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a just world free from poverty

Comic Relief is a major charity based in the UK which strives to create a just world free from poverty – and we work 365 days a year to help that vision become a reality … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
How we help; News; Medias; FACs; Apply; Get involved; Jobs; Partners; Donate;
Address: Comic Relief UK, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP, UK;
Contacst.

About 2/2: … our mission is to drive positive change through the power of entertainment. Continuer la lecture de « COMIC Relief »

MIFUMI is an international aid and development agency that has worked over ten years, reducing the burden of poverty by securing basic rights for people living in remote communities of Uganda. MIFUMI supports the needs of and promotes protection for women and children affected by domestic violence and abuse, as well as bride price violations. The organization also works in close collaboration with partners in the diaspora … (who we are 1/2 /background).

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News; Case Studies; Publications; Newsletter; Scholarship Fund; Your Help; FAQs;
Address: Head Office MIFUMI Kampala, Off Ntinda Road, Kampala, Uganda;
Contacts and map head office.

Who We Are 2/2: Vision, Mission, Principles, Values, Aims:

Continuer la lecture de « MIFUMI – protecting women and children against violence »

• Civic Engagement FIDA deals with engagement with police, military, public administration and municipal civil servants; civic education provisioning and awareness on progressive constitution provisions rights monitoring …
• … Constitutional and Legislative Reforms FIDA’ s motivation being historical, it deals with constitutional matters independent of the agenda 4 interventions … (full text Transformative Justice Programme).

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Achievements; Blog; Video; Membership; FAQs; Secretariat;
Address: Amboseli Road off Gitanga Road, Lavington, Nairobi, Kenya;
or: P.O. BOX 46324-00100 Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact and Newsletter.

Access To Justice: This is the Flagship programme of FIDA Kenya.  Continuer la lecture de « FIDA Kenya – federation of women lawyers – Haki Za Akina Mama FIDA-K »

for the advancement of women

• OUR VISION: A Society where all enjoy gender equality, Social Justice and Development
• OUR MISSION: To facilitate follow-up of the Beijing and African Platform for Action in order to enhance the advancement of women and social justice … (about 1/2).

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Gender Database/log in; Member Countries; Project; Publications; Structure; Background; Internship Trainings; News; Gallery;
Address: EASSI, Plot 87 Bukoto, Ntinda Road, Kampala, P.O.BOX 24965, Uganda;
Contact.

About 2/2: … EASSI was designed as a voluntary organization drawing its membership from the eight countries and including civil society organizations, departments of governments and individuals who shared in its vision and mission.  Continuer la lecture de « Eastern Africa Sub-regional Support Initiative EASSI »

The Coalition on Violence Against Women – Kenya, COVAW (K), is a non-partisan and non-profit making national women’s human rights non-governmental organization registered in Kenya under the NGO Coordination Act. COVAW (K) was established in 1995 as a result of a workshop organized by WILDAF (Women in Law and development in Africa) that sought to strengthen the networking capacities of women organizations in Kenya. At this workshop, violence against women was identified as a serious women rights violation that needed concerted efforts to address. This saw the birth of COVAW (K). Since inception, COVAW has continued to be instrumental in placing violence against women as a crime and a human rights violation and has spearheaded the campaign towards women having the right to be free from violence, the right to self defence and the right to state protection. COVAW believes that people have the capacity to learn and change their attitudes towards women. COVAW (K) beneficiaries are therefore women and girls … (about 1/2).

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Programmes; Strategy; Blog; Media; Supporters, Partners;
Address: COVAW: Haven Court, Block B, Suite 7, Waiyaki Way (Opp. Lion’s Place), or: P.O. Box 10658-00100, Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact.

