Mois : décembre 2009

a russian website

The Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development SD « ECO-Accord » was established in 1992 as a non-governmental, non-for-profit citizens’ organisation and registered in the Russian Ministry of Justice … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Events: in the left column; ECO Accord News; Publications; in the right column; European ECO-Forum News Digest;
Programs: Trade and SD; Pollutants; Education for SD; Aarhus Convention/PRTR;
Address: ECO-Accord, P.O.Box 43, 129010, Moscow, Russia;
Contact: Olga Ponizova, Executive Director, Tel.7-095-514-3748, e-mail.

About 2/2: … All the ECO-Accord founders have graduated from different departments of the Moscow Lomonossov State University and used to be activists of Moscow University Youth Council for Environmental Protection. Continuer la lecture de « Eco-Accord »

… To promote people-centered approaches to transforming conflicts through a process of learning, sharing and working together at all levels and to do this in a way that builds trust and creates a culture of peace … (about 1/2 /Mission).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Programmes; Participate; Internships; Partners; Blog; Resources; Gallery /workshops;
Address: North City House, Corner Jorissen and Melle Streets, Mezzanine Floor, Braamfontein, South Africa;
Contact.

About 2/2 /Background: … The ACTION Support Centre was initially established in 2002 on the basis of a mandate to set up a communications hub for the network members of ACTION global.  Continuer la lecture de « Action Support Centre ASC »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Development (General);
Aim/Objective/Mission: The main aim of the organisation is to facilitate the development process of the socio-economically weaker sections through social action and HRD training in NGOs. The training includes skill, commitment development oriented, developing their own HRD system, facilitating in-house-strategic-planning and evaluation exercises, collecting research findings and information and circulating the same to NGOs.
Contact: Lalit Mishra, Tel: 91-6752-224747
Address: Yojana, Sarvodayanagar, Puri – 752002, Orissa, India. No e-mail.

The Word Yojana explained on wikipedia.
An Indian-Gov-website presents a magazine named Yojana, issue July 2009 is about Infrastructure Development.

la terre des enfants – Linked sur nos blogs avec Le Gouvernement des Enfants

Voix Libres est une association humanitaire internationale où les enfants des mines, des rues et des ordures de Bolivie deviennent auteurs et réalisateurs de leurs projets une fois scolarisés et diplômés… ce qui garantit un engagement solidaire et durable. (Accueil).

Qui est Voix Libres;
Programmes; Manifestations (en ch/fr/be); Référence et prix; Commerce équitable; FAQs; Newsletter;
Addresse: Voix Libres, rue des Grottes 28, 1201 Genève, Suisse;
Contacts.

Campagne de prévention et d’éradication du travail des enfants à Potosí (à 4’500 mètres d’altitude):  Depuis 1994, Voix Libres a concentré ses efforts pour prévenir et éradiquer le travail des enfants dans les mines de Potosí.  Continuer la lecture de « Voix Libres »

also in russian

Linked on our blogs with New NGO road map points the way to a more transparent EIB, and with Client Earth.

Goals of the Network:

• To create public awareness about International Financial Institutions activities in Central and Eastern European countries and their social and environmental impacts.
• To promote public participation in the decision making process about policies and projects of International Financial Institutions, on the local, national and regional levels.
• To help non-governmental environmental organisations and citizen groups to monitor what the International Financial Institutions are doing in the Central and Eastern Europe.
• To change or stop environmentally and socially destructive policies and projects of International Financial Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe, and promote alternatives.
• To cooperate with environmental citizen organisations in stopping destructive activities of Transnational Corporations and to limit their overall impacts on the environment in Central and Eastern Europe.

english Homepage and latest news;
News; Publications; Find our brochure; Campaigns/map; Annual reports; Citizen’s Guides;
Staff; Get involved; Issues: on the left column of each page; Gallery;
2 Addresses: Central Office: CEE Bankwatch Network, Na Rozcesti 6, Prague 9, 190 00, Czech Republic;
Media Coordinator: Greig Aitken, Bratislavska 31, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic;
Contacts.

About: The CEE Bankwatch Network is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with member organisations currently from 12 countries across the central and eastern European region. Continuer la lecture de « CEE Bankwatch »

Linked on our blogs with New NGO road map points the way to a more transparent EIB, and with CEE Bankwatch.

Client Earth is an organisation of activist lawyers committed to securing a healthy planet. We work oin Europe and beyond, bringing together law, science and policy to create pragmatic solutions to key environmental challenges. (Homepage).

Vision; Environmental justice; Partnerships; Staff; Supporters; Jobs;
Addresses and Contacts with London, and with Brussels;
Contact with the press.

About /what we do: We work to protect the environment through advocacy, lobbying, litigation and research. We use the best scientific and policy analysis when choosing strategic directions. Legal action, whether lobbying or in cases before courts and administrative bodies, will be built on solid law and science. Continuer la lecture de « Client Earth »

Linked with South Africa: International Human Rights Exchange, call for applications.

Go to study Human Rights in South Africa with the International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE), the world’s only multidisciplinary, semester long program in human rights.  IHRE offers students from Africa and North America a unique opportunity for intense theoretical and practical engagement with human rights … (Program Homepage).

How to apply; FAQs; Courses; Internship Host Sites; Workshops; guest lectures; Apartheid Museum;
Addresses (2 of 4): for applications: Institute for International Liberal Education, Bard College, PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000, USA;
or: Ms. Ayesha Kajee, Program Director, International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE), Tel: +27-11-717-4391, E-mail.
Contacts.

