Mois : septembre 2010

The Hunger Site

The Hunger Site was founded to focus the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need; the eradication of world hunger. Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world’s hungry and food insecure. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow « Click Here to Give – it’s FREE » button. Its grassroots popularity has been recognized with Web awards in the activism category — a Cool Site of the Year Award and a People’s Voice winner at the Webby Awards. Since its inception, visitors at The Hunger Site and shoppers at The Hunger Site store have given more than 671 million cups of food … (full text about the Hunger Site).

Homepage;
Free ways to help; Teachers; Take action; News; World Hunger; Girl Effect; Games that give; Donate food; Global Food Security Act;
Address: The Hunger Site, One Union Square, 600 University Street, Suite 1000, Seattle, WA 98101-4107, USA;
Contacts.

About our projects /Millennium Promise Update: 2010 – We proudly support Millennium Promise, the leading international non-profit organization solely committed to supporting the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals to halve extreme poverty by 2015 … watch the video, 2.00 min.  Continuer la lecture de « The Hunger Site »

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants USCRI

The Mission of U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: To address the needs and rights of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide by advancing fair and humane public policy, facilitating and providing direct professional services, and promoting the full participation of migrants in community life. (About USCRI).

Homepage;
Immigration; Network; Newsletter; Jobs; Support; Get involved;
Address: U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 350, Arlington VA 22202-3711, USA;
Contact.

About Refugees /End Warehousing /NGOs Draft Rights-based Conclusion on Self-Reliance: Ask Your Government to Support it! A number of NGOs from refugee hosting and donor nations have drafted a rights-based Conclusion on Self-Reliance with equitable international responsibility sharing for consideration at the 2009 session of UNHCR’s Executive Committee.   Continuer la lecture de « US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants USCRI »

Decade of ROMA Inclusion 2005 – 2015

Linked with ROMA Initiatives.

The Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015 is an unprecedented political commitment by European governments to improve the socio-economic status and social inclusion of Roma. The Decade is an international initiative that brings together governments, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, as well as Romani civil society, to accelerate progress toward improving the welfare of Roma and to review such progress in a transparent and quantifiable way. The Decade focuses on the priority areas of education, employment, health, and housing, and commits governments to take into account the other core issues of poverty, discrimination, and gender mainstreaming … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
News; Publications; Newsletter; Video; Events; Decade Watch; Funding;
Address: Decade of Roma Inclusion, Secretariat Foundation, Károly krt. 11, 8th floor, H-1075 Budapest, Hungary;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The idea of the Decade emerged from « Roma in an Expanding Europe: Challenges for the Future, »  a high-level regional conference on Roma held in Budapest, Hungary, in 2003.  Continuer la lecture de « Decade of ROMA Inclusion 2005 – 2015 »

ROMA Initiatives

one of the many projects of Open Society Foundations. – Linked with ROMAs – these excluded tribes, eternally poors, trained thiefs … and our reactions, with zu Peter Sloterdjiks Buch: die Verachtung der Massen /July 26, 2005, and with Decade of ROMA Inclusion 2005 – 2015.

Roma Initiatives builds upon the Open Society Institute’s many years of support for Roma communities, seeking to challenge prejudice and discrimination and to pursue policy change. It guides all OSI program and grantmaking activity related to the Decade of Roma Inclusion, a commitment by 12 European governments to improve the social and economic status of Roma … (about this Initiative 1/2).

Homepage;
Focus Areas; News; Publications, articles; Multimedia; Events; Links; No Data—No Progress: Country Findings;
Address: Roma Initiatives, OSI-Budapest, Oktober 6. u. 12, H-1051 Budapest, Hungary;
Contact online.

About this Initiative 2/2: … Roma Initiatives works to increase the ability of Roma to participate in public life, advocate for systemic change in policies affecting Roma, challenge anti-Roma prejudice and negative stereotypes, and increase Roma participation in the Decade to make it an enduring success. Continuer la lecture de « ROMA Initiatives »

Bank Information Center BiC

in english, arabic, french, spanish and russian – Linked with Forest Peoples’ Programme and others send letter to Zoellick on palm oil.

The Bank Information Center partners with civil society in developing and transition countries to influence the World Bank and other international financial institutions to promote social and economic justice and ecological sustainability … (about BIC 1/2 /Mission).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Resources; Institutions; Regions; Issues; Calendar; Media;
Addresses (1 of 3): Bank Information Center, 1100 H Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, D.C. 20005, USA;
Contacts.

About BIC /Mission 2/2: … The above mission rests on the core premise that socially and environmentally sustainable development is not possible without the informed and active participation of local communities. Continuer la lecture de « Bank Information Center BiC »