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no weapons, no wars – Wars cost billions, peace is free. Join today,  volunteers wanted

We are women from Melbourne, Australia. We formed the group Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars in September 2002 to register our distress and protest about the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the war on Afghanistan, and the present threat of war on Iraq … (who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
Brochure; Peace Actions; Membership; Articles; Fact sheets; Photos; Links;
Address: , PO Box 2111, Lygon Street North, Brunswick East, Melbourne, Australia 3057;
Contact. (scroll downon the page who we are).

Who we are 2/2: … We condemn all wars, all acts of terrorism, and the manufacture of weapons.   Continuer la lecture de « Australia: Women for Peace »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Consumer issues, Human Rights, Law.
Aim/Objective/Mission: The main objectives of the organisation are to promote consumerism amongst women consumers against the nefarious designs and unscrupulous business activities of the errant and deceptive traders. It educates, helps, informs, cautions and organises activities concerning consumerism to the women. It organises seminars, conferences, symposia, debates and other activities.

on Click India: Contact: IraIpsa; Phone: 011-3975682;
Address: 1705 Sohan Ganj New Delhi – 110007 Delhi

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To be distinguished from the Mumbai based Consumer Guidance Society of India CGSI,  which is also mentionned on wikipedia.

Linked on our blogs with Planned Parenthood of NYC Action Fund, and with PPNYC Panel With Three Feminists.

Young women are rarely given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf on issues that affect their lives and futures. Feministing provides a platform for us to comment, analyze, influence and connect … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Community; Get involved; Support /(PAyPal); FAQs; Links:
Contact.

About 2/2 /Comments Policy; … We view Feministing as a platform for not only discussion among feminists and allies, but for reaching (open, not hateful) people who may not agree with every word we write. Comment threads are a big part of what facilitates this dialogue.  Continuer la lecture de « Community Feministing.com »

Linked with PPNYC Panel With Three Feminists and with Community Feministing.com.

• Get more in-depth information about current reproductive health and rights issues and see where Planned Parenthood stands.
• Planned Parenthood, the world’s oldest and largest not-for-profit reproductive health care organization, is dedicated to the principle that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when and whether to become a parent … (full long text The Issue).

Homepage;
Information; Guide; Get involved;Donation; Press Room; Press Archives;Address: Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund, 26 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, USA;
Contact.

About:
The Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund (Action Fund) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization formed as the political arm of Planned Parenthood of New York City. The Action Fund engages in legislative education and electoral activity, including voter education campaigns, grassroots organizing, issue advocacy, candidate forums, get-out-the-vote activities, voter registration, and earned and paid media campaigns.  Continuer la lecture de « Planned Parenthood of NYC Action Fund »

also in french and german

• SWISSAID is involved in development policy making and implementation in Switzerland and southern hemisphere countries. We are convinced that the living conditions of the world’s poorest people will not be improved by projects alone, but also through economic and political dialogue. Therefore, we also strive to achieve equality for women and men and self-determination for farmers around the world, and to ensure that revenue from oil production benefits the poor. (we get involved).

Homepage;
Mission; How we work; Projects; Donate, help; Site details; Site in Colombia;
Address: Main SWISSAID office, Lorystrasse 6a, 3000 Berne 5, Switzerland;
Contact.

About: One of Switzerland’s leading aid organisations, SWISSAID was founded in 1948. We are involved in cooperative development projects in nine countries, try to influence policy-making on development in Switzerland, and inform people about the causes of poverty and underdevelopment. We have 84 staff worldwide, 29 of whom work in Switzerland.   Continuer la lecture de « Swissaid »

• The purpose of the Institute for Food and Development Policy – Food First – is to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger. (Mission).
• The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First shapes how people think by analyzing the root causes of global hunger, poverty, and ecological degradation and developing solutions in partnership with movements working for social change. (Front Page and links).

Sitemap;
What; Who; Publications; Annual report; Press; Blog;
Get involved: Volunteer,  Action alerts, Calendar, Support;
Address: Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy, 398 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94618, USA;
Contact. Tel: (510) 654-4400; Fax: (510) 654-4551; e-mail.