About: Program Overview: The International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE) is the world’s only full-semester, multidisciplinary program in human rights. The program is housed at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a joint venture with Bard College. Continuer la lecture de « International Human Rights Exchange IHRE »

The Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre (DRDC) is an independent, apolitical and not-for-profit non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Geneva (Switzerland.) DRDC was established in May 2004 with the view to injecting an independent and impartial civil society perspective for a peaceful resolution of armed conflicts in the Darfur region of western Sudan … (about DRDC 1/2).

Homepage;
About Darfur; Docs: peace process, docs, reports; studies; Photos; Members; Press; Archives; Donate;
Address: Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre DRDC, Crêts-de-Pregny 27, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About DRDC: … DRDC brings together a panoply of individuals from different backgrounds including intellectuals, scholars, community leaders, human rights and pro-democracy activists, and groups from Darfur and other parts of the world and engages them in an effort to help the people of Darfur to put an end to the conflict in the region and rebuild their destroyed lives and livelihood.  Continuer la lecture de « Darfur Relief and Documentation Center DRDC »

A global consumer dialogue on Access to Knowledge and communications issues (in 简体中文 English Français Bahasa Indonesia 日本語 한국어 Bahasa Melayu Português Русский Español) – and a Project of Consumers International CI.

Linked on our blogs with Consumers International CI, and with Production underway on CI Access to Knowledge film.

CI seeks to harness the collective voice and effectiveness of consumer groups working around the world and across issue sectors, to guarantee that consumer interests are adequately represented in national and global debates around intellectual property (IP) and communications rights, and thereby to serve as a catalyst for policy change, by putting pressure on governments and international organisations to develop more balanced IP and communications regimes … (english Homepage and log-in).

Activities; Working groups; Terms of reference; Workspace; Blogs; Books; Forums; Glossary; Links;
Contact. no contact found external of log-in

About: This is the home of Consumers International’s global projects to promote Access to Knowledge (A2Ki) for consumers.  Continuer la lecture de « access to knowledge – a2k (network.org) »

also in espanol – Linked on our blogs with Production underway on CI Access to Knowledge film, and with Children’s lunchbox packed full of unhealthy food reveals Which?

• CI is working to put the rights of consumers at the heart of decision-making.
• CI’s vision is a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable goods and services. Where the strength of the collective power is used for the good of consumers throughout the world.
• Read more and download the CI information leaflet and Strategic Plan brochure in Media Resources … (about 1/2 /What is CI’s vision?).

Homepage;
Media Centre; Campaigns, projects; Key Issues; Members;
Blogs: CI blog in English, CI blog in Spanish, Junk Food Generation, Marketing Overdose, Access to knowledge (A2K);
Address (1 of ): Consumers International London Office, 24 Highbury Crescent, London N5 1RX, UK;
Contacts.

About: What is Consumers International? Consumers International (CI) is the world federation of consumer groups that, working together with its members, serves as the only independent and authoritative global voice for consumers.   Continuer la lecture de « Consumers International CI »

this NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Environment, Health, Poverty, Rural Development, Sanitation;
Aim/Objective/Mission: The main aim of the sanstha is upliftment of rural people through conservation of natural resources and making them available for increasing production and raising the financial level of the farmers and rural artisans. Improving health conditions and village sanitation is another important area focused on by the organisation.

on Click India: Contact: Shalini Salunke, Phone: 91-2487-252208;
Address: AT/PO Shrigonda Sugar Factory Tal Shrigonda Dist Ahmednagar, 413726 Maharashtra, India.

on Wiser Earth: see Map; Type: Non Governmental Organization; Scope: regional, Main Email.

• Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.
• We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.
• … (about 1/2 /who we are).

Homepage and Teachers; Sitemap;
Emergencies; Act now; Get involved; Give; Jobs; Press;
Map and Contacts.

About 2/2 /what we do: Find out how Christian Aid and its partners are working to bring an end to poverty around the world – tackling its root causes as well as its effects.  Continuer la lecture de « Christian Aid.org UK »

also in french, spanish, nederlands

A 21st century approach – What makes NABUUR different? The method: NABUUR leverages the internet to enable people around the world to connect and collaborate. Online volunteers (Neighbours) are matched to and linked with Local Communities (Villages) in developing countries through NABUUR … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
My Nabuur and Join/register; Groups; Villages; Volunteer Opportunities; FAQs; News;
Contact online.

About 2/2: The people living in the Villages formulate projects to address local issues. Together, the people and the Neighbours find solutions. For Neighbours, the focus is not on donating money, but on sharing knowledge, ideas and contacts. This novel approach leaves the initiative in the hands of the Villages. NABUUR combines the best of the old (neighbourly help) with the best of now (the internet).  Continuer la lecture de « Global Neighbour Network Nabuur »

Y.R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education YRG CARE – YRG CARE is a non-profit organisation based in Chennai, India. The activities of YRG CARE are organized around four core areas: Education, Care & Support, Research, Training. (Homepage).

Sitemap;
Services; Training; Research; Publications; Downloads; Partners;
Address: Y. R. Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education, Voluntary Health Services Taramani, Chennai INDIA. 600 113, India;
Map and Contact.

About: YRG CARE began its services in the year 1993. Continuer la lecture de « Y.R.Gaitonde Centre for AIDS Research and Education – YRG CARE »

this NGO shows no own website, but is named

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Agriculture, Art and culture, Education, Employment, Health, Human Rights, Rural Development, Training, Tribal issues, Water
Aim/Objective/Mission: Our mission is establishment of an equitable society of love, justice and freedom through the empowerment of the marginalised section of the society.

on Click India: Contact: Anthony Parapullil; Phone: 91-7774-230613,
Address: Xavier Institute Ambikapur Dist-Surguja – 427001 Chhattisgarh, India.

on Wiser Earth.