Mois : novembre 2009

• Voices of Women is a group of peace-minded people who share a common commitment to education on international issues and U.S. foreign policy.
• We believe that women must be active participants in the formation of global policies. Our goal is to partner with other women around the world in this endeavor, with the full belief that we can make a difference. (about).

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Take action; Afghanistan; Connections; Newsletter; Beyond borders; Join; Awards; Donate;
Address: Voices of Women, 8677 Villa La Jolla Drive, #1214, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA;
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A Voice from Africa: Voices of Women is pleased to announce that we have chosen to sponsor a woman from Sudan, through the Women for Women International Sponsorship Program.  We  believe that it is important to empower women so that they may play significant roles in the development of their communities.     Continuer la lecture de « Voices of Women VOW »

• Second call for participation in the Fundamental Rights Platform of the FRA on 21 October 2009:
• The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) is pleased to invite non-governmental organisations and other institutions of civil society, active in the field of fundamental rights at national, European or international level to become a member of the Fundamental Rights Platform.
• Interested organisations are invited to submit their online application by by 30 November 2009.
• The first call for participation was conducted in 2008. The Platform is a network for cooperation and information exchange. It acts as the common channel for FRA’s cooperation with civil society and ensures a close cooperation between the Agency and civil society.
• Find out more about the Fundamental Rights Platform and the participation criteria. (In Focus).

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First visit? News, events; Press; Research; Reports; FAQs; Civil Society; Organization; Board; Documents;
Address: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Schwarzenbergplatz 11, 1040 Wien, Austria;
Contact.

About Us: Opened on 1 March 2007, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is a body of the European Union (EU) based in Vienna.    Continuer la lecture de « Fundamental Rights Agency FRA »

shelter rights campaign for the homeles in Delhi

Linked on our blogs with Homeless.

• Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan -the shelter rights campaign – is a citizen’s initiative to address the problems of the homeless in Delhi – the people sleeping on pavements, rickshaws, thelas (two wheel handcarts), flyovers, under the bridges and in parks.
• At present, more than a lakh homeless live in open on the streets of Delhi.
• Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan visions of organising and empowering the homeless so that they can take up issues affecting them on their own.
• Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan calls upon each one of you to help us, support us, and join us. (Homepage).

Homeless; Gallery; Aim, Objective; the Problem; Shelters; Activities; Publication; Donate; FAQs;
Address: AAshray Adhikar Abhiyan, S-442, School Block, Shakarpur, Delhi-110 092, India;
Contact.

About Us: Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan emerged from a Planning Commission meeting held on 19th November 1999 attended by the group of concerned individuals from the Government and Civil Society who came together to address the problems of Homeless people of Delhi. It was noticed by the group that there are many voluntary organizations, who are working on the Slums issues and very few working for the homeless people. Continuer la lecture de « Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan AAA »

restoring a sense of pleasure and dignity

Linked with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation. Added Febr. 18, 2011: E-Mail exchange about ClitorAid having been created by a “sect”.

Following the announcement made by Dr Foldes, OBGYN in France, stating that women and children of all ages who have suffered the atrocities of clitoral excision, or female genital mutilation the equivalent of male castration in its barbarity, now have the possibility to regain sexual pleasure and be whole once again, thanks to medical advances and scientific progress. Rael, the spiritual leader of the Raelian Movement decided to help as many women as possible to regain their sense of pleasure and founded Clitoraid, a private non-profit organization with the aim to sponsor those women who want to have their clitoris rebuilt … (full text Adopt a clitoris … ).

Homepage & Watch this video: ClitorAid, 13.22 min.;
the hospital; Supporters; Donate; Events; News; Press; Downloads (en/fr/it); Links;
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Our Goal: The goal of Clitoraid’s “Adopt a Clitoris” program is to create real, long lasting changes for women who have been forced to experience clitoral excision or genital mutilation against their will. To rebuild the female clitoris, a local anesthetic is applied so no pain is experienced when the surgeon uncovers the root of the original clitoris left after the excision. This root and tissues will become the new clitoris. The procedure takes 6 weeks for a woman to completely heal, with sexual pleasure and genetic normality being the end result. Continuer la lecture de « ClitorAid »

The role of citizens and citizens’ organizations as actors of public policies in Europe has been constantly growing in the past 30 years. Nevertheless, neither the European Constitution nor the legal systems of national states define exactly their role as participants  in policy making as a fundamental right of citizens. Therefore, Active Citizenship Network (ACN) together with the Active Citizenship Foundation (FONDACA) decided to promote the drafting of a European Charter of Rights on Active Citizenship, which stated the rights and duties of citizen organizations participating in policy making … (European Charter of Active Citizenship 1/2).

Homepage;
Monitoring and Evaluating the State of the Rights to the European Active Citizenship (2007-2008); Corporate citizenship;
Civic participation; Civic activism in Europe; Representativeness of civic NGOs; Code of Good Practice;
Consumer’s rights; Patient’s rights; Documents; Newsletter; Sponsors; Links;
No Address or contact found.

European Charter of Active Citizenship 2/2:
… The aim of the project was to develop the concept of « Civic Participation », which is mentioned in the European Constitution (art. 47 and art. 72, second part), but then not explained.   Continuer la lecture de « Active Citizenship Network »