About /History: The following is an overview of the trajectory of Food First’s work during the last three decades. Before the Beginning: Food First is rooted in the early experiences and sensibilities of its founders. Joseph Collins, beginning in his teens, saw poverty and hunger first hand as he traveled around the Third World with the Catholic Maryknoll Brothers and Fathers. Continuer la lecture de « Food First – Institute for Food and Development Policy »

also in french and in german

CAUX-Initiatives of Change is an indepen-dent officially recognized Swiss foundation. It works to promote peace, prevent conflicts, build trust and encourage intercultural dialogue … (about 1/2: /in the left column of the Homepage).

Welcome page; english Homepage;
News; Events; Conferences 2009; Centre; Foundation; Network; Links;
Addresses (1 of 4): Caux Initiatives of Change, Geneva offices, 1, rue de Varembé, P.O. Box 3, CH–1211 Genève 20, Switzerland;
Contacts.

About 2/2: (in the left column of the Homepage): … CAUX-Initiatives of Change is a member of Initiatives of Change International, an NGO in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

About the Swiss Minarett-Initiative (on Homepage): The sky above Switzerland is wide enough. CAUX-Initiatives of Change is against the initiative that wants to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland. In November, there will be a vote in Switzerland about an initiative that wants to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland and therefore is against the religious freedom in Switzerland:   Continuer la lecture de « Caux Initiatives of Change »

Charitable Trust

From the cycle rickshaw to a barrier free bus fitted with hydraulic lift, from under a tree to a regular school; sitting on durries and playing in the grass to now having regular furniture designed with special needs and good play grounds; from a barsati as an office to an institution based centre with two barrier-free buildings in Delhi and a branch in Gwalior; from paper flutes to a regular orchestra and band; from handwritten annual report to printed publications; from knitting needles to knitting machines; from hand-and foot stitching machines to electrically operated stitching; from organizing National Integrated Sports to 6th International Abilympics is an exceptional journey. As trail-blazer in innovations and Human Resources Development, Amar Jyoti has received several national and international awards … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Academics; Healing Touch; Training; Outreach; Abilympics; Milestones; Publications; Branch in Gwalior; How you can help;
Addresses (1 of 2): Amar Jyoti Research & Rehabilitation Centre, Karkardooma, Vikas Marg, Delhi 110 092, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Amar Jyoti is a voluntary organization rendering rehabilitative services to persons with disabilities through inclusive and integrated education, medical care, vocational training, child guidance and self-employment since 1981. Continuer la lecture de « Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation and Research Centre »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Child welfare, Labour, Training.
Aim/Objective/Mission: With more than 3 million members from formal and non-formal sector AITUO fights for the rights of workers. It negotiates agreements between the management and the workers. It also holds training and educational programmes for workers.
Contact: J. Chittaranjan
Address: AITUC Office, 24 , Canning Lane, New Delhi – 110001, India;
Tel: 91-11-3387320, no Email, no Website.

More about the Indian Trade Unions in general:   Continuer la lecture de « All India Trade Union Organisation AITUO »

• Children Now and Young People Now have merged to become one comprehensive title covering all issues facing children and young people aged 0 – 19 years.
• Children & Young People Now and its associated websites, CYPNow.co.uk and CYPNowJobs.co.uk, provide a unique service to managers and senior practitioners working with children, young people, and their families. They bring together children’s and youth professionals across health, social care, education, childcare, youth work, youth justice and advice & guidance for young people … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Archive; Forums, Blogs; Resources; Events; Jobs & Careers;
ISSUES: Social Care; Health; Education; Childcare; YOUTH: work, and justice; Advice; Newsletter;
Address: Children and Young People Now, Haymarket Professional Publications Ltd, 174 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London W6 7JP, UK;
Contacts.

About 2/2: CYPNow.co.uk is the essential website for multi-agency professionals who need to be kept up-to-date with news and information across children and youth services.  Continuer la lecture de « Children and Young People Now »

Linked on our blogs with Involve Children In The Implementation Of Their Rights.

