Mois : janvier 2010

South East Asia Clinic Talk

Linked on our blogs with 2010 International Legal Studies Internship Program; and with Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia BABSEA.

Vision Statement: Clinic Talk’s long term vision throughout the Southeast Asia Region and beyond is to provide a foundation for an advance to:

  • Develop, enrich and sustain ethical legal awareness
  • Increase knowledge and promote professional, ethical legal practice
  • Provide equal access to justice

Secure protection of rights, equality and citizenship to all members of society. (about Us).

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Members; Forum; Register; Left Column: Anouncements, Events, Internet, Parties, Press, Teaching.

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Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia BABSEA

Linked on our blogs with 2010 International Legal Studies Internship Program BABSEA; and with South East Asia Clinic Talk.

At Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA) we envision a world where respect for human rights and human dignity are universally accepted and respected norms, where extreme poverty, social injustice and violence are relics of the past, and where human beings live in harmony with our ecosystem … (about 1/2 /Vision).

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Articles; Finances; Legal Internships; Team; Volunteering; Legal Internship; Partners; Get involved;
Address: Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia, Cambodia Office, #144H, St. 143, BKK III, Phnom Penh, Cambodia;
Contact.

About 2/2 /Mission /Goals /Countries: … Our Mission: Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia (BABSEA) is an international grassroots organization working to bring people together to overcome poverty, injustice and inequity in the Southeast Asia region. Continuer la lecture de « Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia BABSEA »

Malaria Foundation International MFI

Embracing Humanity Worldwide

The MFI is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, dedicated to the fight against malaria since 1992. This website was created in 1995 to provide a central source of information about this devastating disease. The MFI works in partnership with many individuals and groups who have since joined this cause. The MFI’s goals are to support awareness, education, training, research, and leadership programs for the immediate and long term development and application of tools to combat malaria. Children are most vulnerable to malaria. This disease also severely affects pregnant women and non immune individuals. There are hundreds of millions cases of malaria annually in over 90 countries, which result in several million deaths each year … (full text about MFI).

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Quick facts; Summary in your language; Education; Basics; Friends; Events; News; Donate;
Address: Malaria Foundation International, 2120 Spencers Way, Stone Mountain, GA 3008, USA;
Contact.

About Malaria: What is Malaria?  Continuer la lecture de « Malaria Foundation International MFI »

African Internet Connectivity

African Internet and Telecoms Information – Mike Jensen, Independent IT, Internet and Telecom Consultant -Comprehensive data on information & communication technologies (ICTs), telecommunications, internet and computer infrastructure in Africa

All of Africa’s 53 countries and territories have internet connectivity, the challenge now is to broaden access and ensure that costs are brought down. Usage is still low and communication charges are often 10 – 100 times more expensive than developed countries, mainly due to the lack of infrastructure and the high prices charged by operators taking advantage of the restrictions on market entry that are in place in most countries … (Homepage, Current Projects, Publications, Contact).

Resources, Initiatives: Afridigital; Balancing Act Africa; CIPESA; FibreForAfrica; IDRC Acacia Programme; Many Possibilities.net; Mbendi Guide: Computers and Communications; Network Startup Resource  Center NSRC; SLAC ICT Africa statistics; Village Telco, Mesh Potato; Developing Countries Mike has worked in since 1991;
E-mail.

Short Bio: Mike Jensen is an independant consultant with experience in over 40 countries in Africa assisting in the establishment of information and communications systems over the last 15 years.  Continuer la lecture de « African Internet Connectivity »

Alzheimer.org.in – Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India ARDSI

Typically Alzheimer’s Disease begins with lapses of memory, difficulty in finding the right words for everyday objects or swinging mood. Mild symptoms may be a natural effect of ageing, but in Alzheimer’s Disease a pattern of problems emerges over six months or more. As it progresses the person may:

  • Routinely forget recent events, appointments, names and faces and have difficulty in understanding what is being said, become confused when handling money, driving a car or using a washing machine.
  • Undergo personality changes, appearing no longer to care about those around them, and becoming irritable or apathetic, suffer mood swings and burst into tears for no apparent reason, or become convinced that someone is trying to harm them … (full text What is Alzheimer).

All pages have the same URL, reach them by internal links, as for: Homepage, the man behind, what’s Alzheimer, what is ADI, WAF report 2009, Kolkota reports, XIth Nat.Conference, articles & memos, ARDSI chapters, research, ARDSI today, vision, events, membership form, Contact.

Address: ARDSI National Administrative Office, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, Guruvayur Road, P.B.No. 53 Kunnamkulam – 680 503, Kerala, India.

The man behind: It was the personal traumatic experience of caring his father late Rev. O.C. Kuriakose Kor Episcopa, that led Dr. Jacob Roy, a Paediatrician by profession, to turn zealously to form a society for the care and support of people affected with dementia.  Continuer la lecture de « Alzheimer.org.in – Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India ARDSI »