Mois : septembre 2010

Right to Education project

promoting mobilisation and legal accountability – a project of ActionAid International, London – also in french and spanish

Linked with MDGs and the right to education: a series of policy briefs from the RTE Project.

The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education. The cornerstone of the Project is this wide-reaching website on education rights, a partial continuation of the groundbreaking website (under the same address) of the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, Katarina Tomaševski … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Database; Forum; Media; Jobs; FAQs; Partners;
Address: c/o ActionAid International, Hamlyn House, Macdonald Rd, LONDON N19 5PG, UK; (place page on Google maps);
Contact.

About 2/2: … To ensure continued relevance and engagement with activists and the academic community the Project also undertakes comparative research to advance an understanding of the right to education.  Continuer la lecture de « Right to Education project »

European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes EADI

Association Européenne de Recherche er de Formation en Matière de Développement / Europäischer Verband der Entwicklungsforschungs- und Ausbildungsinstitutionen

EADI – the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes – is the leading professional network for development and regional studies in Europe. Our membership includes a wide range of development research and training organisations, think tanks, national bodies and researchers throughout Europe …(about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Programmes; Training; Networking; Working Groups; Events; Service; Membership; Publications; News; Newsletter;
Address: EADI, Kaiser Friedrich Strasse 11, 53113 Bonn, Germany;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … EADI pursues the following objectives: Continuer la lecture de « European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes EADI »

Scottish Refugee Council

in many languages

Scottish Refugee Council is an independent charity dedicated to providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland. We also provide specialist services in areas such as housing and welfare, women’s issues, community development, the media and the arts …
Date for your diary: Autumn Conference 2010 … (Homepage and about 1/2).

Advice; Info; Training; Research; Publications; Vacancies; many Links; Support us;
Address: Scottish Refugee Council, 5 Cadogan Sq, 170 Blythswood Court, Glasgow G2 7PH, UK; (Place page on Google map);
Contact.

Homepage and about 2/2: … We play a leading role in policy development and campaign on refugee issues to ensure that Scotland plays a full role in meeting the UK’s legal and humanitarian obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees … //  Continuer la lecture de « Scottish Refugee Council »

Women's Resource Centre WRC

  • The Women’s Resource Centre WRC is a charity which supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable.
  • We provide training, information, resources and one-to-one support on a range of organisational development issues. We also lobby decision makers on behalf of the women’s not-for-profit sector for improved representation and funding … (full text about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Mission, Goals; Values; News; Membership; Resources; Training and events; Volunteer; Get involved;
Address: Women’s Resource Centre, Ground Floor East, 33-41 Dallington St, London, EC1V 0BB, UK;
Contact.

About /what we do:  /Stronger Together: There are thousands of women’s organisations across the country working to support women and to achieve equality. Continuer la lecture de « Women's Resource Centre WRC »

Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees AVID

  • AVID is a national charity representing volunteers and groups visiting those detained under immigration acts in the UK.
  • AVID believes that all those held in administrative detention are entitled to the same human rights as citizens. We provide support, resources, training and a collective voice to volunteers and groups visiting those detained, working towards making this a reality … (about 1/2 /who we are).

Homepage;
Visitor Groups; Immigration Detention; Detention reports; Newsletter; Annual report; Objectives; Key achievements;
Addrdess: AVID, Archway Resource Centre, 1b Waterlow Road, London, N19 5NJ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … We have 20 member groups throughout the UK, representing over 400 volunteer visitors who give up their time to provide essential support and practical help to immigration detainees.  Continuer la lecture de « Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees AVID »