The 2nd Africa Water Week at the Gallagher Convention Center, Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa will be held from 9-13 November 2009 … (press releases /2nd Africa Water Week).

Homepage; Sitemap (Issues);
News; Submit articles; Audio on demand; Feedback form; Ghana, Akwaaba; Ghana Websites Directory;
Address: Peace FM, P. O. Box 17470, Mile 7 Junction, Achimota – Accra, Ghana;
Contact.

About: More than just a traditional broadcaster, Peace FM is today evolving into a content company, the home of Ghana’s Most Popular programming and a multimedia leader with a solid presence in the country. The station delivers services to all Ghanaians on platforms ranging from radio, Audio on Demand and the Web.

• SF Insight, the San Francisco Insight Meditation Community, is dedicated to offering the teachings of the Buddha as they develop in the West. Our orientation is toward intensive lay practice. We offer classes, meditation retreats and other events as a community (sangha) devoted to the embodiment of awakening in our lives.
• Led by Eugene Cash, we meet every Sunday evening from 7pm to 9pm in the Starr King Room of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, located at 1187 Franklin Street at the corner of Geary Blvd. Get directions or view map. Our meetings begin with a 45–minute meditation, followed by a talk and discussion … (full text Homepage).

Sitemap;
Classes; Retreats; Talks; Newsletters; FAQs;
Address: San Francisco Insight Meditation Community, P.O. Box 475536, San Francisco, CA 94147-5536, USA;
Contact.

About /insight meditation:
Vipassana Meditation: Vipassana (also known as Insight or Mindfulness) Meditation is a simple technique that has been practiced in Asia for over 2,500 years.  Continuer la lecture de « San Francisco Insight Meditation Community »

empower them to help themselves

• « ALAMB », came in existence in the year 1992 as a dream of local youths determined to elevate quality of life of the people at disadvantage considering human as the most important resource. The organization was formally registered as a charitable organization under the dynamic leadership of Mr Rustam Ali.
• The name of the organization (ALAMB) reflects its strategic approach of leading the people towards autonomy, i.e., ALAMB means self sufficiency … (full text About /The Beginning).

Homepage;
Projects: Accessing, Enrichting, Adolescents; Education; Human Resources; RCH project; CCCD project;
Perspective; AIDS; Report 2006/7; Feedback; Donate;
Address: Alamb, Plot No:13, Block-A Om Vihar, Phase-V, Behind Holy  International School, Hastsal Nawada Road, New Delhi-110059, India;
Contact.

About /From the desk of the Chief Executive:
This is my pleasure to put forward the glimpses of the work done by ALAMB during the year 2007-08 towards actualization of its noble vision.   Continuer la lecture de « ALAMB – for deprived children and women »

This NGO shown no own website, but is named:

on Silicon India Communities: Purpose: Development (General), Education, Environment;
Aim/Objective/Mission: AGE is concerned with the development of the poor sections of the society through promotion of education and modern technology for their socio-economic upliftment, also to save our earth from global warming. Today trees are cutting down, pollution is going up. If it continues surely we are going to lose our earth in a short period. So I am inviting members to join this community and share your knowledge, opinion, views, thoughts and ideas to develop or control the consequences.

on India Social.org: Contact Person:  Dr. Y.S Rathi, India, Tel:  91-11-5640847;
Address:  B-38 , Vipin Garden, Uttam Nagar, New Delhi, 110059.

also in french and spanish

For over five decades, the ICJ has played a seminal role in establishing international human rights standards and working towards their implementation. Through pioneering activities, including inquiry commissions, trial observations, fact-finding missions, public denunciations and quiet diplomacy, the ICJ has been a powerful advocate for justice … (full text History).

english Homepage;
Structure; Staff; Meet; around the world; Panel; Fundraising; involve; Publications; Activities;
Centers: of Independence, of Resources;
Address: International Commission of Jurists P.O. Box 91, 33 rue des Bains, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland;
Contact.

About: The International Commission of Jurists is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights.   Continuer la lecture de « INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS ICJ »