Catégorie : Civil Society

mobilizing the progressive vote – Linked with One Nation March to Pressure Obama Admin, and with Paul Jay – Canada.

Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites—with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests. As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles … (full text What is PDA).

Homepage;
Issues; State Organizations; Take action; Campaigns; Calendar; Join; Volunteer; Donate; Advisory Board; Blog; News;
Address: Progressive Democrats of America, P. O. Box 150064, Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0064, USA;
Contacts.

Grassroots Leadership Roles /State Coordinators: The position of PDA State Coordinator is an appointed Organizational / Administrative position within PDA’s « Field » operations.    Continuer la lecture de « Progressive Democrats of America PDA »

• AWEPA’s overall objective is to support the realisation of human rights and development in Africa via strengthening democratic institutions.
• With the help of parliamentarians and elected officials worldwide, AWEPA actively supports human resource development and institutional capacity building within parliaments made up of decentralised authorities.
• AWEPA concentrates on: … (full text Mission).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Europeans: Membership; Programmes; Activities; Resources; Work with us; Staff; Newsletter; Org.Structure; History; Our Offices;
Address: AWEPA, Route description, Prins Hendrikkade 48, 1012 AC  Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About: The Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA) works in partnership with African parliaments to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Africa, keep Africa high on the political agenda in Europe, and facilitate African-European parliamentary dialogue.  Continuer la lecture de « Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa AWEPA »

• EPLO is the platform of European NGOs, networks of NGOs and think tanks active in the field of peacebuilding, who share an interest in promoting sustainable peacebuilding policies among decision-makers in the European Union.
• EPLO aims to influence the EU so that it promotes and implements measures which lead to sustainable peace between states and within states and peoples, and which transform and resolve conflicts non-violently … (full text about).

Homepage;
CSDN; Activities; Resources; Member Orgs; Jobs; Helpdesk;
Address: European Peacebuilding Liaison Office EPLO, Rue Belliard 205, Box 12, 1040 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

Decision-making Structure: EPLO functions on the principle of added value to its member organisations. Continuer la lecture de « European Peacebuilding Liaison Office EPLO »

• Our Mission: To build sustainable peace and security worldwide;
• Our Goals: Initiate, develop and support collaborative action among governmental, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations to prevent and resolve destructive conflicts … (full text Mission, Goals).

Homepage;
What we do; Our work; News, events; Forum; Get involved; Donate;
Address: Alliance for Peacebuilding, 1320 19th Street, NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

What is peacebuilding: Our Definition: « Peacebuilding is the set of initiatives by diverse actors in government and civil society to address the root causes of violence and protect civilians before, during, and after violent conflict.   Continuer la lecture de « Alliance for Peacebuilding »

The Peace and Security Liaison Group (PSLG) is concluding a three-year programme of roundtable meetings with the publication of Securing peace: preventing conflict and building peace the UKs role in a changing world. This report and policy summary, derived from eight roundtables held between 2007and 2009, examines various aspects of UK peace and security policy from both Whitehall and civil society perspectives … (Homepage 1/2).

PSLG report 2009: summary, 8 pages; full report, 30 pdf pages; Members (Membergroups);
Contact online.

Homepage 2/2: … These meetings brought together government officials, academics, think tanks and NGOs to discuss current policy relating to conflict issues, non-proliferation and disarmament. Members of PSLG plan to convene wrap-up meetings early in 2010 to consider some of the conclusions outlined in the report.  Continuer la lecture de « Peace and Security Liaison Group PSLG »

also in russian, spanish and portugese

• Conciliation Resources (CR) is an international non-governmental organization registered in the UK as a charity.
• We work with partners in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific. These include local and international civil society organizations and governments.
• We seek to influence government peacemaking policies and also publish the journal Accord: an international review of peace initiatives … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our Work; Resources; News, events; Support;
Address: Conciliation Resources, 173 Upper Street, London, N1 1RG, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our funding is through grants from governments, independent trusts and foundations. Continuer la lecture de « Conciliation Resources CR »

• Mine action entails more than removing landmines from the ground. It includes actions ranging from teaching people how to protect themselves from danger in a mine-affected environment to advocating for a mine-free world.
• Mine action is not just about landmines. In many countries, unexploded ordnance, or UXO, poses an even greater threat to people’s safety. UXO comprises bombs, mortars, grenades, missiles or other devices that fail to detonate on impact but remain volatile and can kill if touched or moved … (What is Mine Action 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
How do it; How help; Who pays; Who does it; Where; Strategy; Treaties, Law; Projects; UN doc Library;
Address: United Nations Mine Action Service, Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, 380 Madison Ave., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10017, USA;
Contact.

What is Mine Action 2/2: … Some of the main sources of UXO are cluster bombs.  Continuer la lecture de « E-MINE – Electronic Mine Information Network »

• Since srtarting CRTI in the spring of 2000, our involvement in Kenya, Mozambique and India have lightened and brightened the lives of hundreds of families and thousands of children.
• Our effectiveness is due to our core strategy of partnering with local Christian leaders who are committed to their communities. Our missionaries walk alongside and serve under these native leaders. Our staff work behind the scenes to amplify the impact. We are grateful for our callings to service and the roles God has provided for us. (Who we are).

Homepage;
Mission; Missionaries; How we help; How you can help;
Address: Children’s Relief International CRI, P.O.Box 2470, Rockwall, TX 75087, USA;
Contact.

Projects: Continuer la lecture de « Children's Relief International CRI »

The right to housing is one of the most widely violated human rights. Over one billion people are inadequately housed. The United Nations estimates that a further 100 million people worldwide are without a place to live. One third of humanity (more than two billion people) live without security of tenure, adequate legal safeguards against forced eviction and without access to clean and affordable drinking water in the home … (Housing Rights).

