Catégorie : Civil Society

• Deir Ibzia is a community of 35 families and approximately 1,600 people located about 10 kilometers equidistant from both the city of Ramallah and the Green Line (the pre-1967, « internationally recognized » border of Israel) … (History 1/2).
• Deir Ibzi on en.wikipedia.

Homepage;
Education Programs; Children’s Art; Photos;
Address: Friends of Deir Ibzia, 2132 Prince Street, Berkeley, CA, 94705, USA;
Contact and Donate.

History 2/2: … Historically it’s economy has revolved primarily around farming and agriculture.   Continuer la lecture de « Friends of Deir Ibzi'a »

also in spanish and in Thai

• Many UFW staff members hail from the fields. They bring their knowledge and experience in farm work to help organize their brothers and sisters. They’ve experienced first-hand the low wages, back breaking conditions and slum living and know how hard it is to organize a union.
• Below are the biographies of some of our organizers … (about /Who we are).

Homepage;
Organizing/Key; Change/Legislation; Take Action; News; Research/History; Worker Voices; Audio/Video; Links; Join; Jobs;
Address: United Farm Workers, Human Resources, Farm Workers Movement, P.O. Box 62, La Paz, Keene, CA, 93531, USA;
Contact.

Organizing /Victories: We are pleased to announce that we have signed a new three-year union contract with Beef Northwest Feeders. Continuer la lecture de « United Farm Workers »

in german: gegen die Beschneidung.

Hospital Project in Somalia – Maternity Clinic is being rebuilt: The tsunami in December 2004 not only caused mass destruction in Southeast Asia, but also the east coast of Somalia suffered. Several hundred people were killed and thousands lost their homes. The tidal wave also destroyed the General Hospital Maternity in Xaafuun on the Hafun peninsula … (english Homepage 1/2).

Project Development; Project’s Origins; Partners;
Address: J. Cumar, stop-mutilation e.v., Krefelder Str. 165, D-40549 Düsseldorf, Germany;
Impressum / Contact.

english Homepage 2/2: … In spring 2005 Mohamud Muuse Hirsi, the President of the Puntland province, and Khadar Abdi Haji, the mayor of Bosaaso, provided us with property in the southern section of the city free of charge. We now have a place to build a new clinic. Continuer la lecture de « Stop Mutilation e.v. »

humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster responses – also in french and spanish – Linked on our blogs with News from the Sphere Project.

Launched in 1997 by a group of humanitarian NGOs and the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, The Sphere Project is an initiative to define and uphold the standards by which the global community responds to the plight of people affected by disasters, principally through a set of guidelines that are set out in the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (commonly referred to as the Sphere Handbook, 344 pdf-pages) … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
The Handbook; Humanitarian Charter; The Sphere Project’s online press room; Materials; Training; In Practise; Docs Database; Calendar; FAQs; Links;
Address: The Sphere Project, c/o International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRC, chemin des Crêts, 17, Petit-Saconnex; or: Case postale 372, 1211 Genève 19, Switzerland; Map by Google;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Sphere is based on two core beliefs: first, that those affected by disaster or conflict have a right to life with dignity and therefore a right to protection and assistance, and second, that all possible steps should be taken to alleviate human suffering arising out of disaster and conflict. Continuer la lecture de « Sphere Project »

first in german, but also in spanish, and in russian.

• Senior Experten Service (SES) is the Foundation of German Industry for International Cooperation (Stiftung der deutschen Wirtschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit). It is a non-profit organisation.
• SES offers interested retirees the opportunity to pass on their skills and knowledge to others, both within Germany and abroad. They work in a voluntary capacity as Senior Experts, helping to train both specialist workers and management staff. They help others to help themselves – an important contribution towards safeguarding a small slice of the future. It is a system that benefits all parties … (english Homepage and about 1/2).

Sitemap;
Senior Experts; Clients; What; How, Where; Request us;  Costs; News;
Address: SES, Buschstrasse 2, 53113 Bonn – or: Postfach 22 62, 53012 Bonn, Germany;
Contacts.

English Homepage and about 2/2: … Senior Experts generally work in small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as with providers of vocational training and health care services. Continuer la lecture de « Senior Experten Service SES »