Ethics Resource Center ERC

  • The Ethics Resource Center (ERC) is a private, nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and the advancement of high ethical standards and practices in public and private institutions.  For 88 years ERC has been a resource for institutions committed to a strong ethical culture.
  • ERC’s expertise also informs the public dialogue on ethics and ethical behavior.  ERC researchers analyze current and emerging issues and produce new ideas and benchmarks that matter – for the public trust … (about 1/2 /Mission and Values).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Resources; Research; Services; Board; Fellows; Leadership; Annual reports; Support;
Address: Ethics Resource Center, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 201, Arlington, VA 22202, USA;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … ERC has been in the organizational ethics business for a long time – 88 years and counting – and there are resources available at ethics.org that you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere.   Continuer la lecture de « Ethics Resource Center ERC »

Ethics in Education

Human beings have an innate ethical sense that urges them to make predictable choices.  Although most people believe that their actions are guided by logic and reason, reason often acts only as a mechanism to justify these choices. Language allows people to construct sophisticated rationales which support what are often genetically driven decisions. Ethics education is about recognizing the real power of one’s innate ethical sense and how it influences our behavior. In this way we can free reason to become a tool to truly guide our actions.  Without the wisdom that results from understanding one’s innate ethical self, reason remains a powerful propaganda prop for unchallenged intrinsic human ethical imperatives … (What is Ethics 1/2).

Homepage;
Ethics Workbook: book one, 96 p and book two; 122 p, book two; Novels; Coat of Arms; Movie Jigs; Holocaust; FAQs;
Submissions (and a Contact possibility).

What is Ethics 2/2: … How do educators attack this problem? It is best to build on the beliefs, which students already bring with them, that ethics must be about individuals, and that the extent of individual freedom is a measure of what is right.  Continuer la lecture de « Ethics in Education »

African Elections Database

site hosted by Tripod.com, USA.

… The purpose of the African Elections Database is to provide a comprehensive archive of past and present election results for the 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa … (about the Database 1/2).

Homepage;
Authorities; Chronology; Updates; Terms, Definitions; Recents; Calendar;
Freedom, Democracy, Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa;
Contacts and addresses: for each country scroll down of any page and click on the link.

About the Database 2/2 (inkl. Sources and Links) /Election Pages & Results: Each country’s election page starts with a political profile.  Continuer la lecture de « African Elections Database »

African Elections Project

aussi en français

The African Elections Project :  your authoritative African Elections Information and Knowledge online portal, covering elections across the continent. (on the english Homepage).

Partners; Links; Countries: find most of them in the bottom line of each page;
Contacts online and some regional adresses.

About /Elections Project Scope (here after about West Africa):  Continuer la lecture de « African Elections Project »

US geological survey – USGS

Science for a changing world

  • Mission: The USGS serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
  • Vision: USGS has become a world leader in the natural sciences thanks to our scientific excellence and responsiveness to society’s needs. (Our Mission and Vision).

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « US geological survey – USGS »

Rising Sun Education and Welfare Society

fignting odds with special courage – Institute for special children

Vision: To make special children confident and self reliant members of the society.
Mission: To provide these children with all the educational & training facilities to enhance their apabilities and rehabilitate them in the society. (about 1/2 /Vision/Mission).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Members; Publications; Institute’s Photo; Education; Activities;
Addresses (1 of 2): Mughalpura Campus, 34 Larechs III, Post Office Scheme Mughalpura, Lahore, Pakistan;
Contact.

About /History: Rising Sun Institute for Special children, a project of Rising Sun Education & Welfare Society, is in exact keeping of this United Nation’s Convention for the development of a mentally or otherwise retarded child.   Continuer la lecture de « Rising Sun Education and Welfare Society »

AMANI Forum – The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum of Peace

1. What is AMANI Forum? The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace – AMANI Forum is an initiative of African Parliamentarians in the Great Lakes region. It is a network of parliamentarians who are committed to peace and to the peaceful resolution of conflicts, both within their own countries and in the region as a whole. Recognizing that the protracted conflicts in the Great Lakes region are fundamentally interlinked, and that parliamentarians are in a unique position to contribute substantially to conflict prevention and resolution, a group of parliamentarians decided in 1998 to create a regional structure to enable Parliamentarians work in a coordinated manner towards sustainable peace … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Activities; Events; Vacancies; Publications; Press; Blog; Links;
Address: Regional Secretariat, The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum on Peace – AMANI Forum, 2nd Floor, Titan Complex, Chaka Road, P.O. Box 25592-00603, Nairobi, Kenya;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Since then, AMANI has grown to be a resolute voice of peace in the Region with a membership of over six-hundred and fifty (650) parliamentarians. Continuer la lecture de « AMANI Forum – The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum of Peace »

AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa ARASA

We are a regional partnership of non-governmental organisations working together to promote a human rights based response to HIV/AIDS and TB. (Homepage).

Advocacy; Capacity building; Campaigns; Guidelines; Declarations; Fact Sheets; Newsletter; Staff; Forum; Partners; Downloads;
Contacts /office addresses.

