Catégorie : Civil Society

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.

• Vision Statement: Intact America envisions a world where children are protected from permanent bodily alteration inflicted on them without their consent, in the name of culture, religion, profit, or parental preference.
• Mission Statement: Intact America works to protect babies and children from circumcision and all other forms of medically unnecessary genital alteration, whether carried out for cultural conformity or profit, in medical or non-medical settings … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Take Action; Learn More; Circumcision Decision; Resources; News; Donate;
Address: Intact America, PO Box 8516, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … We seek to achieve our goals through education, advocacy, public policy reform, and the empowerment of our supporters, partners, and volunteers. You can read our Statement of Principles here. Continuer la lecture de « Intact America – say no to circumcision »

Mission: To support physical, mental and spiritual betterment using the most natural, safest and most effective methods available.  To employ drug or surgical therapies when judgment requires, with regard for individual circumstances and desires.  To always respect each person’s integrity and right to self-determinism … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Medical Conditions; Therapies, Services; Press; Blog; Library;
Address: Institute for Progressive Medicine, 4 Hughes #17,5, Irvine, CA 92618, USA;
Contact.

About: … Twenty-first century medicine in western societies is sophisticated, mechanical and intimidating.  The rituals of care correspond to the hectic patterns of modern life.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Progressive Medicine »

There are many volunteer abroad organizations to pick and choose from so what makes Thai Mueang Volunteers different from other volunteer organizations, and what kind of volunteers are we looking for?
First of all we are looking for a working volunteer, one who wants to volunteer for the children at one of the schools in our program, one who wants to experience volunteer work through teaching English … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Schools; Volunteers; Map; FAQs; Links;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Volunteers for our schools do not need to be professional teachers to join, training in creating lesson plans and classroom management will be provided.  Continuer la lecture de « Thai Mueang Volunteers: Volunteer to Teach »

also in english

Preambule: Il est créé, entre les membres fondateurs et tous ceux qui adhèrent à leur cause, une organisation non gouvernementale régie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901, relative au contrat d’association et le décret n° 2001-234 du 12 juillet 2001 fixant les conditions et les modalités de fonctionnement des Organisations Non Gouvernementales (ONG) et leurs organisations faîtières. Cette ONG est dénommée « EDUCATION ET DEVELOPPEMENT ». Elle est Enregistrée sous le N° 03/009/PDCM-C/SG/STCCD du 16/02/2007 à la Préfecture de Lokossa et publiée à la page 282 du ‘JOURNAL OFFICIEL DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN ’ N° 07 du 1er Avril 2007 … (Présentation 1/2).

Accueil;
Evènements; Activités; Reglements; Membres; Microfinances; Dons; Cherchons Partenaires;
Adresse: Siège Social: Maison Houessilo SODJI, Kpodaha 1, Ayomi, Dogbo, Département du Couffo, 03 BP 1516 jéricho, Cotonou, Républiaue du Bénin;
Nous contacter: sur le web.

Présentation 2/2: … Notre raison d’Être: Continuer la lecture de « Organisation Education et Développement »

end of child prostitution, child pornography and trafficking of children for sexual purposes – also in french and spanish

• Vision: Realisation of the right of all children to live free of child prostitution, child pornography and child trafficking for sexual purposes.
• Mission: ECPAT International is a global network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes …  (full text Vision, Mission).

Homepage;
What; Where; CSEC Database; Resources; Campaign; NPA; ECPAT Network; Publications; Support;
Address: ECPAT International, 328 Phayathai Road, Rachathewi, Bangkok, Thailand 10400;
Contact.

History: In 1990, researchers at a tourism consultation in Thailand first exposed the degree to which child prostitution was increasing in many Asian countries.   Continuer la lecture de « ECPAT International »

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.

• Association déclarée selon la loi du 1er juillet 1901,
• Membre-Associé de l’UNICEF-France,
• Prix des Droits de l’Homme 1995 de la République Française.

