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The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) is a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies ICTs Information and Communication Technologies. (Homepage).

News; press; blog; media gallery;
members; a special partner: women’s networking support programme wnsp;
projects; publications; training materials;
glossary;
Address: APC Executive Director’s Office, PO Box 29755, Melville, 2109, South Africa;
Contact.

About APC: The APC vision: “A world in which all people have easy, equal and affordable access to the creative potential of ICTs to improve their lives and create more democratic and egalitarian societies.”

The APC mission: “We are a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and through the use of information and communication technologies to build strategic communities and initiatives for the purpose of making meaningful contributions to equitable human development, social justice, participatory political processes and environmental sustainability.”

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Linked with Mary Liston Liepold – USA, with The World-Uniting Force of a New American President, and with What Women want: RESPECT.

… The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA’s current membership of 60,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education … (about /overview 1/2).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Membership; Professional Development; Get involved;
Conferences and Institutes; Publications and Products; Science store;
FAQ;
Addresse: National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22201, USA;
Contact.

About /overview 2/2: … NSTA’s Guiding Principles:

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(Indonesian homepage)

Linked with Lita Anggraini – Indonesia.

Urban Poor linkage (UPLINK) Indonesia is a national coalition of NGOs and CBOs that focuses its concern and activities on urban poor issues. It started as a loose network that was formalised and effectively founded in July 2002, prior to the Afro-Asian Urban Poor Dialog participated by urban poor people in Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, India, Korea, Pakistan, Indonesia) and Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria) in Indonesia in September 2002 … (full text of the english homepage).

Articles;
Create user account;
Address: Urban Poor Linkage (Uplink) National Secretariat, CO-Coordinator : Wardah Hafidz, Lita Anggraini, and  Ari Ujianto, National Facilitator Team : M. Nawir, Rusdianto, Abdul Jalil, Sudarto, Yanto Hutabarat, Wardah Hafidz, Lita Anggraini, Ari Ujianto, Edi Saidi, Abdurrachman, Billy Moon Blok H-1/7 Jakarta 13450, Indonesia;
Contact: Phone, 62-21-8642915, Fax, 62-21-86902408, e-mail, Website.

About:

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Linked with Brendan Barber – England, and with TUC New Year Message.

With member unions representing over six and a half million working people, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Britan’s Unions; TUC Directory 2009; Union professionals; Work rights;
Events; Congress TV;
Publications; Email Alerts/Newsletter;
Addresses: Headquarter, Trades Union Congress, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3LS, England;
TUC Brussels office: International Trade Union House, Rooms 409 / 411, Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5, B-1210, Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

About the TUC: The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. With 58 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.

We negotiate in Europe, and at home build links with political parties, business, local communities and wider society.

For more information about the TUC see the links below: … (full long text about TUC’s work, regions, people, etc.).

(in de, en, es, fr)

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation and its Newsletter.

• It has been the historic role of trade unionism, and remains its mission, to better the conditions of work and life of working women and men and their families, and to strive for human rights, social justice, gender equality, peace, freedom and democracy.
• More than ever in its history, confronted by unbridled capitalist globalisation, effective internationalism is essential to the future strength of trade unionism and its capacity to realise that mission.
• The Confederation calls on the workers of the world to unite in its ranks, to make of it the instrument needed to call forth a better future for them and for all humanity. (About 1/2).

Homepage in english;
Sitemap;
Press and publications; campaigns; YouTubeChannel;
Equality; Human and Trade Union Rights; Economic an Social Policy;
Member’s section; young workers; jobs at ITUC;
Regional structures; Global Unions; Mailing list: down left column; Links;
Address: ITUC, 5 Boulevard du Roi Albert II, Bte 1, 1210 Brussels, Belgium;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … The ITUC adheres to the principles of trade union democracy and independence, as set out in its Constitution. It is governed by four-yearly world congresses, a General Council and an Executive Bureau. The chief executive of the ITUC is its General Secretary Guy Ryder, supported by Deputy General Secretaries Mamounata Cisse and Jaap Wienen.

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Linked with Situation in Kenja’s prison.

Faraja Trust is a charitable, non-governmental organisation, which is since its fundation in 1999 located in Nairobi. Faraja Trust is founded, bildt up and marked by the Swiss Benedictian Missionary Peter Meienberg, who is dedicating his life the poor and needy people in East Africa since fifty years. A contact facility in Switzerland is provided by the Donor’s Association of Faraja Trust, founded in 2004 (on Homepage).