About 2/2: … COVAW (K) is respected among her peers and is recognized as a champion for women’s rights which advocacy she takes not only in corridors of power but also in the streets … She is one of the first organizations to begin talking about issues that were deemed private and not for public consumption. Continuer la lecture de « Coalition on Violence Against Women COVAW »

AbleChild: Parents for Label and Drug Free Education  is a nationally recognized Non-Profit Organization (501c3) dedicated to parents, caregivers, and children’s rights alike. Incorporated in New York in November 2003, Ablechild is steadily moving toward ensuring that all caregivers are provided with a safe haven, resource center, and support network when faced with issues surrounding subjective psychiatric labels assigned, and drug “treatment” prescribed, to our nation’s vulnerable children … (about 1/2).

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Resources, Help for Parents; Legal Issues; Media; Blog; Events, Photos; Donate; Take Actions; Discussion;
Contact online.

About 2/2: …  Founded in 2001 by parents who had their own personal experiences with label and drug coercion by the education system, Ablechild has a personal commitment to inform, support, and unite others faced with all aspects involving labeling and drugging children. Continuer la lecture de « Able Child.org »

the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans

• J Street is a nonprofit advocacy liberal[1][2][3] group based in the United States whose stated aim is to promote American leadership to end the Arab-Israeli and Palestinian-Israel conflicts peacefully and diplomatically. It was founded in April 2008 … (on wikipedia).
• J Street brings together Americans to advocate for active U.S. diplomatic engagement in the Middle East and broader public and policy debate in national politics and the American Jewish community about ways to achieve lasting peace in the Middle East. We support: … (full text Statement of Principles).

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Supporters; Policy; 2010 Endorsed Candidated; Get involved; News; Donate;
Contact.

About: The organization gives political voice to mainstream American Jews and other supporters of Israel who, informed by their progressive and Jewish values, believe that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is essential to Israel’s survival as the national home of the Jewish people and as a vibrant democracy. Continuer la lecture de « JStreetPAC – Political Action Committee »

• Vision: That women’s human rights become an integral part of everyday life.
• Mission Statement: BAOBAB works to promote and protect women’s human rights principally via improving knowledge, exercise and development of rights under religious, customary and statutory laws. (About 1/2).

Homepage;
Publications; News, events; Structure; Partners; Support;
Address: BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights, 76, Ogudu Road, Ojota, Lagos, or: P.O. Box 73630, Victoria Island, Lagos;
Contact.

About 2/2 History: BAOBAB For Women’s Human Rights is a not for profit, non-governmental women’s human rights organization, which focuses on women’s legal rights issues under the three (3) systems of law – customary, statutory and religious laws in Nigeria . Continuer la lecture de « BAOBAB for Women’s Human Rights »

Linked on our blogs with Solidarity for African Women’s Rights SOAWR. –

• This group has no own website, but named on SOAWR.
• Contact: Valentine Namakula Mulindwa, Executive Director, Tel: +256-414-531483, e-mail.

The Centre for Justice and Innovations is an independent civil society organization that integrates research, demonstration and innovation to promote just and equitable administration of justice and good governance in East and Central Africa. Through empirical and conceptual studies, designing and implementation of innovative projects, CSJI avails independent comparative justice research findings and policy recommendations that inform and advance public policy and innovations in justice administration in the East and Central African Region.  Continuer la lecture de « Centre for Justice Studies and Innovations CJSI »

A force for freedom – Linked on our blogs with SOAWR: Lessons we have learned, and with Fahamu.org – networks for social justice.

Solidarity for African Women’s Rights (SOAWR) is a coalition of 36 civil society organizations across the continent working to ensure that the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa remains on the agenda of policy makers and to urge all African leaders to safeguard the rights of women through ratification and implementation of the Protocol … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Future; Resources; AU protocol; News; Publications; Members; Links;
Violence against women; Land rights; Reproductive rights; FGM; Education;
Address: SOAWR Secretariat, c/o Equality Now, PO Box 2018-00202, Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Goals: SOAWR is a coalition which works to:   Continuer la lecture de « Solidarity for African Women’s Rights SOAWR »