Catégorie : Civil Society

Do the mean awful angries keep creeping up on your family?

Talk, Trust & Feel Therapeutics provides innovative toys and books to help parents, teachers and therapists teach children to express uncomfortable feelings, take responsibility for their own behavior and learn positive social skills. Our commitment is to develop products to help children feel good about identifying and breaking into their acts of power and replacing them with acts of love. Our unique mission is to help children and adults learn how to deal with their anger and express it in safe, constructive ways. Our philosophy is that changing our world is possible when adults approach children’s misbehavior with love and compassion and teach them better ways to act. We are a mom, pop company determined to make a difference on the planet … (about 1/2 /who we are).

Homepage;
Grownups; Kids; Parents; Couples; Teachers; Violence in families; Catalog; Newsletter;
No contact (see about 2/2).

About 2/2 /Lynne Namka: … Lynne Namka Ed. D. developed most of the anger release products after years of working with angry children in groups and with families with anger problems. Continuer la lecture de « Angries Out Center – Get Your Angries Out »

The mission of the ILCU Foundation is to alleviate poverty in developing countries by supporting credit unions, their representative bodies and other co-operative type organisations as a means for socio-economic development through the provision of financial and technical assistance … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Projects; Recent developments; Case studies; Get involved; Links;
Address: ILCU International Development Foundation LTD., 33-41 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, Ireland;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Irish credit unions have been contributing to the work of the ILCU Foundation since 1980, when at the ILCU Annual General Meeting (AGM) it was decided that credit unions should be invited to contribute towards a fund to be administered by the ILCU « to provide aid, financial or otherwise, to developing countries with particular emphasis on credit union and other co-operative projects ». Continuer la lecture de « ILCU Foundation »

Linked with Michigan Legal Services.

MichUHCAN Expands the scope of our Mission to include include advocacy for equitable health outcomes. Watch this clip to learn more about health equity and creating healthy communities. (Homepage, and MichUHCAN’s 5th Annual HCH Dinner, June 11, 2010).

Health Care Resources; National view;  Calendar; Blog; Donate; Links;
Address: MichUHCAN, 15687 Surrey, Livonia, MI 48154, 734-812-0664, USA;
Contact online /get involved, e-mail, phone 734-812-0664

About: MISSION: Michigan Universal Health Care Access Network (MichUHCAN) is a state-wide network that promotes comprehensive health care for all and improved health outcomes by addressing the social determinants of health through education, strategy development and advocacy. Continuer la lecture de « MichUHCAN »

… and United Community Housing Coalition’s Property Tax Foreclosure Prevention Project 2009

Linked with MichUHCAN.

Michigan Legal Services is a nonprofit legal services organization dedicated to eliminating systemic causes of poverty in the areas of housing, health, public benefits, and community economic development through impact-oriented legal services and support for community organizations engaged in efforts to rebuild low-income communities.  Michigan Legal Services has been serving low-income communities across the state for nearly thirty years.  For the past decade, it has focused its efforts in the metropolitan Detroit area where the organization is based … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Services; Resources;
Address: Michigan Legal Services 220 Bagley, Suite 900, Detroit, MI 48226, USA;
Contacts online with staff.

About 2/2: … In order to accomplish this mission, MLS currently operates two core programs:  Continuer la lecture de « Michigan Legal Services »

promoting health and environmental literacy

World Information Transfer, Inc., (WIT) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in General Consultative Status with the United Nations, promoting environmental health and literacy. In 1987, inspired by the Chornobyl nuclear tragedy, WIT was formed in recognition of the pressing need to provide accurate actionable information about our deteriorating global environment and its effect on human health. (About).

Homepage;
Board; World ecology report; Conferences; Internship;
Address: World Information Transfer, Inc., 475 Park Ave., South, 22nd floor, New York, NY 10016, USA;
Contact.

