Mois : juin 2010

Slow Food International

in many languages – Linked with Indigenous Wisdom Speaks.

  • Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
  • To do that, Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility, and makes them inseparable.
  • Today, we have over 100,000 members in 132 countries. (Homepage – click on english).

Who; Where; Events; Manifesto; Publications; Newsletter; Internat. statute; FAQs; Donation; Join;
Contact: the only link down of the Homepage is not working.

About /our Philo: We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy – a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet.  Continuer la lecture de « Slow Food International »

Governance and Social Development Resource Centre GSDRC

University of Birmingham, UK

  • The Governance and Social Development Resource Centre GSDRC was established by the UK Department for International Development DFID in 2005 to provide high quality, timely information to support international development project and programme planning, policy-making, and other activities in the field.
  • In July 2009 the GSDRC was also awarded a two-year contract to provide the Australian Agency for International Development AusAID with access to our research services … (What we do 1/2, scroll down to about).

Homepage;
Document Library; Newsletter; Topic Guides; Gateway Guides; Research Helpdesk; Emerging Issues; Consultancy Services; Security sector reform; Partner: The Global Facilitation Network GFN;
Address: GSDRC, c/o International Development Department IDD, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;
University of Birmingham’s Contacts; The International Development Department’s Contact; GSDRC’s Contacts.

What we do 2/2, since beginning: Staff profile; Consortium; Services; Management and quality control; GSDRC mid-term review.

Our services:  Continuer la lecture de « Governance and Social Development Resource Centre GSDRC »

The Broker

connecting worlds of knowledge – Towards a global development strategy.

Linked with Towards a global development strategy.

  • The bimonthly magazine The Broker and its associated website and email newsletter are published by the Foundation for International Development Publications (IDP), Stationsweg 28, 2312 AV Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • The Broker aims to contribute to evidence-based policy making and better formulated research questions in the field of poverty reduction and international development … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Magazine; Blogs; Archive; Newsletter;
Address: The Broker, Publisher IDP Stationsweg 28, 2312 AV Leiden, The Netherlands;
Contact /send a letter to the editor, online.

About 2/2: … The Broker helps policy makers, practitioners and scientists to make a better use of the results and conclusions of recent and ongoing research and evaluations, in the fields of economics, governance, security and science & technology. Continuer la lecture de « The Broker »

Creative Commons CC

nothing is more powerful than shared knowledge

  • Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.
  • We provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Projects; International; Case Studies; Developers; News; Events; Directories; FAQs;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … Some Rights Reserved: Creative Commons defines the spectrum of possibilities between full copyright and the public domain. From all rights reserved to no rights reserved. Our licenses help you keep your copyright while allowing certain uses of your work — a “some rights reserved” copyright. Continuer la lecture de « Creative Commons CC »

NAFSA Association of International Educators

  • NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a member organization promoting international education and providing professional development opportunities to the field. Hundreds of NAFSA members volunteer to serve the association and thousands advocate for international education.
  • Mission, Vision, Values … (full text about).

Homepage;
Regions; Community; Info; Publications; Events, Training; Membership;
Address: NAFSA Association of International Educators1307 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA;
Contact.

About /History: NAFSA pioneered the concept of providing professional services for post-secondary exchange students. Early efforts to enhance living and learning environments for exchange students have blossomed into today’s active association of accomplished professionals whose numbers continue to grow worldwide.  Continuer la lecture de « NAFSA Association of International Educators »