Mois : novembre 2008

Linked with Kate Fereday Eshete – Ethiopia and England, and with Kate, a girl who can’t say no.

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Donate;
News;
Projects;
Links;
Contact Kate.

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The Empress Mentewab School is a charitable, non-profit-making primary school for poor children in Gondar. It is funded by donations. To support the school financially, please use the international bank transfer details given in the DONATE section:

• Do the children go on educational outings?
• Can I send books and toys to the school?
• Are there school fees?
• How is a child selected to join the school?
• How many children attend the school?
• Where is the school located?

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United Nation’s Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration DDR Resource Centre

The United Nations has been engaged in the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants in post-conflict situations for over fifteen years. Together with bilateral and non-governmental partners, the United Nations’ departments, programmes, funds, and agencies are operational in dozens of countries across the globe … (what is DDR).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Directory;
IDDRS (DDR reintegration standards);
Country Programmes;
DDR Resources;
Documents;
Submit Info;
Address: DDR, Room S-3035, Peacekeeping Best Practices Section, Department of Peacekeeping Operations Peacekeeping, United Nations, NY 10017 USA;
Contact: on about/scroll down.

About the UN Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR: The UN DDR Resource Centre is developed and managed by the UN Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR. The Working Group also performs the following key functions:
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a sanctuary for poor and homeless women

Linked with Kip Tiernan – USA, and with Why are people homeless.

Rosie’s Place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless women, offers both emergency and long-term assistance to women who have nowhere else to turn.  Established in 1974, Rosie’s Place is committed to welcoming each guest with respect and unconditional love.  Rosie’s Place accepts no government funds, and relies instead on committed volunteers and private supporters to accomplish its effective and innovative work. (Homepage).

General information;
Online giving;
Programs;
Events: Friday, December 19, 2008 /7:00 p.m.;
The women’s craft cooperative;
news and media;
the tour;
Advocacy;
Childworks;
Kip Tiernan Fellowship;
Newsletter Archive;
Address: Rosie’s Place, 889 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118, USA;
Contact: Tel 617-442-9322, Fax 617-442-7825, on the website.

About /Fact Sheet: Since 1974 poor and homeless women have found an oasis of hope and nourishment at Rosie’s Place.  The mission of Rosie’s Place is to help women maintain their dignity, seek opportunity and find security in their lives.

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A Social Science and Policy Research Institute

The International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) is a world leader in the study of violent group conflict. Established in September 1982, the Centre was a pioneer in the field of conflict studies and research when the subject of conflict was not the fashionable subject for academic research and teaching that it is today. The work it has done covers South Asia and many other parts of the world which is also unusual for a think tank located in a small developing country. However, ICES also soon concluded that the study of violent group conflict needs to be studied and understood in its broader socio-economic, political context and global context. Thus the focus of the ICES soon widened to encompass a much broader research and publication agenda that extended to, among other things, sustainable development, governance and gender. The ICES vision is animated by six themes: … (full text Profile).

Homepage;
Research /current projects, and past ICES’ projects;
Publications;
Profile;
Library & Documentation Centre;
Sri Lanka database;
Board of directors;
Address: ICES, 554/6A, Peradeniya Road, Kandy. Sri Lanka;
Contacts.

About / ICES History – A narration by Prof K M de Silva:

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anticipating and influencing global future

Linked with Are We Cruel, Stupid or Just Shameless.

SFG undertakes long-term research contracts on scenarios and future options for countries, regions and sectors. It delivers its output in the form of:

• confidential or public reports, policy briefs, electronic updates;
• personal briefings at the board or committee level.

Its research is most relevant for:

• Governments and corporations that want to engage with a new country, region, or sector and want an insight into the long-term prospects for a given geography;
• Governments, political parties, security management organisations that want to explore new long term risks and opportunities for their own societies.

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Homepage;
Sitemap;
Publications and Research;
Initiatives;
Seminars;
Other projects;
Media;
Archives;
Partnerships;
Global Security and Economy: Emerging Issues, 2008;
The Inclusive World Forum;
Jobs;
Newsletter;
Address: Strategic Foresight Group, C-306, Montana, Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West, Mumbai 400 053, India;
Contact.

About: Strategic Foresight Group is a think tank engaged in anticipating and influencing the future in uncertain times. It produces scenarios, creates policy concepts and facilitates political processes. It advises governments and business leaders and informs the public on future trends as well as discontinuities.

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