergraduate student, she co-founded an Aids organization to serve children affected with HIV/Aids in Tanzania. In 2002, she founded the African Regional Youth Initiative, an organization working with hundreds of youth and community-based organizations all over Africa on social, economic and political issues facing the continent. She is the co-Executive Director of the International Council for Global Initiatives (http://www.intcouncil.net) and is presently completing an Internship/fellowship program at the United Nations secretariat in New York.

On the Newsletter of the School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria:
Miss Mgana is an aspiring and committed young African activist who promotes social and political change in Africa. As an undergraduate student, she co-founded an Aids organization to serve children affected with HIV/Aids in Tanzania. In 2002, she founded the African Regional Youth Initiative, an organization working with hundreds of youth and community-based organizations all over Africa on social, economic and political issues facing the continent. She is the co-Executive Director of the International Council for Global Initiatives (www.intcouncil.net) and is presently completing an Internship/ fellowship program at the United Nations secretariat in New York.

On Africa-Nets, African Network for Health Research and Development:
I have just heard the most wonderful news from Neema Mgana (ARYI, GYCA, International Council for Global Initiatives, ISCA), and wanted to pass this along to a number of forums, so that we can all congratulate her and take pride in her considerable achievements and the honor she has received. BRAVO and huge hurrahs, Neema! This nomination and recognition could not go to a more committed activist or to a better person.

On un.org/youhsummit/pdfs … A report by Clement Bwalya … :
circumstances. Founder and director of African Regional Youth Initiative, and the Co-Executive Director of the International Council for Global Initiatives (http://www.intcouncil.net/); presently completing an internship/fellowship program at the United Nations secretariat in New York. « I am a Tanzanian by birth but an African at heart. My interest is in the development of Africa’s future by mobilizing youth efforts to combat present day challenges while giving rise to hope and unity. Somthing extra about me… I am a last born, which means that I pretty much get my way! »

On http://www.intcouncil.net/: no access for the moment, sorry / le website n’est pas accessible pour le moment.

No other information accessible to me for the moment.

Linked with Justine Masika Bihamba – Dem. Republic of the Congo, and with The Coltan Phenomenon.

L’Insitut POLE est un Institut Interculturel dans la Région des Grands Lacs – Pour une société digne dans laquelle évoluent des hommes libres.

Accueil;
Programme;
Activités;
Publications;
Partenaires.

Contact: POLE, 82-06, avenue de la Corniche, B.P. 72 Goma, Goma RD Congo. Mail, Téléphone. (00243) 99 72 52 216

QUI SOMMES-NOUS? PRESENTATION DE L’INSTITUT

POLE a été le nom choisi afin de conserver tout son sens à l’Institut. En effet, POLE est un mot Swahili (langue commune du Kivu) qui est utilisé pour consoler une personne qui a été éprouvée ou affligée. Toutefois, ce mot contient aussi un sens dynamique visant à fournir de l’énergie à la personne éprouvée afin qu’elle sorte vite de sa peine et qu’elle améliore sa situation. La traduction la plus simpliste de ce mot pourrait être « désolé » et  » tu y arriveras.

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Formed in December 2003, the African Regional Youth Initiative ARYI works with over 400 youth and community-based organizations across Africa addressing development issues outlined in the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals- namely, poverty and hunger, HIV/AIDS and malaria, primary education, gender equity, child mortality, maternal health, and environmental sustainability. The work of ARYI is based on action plans developed by over twenty ARYI country and regional teams.

The organization not only empowers individuals and communities, but also nurtures the exchange of knowledge and capacity between entities through programmatic partnerships with regional organizations and networks. Direct community engagement and support mechanisms ensuring both sustainability and quality programming set ARYI’s work apart.

See ARYI mentionned also on these sites:

• de.staying-alive.org;
• Geocities.com;
• kabissa.org;
• taking it global.org;
• one world.net;
• afronets;
• missing link, etc.

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AEKW is a pan-African education portal which services African School Net practitioners, policymakers and school-based communities on ICTs in education across Africa.

The Schoolnet Centre: SchoolNet Africa is dedicated to providing schoolnet practitioners in Africa with value-added information and a range of resources in support to the use of ICTs in Education initiatives at local level. We have developed this African SchoolNet Centre to provide information and resources for African schoolnet practitioners to enhance the implementation efforts. The African SchoolNet Centre collects and houses information on national schoolnets in Africa and globally and provides space for networking and collaboration among schoolnet practitioners. By working together, we can collectively consolidate our efforts, harness the knowledge and skills at our disposal and celebrate our victories. For more information, email us.

See also: SchoolNet Africa’s Flagship Programs.

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(Their site exists also in other international languages).

FairTradeNet is the only non-profit online service procurement organization that distinguishes committed, high quality freelance workers from those who ‘just want to get the job done’.

Our freelancers have been subjected to stringent tests of credibility, integrity, motivation and professionalism, to ensure that their clients receive a service that is fair and worth every cent.

Unlike other procurement organizations, FairTradeNet does not force providers to lower prices as this only induces freelancers to cut corners and deliver substandard jobs – a situation no quality-conscious client can accept.

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Linked with Johan Galtung – Norway, with TRANSCEND’s Advanced International Training Programme, with Kai Frithof Brand-Jacobsen – Romania & Canada & Norway, with Violence, War, and Their Impact, with The Power of Nonviolence, and with Transcent.

The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research TFF, Sweden.

Contact.

Created in 1986, TFF is an independent think tank, a global network and a homepage for peace by peaceful means. It inspires a passion for peace from the grassroots to the corridors of power.

TFF is an independent think tank, a global network and a website for peace by peaceful means. It inspires a passion for peace from the grassroots to the corridors of power.

TFF is an all-volunteer global network. It promotes conflict-mitigation and reconciliation in general and in selected conflict regions through meticulous on-the-ground research, active listening, education and advocacy.

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