Mois : août 2010

African Services Committee ASC

  • African Services Committee is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and self-sufficiency of the African community in New York City and beyond.
  • Our Mission: Founded in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees to give a helping hand to other newcomers, today African Services is a multiservice agency based in Harlem and dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees and asylees from across the African Diaspora … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Our Community; Immigrant support; Health; Advocacy; Clothing distribution; in Ethiopia; News, resources; FAQs;
Address: African Services Committee, 429 West 127th Street, New York, 10027, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our programs address the needs of newcomers affected by war, persecution, poverty, and global health inequalities. We provide health, housing, legal, educational, and social services to 10,000 people each year. Continuer la lecture de « African Services Committee ASC »

XIX ARTICLE 19 – International Centre Against Censorship

global campaign for free expression – in all 6 UN languages

  • Established in 1987, ARTICLE 19 fights for all hostages of censorship, defends dissenting voices that have been muzzled, and campaigns against laws and practices that silence.
  • We take our name from article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states: « Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers » … (about 1/2).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Our work; Advocacy; Publications;
Address: Head Office ARTICLE 19, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … ARTICLE 19 monitors, researches, publishes, lobbies, campaigns, sets standards and litigates on behalf of freedom of expression wherever it is threatened. Continuer la lecture de « XIX ARTICLE 19 – International Centre Against Censorship »

ADD International

Action on Disability and Development

ADD International is a UK-based development agency working as an ally to the disability movements in Africa and Asia. ADD works from a human rights perspective and since 1985 has played a key role in facilitating disabled people to come together to make decisions about their own lives and to campaign for their rights; basic rights that most people take for granted such as family life, means of earning a living, education, basic healthcare and respect from other members of the community … (about, who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
How we work; Where we work; News; How to help; Jobs; Donations;
Address: ADD International, Vallis House, 57 Vallis Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3EG, UK;
Contact.

About, who we are 2/2: … ADD works in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia with disabled people’s organisations ranging from small village groups to large national federations.  Continuer la lecture de « ADD International »

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR

also in the 5 other UN languages

Linked on our blogs with International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI.

The Consortium of CGIAR Centers is a new legal entity being established by the international Centers that are part of the CGIAR to lead, coordinate and support the Centers. The Consortium will provide leadership and coordination of activities among the Centers and lead the formulation of CGIAR’s Strategy and Results Framework, and the development of Mega Programs under the strategy. The Consortium is the counterpart of the Fund for implementing the performance agreements for Mega Programs signed with the Fund Council through Centers and their partners … (Consortium … ).

english Homepage; about this site; Sitemap;
Research, Impact; Meetings; Publications; News; CGIAR Databases: Core Collection, Recommendations, Decisions;
Address: CGIAR Fund Office, The World Bank, MSN G6-601, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA;
Contact.

About CGIAR /who we are: The Vision: To reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnershp and leadership.  Continuer la lecture de « Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR »

Horn Relief HR

  • Horn Relief is dedicated to creating sustainable peace and development in Somalia through grassroots capacity building, developing youth leadership, empowerment of women, and protection of the environment.
  • Horn Relief promotes lasting change in Somalia by assisting Somali communities to define and meet their own developmental needs.
  • Horn Relief operates under the mandate that access to resources, political decision-making, and education should be open to all Somalis. It is our fundamental belief that peace and development in Somalia has to be determined and led by Somalis … (full text Homepage).

What we do; Highlights, news; Goldman Prize; Partners, supporters; You can help; Vacancees;
Address: Horn Relief Nairobi, P.O. Box 70331-00400, Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact.

Who we are /Horn Relief History: Horn Relief (HR) is an African-led international organization that is dedicated to supporting sustainable peace and development in Somalia through grassroots capacity building, youth development, promotion of human rights and women’s leadership, and protection of the environment.  Continuer la lecture de « Horn Relief HR »