Homepage;
at work; Focus countries; Forced evictions; Taking Action; News; Library;
Address: COHRE, 83, rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland;
Contacts.

About us: COHRE is a Geneva-based, international non-governmental human rights organisation founded in 1994 as a foundation in the Netherlands (Stichting COHRE).  Continuer la lecture de « Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions COHRE »

Le Réseau sénégalais “Droit, Éthique, Santé” a été créé pour promouvoir le droit et l’éthique dans le domaine de la santé. Il s’inscrit dans le contexte du développement du réseau “Droit de la Santé”, créé en juillet 2003 par l’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF.org http://www.auf.org/), pour susciter un développement des recherches et des enseignements sur le droit de la santé … (page d’Accueil 1/2);

Plan du site;
Enseignements; Recherches; Resources; Publications; Actualités; Organization, Activités;
Contact: Charles Becker, CNRS (221) 33 824 10 73, 77 402 08 48, e-mail;
ou: Mamadou Badji, FSJ (221) 33 824 95 70, 77 658 49 62, e-mail1, ou e-mail2.

Page d’Accueil 2/2: …  Le droit de la santé est un champ disciplinaire récent, …  Continuer la lecture de « Droit, Ethique, Santé – réseau Sénégalais »

also in french and spanish

In October 2008, GRAIN released a report on the new trend in landgrabbing spurred on by the food and financial crises. A large number of governments and corporations are out scouring the globe right now in search of productive farmland to buy or to lease for offshore food production. For governments, like those of the Gulf States or China, such « farming abroad » schemes are meant to provide for their own country’s food security, over a longterm period … (full text Resources).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Food crisis; Land grab; Agrofuels /biofuels; Bilateral deals; FAO;
Addresses: 1): GRAIN, Girona 25, pral., 08010 Barcelona, Spain;
2): GRAIN, Aurora Apts, Unit 1, Pearl St, Umali Sbd, Los Baños, Laguna 4031, Philippines;
Contact.

Organization: GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Continuer la lecture de « GRAIN.org »

Linked with Habitat for Humanity UK, and with World Habitat Day – October 4, 2010.

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, Christian organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action worldwide. Habitat has built and renovated more than 350,000 homes around the world, providing more than 1.75 million people with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Habitat was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife, Linda … (Who we are 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
What we do; Where we build; World Habitat Day news; Stories; Newsletter; Jobs; Get involved; Support;
Complaints of wrongdoings (also in arabic, russian, french, spanish);
Addresses: Habitat for Humanity International, Europe and Central Asia Area Office, Zochova, 6 – 8, 811 03 Bratislava, Slovakia – (plus 15 National Offices);
and also down of World Habitat Day news: Habitat for Humanity, International Headquarters, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709-3498, USA;
Contact.

Who we are 2/2: … How does it work? Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner families. Continuer la lecture de « Habitat for Humanity Eurasia »

ni sisi – Linked with Uwezo.

Twaweza means “we can make it happen” in Swahili. It is a new citizen-centered initiative, focusing on large-scale change in East Africa. Twaweza believes that lasting change requires bottom-up action. We seek to foster conditions and expand opportunities through which millions of people can get information and make change happen in their own communities directly and by holding government to account … (full text Homepage and latest publications).

Sitemap;
Our work; How; What; Learning; Partners; Media; Staff;
Address: Twaweza in Tanzania, 127 Mafinga Road, off Kinondoni Road, PO Box 38342, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;
Contact.

About us: Twaweza is an independent East African initiative that was established in 2009 by Rakesh Rajani, a Tanzanian civil society leader who founded HakiElimu and served as its first executive director until the end of 2007.  Continuer la lecture de « Twaweza »

• The Global Justice Center (GJC) is a human rights legal organization that develops innovative strategies to enforce international law.
• With projects in Burma, Iraq, Sierra Leone and U.S. foreign policy, the GJC applies a unique twofold approach to its human rights work. The GJC equips local leaders in project countries with the legal strategies to promote justice and equality rights using international law. The GJC also focuses on the UN Security Council’s enforcement of international humanitarian law … (about 1/2 /Mission).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Vision; Projects; Publications; News, events; Research and links; Legal Tools;
Address: The Global Justice Center, 25 East 21st Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10010, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 /Mission: … Our work is based on three founding principles:  Continuer la lecture de « Global Justice Center »

no own webite found, but the forum is mentionned on many good websites:

The Forum of Women’s NGOs is a non-profit NGO created in 1994 to address the lack of women’s participation in Kyrgyzstan’s regional, local, and national political structures. The Forum is a network of over 85 separate Kyrgyz NGOs committed to protecting women’s rights, promoting gender equality, and strengthening the role of local civil societies … (full text on Global Justice Center); More on ADB; on ma ma cash.org; on PeaceWomen Project; on CSO Net /ESANGO; on One Table Blog; … and many more on Google Web-search.

Find them also in pdf-reports: in Shadow report, 32p; in Infos for 42nd CEDAW, 11p; Reproductive Health in Kyrgystan, 4p;

Address found on Friends-Partners.org: Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan, ul./street Isanova 147, kv./app. 7, 720033 Bishkek, Kyrgystan;
Contact: Nurgul Janaeva, Tel: 21-45-85, E-mail.

Found on WLUML /March against criminality (Source: Forum of women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan): In Kyrgyzstan there is a growing risk from criminal organizations to impact stability in the country. Criminals are organizing meetings in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Continuer la lecture de « Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan »