Mois : mars 2008

Linked with Maude Barlow – Canada.

The Blue Planet Project is an international civil society movement, it begun by The Council of Canadians to protect the world’s fresh water from the growing threats of trade and privatization. (About 1/2).

Homepage;
sitemap;
resources;
take action;
links;
contact.

About 2/2: We work with organizations and activists in both South and North, and are affiliated with international networks including Friends of the Earth International, Red Vida (the Americas Network on the Right to Water) and the People’s Health Movement.

We are currently working with partners world-wide on using a human rights framework to protect water for people and nature for generations to come. This includes working with local organizations and activists on grassroots struggles to protect democratic, community control of water, and building a movement to secure an international treaty on the Right to Water.

In 2005, Blue Planet Project founder Maude Barlow was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the alternative Nobel Prize, which honours those « offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today ».

en français: Le Conseil des Canadiens

Linked with Maude Barlow – Canada, and with UN rejects water as basic human right.

Founded in 1985, the Council of Canadians is Canada’s largest citizens’ organization, with members and chapters across the country. We work to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy security, public health care, and other issues of social and economic concern to Canadians … (about 1/2).

Homepage and latest news;
sitemap;
world water day (22.3.08);
campaigns;
media;
publications;
newsletter-link (down at right of each page);
join us;
contact.

About 2/2: We develop creative campaigns to put some of the country’s most important issues into the spotlight. We work with a network of over 70 volunteer chapters to organize speaking tours, days of action, conferences and demonstrations.

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Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women

Aims:

• To promote the interests of business and professional women through a variety of business functions and professional development activities;
• To stimulate and encourage in women a realization and acceptance of their responsibilities to the community;
• To promote friendship, cooperation and understanding amongst women;
• To encourage women to acquire education and training and to use their skills and intelligence for their own and others’ development;
• To work for the removal of all forms of discrimination and for equal opportunities, status and remuneration for women in economic, civil and political life;
• To promote excellence in performance and ethics in business and the professions.

(About 1/2, Aims).

Homepage and latest news;
upcoming events;
Collaborations with Universities;
Articles;
Reports;
Program Archives;
photo gallery;
Newsletter;
Links (BPW around the world;
contact.

KABPW’s Bursary: One of HKABPW’s aims is to encourage women and girls to acquire education and training. The Association provides financial support to students in need who are studying courses that are not traditionally pursued by females … (full text);

About 2/2, Community Projects): The Hong Kong Association of Business and Professional Women each year selects a community project to fund. In the past, the following projects or non-profit organisations were given donations.

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