Carnegie Council

of Ethics and International Affairs

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an independent, nonprofit, educational 501(c)3 institution serving international affairs professionals, teachers and students, and the attentive public … (about /who we are 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Ethics; Programs; Education; Calendar; Resources; Membership/Support/Join; Newsletters; History; Jobs, Internships; FAQs;
Address: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Merrill House, 170 East 64th Street, New York, NY 10065-7478, USA;
Contact.

About /who we are 2/2: … Since its inception, the Council has focused on the enduring importance of ethical values in international relations. Then, as now, the Council aspires to be a worldwide « voice for ethics. »  Continuer la lecture de « Carnegie Council »

Peace Resource Center (Documentations)

An old website, last updated 4 November 2000, with Peace Documents for many Issues and their sub-files

The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, with a generous grant from the Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace, presents the Peace Resource Center. The Peace Resource Center hosts documents and links to further the peace movement around the world through action, education, and information.

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Peace Docs; War & Peace; Dayton, Bosnia; Law; Crime Tribunals; Activist Links; Public Awareness; Media; Human Rights Education;
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Named as Partners:

German Development Service DED

mainly a german Website – Linked with German Development Cooperation GTZ,  (also called German technical aid organization), with Capacity Building International, Germany Inwent,  (also called international capacity-building agency), and with German development agencies to merge.

The German Development Service is one of the leading European development services for personnel cooperation. Since its formation in 1963, DED has assigned over 16 000 experienced and commited technical advisers to improve the living conditions of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Together with its local partners DED works towards reducing poverty, achieving self-determined sustainable development and securing natural resources … (full text english Homepage).

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Press; Working Areas; download pdf-Publications /in many languages; Vacancies; Partner countries;
Addresses of 2 DED headquarters in Bonn:
Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst gGmbH, Tulpenfeld 7, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany;
Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst gGmbH, (Civil Peace Service, Education and Returnee Management, Legal affairs), c/o InWEnt gGmbH, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany;
Contact.

About /DED in brief: The German Development Service is one of the leading European development services for personnel cooperation. Continuer la lecture de « German Development Service DED »

Expatica

Expatica is the international community’s home away from home on the web. It is a must-read for English-speaking expatriates and internationals across Europe. Expatica provides a tailored local news service and essential information on living in, working in or moving to your country of choice. With in-depth features, Expatica brings the international community closer together … (about, left down on the Frontpage).

  • Issues: Mainmenu on the Frontpage for: Moving, Housing, Employment, Health & Fitness, Eduication, Finance & Business, Leisure, Family & Kids, Expat Life, News, Forums & Connect, More … infos are not concerning a specific country;
  • Country links for Belgium, France, Germany, Lucembourg, Moscow, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, United Kingdom. When you choose a country, all Issues appearing in the left column become infos concerning this specific country.
  • Contact online. When clicking the contact-link down of each page, appears automatically the EXPATICA contact-URL of the country where you are living in.

The Expatica Story: Canadian expat Bram Lebo wondered what was going on. He had been waiting at the tram stop for more than half an hour and still no sign of a tram. In fact, the stop was ominously empty that Monday morning in early 2000 and the only other people waiting seemed to be foreigners like him; they weren’t speaking Dutch anyhow. If only he had known – like half of Holland did– that public transport workers were on strike that day.   Continuer la lecture de « Expatica »

ABC Coaching & Counselling Services

If you are looking for help with problems of daily living, would any of the following services help?

  • 1. Manage your anger better…with anger Management Coaching and Counselling.
  • 2. Reduce your social anxiety; your performance anxiety; your interview anxiety; your exam anxiety, etc…with counselling and therapy for all forms of anxiety.
  • 3. Get over your depression and extreme sadness…by getting counselling and therapy help.
  • 4. Improve your communication skills and succeed with people…through coaching and counselling processes.
  • 5. Reduce your stress level…with stress management coaching and counselling services.
  • 6. Develop better relationships with your loved ones…using insights from counselling and therapy, including couples therapy and family therapy.
  • 7. Improve your self confidence, and feel better about yourself …

… through the use of confidence coaching and counselling support. (click the link: seven councelling services).

In a long list of page-links, all show the same URL:  (click on them in the left column).

Contact: Telephone: 44 1422 847 882 (outside UK), or 01422 847 882 (inside UK), Fax: 0800 242 5772, E-mail, or use the online contact-form by clicking on the CONTACT-link in the left column.

