Mois : septembre 2009

The National Rural Education Association (NREA) is the oldest established national organization of its kind in the United States. Formerly known as the REA, the Association traces its origins back to 1907 when it was originally founded as the Department of Rural Education … (full text Homepage).

Membership; Events; Convention; News; Programs; State Executive Directors; Address: Dr. John Hill, Executive Director, Purdue University, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, 100 N. University St., West LaFayette, IN  47907, USA;
Contacts.

About: The NREA (National Rural Education Association) was originally founded as the Department of Rural Education in 1907. It is the oldest established national organization of its kind in the United States. Through the years it has evolved as a strong and respected organization of rural school administrators, teachers, board members, regional service agency personnel, researchers, business and industry representatives, and others interested in maintaining the vitality of rural school systems across the country.  Continuer la lecture de « National Rural Education Association NREA »

Service and Sacrifice

AIM AND OBJECTS: Servants of the People Society was founded by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1921 at Lahore, which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. After partition, the Society was shifted to Delhi and is operating since then at Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi-110024.
The object of the Society is to enlist and train national missionaries for the service of the motherland. It is their duty to work for the educational, cultural, social, economic and political advancement of the country under the supervision of the Society … (full text Homepage).

South Asian Fraternity SAF; Origin; Organization; Head Office; Branches and activity;
Address: Lajpat Bhawan, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi – 110024, India;
Contact.

About Lalaji: Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as « Punjab Kesari », was born on January 28, 1865 in Jagraon tehsil of the Ludhiana district, Punjab, in a Hindu Aggarwal family. His mother, Gulab Devi, came from a Sikh family. Lajpat Rai’s family was far from affluent.   Continuer la lecture de « Servants of the People Society »

This NGO shows no website, but is named on others, as:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Child welfare, Development(General), Disability, Economics and Finance, Education, Food and Nutrition, Health, Human Rights, Population, Poverty, Training, Women’s issues.
Aim/Objective/Mission: Our organisation Pratibondhee Shangha is an association of disabled persons, registered in the year 1981 under the West Bengal Societies Registration act, 1961. It is a philanthropic, non-political and multipurpose Welfare Society devoted to the promotional, educational, cultural, economic and all round development of physical handicapped, tribal and other poor people of India.

on Click India; Address : A/51, Lake View Park Alambazar – 700035 West Bengal, India;
Contact : Tushar Kanti Dalal

on Karmayog; Tel 577-0278, e-mail.

• The Population Foundation of India (PFI) is dedicated to promote effective formulation and implementation of gender sensitive population and development policies, strategies and programmes. PFI seeks to accomplish this by extending technical and financial support to individuals and civil society institutions; piloting innovative approaches; and building support at the national, sub-national and community levels through informed advocacy.
• The Foundation endeavors to address the critical issues of population, health and sustainable development for better quality of life by increased access to services, promotion of advocacy programmes, capacity building at various levels and facilitating enabling environment for optimal utilization of resources … (full text Mission).

Homepage;
Projects; Awards; Memorial Oration; Staff; Regional Resource Centre RRC;
Adddress: Population Foundation of India, B-28, Qutab Institutional Area, Tara Crescent, New Delhi – 110 016, INDIA;
Contact.

About: The Population Foundation of India ( PFI, formerly known as Family Planning Foundation ) was established in l970 by a dedicated group of industrialists and population activists led by Bharat Ratna the late Mr JRD Tata who guided it as the founder Chairman until his death in l993.  Continuer la lecture de « Population Foundation of India »

ending hunger in Africa

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is fighting climate change and global poverty with solar power. With your help families can lift themselves out of poverty by having clean, safe water to drink; food to eat; vaccinations to prevent disease; light to study and work by; computers at school to help them learn; and power to increase their income. Change a village … Change the world … (Homepage).

Sitemap;
Projects; Services; News; Newsletter; Partner; Donate;
Address: Solar Electric Light Fund SELF, 1612 K Street, NW Suite 402, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
Contact.

About /Energy is a Human Right: The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) is a cutting-edge, independent not-for-profit organization that designs and implements sustainable energy solutions for enhancements in health, education, agriculture and economic growth in the developing world.   Continuer la lecture de « Solar Electric Light Fund SELF »

Le Fou du Roi – (english, espanol, italiano, nederlands, portugues, russe)

Linked with Secrets of money, interest and inflation.