News; News-Archive;
Humanitarian Aid; Frater Peter Meienberg’s Legacy; Prison work; Farm Training Institute;
Income Generation Projects; Origine of Funds; Donations; Faraja Trust Fund, Care for HIV affected individuals in Morogoro (raises the money for the Faraja Trust);
Photogallery; Downloads;
Address: Zanzibar Road, South B, P.O.Box 3302, 00506 Nairobi, Kenya;
Contacts in Kenya, and in Switzerland.

About – Who we are /what we do;

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Human Rights Centre (we are equal in dignity)

• Our Vision: We dream to create a harmonious society and we work to make it true. We believe that Poverty is the worst violation of Human Rights and thus we work with poor deprived and marginalized section of society to create a condition where everybody will be recognized as equal human being in dignity. In a word we dream to create a harmonious society and we work to make it true.
• Our Mission: Our mission in SSE is to unite people together in social equality, curb socio-economic exploitation on oppressed and create abundant socio-economic opportunity for dominated people.
• Our Goal: Our Goal is to initiate a social and economic process in our project area which will ensure better economic opportunity for poor, a healthier living and equal social status for people irrespective of caste, creed and bring gender equity in society.
• Our Strategy of Intervention: … (full text Homepage).

Projects; Trainings; e-Counseling;
IEC materials; Resources;
Donate;
Address: SSE, At- Adarsha Pada, Post- Rajendra College, District- Balangir Orissa, 767002, INDIA;
Contact.

About: Genesis of SSE: SSE is organized by a group of Young and energetic persons who are sensitive to existing socio-economic Inequality in our society and are committed to be with oppressed people in the struggle for recognition in the society as Human Being of equal importance and equal rights. We welcome and even invite committed people to join us as member and socio-economic class of our society is not a barrier to it.

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Linked with Frank R. Rijsberman – Netherlands, and with Every Last Drop.

IWMI is one of 15 international research centers supported by the network of 60 governments, private foundations and international organizations collectively known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). IWMI has a staff of about 350 and offices in 12 countries across Asia and  Africa. (Homepage).

Publications, IMWI research reports, News room, Our blog;
Research and Impact, Selected current projects, knowledge sharing, working at IWMI;
Address: Headquarters : 127, Sunil Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka;
Contact: down of each page.

About:

• IWMI’s Mission is to improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and nature.
• IWMI’s Vision, reflected in the Strategic Plan is to be a world-class knowledge center on water, food and environment.
• IWMI targets water and land management challenges faced by poor communities in the developing world/or in developing countries and through this contributes towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing poverty, hunger and maintaining a sustainable environment. These are also the goals of the CGIAR.
• Research is the core activity of IWMI. The research agenda is organized around four priority Themes including Basin Water Management; Land, Water and Livelihoods; Agriculture, Water and Cities; and Water Management and Environment. Cross cutting activities in all themes include, assessment of land and water productivity and their relationship to poverty, identification of interventions that improve productivity as well as access to and sustainability of natural resources, assessment of the impacts of interventions on productivity, livelihoods, health and environmental sustainability.
• IWMI works through collaborative research with many partners in the North and South and targets policy makers, development agencies, individual farmers and private sector organizations.
• Core Values: Excellence, Impact orientation, Teamwork, Knowledge-Sharing, Respect for Diversity, Partnerships.

Linked with Asghar Ali Engineer – India, with Madrasa education myth and reality, and with Islamic banking in India: Challenges and prospects.

Guiding statement: « I belong to two circles of equal size, but which are not concentric. One is India, and the other is the Muslim world (Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar): I am a Muslim and profoundly conscious of the fact that I have inherited Islam’s glorious tradition of the last fourteen hundred years. I am not prepared to lose even a small part of that legacy. The history and teachings of Islam, its arts and letters, its culture and civilization are part of my wealth and it is my duty to cherish and guard them. But, with all these feelings, I have another equally deep realization, born out of my life’s experience which is strengthened and not hindered by the Islamic spirit. I am equally proud of the fact that I am an Indian, an essential part of the indivisible unity of the Indian nationhood, a vital factor in its total makeup, without which this noble edifice will remain incomplete (Maulana Abul Kalam Azad). »  (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Special reports; Blogs; Multimedia;
Scholarships for Indian Muslims;
Job circles;
Data bank; Polls; Feeds;
Official Address: 1155 Main Street #107, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA;
Post-address: PO Box 7790, Jupiter, FL 33468, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … In increasing commercialized media, TwoCircles.net (TCN) will be a voice of sanity. We will cover news from marginalized sections of India. Our main focus is on Indian Muslims but we will be covering and reporting whole range of issues affecting Indians, Muslims and International issues.