What is Counselling? – SOME PRACTICAL DEFINITIONS: In simple terms, counselling involves one person (the counsellor) helping another person (the client) to work through some difficult or painful emotional, behavioural or relationship problem or difficulty.   Continuer la lecture de « ABC Coaching & Counselling Services »

Reflect and Learn R&L

Learning together about Organizational Assessment OA – also in french

The Foundation of R&L: The Reflect & Learn web site has had several iterations.  During the first stage of the website project, Fundación Acceso, a non-profit organization based in Costa Rica, partnered with IDRC and Universalia to develop the concept and create an initial design. Unfortunately, for organizational reasons they were unable to continue on with the project and asked us to continue.  We want to thank Fundación Acceso for their early support and collaboration … (about History 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Collaborators; Guide to OA; Frameworks; Tools; Case Studies; Discussions;
Contact online.

About History 2/2: … Today R&L is being supported by IDRC and Universalia.  It is the most comprehensive web based resource regarding Organizational Assessment.  The website is being refreshed every two weeks by adding new material, identifying relevant events and monitoring the use of the existing material in order to keep the site interesting and refreshing to all its visitors.  Continuer la lecture de « Reflect and Learn R&L »

Social and Economic Policy – Canada

a program of the International Development Research Centre IDRC – also in french and spanish

Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International Development Cooperation and its Newsletters. – Linked on our blogs with the International Development Research Centre IDRC IDRC.

The Social and Economic Policy Program Area focuses on public policies that can help to reduce poverty and enhance social equity in developing countries.  It works to strengthen long-term research capacities, to support policy-relevant research on issues of immediate policy concern, and to facilitate public accountability by helping researchers and civil society organizations participate effectively in policy debates at the local, national, and international levels.

Main Webpage;
Contact.

The Program Area will focus on the following key themes for the 2005-2010 period:  Continuer la lecture de « Social and Economic Policy – Canada »

African Media and Malaria Research Network AMMREN

  • Who we are: African Media and Malaria Research Network (AMMREN), was formed in November 2006, and it is a network of African journalists and scientists working together to reduce the burden of malaria, which is endemic in most parts of Africa and the number one killer of children under five.
  • Nineteen print and electronic media journalists from nine African countries formed the network out of a media-training workshop on Reporting on Malaria Research in Africa held in Accra-Ghana in 2006, with sponsorship from the Malaria Clinical Trials Alliance (MCTA).
  • AMMREN now has a membership of more than fifty journalists in ten African countries. The current participating African countries are Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and The Gambia … (about 1/2).

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Activities; Research; Training; Articles; Archives; Membership; Partners; Jobs; Links;
Address: AMMREN, No. 10 Joe Reindorf St. Parakuo Estate, Dome, Accra, Ghana;
Postal: AMMREN, P.O. Box GP14550, Accra-Ghana, W/A., Ghana;
Contact.

About 2/2 /OUR VISION: The vision of AMMREN is to become the leader in the provision of information for the prevention and control of malaria in Africa.  Continuer la lecture de « African Media and Malaria Research Network AMMREN »

Indepth Effectiveness ans Safety Studies INESS

of Antimalaria in Africa

  • A standardised process for evaluating the real life safety and effectiveness of current and alternative ant malarial treatments will be developed and implemented.
  • During the initial phase of INESS, the current first-line ACTs in Ghana and Tanzania will be evaluated. This will provide information on their safety and effectiveness, which is still unavailable despite their large scale utilisation.
  • Once a new anti-malarial is registered in a participating country, it will be introduced through the routine public health services in the districts hosting the selected INDEPTH DSS sites. New drugs will be evaluated using standardised systems to generate effectiveness and safety assessments which are comparable to those for currently recommended drugs … (full long text Research Sites).

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Gouvernance; Scientific Review; Datas; Costs;
Secretariat; Contacts.

About the INESS project: What is INESS and what is new? Continuer la lecture de « Indepth Effectiveness ans Safety Studies INESS »

Malaria Consortium

  • Malaria Kills: Malaria is one of the leading causes of death and disease worldwide, especially in the developing world Malaria is a preventable and treatable infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes that kills more than one million people each year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five (RBM)
  • Half the world’s population is at risk of malaria – some 3.3 billion people in 109 countries (GMAP)
  • Malaria perpetuates poverty … (about Malaria).