WIT Statement in English: Education brings choices. Choices bring power: WIT is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization in General Consultative Status with the United Nations, promoting environmental health and literacy. Continuer la lecture de « World Information Transfer WIT »

Life Extension is a global authority on nutrition, health and wellness as well as a provider of scientific information on anti-aging supplements and therapies. We supply only the highest quality nutritional supplements, including minerals, vitamins, herbs and hormones

• The Life Extension Foundation is a nonprofit organization, whose long-range goal is the extension of the healthy human lifespan. In seeking to control aging, our objective is to develop methods to enable us to live in vigor, health and wellness for an unlimited period of time. The Life Extension Foundation was officially incorporated in 1980, but its founder has been involved in antiaging research since the 1960s.
• The Life Extension Foundation is the largest organization dedicated to investigating every method of extending the healthy human life span. When seeking methods to slow aging, The Foundation often uncovers potential anti-aging supplements to treat conditions associated with aging … (full text about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Longevity; Anti-Aging; Supplements; Health concerns; Questions, comments; Membership; Join; News; Newsletter;
Address: Life Extension Foundation, P.O. Box 407198, Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33340–7198, USA;
Contact.

What is LEF: The Life Extension Foundation is the world’s largest organization dedicated to finding scientific methods for addressing disease, aging, and death. Continuer la lecture de « Life Extension Foundation LEF »

Linked with Meeting at Children Ward.

• HERALDING human rights analysis as our framework and norm in our research and delivering services, currently we focus on, first, helping resolve the problems of the migrant workers from Indonesia who are mostly working in Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern countries; second, conducting trainings of public budgetting analysis for indigenous people but also local councillors of Lembata district in East Nusa Tenggara.
• Earlier we helped improve city poor people’s participation in making public decisions, and lastly, we conducted similar activities focusing on malnutrition and hunger phenomenon in Indonesia with a deep down case study in E. Nusa Tenggara … (what we do 1/2).

Homepage and News;
Blog in english; Ask the wind; Donate; No address and contact found in english.
In Indonesian language: Beranda; Daftar Isi; Busung Lapar; Penggusuran; Miskin Kota; Buruh Migran.

What we do 2/2: …The first round of the first two programs are finishing soon. As we have concluded a review and assessment of what are the tasks of migrant worker attaches in Singapore and Malaysia we are looking forward to push through a proposed scheme of improved protection for the Indonesian migrant workers, particularly with serious problem of un-documentation.   Continuer la lecture de « The Institute for ECOSOC rights »

Save Africa’s Children (SAC) provides direct support and care to orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty and war throughout Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. SAC partners with individuals, churches, grassroots organizations, government and corporate sectors, endeavoring to build a dynamic, diverse movement to restore hope and a future for Africa’s children … (about 1/2 /mission).

Homepage;
News; Newsletter; Programs; Take action; Volunteer; Partners; FAQs; Donate;
Address Headquarter: Save Africa’s Children, 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 /how we work: … Founded in 2001 by Bishop Charles E. Blake, Save Africa’s Children (SAC) directly supports children affected by HIV/AIDS, poverty and conflict throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Continuer la lecture de « Save Africa's Children SAC »

• Children in Crisis was established in 1993 in the UK to give children in some of the world’s poorest countries the education they need to help transform their lives.
• Worldwide, one in six children is denied an education. At the heart of our work is the belief that education is the best possible route out of poverty, bringing hope for a better future for families, communities and over time, whole societies … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our work; Schools; Cycling events; Events; Donate; Get involved;
Address: Children in Crisis, 206 – 208 Stewart’s Road, London, SW8 4UB, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Children in Crisis’ vision is of a world where all children have access to education to enable them to fulfil their potential to live positive, healthy lives and contribute to the development of the societies in which they live.  Continuer la lecture de « Children in Crisis.org »

fighting the injustice of poverty – CPAG is the leading charity campaigning for the abolition of child poverty in the UK and for a better deal for low-income families and children

CPAG’s aims are to:

• Raise awareness of the causes, extent, nature and impact of poverty, and strategies for its eradication and prevention;
• Bring about positive policy changes for families with children in poverty;
• Enable those eligible for income maintenance to have access to their full entitlement.

To achieve its aims, CPAG’s current objectives, working where appropriate through effective partnerships and alliances with others, are to: … full text aims).