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Global Partnership

Linked with Mu Sochua – Cambodia.

Vital Voices Global Partnership is the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe, enabling them to create a better world for us all. We provide these women with the capacity, connections, and credibility they need to unlock their leadership potential:

• We are at the forefront of international coalitions to combat human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls.
• We enable women to become change agents in their governments, advocates for social justice, and supporters of democracy and the rule of law.
• We equip women with management, business development, marketing, and communications skills to expand their enterprises, help to provide for their families, and create jobs in their communities.

… (full text about 1/2, overview).

Homepage;
Programs, Global Leadership Network;
Press; our blog;
Resources;
Board of Directors, Global Advisory Council, Staff,
Get involved, Jobs, Internship; Donate;
Address: Vital Voices Global Partnership, 1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2, … our History: The nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership grew out of the U.S. government’s successful Vital Voices Democracy Initiative. Continuer la lecture de « Vital Voices »

financing fair trade, investing in a fairer world

Linked with International Federation for Alternative Trade IFAT;

Shared Interest is a co-operative lending society that aims to reduce poverty in the world by providing fair and just financial services. We have been part of the fair trade movement for 17 years and work extensively with community-based businesses in Africa and other continents to help them make the most of fair trade … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
becoming a member; becoming an ambassador;
vision, mission, values; partnership and networks;
finance for fair trade; annual reports;
working for Shared Interest; the beekeeper game;
associated with IFAD; shared interest foundation; borrowing from Shared Interest;
Addresses: Headquarter, Shared Interest Society Ltd, No 2 Cathedral Square, The Groat Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EH, United Kingdom – (more in Nairobi and Costa Rica);
Contacts.

About 2/2: … We work primarily by providing finance up front to producers, often via their buyers, to enable them to buy raw materials, tools and the other things they need at the time they need them. We also offer longer term loans and other credit facilities to support the development of fair trade businesses.

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Institut International du développement durable

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

IISD champions sustainable development around the world through innovation, partnerships, research and communications. (Homepage).

Site Index:
Sustaining Excellence: The 2007-2008 Annual Report of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, download it in english, 38 pdf pages, en français;
Access and benefit-sharing; Publications; Media; Earth Negotiations Bulletin; e-newsletter;
Economics and Sustainable Development SD; Indicators; Water;
Governance of networks; Influence of Networks;
Address: IISD’s Head Office, 161 Portage Avenue East, 6th Floor, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 0Y4;
Contacts.

About: The world is challenged by a changing climate, biodiversity loss, abject poverty and environmental degradation. What can make a difference? Good ideas. Creativity. Passion. Innovation. The achievement of change.

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also in Deutsch, Español, Français

War Resisters’ International’s programme The Right to Refuse to Kill combines a wide range of activities to support conscientious objectors individually, as well as organised groups and movements for conscientious objection. (Right to Refuse to Kill).

Homepage;
Programmes and Projects: Prisoners for Peace/CO Database, World survey of conscription and conscientious objection to military service, War Profiteers;
WRI network: Affiliates, Seminars and Events, WRIwiki, background documents and statements, Links;
Publications: e-newsletters, War Profiteers’ News, The Broken Rifle, wri-info, women, books and reports, resources for downloading, image galleries;
Campaigns: Seminars and events, Global initiative against War Profiteers, War tax resistance;
Address: War Resisters’ International, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DX, Britain;
Contact: down of each page.

About WRI: War Resisters’ International was founded in 1921 under the name « Paco ». It was and is based on the WRI declaration:

• War is a crime against humanity. I am therefore determined not to support any kind of war, and to strive for the removal of all causes of war.
• War Resisters’ International exists to promote nonviolent action against the causes of war, and to support and connect people around the world who refuse to take part in war or the preparation of war. On this basis, WRI works for a world without war.

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in english, spanish, french and japanese

Linked with Shared Interests.com.

Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade. It contributes to sustainable development by offering better trading conditions to, and securing the rights of, marginalized producers and workers – especially in the South … (full text about /what is Fair Trade).

Homepage;
The 10 Standards of Fair Trade; Sixty Years of Fair Trade; Market Development;
Building Trust; Speaking Out; Join IFAT;
Downloads, Library & Links;
Address: IFAT: the International Fair Trade Association, Prijssestraat 24, 4101 CR Culemborg, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About IFAT /Areas of work – Our work is centered around three areas of work:

• Market Development (Developing the market for Fair Trade)
• Fair Trade Monitoring (Building trust in Fair Trade)
• Advocacy (Speaking out for Fair Trade)

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