Homepage;
What; Drug resistance; Resources; News, events; Newsletter; Jobs; Links; Support;
Address: MALARIA CONSORTIUM – INTERNATIONAL, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,London EC2A 4LT, UK;
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About us: Malaria Consortium is the world’s leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the control of malaria, we apply our depth of technical expertise and practical experience to develop smarter solutions that improve and save lives. Beyond malaria, we work to control childhood illnesses, with a new focus on treating and preventing neglected tropical diseases.  Continuer la lecture de « Malaria Consortium »

AIDS Foundation of South Africa

  • Our Purpose Statement: The AIDS Foundation of South Africa mobilises funding to equip community-based and non-governmental organisations with financial resources and appropriate skills to implement primary health care and development programmes that limit the spread of HIV and mitigate the impact of the AIDS epidemic on vulnerable communities in South Africa.
  • Our Vision: To be the leading organisation supporting community-based primary health care and development programmes responding to the challenges of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Africa. (About /Purpose Statement, Vision).

Homepage;
HIV/AIDS; Culture, health; Projects; Partners; News; Your help;
Addresses (1 of 4): AIDS Foundation of South Africa, 237 Musgrave Road, Durban, 4001, SOUTH AFRICA;
Contact.

About / brief Overview: The AIDS Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), established in 1988, was the first registered AIDS Non-Government Organisation in South Africa.  Continuer la lecture de « AIDS Foundation of South Africa »

Support for Analysis and Research in Africa SARA

Linked on our blogs with Academy for Educational Development AED.

The SARA Project is operated by the Academy for Educational Development AED with subcontractors Tulane University, JHPIEGO, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Population Reference Bureau. SARA is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development. (Scroll down to bottom on about).

Homepage;
Tech areas; Staff; African partners; Publications;
Address: SARA Project, Academy for Educational Development AED, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20009 USA;
Contact.

About: The Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project is managed by the Academy for Educational Development. The first SARA contract ran from 1992-1999; the current contract runs through September 2005. Continuer la lecture de « Support for Analysis and Research in Africa SARA »

IN-DEPTH Network

  • INDEPTH’s Vision: INDEPTH will be an international platform of sentinel demographic sites that provides health and demographic data and research to enable developing countries to set health priorities and policies based on longitudinal evidence.  INDEPTH’s data and research will guide the cost effective use of tools, interventions and systems to ensure and monitor progress towards national goals.
  • INDEPTH’s Mission: … (Vision, Mission).

Homepage;
Coming events; Work Plans; Expert database; Partnerships; Publications; Reports; Newsletters;
Addresss (1 of 5): INDEPTH NETWORK SECRETARIAT, Physical Address: 11 Mensah Wood Street, East Legon, Accra, Ghana;
Postal Address: P. O. Box KD 213, Kanda, Accra, Ghana;
Contact.

INDEPTH’s Strategic Objectives: Continuer la lecture de « IN-DEPTH Network »

Science and Development Network SciDev Net

News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world

… SciDev.Net’s vision is to achieve better-informed decisions by individuals and organisations in the developing world on science- and technology-related issues, and thus the better integration of scientific knowledge and technological innovation into policies, programmes and projects intended to achieve sustainable development at all levels of society … (about /Vision).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Activities; Creative Commons; Media; Links; People; Advisors; Supporters; Donate;
Address: SciDev Net, 9–11 Richmond Buildings, London W1D 3HF, UK;
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About /Introduction: SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network – is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world.  Continuer la lecture de « Science and Development Network SciDev Net »

Ford Foundation

Working with Visionaries on the Frontlines of Social Change Worldwide

Linked with Ford Foundation Initiative to Tackle HIV Crisis in United States.

  • We believe all people should have the opportunity to reach their full potential, contribute to society, and have voice in the decisions that affect them.
  • We believe the best way to achieve these goals is to encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located; to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors; and to ensure participation by men and women from diverse communities and all levels of society … (full text about /Mission).

Homepage;
Issues; Regions; Grants; Impact; Programs; Employment; Governance; Newsroom; Reports; Special Initiatives;
Addresses (1 of 4): Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017, USA;
Contact.

About /History Overview: The Ford Foundation was established on Jan. 15, 1936, with an initial gift of $25,000 from Edsel Ford, whose father Henry, founded the Ford Motor Company. Continuer la lecture de « Ford Foundation »