Mois : juillet 2009

Linked with £8m boost for local projects fighting global poverty.

• How DFID began: When the Department for International Development (DFID) was set up in 1997, it made fighting world poverty its top priority. This marked a turning point for Britain’s aid programme, which until then had mainly involved economic development.
• In its manifesto the government elected in May 1997 pledged to create a new department for international development headed by a cabinet minister. Previously the aid programme was managed by the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), a wing of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• … (full long text History).

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About; The Annual Report is published in May each year. It provides parliament and the UK public with a comprehensive account of how DFID is spending and intends to spend public funds.   Continuer la lecture de « Department for International Development DFID annual reports »

The Hunger Project works in partnership with grassroots people in Africa, Asia and Latin America to develop effective bottom-up strategies. We have discovered three critical elements that, when combined, empower people to make rapid progress in overcoming hunger and poverty:

• Mobilizing people at the grassroots level to build self-reliance
• Empowering women as key change agents; and
• Forging partnerships with local government.

The Hunger Project’s approach is different from the conventional, top-down planning used by many development agencies and governments. These top-down approaches follow a service-delivery model and often undermine our most important resource: the creativity and self-reliance of people living in conditions of hunger and poverty themselves … (full text Methodology).

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Mission: The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger.   Continuer la lecture de « The Hunger Project THP »

Iraqi Widows Organization is a non-governmental Iraqi Organization issued on January  9, 2004. The headquarter is in Ad-Diwaniyah City; with branches in Baghdad. We are one of the Civil Society Organizations working in the new Iraq. The Organization is registered as one of the working non-governmental Iraqi organizations in the non-Governmental Organizations Center of the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation under the No. 1Z4024 … (full text Homepage).

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Address: Iraqi Widows Organization, Headquarter, Kurnish Street, Adjacent to Ad-Diwaniyah FM Radio Station, Ad-Diwaniyah City, IRAQ;
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Organization Chart:        Continuer la lecture de « Iraqi Widows Organization »

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• The International Museum of Women’s (I.M.O.W.) public programs and events are designed to address contemporary gender issues in the twenty-first century and through education, serve as a catalyst for change.
• With these public programs and events, I.M.O.W. offers a unique blend of new perspectives and well-known, established voices. Invited speakers include writers, scholars, civic leaders, and artists to participate in a wide range of lectures, conversations, seminars and conferences that amplify the voices of women around the world. (Programs).

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About: The mission of I.M.O.W. is to value the lives of women around the world.  Continuer la lecture de « International Museum of Women IMOW »

making human rights a global reality – find out how

Youth for Human Rights International teaches human rights education both in the classroom and beyond traditional education settings. We aim to reach people from diverse backgrounds and our materials often appeal across generations. From teaching human rights through conferences and workshops to hip-hop and dancing, the message spreads around the world and reaches onto every continent and into many countries … (full text who are we).

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What Human Rights Are: Do you know what Human Rights are? Every person is entitled to certain rights – simply by the fact that they are a human being. They are « rights » because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.   Continuer la lecture de « Youth for Human Rights International YHRI »