Mois : août 2009

an international collaborative advancing learning and teaching in and through the arts

Linked with Requests for Information: 20 July – 2 August 2009 (no 3: LOOKING FOR ORGANISATIONS THAT USE POETRY, THEATRE AND CULTURAL DIALOGUE TO TEACH HUMAN RIGHTS).

Break Arts’ mission is to inspire young people around the world to co-author the stories of their lives. We achieve this mission by partnering with schools and communities to expand notions of literacy and narrative through text, image and performance projects. We believe in expressing our stories as an essential force in living and sustaining meaningful, interconnected lives. (Mission).

Homepage;
Publications; Projects; Who we serve; Who we are; Join; Recidencies; Partners;
Contact. http://www.breakarts.org/contact.php

Vision: “The arts allow for the capacity to see things as if they could be otherwise” – Maxine Greene.  Continuer la lecture de « BREAKarts »

Web Portal for NGOs of India – means links to thousands of NGOs

• We are committed to social justice, sustainable development and human rights. The right to communicate freely is a basic human right and a necessity for sustainable development. Access to information is essential to informed decision-making at all levels.
• We are committed to the dissemination of information and promotion of sustainable development initiatives, in response to the needs of under represented and marginalized sectors of society.
• For bridging the data gap and improving information availability we are committed to develop and establish an ideal medium for the Participation and exchange of a trusted and accurate source of quality information. (Homepage 1/2 /Vision and Mission).

Right column: Photo Gallery; Left column: Menu and Development focus;
State-wise NGOs; Grants or Funding Agencies; Add your NGO;  Resources; Fundraising;
Address: NGOs India, Secretary / President, Srishti Sansthan, R-34, Private Colony, Shrinivas Puri, New Delhi – 110017, India;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2 /Objectives:   Continuer la lecture de « NGOs India.com »

Making the unequal, unlettered, unaware, underprivileged and underdeveloped humans realize their hidden potential and facilitating their informed decision making process for selecting best alternatives leading to their empowerment using innovative behavioral, communication & managerial techniques with the support of action research. (Homepage).

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Vision, Mission; Publication; Download; Team; Career in IIDM; Aims and Objective; Calendar;
Specialisation; Assignments: current, past; Collaboration; Training, Research, Development Interventions;
Address: Indian Institute Of Development Management IIDM, E-7/136, Lajpat Society, Arera Colony, Bhopal – 462016 (M.P) INDIA;
Contact.

About: Indian Institute of Development Management was established in the year 1996 at Bhopal as a development consulting, training & research organization in NGO sector It was registered as Society for Institute of Development Management under MP Government Societies Act 1973 at D-4 Minal Enclave, Gulmohar, E-8 Arera Colony Bhopal 462039 in the year 1999-2000. Continuer la lecture de « Indian Institute of Development Management IIDM »

ICRIER – established in August 1981 – is an autonomous, policy-oriented, not-for-profit economic policy think tank. ICRIER’s main focus is to enhance the knowledge content of policy making by undertaking analytical research that is targeted at improving India’s interface with the global economy. We have nurtured our autonomy by establishing an endowment fund, income from which enables us pursue our priority research agenda. ICRIER’s office is located in the prime institutional complex of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Research; Publications; News & Events; Career;Library; Links;
Address: ICRIER, Core 6A, 4th Floor, India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … ICRIER’s founding Chairman was Dr. K.B. Lall who led the organization since its inception till 1992 when he handed over the Chairmanship to Mr. R.N. Malhotra (1992-1996). He was followed by Dr. I.G. Patel who remained Chairman from 1997 to 2005 until his demise in July 2005. ICRIER’s current Chairperson is Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia.  Amongst ICRIER’s founding members are: Dr. Manmohan Singh, Dr. C. Rangarajan, Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati, Dr. R. J. Chelliah, Mr. Muchkund Dubey, Prof. Deepak Nayyar etc.   Continuer la lecture de « Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations ICRIER »

securing land rights for the world’s poorest

• MISSION – What we do: RDI works to secure land rights for the world’s poorest people—those 3.4 billion chiefly rural people who live on less than two dollars a day.  RDI partners with developing countries to design and implement laws, policies, and programs concerning land that provide opportunity, further economic growth, and promote social justice.
• VISION – Why we do this: We envision a world free of poverty.  We see a future in which all who depend on land for their well-being have secure land rights—one of the most basic, powerful resources for lifting oneself and one’s family out of poverty.
• VALUES: … (full text).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Current programs: India, China, former Soviet Union, Africa, global Homesteads;
Our work; women and land; Accomplishments; Where we are; Consulting;  Research; Support us; FAQs;
Addresses: RDI, 1411 4th Avenue, Suite 910, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA;
RDI, #1820, 6th Cross Judicial Layout Bangalore – 560065 Karnataka, India;
Contact.

About: RDI is a nonprofit organization of attorneys helping the rural poor in developing countries obtain legal rights to land. RDI attorneys are experts in land law and policy who work with governments of developing countries, foreign aid agencies, and other partners to reform land law and consult on land policy.  Continuer la lecture de « Rural Development Institute RDI »