La CAMS, créée en 1982, se distingue des autres associations travaillant dans ce domaine en ce qu’elle a mené également son combat sur le terrain judiciaire en se portant partie civile lorsque des cas d’excision ont été connus en France … (L’annuaire au feminin 1/2).

Accueil; Plan du Site;
Annuaire au Féminin.net; Synergies; Associations; Conférencières; Agenda;
Contact.

L’annuaire au feminin 2/2: … Une vingtaine de procès ont eu lieu devant la Cour d’Assises, car en application de la loi française, infliger une mutilation à autrui est un crime punissable de prison.  Continuer la lecture de « Commission International pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles CAMS »

Ontarion consultants on regligious tolerance – Linked on our blogs with Female Genital Mutilation FGM – Debates about FGM in Africa, the Middle East & Far East.

• We welcome evangelicals, secularists, religious conservatives, liberals, Deists, Pagans, progressives, Animists, fundamentalists, Atheists, the undecided, the searching, etc.
• No matter how you describe yourself, you should find your beliefs and practices accurately represented in this website.
• Almost all other religious web sites explain only the beliefs of the webmaster or sponsoring faith group. We are different … (full text Homepage).

Spirituality; Morality, Ethics; Absolute truth; Laws; News; New Essays; Forum; Help us; Links; Search;
The Responsibility Project;
Contact.

About us / Our Statement of Beliefs, The importance of faith/belief statements:  Continuer la lecture de « Religious Tolerance.org »

Linked on ourblogs with PHILO – ACTION, POUR PENSER ET CHANGER L’ECOLE.

• P4C is short for Philosophy for Children, or in a broader context, Philosophy for Communities.
• Key principles of P4C:
• the key practice that starts and drives the whole thinking process is enquiry (interpreted as going beyond information to seek understanding).
• the key practice that results in significant changes of thought and action is reflection.
• … (full text about P4C).

Homepage;
Courses; INSET; Quality, Validation; Projects; Research; Resources; Be involved; Forum; Links;
Address: SAPERE, Innovation House, Mill Street, Oxford OX2 0JX, UK;
Contact.

About SAPERE: SAPERE is the Society for Advancing Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education.  Continuer la lecture de « SAPERE – the UK charity for P4C »

UPDATE May 27, 2015: Child’s Dream Foundation, Lorenz Altenhoff, Office Volunteer, 238/3 Wualai Road, T. Haiya, A. Muang, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand,
M +66 956 566 803 / Skype: Lorenz.77, E lorenz@childsdream.org;

also in german and three Asian languages. – Linked on our blogs with diversethics foundation.org.

• Child’s Dream (Child’s Dream Foundation) is a non-profit charity organization for helping underprivileged children in the Mekong subregion, incorporated in Canton Zurich, Switzerland, and based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It was founded in 2003 by two Swiss men, Marc Jenni and Daniel Siegfried … (full text on wikipedia).
• See also Child’s Dream Foundation Thailande on ammado.com.

Homepage;
Mission, Values, Approach; Projects; Education, Research; Visit; Newsletter; How help; Get involved; Donate;
Contact.

About: Child’s Dream was established in 2003 as a charitable organisation dedicated to unconditional help for underprivileged children in the ‘Mekong Sub-Region’.  Continuer la lecture de « Child's Dream – Kindertraum »

Linked on our blogs with Child’s Dream – Kindertraum.

diversethics Foundation is a charitable, not-profit organisation dedicated to empower marginalised communities in the Mekong Sub-Region, which includes Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. We achieve this by working in close partnership with these communities to improve their educational and health situation … (full text working with communities in need).

Homepage;
Programmes; Resources, Downloads; How help; Get involved; Volunteer, Jobs; Donate;
Contact.

