Mois : janvier 2010

Linked on our blogs with The SANGOnet ICT Discussion Forum (Thetha).

The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) was founded in 1987. Over the past 22 years it has developed into a dynamic civil society organisation with a history closely linked to the social and political changes experienced by South Africa during its transition to democracy. SANGONeT is still one of very few NGOs in Africa involved in the field of information communication technologies (ICTs) and continues to serve civil society with a wide range of ICT products and services … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Vision, Mission; Governance; Programmes; Staff; Thetha;
Issues: Economic justice; Health; Human Rights; NGO management; SOS campaign; Technology; Gender;
Address: SANGOnet, 29th Floor, UCS Building, 209 Smit Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa;
Contact.

About 2/2: … SANGONeT’s ICT services and interventions are shaped by the challenge of strengthening the capacity of NGOs in finding long-term and sustainable solutions in response to Southern Africa’s development problems. Continuer la lecture de « Southern African NGO Network SANGOnet »

linking civil society through ICTs – Linked on this blog with SANGOnet.

• SANGOndet’s Thetha forums provide NGOs with an opportunity to discuss information communication technology (ICT) challenges facing the sector.
• The forums highlight ICT policy issues and promote practical applications, and form part of SANGONeT’s broader objective to increase the use and awareness of ICTs within the NGO sector in South Africa.
• Starting in July 2006, SANGOnet started to expand the Thetha initiative to the rest of Southern Africa. Thetha forums were held in Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and Angola … (full text Homepage).

Thetha countries: Southern A. Thethas, Regional, Namibia, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, Angola, South Africa, e-Waste; Past Events;
Address: SANGOnet, P.O. Box 31392, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa 2017;
Contact.

Background: During the past few years an increasing number of Southern African NGOs have started to use ICTs in support of their development work. However, the impact of and exposure to ICTs by the NGOs in general continue to be limited. At the same time, although ICTs present NGOs with many new opportunities, they also challenge the very way in which these organisations have conducted their work historically.  Continuer la lecture de « The SANGOnet ICT Discussion Forum (Thetha) »

looking beyond disabilities & breaking barriers together

Ability Foundation is a national cross disability organisation established in 1995 as a public charitable trust for the empowerment and mainstreaming of persons with disabilities. Based in Chennai, India, Ability Foundation is involved in pioneering activities, ranging from publishing and media, counselling and referral services, advocacy, and training and employment. Over the years, the Foundation has organized several events all of which aim at dispelling stereotypes and changing public attitudes/perceptions towards disabled persons … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;
Vision; Mission; Core Group; Media; Employ Ability; EquABILITY; Access to audits; Networking; Disability Rights; Work with us; Donate;
Addresses and map: Registered Office: Ability Foundation, 27, Fourth Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020, Tamil Nadu. India; – Administrative Office: Ability Foundation, 28, Second Cross Street, Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai – 600 020, Tamil Nadu. India;
Contact.

Who we are: We are the dreamers of a better world. A world without barriers. A world where being disabled does not automatically equate with being disadvantaged… where words like “empathy” and “empowerment” forever replace “pity” and “neglect”… where access in every sense and equitable opportunities are the norm. Continuer la lecture de « Ability Foundation »

This website has the same URL for every page.

COMER is an international publishing and education resource based in Toronto, Canada, and is comprised of people who are concerned about the destabilization that current economic and monetary policies have caused and are causing for the citizens of Canada and other nation states … (full text about).

Click on the internal links as: Homepage, About, Events, New on COMER, Library, Obama Petition; Recommended, Oh Canada, Web of Debt, Meltdown Books, Current Articles, Kingston COMER, Trendspotting, Some History, Dept Ode, Afghanistan …
… and a Link to a Video: the coming collapse of the American Middle Class, 57.37 min.

Exception: Contact by e-mail.

Some History: As I recollect, having been a male factory worker in a « traditional occupation » from about 1965 to 1989, it was not a case of what male workers demanded or didn’t demand. They/we had the ground shot out from under us.  Continuer la lecture de « The Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform COMER »

the independent study of monetary history, theory and reform

The American Monetary Institute (AMI) is a publicly supported charity, founded in 1996 to present the results of our research in a manner understandable by the average citizen; leading to monetary reforms which bring forth a greater level of economic justice and a more equitable and efficient functioning of government … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Contribute; Conferences; Newsletter: scroll down of About 2/2; Links;
Address: The American Monetary Institute, PO Box 601, Valatie, NY 12184, USA;
Map; Contact.

About 2/2:
… This field deserves serious study because while attention is usually focused on the elections of presidents, prime ministers, and representatives, the real outcomes in society – whether there will be general economic justice or special financial privileges for the few – are often quietly determined behind the scenes by the structure of a society’s monetary system.  Continuer la lecture de « American Monetary Institute AMI »