Mois : janvier 2011

STOP FGM NOW.com

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CULTURE, TRADITION OR RELIGION. IT IS TORTURE AND A CRIME. HELP US TO PUT AN END TO THIS CRIME (Waris Dirie) – in many languages

Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

Welcome to “STOP FGM NOW!”. Thank you for your interest in female genital mutilation, FGM. Over three million girls a year are still being victims of genital mutilation today, not only in Africa and Asia, but also in Europe, the USA and Australia. The campaign, “STOP FGM NOW!” unites associations, companies and private persons in an effort to put an end to this barbarian crime. Here you can find out more about the background of our campaign and inform yourself on how you can help. (The Campaign).

Homepage;
Why; What can I do; Communities; Videos; Press; News; Thanks;
Addresses and Contacts: directly by clicking on the organization’s links on this page’s right column.

WHO IS FIGHTING FGM? … To put an end to an injustice that has being carried out for more than 5,000 years, it requires a huge change of mentalities. Continuer la lecture de « STOP FGM NOW.com »

Camillian Social Center, Rayong

shelter and care to homeless, indigent, and rejected people living with HIV/AIDS / PLWHA – also in italian, french, german and thai – Linked on our blogs with Les amis de l’orphelinat de Pattaya, Rayong.

Since opening in January 1996 until March the 31st 2010, the Camillian Social Center has touched the lives of 1670 people living with HIV/AIDS. Of this number 730 people have died due to complications related to HIV/AIDS and 940 have been given the opportunity to return to the community … (full text Projects).

english Homepage;
Calendar; 3 Newsletters; Photo; Links; Help; Donate: in thai, in english;
Address (1 of 2): Fr. GIOVANNI CONTARIN, Camillian Social Center, 1/1 soi Kiri, HuaePong, Rayong 21150, Thailand;
Contact.

History 1995 – 2006: The Camillian missionaries came to Thailand in the early 1950’s to provide poor people with medical treatment. Continuer la lecture de « Camillian Social Center, Rayong »

Teaching Children Philosophy

This website is dedicated to helping adults conduct philosophical discussion with and among elementary school children – Linked on our blogs with PHILO – ACTION, POUR PENSER ET CHANGER L’ECOLE.

Have you ever thought of using children’s literature to teach philosophy to elementary school children?
It may surprise you to know that children’s books often raise deep philosophical issues and that children love to think about them. This website contains all the materials that you need to lead philosophy discussions with your students … (Educators 1/2).

Main Page;
Parents; Kids; Resources; Resource’s History; Sample Courses; Undergraduate Course; Support;
Contact.

Educators 2/2: … We’ve chosen a set of books that we think are remarkable for their philosophical content, and we have assembled questions to use to initiate a philosophical discussion.   Continuer la lecture de « Teaching Children Philosophy »

Institutional Bodies for Development Cooperation

Linked on our blogs with Karsten Weitzenegger – Germany, and with Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting.
This Newsletter guides you to content relevant for international co-operation and economic development. Reposted from sources linked below. Feel free to circulate it to your network. Karsten Weitzenegger, Editor.
Latest Newsletter from AGEG – Karsten Weitzenegger:

Cairo Drums

Linked on our blogs with Dubai Drums.

  • Atsu Dagadu is an experienced drummer, musician and teacher with an impressive record of play and collaboration in Ghana and other countries.
  • He began at a very young age and was selected to the Ghana National Youth Dance Company (part of the Ghana National Theatre), which performs traditional and contemporary dance and drumming.
  • He was promoted to Chief Drummer and traveled and performed with the group in Togo, Benin, Germany, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal … (full text about /Julie Ann Odell, Founder & Managing Director Atsu – Master Drummer).

Homepage;
How does it work? Drums of the World; School/Univ. Events; In the News;
Galleries: Pictures, Videos; Links;
Address (1 of 2): JET & Cairo Drums, Ground Floor, 24 Khorshed Street, New Maadi, Cairo, Egypt;
Contact.

Corporate Events: From corporate parties and gala dinners, to specialized teambuilding events, ice breakers and energizers.  Continuer la lecture de « Cairo Drums »