Homepage;
Citizens’ Rights Office; Publications; Newsletter; Annual report;  Join; Donations;
Map; Address: Child Poverty Action Group, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF, UK;
Contact.

About: Raising awareness – Information and research: CPAG provides information about low-income families and the policies that affect them. Continuer la lecture de « Child Poverty Action Group CPAG »

• Self Help Africa was formed in 2008 from a merger between two like-minded charities: UK NGO Harvest Help and Irish agency Self Help Development International.
• The combined skills and complimentary experiences of 25 years of learning have been pooled together to form a strong, dynamic, and forward thinking new organisation. We now have the potential to have a greater impact overseas in improving the lives and circumstances of Africa’s rural poor.
• … (full text about /history).

Homepage;
Where; Reports; Medias; Governance; News; Partners; Links; Help; Get involved;
Address: Self Help Africa, Westgate House, Dickens Court, Hills Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QU, UK;
Contact.

Vision, mission & goal: Self Help Africa’s vision is of a rural Africa free from poverty and hunger. Continuer la lecture de « Self Help Africa »

Linked with Science for Peace.ca, with International Holistic Tourism Education Centre IHTEC, and with International Peace Bureau IPB.

• Welcome to the Home page of the Council on Global Issues, an Internet based, not for profit think tank for a sustainable civilization. The main purpose of the group is identifying crucial global problems, their root causes, feasible solutions, and ways to implement desirable futures.
• INVITATION: You are invited to join the Council on Global Issues (CGI) in the exploration of the current world problems. CGI would like you to participate in discussions, in writing papers, and in other activities applying systems sciences and holistic methodologies on global issues. – Systems science is based on integral thinking, and includes the properties of complex wholes, which are different from the sum of the parts … (full text Homepage and recent activities).

Issues and problems; Download handbook; References;
Address: Council on Global Issues, 142 Balsam Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4E 3C1;
Contact.

Who we are: The Council on Global Issues is focussed on the application of systems and complexity sciences to the better management of dilemmas facing humanity. Continuer la lecture de « Council on Global Issues »

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is a non-governmental organization with a global membership of national scientific bodies (119 members) and international scientific unions (30 members) … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Resources; Membership; Member Zone; Calendar; Press;
Address: International Council for Science ICSU, 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75116 Paris, France;
Contact.

About 2/2: Introduction: The International Council for Science (ICSU) is a non-governmental organization with a global membership of national scientific bodies (119 members) and international scientific unions (30 members). Continuer la lecture de « International Council for Science ICSU »

(in arab, english, espanol, français, portugues and russian)

Linked with US aid, with Famine Early Warning Systems Network FEWS Net, and with US aid Partners with Swedish Development Agency.

Chemonics is an international development consulting firm that promotes meaningful change to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Around the world, we design and implement projects in financial services, private sector development, health, environmental management, gender, crisis prevention and recovery, democracy and governance, and agriculture … (full text Welcome Page).

Practises:  Conflict and Disaster Management, Democracy and Governance, Education;
Project News; Jobs; Current projects;
Address: Chemonics.com, 1717 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006, United States;
Contact.

About: Chemonics is an international development consulting company that helps governments, businesses, civil society groups, and communities promote meaningful change so people can live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives.  Continuer la lecture de « Chemonics.com »

Of the world’s total population of 6.5 billion, 5.8 billion people, or 90%, have little or no access to most of the products and services many of us take for granted; in fact, nearly half do not have regular access to food, clean water, or shelter. Design for the Other 90% explores a growing movement among designers to design low-cost solutions for this “other 90%.” (about /online resources).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Steering group; Advisors; Partners; Trade; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Journal; Newsletter; Knowledge: Technical docs, Policy docs;
Addresses: ATDF, P.O. Box 31484, Lusaka 10101, Zambia; – Or: ATDF, Chemin de Précossy 17, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland;
Contacts.

About /Objectives: The African Technology Development Forum (ATDF) is a volunteer organisation that was established in 2002 by Constantine Bartel (UNCTAD), Victor Konde (UN African Commission) and Philipp Aerni (University of Bern and ETH Zurich). Continuer la lecture de « African Technology Development Forum ATDF »