Dear guest, Fools cannot lie. Welcome in the world of the Court Fool. Let him surprise you with facts, proofs and his unconventional views. In the articles marked with a key, you will discover new perspectives to understand our mad, mad world. Not everybody knows how the dollar acts like a leech sucking the world. Not everybody knows how Bush went dressed in a cloack of lies. Not everybody understands why the press lies about such matters or keeps its mouth shut. There are also many other things, that determine the fate of the world, although nearly nobody speaks about them. And thus, for the Court Fool, there are many things remaining to talk about. Your suggestions, reactions and ideas will be appreciated. Would you like to help with factual research, or translations of articles? Or do you write articles, that add something fundamental to the understanding of this world? Tell me. There is no money, but there is enough to do. P.S.: If you don’t want to miss my next research article, just click on one or more of these links … (full text Homepage resp. links for Newsletters in above languages).

Translators;
Latest articles, Links; Left column;
Contacts.

About: In the Middle Ages the court fool played an important role. He amused kings, ministers and households with his antics, jokes and sharp remarks.  Continuer la lecture de « Court Fool.Info »

RCEF is dedicated to promoting education that enriches children’s lives and strengthens communities in rural China. We bring together rural teachers, community members, education experts, and volunteers from inside and outside of China to pioneer new models of education based on the needs of rural China. (About).

The RCEF Blog in english, The RCEF Blog in chinese; the english main site;
Integrative Rural Education Program, Libraries and Reading, Media, Newsletter;
Personal Impact, Programs, Quality Education, RCEF, Teaching, Marco Flagg/Author’s Archive;
Comments / (as Contact, scroll down).

Bookmaking Class Reflection (on the RCEF blog): Developing and teaching a bookmaking class at Guan Ai School this past summer was an incredibly rewarding experience for me. I love teaching and took advantage of the summer vacation to develop a ten day activity class at the school. Though I developed the curriculum, most important to the class was my partnership with two local Guan Ai teachers: Ms. Xie and Principal Sun.  Continuer la lecture de « Rural China Education Foundation RCEF »

working together to end rural poverty

Find Your Feet works with vulnerable families living in rural India and Malawi to build a future free from hunger, poverty and discrimination … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;
What we do; News, events; Get involved; Donate; Volunteering;
Addresses (1 of 3): Find Your Feet FYF, Unit 316, Bon Marche Centre, 241 – 251 Ferndale Road, London SW9 8BJ, United Kingdom;
Contacts.

About: Find Your Feet (FYF) is a British international development charity dedicated to working with poor, rural communities to create lasting solutions to poverty. FYF was founded in 1960 in response to the refugee crisis in Central and Eastern Europe.   Continuer la lecture de « Find your Feet FYF »

This NGO shows no own website, but it is mentionned on these sites:

NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Child welfare; Aim/Objective/Mission: SICW focuses on the rehabilitation and developmental work for the children. It provides various services to the needy children such as educational sponsorship, adoption and day care centres. It also takes up income generation activities for the poor women and children … E-mail, Website — …

Sulekha.com, Classifieds & Yellow Pages: Phone: 033-22807176, Contact Person: Pathak, … Address: #20, Col. Biswas Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata -700019, India.

JustDial.com.

Indian Placement Agencies.

IMDb.

making an impact one project at a time

• You consider yourself a socially-conscious individual. You read the news every day, give to charity on occasion, and even volunteer now and then. But you can’t help thinking that something’s missing— the feeling that you are an agent of change.
• That’s where 1Well comes in.
• 1Well lets you lead a small but critical project and connects your community with a community in need. By completing a 1Well project— like a well or childcare center— you help fulfill a community’s basic needs. At the same time, you free up people’s time and energy for productive activities, like finding a job or starting a business. Plus, you get to rally your community around a common cause.
• Now that’s something “click to donate” won’t give you … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Projects in progress; Available projects; Successes;
Get involved; Toolkit; Terms of Service; Donate;
Address: 1Well, 2452 18th Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our Projects: A 1Well project in Vachharajpur, India provided clean drinking water for more than 550 people. Women have started a flour mill, grocery store, and other small businesses because they no longer walk five hours a day to collect potable water.  Continuer la lecture de « 1WELL.org »

Sasha (Sarba Shanti Ayog) was started in 1978, primarily to provide marketing assistance to crafts persons all over India. Design and development of products and organization is another key activity. Now 25 years later, sasha works with more than 150 producer groups and communities … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Services; Projects; Networking; Events;
Plus: sasha, craft for contemporary living and its Bazaar; Learn; Family;
Address: Subhashini Kohli, Executive Director, Roopa Mehta, Secretary, Debasish Ray Choudhuri, CEO, EDF Enterprise Development Foundation (EDF), 1C, Chatubabu Lane, Kolkata – 700 014, India;
Contact: Phone +91-33- 2244 9761, Fax 9776, e-mail one, e-mail two, e-mail three.

About 2/2: … In order to use all the experience it has gained so far, sasha has promoted the Enterprise Development Foundation to formalize the work it has been doing so far, and to provide a more structured platform and support system for entrepreneurial initiatives at the grassroots.  Continuer la lecture de « enterprise development foundation »

The CCHR is a non-political, independent, non-governmental organization which works to promote and protect democracy and respect for human rights throughout Cambodia. We focus primarily on civil and political rights, although we work on a variety of interlinked human rights issues.
Members of staff are grouped into four specialist Units that reflect the scope of our work: … (full text about /what we do).

• All pages have the same URL. Click on the internal links, as: english or cambodian Homepage, about, units, programs, media and publications, events, support us, about/contact.
• Address and map: Cambodian Center for Human Rights CCHR, #798, St.99, Boeng Trabek, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.
• about/Contact: Tel +855 (0)23 72 69 01, Fax 023 726 902, E-mail.

About /Why We DO It: We believe that every Cambodian has the right to participate in democracy and to have their fundamental human rights respected. We work to give Cambodians a voice.  Continuer la lecture de « Cambodian Center for Human Rights CCHR »

Universal Human Rights from a contrary position

Linked with The National Equality March, 10-11 Oct. 2009 in Washington D.C.

• By offering alternative perspectives on important social issues and major events, the writers on this website hope to highlight the common factors that bind the various movements for peace, social justice, and environmental sustainability together. In addition to original articles and documents, this site offers references to and information from different organizations around the world.
• Calls for an independent investigation into the Bush administration’s misdeeds are becoming more persistent and difficult for the ruling officials to ignore.1 Spain has already initiated criminal proceedings against six of the administration’s high-ranking officials, including former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales …
• … Footnotes: … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;    Continuer la lecture de « A Contrario »

in many languages (in the left column)

• The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.
• The Republic of the Web: The web continues to grow at staggering rates. Automated search engines are increasingly unable to turn up useful results to search queries. The small paid editorial staffs at commercial directory sites can’t keep up with submissions, and the quality and comprehensiveness of their directories has suffered. Link rot is setting in and they can’t keep pace with the growth of the Internet.
• Instead of fighting the explosive growth of the Internet, the Open Directory provides the means for the Internet to organize itself. As the Internet grows, so do the number of net-citizens. These citizens can each organize a small portion of the web and present it back to the rest of the population, culling out the bad and useless and keeping only the best content … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Becoming an ODP editor; Social contract; ODP data – RDF; Submit; Editor Resources; Blog;
Guidelines; Add; Help; Link;

About 2/2: … The Definitive Catalog of the Web: The Open Directory follows in the footsteps of some of the most important editor/contributor projects of the 20th century.  Continuer la lecture de « d.m.o.z. – open directory project ODP »

access to global database by state or territory

The Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project is an initiative of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights to support the application and implementation of international law in armed conflict. Through its global database and analysis, the Project aims ultimately to report on every concerned State and disputed territory in the world, considering both the legal norms that apply as well as the extent to which they are respected by the relevant actors. (Homepage).

Legal developments archives; Key documents; Links to HR-bodies: right column;
Applicable Law, Issues; internal links in left column;
Address: RULAC Project, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Villa Moynier, P.O. Box 67, 1211 Genève 21, Switzerland;
Contact.

About:
The Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC) Project is an initiative of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights to support the application and implementation of international law in armed conflict. Continuer la lecture de « The Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts, Project RULAC »