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Typically Alzheimer’s Disease begins with lapses of memory, difficulty in finding the right words for everyday objects or swinging mood. Mild symptoms may be a natural effect of ageing, but in Alzheimer’s Disease a pattern of problems emerges over six months or more. As it progresses the person may:

• Routinely forget recent events, appointments, names and faces and have difficulty in understanding what is being said, become confused when handling money, driving a car or using a washing machine.
• Undergo personality changes, appearing no longer to care about those around them, and becoming irritable or apathetic, suffer mood swings and burst into tears for no apparent reason, or become convinced that someone is trying to harm them … (full text What is Alzheimer).

All pages have the same URL, reach them by internal links, as for: Homepage, the man behind, what’s Alzheimer, what is ADI, WAF report 2009, Kolkota reports, XIth Nat.Conference, articles & memos, ARDSI chapters, research, ARDSI today, vision, events, membership form, Contact.

Address: ARDSI National Administrative Office, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India, Guruvayur Road, P.B.No. 53 Kunnamkulam – 680 503, Kerala, India.

The man behind: It was the personal traumatic experience of caring his father late Rev. O.C. Kuriakose Kor Episcopa, that led Dr. Jacob Roy, a Paediatrician by profession, to turn zealously to form a society for the care and support of people affected with dementia.  Continuer la lecture de « Alzheimer.org.in – Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India ARDSI »

Linked on our blogs with The Next Decade’s Top Sustainability Trends, and with Transition US.

Founded in 2003, Post Carbon Institute is leading the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. Post Carbon Institute provides individuals, communities, businesses, and governments with the resources needed to understand and respond to the interrelated economic, energy, and environmental crises that define the 21st century. We envision a world of resilient communities and re-localized economies that thrive within ecological bounds … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Fellows; Staff; Board; Advisers; Speakers; Programs; Issues; Publications; Press; Videos; Calendar; FAQs; Donate;
Address: Post Carbon Institute, 613 4th Street, Suite 208, Santa Rosa, California 95404, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … what we do: Climate change, the end of cheap fossil fuels, and our growth-dependent global economy are creating challenges of a scale and complexity never before seen. These unprecedented challenges call for wholly new approaches.  Continuer la lecture de « Post Carbon Institute »

Linked on our blogs with Post Carbon Institute, and with The Next Decade’s Top Sustainability Trends.

Welcome to Transition US: We are a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States. Transition Initiatives are part of a vibrant, international grassroots movement that builds community resilience in response to the challenges of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis. Together we can make the transition to a more fulfilling, equitable and sustainable world. (Homepage).

Why Transition; Transition Map; Muller’s Map; Initiatives; Training; Blogs; Resources; Get involved;
Addresses: Transition US, physical Address: 447 Florence Ave., Ground Floor, Sebastopol, CA 95472, USA;
Mailing Address: PO Box 917, Sebastopol, CA 95473, USA;
Contact.

About: Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training for Transition Initiatives across the United States. Continuer la lecture de « Transition US »

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

AID INDIA (Action in Disabilities India) is a not for profit organization aimed at empowering socially disadvantaged and often forgotten sections of Indian society (primarily impoverished rural women, people with disabilities, children and people with special needs). We help these disadvantaged people through socio economic development programs, education, by providing micro credit, and by providing training in the areas of health, human rights and utilization of resources for income generation … (about 1/2 /who we are).

Homepage;
Mission, Philo; Humanist Mov.; Microcredit; Orphanage; She home; Adoption; Area; Populations; Volunteering; Donations; Pictures;
Address: Aid India, 9, Rice Shop Street, Satankulam – 628 704, Thoothukudi District, Tamilnadu, S.India;
Contact.

About 2/2 /who we are: … AID INDIA was established in 1992 as a registered NGO with the primary focus being the welfare of people with disabilities in rural areas of Tamil Nadu.   Continuer la lecture de « AID INDIA – Action in Disabilities India »

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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was created to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. (who we are).

english Homepage;
Saving Lives; How; Fighting; Partnership; Applicants; Resources;
Funding; Grant; Media; Newsletter: Subscription, Archive; MyGlobalFund: Blogs, Forums;
Contact: Questions, Comments, please e-mail.

About: The Global Fund is a unique global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Continuer la lecture de « Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria »

• Vision: WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.
• Mission: WaterAid transforms lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. We work with partners and influence decision-makers to maximise our impact … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Learn; Water; Sanitation; Hygiene; Docs; Events; How; Where, and map; Voluteer; Get involved; Donate; (see also: Water Aid UK);
Address: WaterAid, 2nd floor, 47-49 Durham Street, London, SE11 5JD, UK;
Map and Contact.

About 2/2: … What we do: WaterAid enables the world’s poorest people to gain access to safe water and sanitation. Together with improved hygiene, these basic human rights underpin health, education and livelihoods, forming the first essential step in overcoming poverty. Continuer la lecture de « Water Aid – International Site »

• The mission of the Global AIDS Alliance (GAA) is to halt the global AIDS crisis and mitigate its impacts on poor countries hardest hit by the pandemic.
• Founded in 2001, GAA plays a critical role in shaping the AIDS policy debate and catalyzing campaigns to speed the pace of the global response to HIV/AIDS. We combine media outreach and public education with targeted coalition-building and grassroots mobilization to raise awareness and inspire activism in support of advocacy to persuade policymakers to implement a comprehensive response to global HIV/AIDS. At the same time, we seek to address the epidemic’s fundamental links to social justice issues such as poverty and gender inequity … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Action alerts; Action; Join; Issues; Info; News; Voices; Contribution; Donate;
Address: Global AIDS Alliance, 1121 14th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … In just a few short years, GAA has achieved considerable success in increasing funding and influencing AIDS policy—earning a well-deserved reputation for holding decision-makers accountable and encouraging concerned citizens to demand political action. Continuer la lecture de « Global AIDS Alliance »

• CHANGE monitors policies and funding streams that affect women’s health and rights abroad by Shaping U.S. International Policy, and by Monitoring Implementation of U.S. Policy on the Ground.
• We advocate for effective policy guidance and increased funding by the Executive and Legislative Branches, advocate for evidence-based operational strategies to be developed by key agencies, and monitor implementation of these policies and programs on the ground.
• We use our fieldwork to provide policy makers and our core constituencies (women’s, health, rights groups) with information on the implications of policies and funding streams for health and rights, and make recommendations based on these findings to advocate for needed changes … (Program /our work).

Homepage;
Staff; Board; Publications; Links;
Address: Center for Health and Gender Equity, 1317 F St. NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004, USA;
Contact.

About /Mission: The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization whose mission is to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promote sexual and reproductive health within a human rights framework of women and girls worldwide. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Health and Gender Equity CHANGE »

• AGNI is a voluntary movement and is non-political and non-sectarian. It networks citizen groups so as to create the democratic « numbers » that political systems cannot easily ignore. It works with government agencies for transparency and accountability in them.
• Each organisation in the AGNI network maintains its own goals, character, structure and activities. AGNI promotes communication among them and collective assertion by them vis-à-vis political and administrative authorities … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Activities; Achievements; Photogallery; Support; Election Offices: City, Suburb;
Address: AGNI, Seva Niketan, Sir J. J. Road, Byculla, Mumbai – 400 008, INDIA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … HOW AGNI RUNS / FUNCTIONS: AGNI’s Board of Trustees manages the assets and finances of the Trust and frame broad policy. Continuer la lecture de « Action for Good Governance and Networking in India AGNI »