About /Organisational Structure: ARASA is constituted in the form of a trust and all partner organisations are members of the trust. Three steering committees, comprising trust members, act as advisory boards to the three ARASA programme areas: training and awareness raising, advocacy and lobbying and regional treatment literacy and advocacy. Continuer la lecture de « AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa ARASA »

rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn

news for the rest of us, uncensored, unfiltered …

Linked with Africa Files (Toronto, Canada), with Vox Sambou and the Solid’Ayiti initiative for Haiti, and with Weekly Diaspora: Will $600 million border security bill target innocents?

The rabble podcast network is a growing collection of Canadian podcasts which offer an alternative take on politics, entertainment, society, stories, community and life in general. (Homepage and current rabble poll).

rabble; babble; rabble.tv; podcasts; blogs; Books; Photos; What’s up? Now what? Active topics; Support;
Address: rabble.ca, Suite 400, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C7, Canada;
Contact.

Landing Welcome: Come on in — we’re glad you’re here. rabble.ca was built on the efforts of progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists across the country. Continuer la lecture de « rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn »

Africa Files, Toronto /Canada

Linked with rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn.

  • AfricaFiles  is a network of people committed to Africa through its promotion of human rights, economic justice, African perspectives and alternative analyses.
  • AfricaFiles was launched early in 2002 by former volunteers from two groups based in Toronto but supported by numerous others – in Canada, Africa and elsewhere … (full text about).

Homepage;
Issue Ezine; Info Serv; Action; Research; Network; Pulse Podcast; Support; Membership;
Address: AfricaFiles, Room 21, 300 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON  M5S 1W3, Canada;
Contact.

Join Us /subscribe; When you join AfricaFiles, you join a network of people who share a commitment to Africa and who seek radical change alongside her peoples in the best interests of all.  Continuer la lecture de « Africa Files, Toronto /Canada »

Diakonia

people changing the world – in swedish: Diakonia är en biståndsorganisation som förändrar världen

Diakonia is a Swedish organisation for international development co-operation. We support more than 400 partner organisations in about 30 countries.Together with our partners we form a global network, working towards more people living a life in dignity … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Where; How; Priorities; Results; Partner Point;
5 Themes: Democratisation, Human Rights, Social and Economic Justice, Gender Equality, Peace and reconciliation;
Address: head office Diakonia, SE-172 99 Sundbyberg, Sweden;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Diakonia’s goal is a fair and sustainable development in which living standards for the most vulnerable people are improved, and democracy, human rights and gender equality are respected. The starting point for this is the gospel with Jesus as the role model and, based on this, our policy. Continuer la lecture de « Diakonia »

African Services Committee ASC

  • African Services Committee is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and self-sufficiency of the African community in New York City and beyond.
  • Our Mission: Founded in 1981 by Ethiopian refugees to give a helping hand to other newcomers, today African Services is a multiservice agency based in Harlem and dedicated to assisting immigrants, refugees and asylees from across the African Diaspora … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Our Community; Immigrant support; Health; Advocacy; Clothing distribution; in Ethiopia; News, resources; FAQs;
Address: African Services Committee, 429 West 127th Street, New York, 10027, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our programs address the needs of newcomers affected by war, persecution, poverty, and global health inequalities. We provide health, housing, legal, educational, and social services to 10,000 people each year. Continuer la lecture de « African Services Committee ASC »

XIX ARTICLE 19 – International Centre Against Censorship

global campaign for free expression – in all 6 UN languages

  • Established in 1987, ARTICLE 19 fights for all hostages of censorship, defends dissenting voices that have been muzzled, and campaigns against laws and practices that silence.
  • We take our name from article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states: « Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers » … (about 1/2).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Our work; Advocacy; Publications;
Address: Head Office ARTICLE 19, Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … ARTICLE 19 monitors, researches, publishes, lobbies, campaigns, sets standards and litigates on behalf of freedom of expression wherever it is threatened. Continuer la lecture de « XIX ARTICLE 19 – International Centre Against Censorship »

ADD International

Action on Disability and Development

ADD International is a UK-based development agency working as an ally to the disability movements in Africa and Asia. ADD works from a human rights perspective and since 1985 has played a key role in facilitating disabled people to come together to make decisions about their own lives and to campaign for their rights; basic rights that most people take for granted such as family life, means of earning a living, education, basic healthcare and respect from other members of the community … (about, who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
How we work; Where we work; News; How to help; Jobs; Donations;
Address: ADD International, Vallis House, 57 Vallis Road, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3EG, UK;
Contact.

About, who we are 2/2: … ADD works in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cambodia, Ghana, India, Mali, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia with disabled people’s organisations ranging from small village groups to large national federations.  Continuer la lecture de « ADD International »

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR

also in the 5 other UN languages

Linked on our blogs with International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI.

The Consortium of CGIAR Centers is a new legal entity being established by the international Centers that are part of the CGIAR to lead, coordinate and support the Centers. The Consortium will provide leadership and coordination of activities among the Centers and lead the formulation of CGIAR’s Strategy and Results Framework, and the development of Mega Programs under the strategy. The Consortium is the counterpart of the Fund for implementing the performance agreements for Mega Programs signed with the Fund Council through Centers and their partners … (Consortium … ).

english Homepage; about this site; Sitemap;
Research, Impact; Meetings; Publications; News; CGIAR Databases: Core Collection, Recommendations, Decisions;
Address: CGIAR Fund Office, The World Bank, MSN G6-601, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA;
Contact.

About CGIAR /who we are: The Vision: To reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international agricultural research, partnershp and leadership.  Continuer la lecture de « Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR »