Mois : février 2011

(allready briefly mentioned on this blog on January 24, 2006).

• 1: The name of the association is Network Institute for Global Democratization, NIGD, Verkostoinstituutti maaailmanlaajuisen demokratisaation tukemiseksi ry. The association’s domicile is Helsinki, Finland.
• 2: The aim of the association is to contribute to worldwide democratization. Democracy is understood to mean maximally equal rights and practical possibilities to participate both in making decisions, which affect one’s self, and in struggles over the correct way of organising common issues. Another part of democracy is that everybody has the right to participate in defining the public and political issues, upon which decisions are made democratically. Democracy is an ideal, and a process, but not a completed model; therefore, democratization may, in practice, touch any part of societal life.
• 3: Any person, regardless of nationality … (full text Charter).

Homepage;
New or restored democracies; World Public Finances; North-South; WSF;
Members; Staff; Board; News, Notes; Public Library; Blogs; http://docs.nigd.org/the-nigd-blogs
Publications; Links;
Address: NIDG, Limingantie 57 C 6, 00560 Helsinki, Finland;
Contact.

About: The aim of NIGD is to contribute to worldwide democratisation. To promote global democratisation, NIGD works to strengthen global civil society by producing and developing emanicipatory knowledge for democratic movements, organisations, and states. Continuer la lecture de « Network Institute for Democratic Globalisation NIDG »

• Our Vision: Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
• Our Mission: Save the Children’s mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
• Our Values: … (full text Mission/Vision/Values).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Where; Accessibility; Structure; Get involved; Jobs; Donate;
Addresses (1 of 4): Save the Children, Kirkose Sub-city Kebele 13, Debre Zeit Rd, P.O Box: 387, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
Contacts.

Campaigns; Many of the problems faced by children will only be eradicated with political support or new legislation.  Continuer la lecture de « Save the Children »

aussi en français

The general objective of Euronet-FGM is to improve the health of female immigrants in Europe and to fight harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and children, in particular FGM. This fight goes through specific objectives:

• to fight FGM in Europe by finding a global solution and establishing a lobby aimed at eradicating the practice on all continents and in all regions
• to promote information exchange, sharing knowledge and experience
• to establish and maintain links among the Inter-African Committee (IAC) , the associations and organisations … (full text Objectives).

english Homepage;
Member; Forum; Pages only in french: Action; Dossier de presse;
Address: euronet-fgm.org, Rue de l’Ermitage, 52, Bruxelles, Belgique;
Contact.

Who are we: During the last few decades, Europe has received thousands of immigrants and refugees of African origin who practise female genital mutilation (FGM). Consequently, several NGOs, governments and health professionals of various nationalities were inspired to explore means of preventing FGM. At international gatherings, the idea emerged of founding a network to fight FGM practised outside the African continent.  Continuer la lecture de « european network for the prevention and eradication of harmful traditional practices – euronet-fgm.org »