About /how it all started: Child’s Dream was established by Daniel Siegfried and Marc Jenni in 2003 as a charitable organisation dedicated to unconditional help for underprivileged children in the ‘Mekong Sub-Region’ including Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Continuer la lecture de « diversethics foundation.org »

Linked on our blogs with Belgique: l’excision toucherait près de 8235 femmes – en 2010, ZERO dossier!, with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

Circumcision Not Recommended: There is no medical or legal requirement to circumcise infant boys. No American medical association recommends infant circumcision, and some recommend against it. If you have other reasons for considering circumcision, go back to the beginning and investigate them … (full text Decide).

Homepage; Index Page;
Facts; Video; Resources; Subscribe; Foreskin: Anatomy, Development, Animation, Care;
Address: Boys Health Advisory, 4866 N. 9th St., Lafayette, IN 47906, USA;
Contact.

About Circumcision and Infant Etics: Our expert panel’s consensus, after an extensive review of the literature, is that the only possible justification for circumcision is to treat boys or men with penile diseases or disorders—never as a preventive measure.   Continuer la lecture de « Circumcision Decision-Maker »

also in spanish, french and japanese

Fair Trade is, fundamentally, a response to the failure of conventional trade to deliver sustainable livelihoods and development opportunities to people in the poorest countries of the world; this is evidenced by the two billion of our fellow citizens who, despite working extremely hard, survive on less than $2 per day … (full text about Fair Trade).

english Homepage;
Market Access; Join WFTO; FAQs; News; Downloads etc.;
Address: World Fair Trade Organization WFTO, Prijssestraat 24, 4101 CR Culemborg, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About WFTO: The WFTO is a global authority on Fair Trade, not because we say so, but because our members make it so.  Continuer la lecture de « World Fair Trade organization WFTO »

• Thai Tribal Crafts (TTC), established in 1973, is an agency sponsored by the Christian Service Foundation (Baptist) and registered in Chiang Mai in the name of « Thai Tribal Crafts ». The main objective of TTC is to provide opportunities for improving the quality of life of the tribal people in the Northern Thailand.
• We have over 25 years of experience of exporting to many commercial and fair trade organizations in the USA, Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan and Asia.
• Thai Tribal Crafts has become a legal membership of International Federation for Alternative Trade (IFAT) since 17 May 2002. (Profile 1/2).
• Member of World Fair Trade Organization.

Main Page;
Products; New Products; Background Tibal People; Inquiry online; Online Orderform;
Address: THAI TRIBAL CRAFTS FAIR TRADE CO.,LTD., 208 Bamrungrat Rd., P.O. Box 3, Chiang Mai 50000, Thailand;
Contacts.

Profile 2/2 … /OUR VISION: The vision of Thai Tribal crafts is to trade as a Fair Trading Organization through providing development opportunities for the tribal peoples of Northern Thailand so that they can have a better life. In all we do, our aim is to show the love and mercy of God.  Continuer la lecture de « Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade »

Notre soutien aux enfants atteints par le virus du SIDA – Lié sur nos blogs avec Camillian Social Center, Rayong.

Crée en 1993,  » LES AMIS DE L’ORPHELINAT DE PATTAYA  » est une association de droit Français enregistrée à la sous-préfecture de Grasse sous la référence 11078. La préfecture des Alpes-Maritimes a reconnu notre action d’assistance et de bienfaisance, et à ce titre, notre association est autorisée à recevoir des dons et des legs, ce qui permet à nos donateurs de bénéficier de déductions fiscales selon la législation en vigueur … (texte entier notre mission).

Accueil;
Nos Besoins; Centres; Parrainez; Aidez; Lisez; Newsletter; Fondateur; Vos questions;
Association Les Amis de, l’Orphelinat de Pattaya, BP 70197, 06407 Cannes Cedex, FRANCE;
Contact / écrivez-nous.

Notre Orphelinat: Au début des années 1970, l’Orphelinat n’était qu’un groupe de petites huttes faites de bambous, de feuilles de palmier et de tôles ondulées qui permettait de subvenir aux besoins les plus pressants de la population locale : abriter, nourrir et éduquer de très jeunes enfants sans abris et sans famille. Continuer la lecture de « Amis de l'orphelinat de Pattaya, 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 »