Mois : juillet 2010

• Philosophy: WOTR believes that land degradation and water scarcity are the most intense and commonly felt needs of a village community that can bring different groups of people together to begin their development process. Community restoration of the natural environment makes sustainability happen. Such community-led efforts help combat and adapt to climate change and mitigate the impacts.
• Vision: Communities, especially the poor wthin, are empowered to live in dignity and secure their livelihood in sustainable eco-systems.
• Mission: To provide committed development support that motivates, energizes and empowers communities, groups, other organizations and individuals, for self-help through integrated watershed development and enhancement of well being on a sustainable basis. (Philo and Vision).

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Watershed Development; Water and Food Security; Projects; Training; Grassroutes; Careers; Publications; Newsletter;
Address (1 of 2): Watershed Organisation Trust WOTR, 2nd Floor, The Forum, S.No. 63/2B, Padmawati Corner, Pune Satara road, Parvati, Pune – 411 009, India;
Contact.

About: It is believed that wars in the future will be fought over water. Continuer la lecture de « Watershed Organisation Trust WOTR, India »

Society today

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funds research and training in social and economic issues. We are an independent organisation, established by Royal Charter, but receive most of our funding through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Our planned expenditure for 2009/10 is £204 million, which funds over 2,500 researchers in academic institutions and policy research institutes throughout the UK. We also support more than 2,000 postgraduate students … (about 1/2).

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Research; Funding; Press; Forums; FAQs;
Address: Economic and Social Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1UJ, UK;
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About 2/2: … The ESRC began in 1965 as the Social Science Research Council, comprising social science committees covering 14 disciplines ranging from anthropology to statistics. Continuer la lecture de « Economic and Social Research Council ESRC »

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on Click India: The association provides various services to the oppressed women in the rural and urban sectors through imparting education. It organizes a team of social workers to work at the grassroots level and endeavours to bring about change in the social structures.

Solicits: Entire World, Contact: Ira Ispa, Phone: 011-23975682
Address: 1705 Sohan Ganj, New Delhi 110007, India.

a new initiative in Ethiopia

FSS was legally registered in 1998. At the beginning, its supporters were small in number but thanks to its successful programs it has attracted a good number of supporters and wide interest among the public since then … (about /Institutional History 1/2).

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Publications; News; Library; Debate; Outreach; Bulletin;
Address: Forum for Social Studies, P.O. Box  25864 code 1000, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
Contact.

About /Institutional History 2/2: … Over the past years it has held numerous public policy debates, produced a large body of publications, including the quarterly newsletter called Bulletin, and several specialized studies and monographs, and helped to enhance greater awareness among civil society groups about the need to participate in public policy issues.  Continuer la lecture de « Forum for Social Studies FSS »

Gruppe Friedensentwicklung.de

The Working Group on Development and Peace (FriEnt) is an association of eight German governmental and non-governmental organisations working in the field of development cooperation and peace building. The group was founded on 1 September 2001 with the following objectives:

• promoting the role of peace building in the members’ strategies and activities,
• capacity building,
• promoting joint learning against a backdrop of different perspectives and approaches
• supporting its members in networking and co-operation … (full text about).

english Homepage;
Members; Topics; Countries; Publications; News;
Address: Working Group on Development and Peace FriEnt, c/o BMZ, ahlmannstr. 4, 53113 Bonn, Germany;
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Structure: A Steering Committee sets the political guidelines and is responsible for the overall strategic governance of the Working Group. It comprises one representative of each FriEnt member organisation. Continuer la lecture de « Working Group on Development and Peace FriEnt »